Paul Whelan

Richmond

Regional Digital Editor at Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Articles

Tractor trailer hangs off edge of Varina-Enon Bridge

1 week ago | richmond.com | Paul Whelan

A crash on Interstate 295 left the cab of a tractor trailer hanging off the edge of the Varina-Enon Bridge early Wednesday. Chesterfield firefighters, including members of the Hazmat Team, are on the scene working to contain a fuel leak. VDOT said all northbound lanes of I-295 are closed at the bridge, which crosses the James River at the border between Henrico and Chesterfield. VDOT said traffic is being diverted at Exit 16, and they encouraged drivers to find an alternate route.
5 things about Richmond's water crisis: No drinkable water until Thursday

1 week ago | richmond.com | Byrd Park |Paul Whelan

1) No drinkable water until ThursdayIn a virtual news conference on Tuesday night, Mayor Danny Avula said "hopefully midday Thursday would be the earliest that we'd be able to lift the boil water advisory." The city needs to pull two water samples 16 hours apart, and then both samples need to remain negative of harmful bacteria for another 24 hours. So Thursday, if all goes well.
Henrico teen rushed to hospital after electric motorcycle, SUV collide

2 weeks ago | richmond.com | Paul Whelan

First responders rushed a 13-year-old boy to the hospital Tuesday night with life-threatening injuries after the teen riding an electric motorcycle collided with an SUV. Henrico police responded at 8:57 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a crash at the intersection of Wyndham Park Drive and Dominion Club Drive. Officers arrived to find the boy in the roadway. Several bystanders were able to quickly render aid until first responders arrived.
Munford principal seen in video for first time since Patterson crash

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Paul Whelan

A video posted to YouTube on Thursday evening shows Mary Munford Elementary principal Greg Muzik making music in a Sheltering Arms jam session. Muzik is at Sheltering Arms recovering from serious injuries sustained in a collision with a vehicle while cycling along Patterson Avenue on Tuesday, March 11. The YouTube video is the first look at Muzik just over two months since the horrible crash. It shows Muzik playing guitar while seated in a wheelchair with bandages on his left hand and right leg.
Austin Akers-Reid charged with murder in teen's death

3 weeks ago | richmond.com | Paul Whelan

Richmond police charged a Halifax County man with murder in the death of a Chesterfield teenager whose body was found at Ancarrow's Landing last month. Police on Tuesday said that Austin Akers-Reid, 19, has been charged with murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a murder and concealment of a dead body. Akers-Reid has been in police custody since April on charges of robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a robbery.
Police chase white pickup on I-64 in Short Pump

1 month ago | richmond.com | Paul Whelan

Police chased a white pickup truck at high speed along Interstate 64 in Short Pump on Monday afternoon. Several state police cruisers were seen pursuing the truck at about 4 p.m. near the I-295 interchange with I-64, and the pursuit appeared to continue onto Route 288. Near the merge with I-295, a police officer on the left shoulder of I-64 was seen retracting a spike strip. Debris from the pickup truck's tires spread across multiple lanes of the highway.
Henrico teen killed in April 25 Highland Springs shooting

1 month ago | richmond.com | Paul Whelan

Henrico police are now investigating a Highland Springs shooting as a homicide after the 18-year-old victim died Friday. On April 25, police responded to the 400 block of Witchduck Court for a report of a shooting. Police found a young man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died Friday. Police identified the victim as Jamarion Smith, 18, of Henrico.
Woman's body found in South Side being investigated as homicide

1 month ago | richmond.com | Paul Whelan

Richmond police are investigating the recent discovery of a woman's body in a wooded area of South Side as a homicide. Police on Friday identified the victim as Angelica Arana-Roche, 44, of Richmond. Officers responded at 2:42 p.m. Tuesday to the 2100 block of Broad Road Boulevard for a report of a person down. Police found Arana-Roche in a wooded area. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of her death.
Henrico man dies after Thursday afternoon crash

1 month ago | richmond.com | Paul Whelan

A Henrico man died following a crash Thursday afternoon in the county's Varina District. Police responded at 3:15 p.m. Thursday to Charles City Road near Harewood Lane for a report of a single-vehicle crash. When police arrived on the scene, a Good Samaritan was providing CPR to a man in the roadway. Police and firefighters took over first aid, and the victim was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Police identified the deceased as David Alexander Booth, 42, of Henrico.
Fatal crash in Richmond's Manchester neighborhood

1 month ago | richmond.com | Paul Whelan

A car speeding south on Hull Street resulted in a fatal collision early Friday in Manchester. Richmond police responded at 1:15 a.m. to the 00 block of Hull Street. Police said a vehicle operated at a high rate of speed in the southbound lane collided with another vehicle headed north. A man driving one of the vehicles was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Police are still investigating the collision and ask anyone with information to call RPD Crash Team Detective G.