Two people were able to escape a house fire in Henrico County with minor injuries early Thursday morning. Fire crews were called to the 7900 block of Tamarind Court, near Three Lakes Park, at about 1:30 a.m. Click here to continue reading this article on WTVR.com, a Henrico Citizen content partner.Article Link

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NOV. 1 McDonald's, 11218 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: observed an employee touch pants with gloved hands and then fail to change gloves and wash hands before handling food; inside the reach-in freezers need cleaning; there is heavy grease accumulation on the floor under the grill. NOV. 2 Ukrop’s Market Hall, 7250 Patterson Avenue – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: temperature of thawed chicken in two-door unit is elevated because of improper thawing process; there is no date mark on open container of cream cheese; time is not...Article Link

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A local defense attorney who was found guilty of a sex crime will now have his law license suspended for one year by the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board. Matt Pinsker’s hearing before the Virginia State Bar’s Disciplinary Board started Monday, and the board ruled Tuesday that Pinsker did engage in professional misconduct, suspending his license. In May of 2021, CBS6 reported that defense attorney and former prosecutor Matt Pinsker had been indicted in Henrico on three felony charges, including rape after he was accused by a VCU student of sexual assault. At the time, Pinsker was an adjunct professor...Article Link

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The votes are counted, the committees are set and even the first bills are filed as Virginia’s General Assembly prepares to gavel in early next year. It’s a new slate of legislators that demographically is more representative of the state’s citizens. Major gains for Black history Even in America’s longest serving state legislature, there are still a lot of firsts coming with this next class. The House and Senate will have Black leadership for the first time when it convenes on Jan. 10. Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, will be the first Black House-speaker in Virginia. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears has...Article Link

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More Virginia students have been taking a full course load at community colleges over the past year, but enrollments are still short of pre-pandemic levels, according to data collected by the Virginia Community College System. Data shows a 3.36% increase in enrollment statewide from fall 2022 to fall 2023, an increase that VCCS officials attribute to FastForward, a short-term career credential training program launched by the state in 2016. That program’s enrollment rose by over 21%. The rise in student numbers “is really good news because community colleges all over the country had been struggling … and so I think...Article Link

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4607 Carpenter Road - 0,000, 1,350 SF (built in 1986), from Bukhari S. Abdel-Alim and Malikah R. Karim to Candace Lenee Mason. 21 Monterey Avenue - 0,000, 951 SF (built in 1953), from Mildred Louise White to Elmer A. and Lourdes Hernandez. 7520 Donder Road - 4,000, 1,870 SF (built in 1956), from Jason A. Miller to Ryan Duphorn. 1521 Stonewall Manor Drive - 5,000, 1,360 SF (built in 2017), from Theresa D. Gwizdaloski to Elizabeth C. and Cary D. Alpert. 7104 Gibraltar Drive - 2,700, 1,853 SF (built in 1965), from Madeline W. Payne to Ryan and Elizabeth Pass....Article Link

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Henrico County residents and other community members are invited to celebrate the opening of the Henrico Sports & Events Center with an event set for 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. The Community Celebration, organized by the Henrico Sports and Entertainment Authority, is free and open to the public and will include remarks by county officials followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony as well as games, music and giveaways for guests. “We’re thrilled to open the doors to this beautiful new facility and show our community what we mean when we say we’re delivering ‘Showtime. All the Time!’” said...Article Link

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Henrico County officials Nov. 27 cut the ribbon on a construction project that brought nearly a half-mile of sidewalk plus drainage and road improvements to St. Claire Lane in Eastern Henrico. The .9 million project “represents more than a sidewalk, extending between the Hollybrook Townhouses and Mechanicsville Turnpike,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Frank J. Thornton, of the Fairfield District, said at the event. “It also speaks to Henrico County's commitment to preserving the vitality of its established neighborhoods and communities. In short, it's about promoting a high quality of life for all citizens.” The improvements in the Montezuma Farms subdivision,...Article Link

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Henrico Schools will establish two new middle school specialty centers at John Rolfe Middle and Quioccasin Middle that will focus on “innovation, design thinking, and entrepreneurship.” The Centers for Innovation will be one of the first non-honors specialty programs in HCPS open to all students, according to Henrico School Board Chair Kristi Kinsella. The program will introduce students to “diverse career options” – particularly careers in STEM – and teach students “real-world problem solving,” HCPS leaders said at a Nov. 9 school board meeting. “It seems to be one of the first specialty things that we’ve done for a normal...Article Link

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A recount date has been set in the race for clerk of the Henrico Circuit Court. Incumbent Republican Heidi Barshinger was certified by the Henrico Electoral Board as the winner over Democratic challenger Gray Montrose, by a slim 245-vote margin among more than 106,000 votes cast in the election. But Barshinger's 0.2% margin of victory was well below the 1% threshold at which the losing candidate may request a recount, and Montrose did so earlier this month by petitioning the court. The recount has been set for Dec. 11. It will take place in the Henrico Administration building’s Cafe 1611...Article Link

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