Levar Stoney said unsecured checks were found in employees’ desks, a violation of city policy.

Plus: The University of Virginia enacts new policies, and Cardinal Elementary School remains closed for the week as officials clean up after a fire

Also: Blue Ridge Health District officials are working with Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital and UVA Health to have more people fill out the latest community survey

“For two years with the pandemic, we told families: 'Don't come to school.'"

An apartment development that’s set to add hundreds of units near the transforming Virginia Center Commons site is underway following a multimillion-dollar land deal that’s been over a year in the making; A Carytown dining institution is changing hands yet again; A veteran of the local restaurant scene is stepping out on his own with a new concept; and a new indoor golf location is set to open in Midlothian.

A state health department spokesperson said test results were still pending.

The Rapidan Service Authority urges all affected to use only bottled water for everything — except flushing the toilet.

But the results were still below pre-pandemic levels.

Attorneys for school division officials declined to comment.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered the state education department to develop guidelines.

One of the final pieces needed for construction to start on Richmond’s Diamond District was put in place Wednesday; A stretch of Grove Avenue in Richmond’s West End is becoming a hotspot for residential infill developments; A vacant Arts District building is set to get new life thanks in part to one of the city’s busier architects; and Norfolk BBQ joint BarQ is opening in the former Starlite space on Main St.

People living in the Brown Grove Historic District have been seeking legal remedies for years.

Levar Stoney had told VPM News “99%” of city employees were in compliance

“Now, all of a sudden, we’re looking at poop in the water.”

Governor Glenn Youngkin last week sent 126 million dollars in grant funding to develop business-ready sites across the state.

Administrators say it's more equitable than afterschool programs.

The new home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels is coming into fuller view via updated renderings recently submitted to the city; The City of Richmond’s onetime manager for its ballpark-anchored Diamond District project is back in the game, but this time on a different team; Mark Motley, who makes his living selling things for others, has just closed a sizable sale of his own; and Henrico's EDA has purchased The Crossings Golf Club.

Former Tropical Storm Debby could bring relief to Virginia's farms and forests; Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority enters a “final push” to get tenants who owe back rent to sign up for repayment agreements; Ultimate Backpack Supply Drive hits seventh year; and other stories

Virginia Department of Education finishes cell phone town halls in Chesterfield; National Park Service adds Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia to list of National Civil Rights Sites; and other stories

The storm is currently forecast to hit the commonwealth late Wednesday.

Some students are still waiting on accurate financial aid offers from colleges they’ve applied to.

When an April fire damaged an archeology lab at Montpelier ... the home of President James Madison ... Orange County firefighters said historical items at the lab were not damaged

One of the busiest developers in Scott’s Addition just got the green light for its latest project in the neighborhood; VCU Health is looking to move a proposed outpatient medical center out of the Courthouse Landing development to a site nearby; A mainstay Carytown retailer moved elsewhere within the neighborhood; and a Fan restaurant space is trading pizza for matzoh balls.

The Virginia Department of Health lifted a James River swim advisory in the Richmond area Thursday

Affected deli meat, poultry products from the Jarratt facility have “EST. 12612” or “P-12612” in their federal inspection marks.