This week, Crime Stoppers needs the public’s help in solving a robbery that occurred in the city of Richmond. On Jan. 22 at about 9:40 p.m., Richmond City Police responded to the 5000 block of Forest Hill Avenue for a robbery that had  just occurred. Upon arrival, they made contact with the store clerk. The clerk had attempted to stop the suspect for shoplifting when the suspect pulled out a firearm and showed it to the clerk. The suspect was last seen heading eastbound on foot in the 5000 block of Forest Hill Avenue. An image of the suspect is...Article Link

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The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation has named Henrico County Public Schools a national leader in music education for the 24th straight year. The school division has received the honor each year since the music-industry group began producing its list of America’s “Best Communities for Music Education” in 1999. The program recognizes 830 school divisions across the U.S. that “have made music education part of a well-rounded education.” Criteria for the honor included music education participation rates, facilities, student demographics, knowledge of music education electives and standards for assessing music education, among others. “To receive this award for the...Article Link

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The predicted top names for new baby boys and girls in Virginia are familiar ones, according to Names.org, a site that tracks naming trends. The site predicts that Charlotte and Olivia will be the two most-popular names for newborn girls in Virginia; those names ranked first and second in the state for newborns last year, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records. The predicted top name for newborn boys in the state this year – Liam – was the third-most popular name last year, according to the state’s OVR. Noah (predicted second this year) was first...Article Link

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Through its ongoing partnership with Report for America, a national journalism service program, the Henrico Citizen will add a new full-time education reporter to its staff beginning July 10. Liana Hardy will join the Citizen to cover all aspects of education in Henrico County – helping to explain what school board decisions mean for students and families, providing in-depth, proactive reporting about hyperlocal communities and educational programs, and exploring topics of economic, geographic and racial equity. Hardy is a Northern Virginia native who is graduating in May from Georgetown University, where she has spent four years working in a variety...Article Link

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Deep Run High School The Wildcats’ baseball team is now 5-7 on the year after a 7-0 loss to Freeman last Friday. Dylan Wilson and Samuel Bennett led the way offensively, each with one hit. Defensively, Eric Skowysz was the leader, posting 11 putouts on the day. Deep Run had been playing well since its three-game losing streak that spanned from March 22 through April 3, and has won three of its last six games, showing potential to finish the season strong. Its next game will be against Hermitage May 2 at 6 p.m. Freeman High School The Mavericks’ baseball...Article Link

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A 24-year-old Henrico man surrendered himself to Henrico Police Monday in connection with the shooting death of a 37-year-old county man in Highland Springs Sunday night. Thristian Xavier Greene walked into the Henrico County Sheriff’s Office at about 2:45 p.m. Monday to turn himself in, according to police. He now faces a second-degree murder charge and a charge of using a firearm in the commission of a felony. He is being held without bond at the Henrico Jail West facility. The shooting, which took place in the 700 block of Pleasant Street at about 8 p.m. Sunday, claimed the life...Article Link

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Virginia Department of Health’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is seeking the public’s help identifying eight people whose remains were found in separate locations throughout Central Virginia between 1988 and 2020. The office this week released facial approximations of the eight men, including one whose body was found in Highland Springs in 2014. “Many of these cases have remained unidentified for decades,” said Lara Newell, the long-term unidentified coordinator for OCME. “The goal is to get the information and the likenesses out into the public in the hopes that they will be recognized, and eventually identified.” The facial approximations...Article Link

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The National Eating Disorders Association will host its Richmond NEDA Walk April 29 at Henrico’s Deep Run Park. The walk, like others the organization hosts throughout the nation, is designed to spread awareness about eating disorders and build local communities of hope, strength and recovery. More than 50 regions will host walks this year. The event will begin with registration from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., followed by the 10 a.m. walk. To pre-register, visit https://nedawalk.org/Richmond2023. A common misconception, according to NEDA officials, is that eating disorders affect a specific type of person. But in reality, eating disorders affect people...Article Link

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Ethan Coyle of Glen Allen was among five students from the James Madison University College of Business who competed in the CFA Institute’s Investment Research Challenge, an international competition for college-level business analysts. The JMU team’s designation as co-champions of the Southeast U.S. subregion qualified them to advance to the regional semifinals, in which they were pitted against other teams from North, Central and South America. This represented an unprecedented degree of success for the 2023 team, surpassing the first-place finish achieved by last year's JMU team at the state level of the competition. *** The national leadership honor society...Article Link

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Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport prevented two travelers from bringing their loaded handguns onto their flights April 19. Each gun was caught as the men entered the security checkpoint. The X-ray unit alerted on the carry-on bags, which required a closer inspection. The firearms were removed by the local police. A Richmond man was cited by the police after a .38-caliber gun loaded with four bullets was removed from his carry-on bag, and a Montpelier, Virginia resident was arrested by police after his 9-mm handgun that was loaded with seven bullets was pulled from his carry-on bag....Article Link

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