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Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze

10 hours ago | richmond-news.com | Bruce Shipkowski

CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey's Pine Barrens, sparking a quick-moving wildfire, authorities said Thursday. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said the Waretown man faces aggravated arson and arson charges in the southern New Jersey wildfire, which authorities said Thursday morning grew to more than 23 square miles. (59 square kilometers).
How many stranger assaults are happening in the City of Vancouver?

12 hours ago | richmond-news.com | Alanna Kelly

Multiple people have been assaulted during violent stranger attacks in Vancouver over the last month. One incident resulted in the death of a 92-year-old man in Chinatown; another involved a Toronto woman who was attacked on the seawall. The Vancouver Police Department confirmed with Glacier Media there are one to two assaults per day throughout the city that are being classified as stranger assaults.
Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial opens at a different #MeToo moment

1 day ago | richmond-news.com | Michael R. Sisak |Jennifer Peltz

NEW YORK (AP) — Opening statements in Harvey Weinstein ’s rape retrial began Wednesday, five years after his original #MeToo trial delivered a searing reckoning for one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures. Emphasizing the former studio boss's onetime influence in the movie industry, prosecutor Shannon Lucey said Weinstein used “dream opportunities as weapons” to prey on the three accusers in the case. He is charged with raping one and forcing oral sex on the other two.
Richmond all-candidates meeting tonight (Thursday) at Minoru centre

1 week ago | richmond-news.com | Maria Rantanen

An all-candidates meeting for Richmond's two ridings is scheduled for Thursday (April 17) evening at the Minoru Centre for Active Living. As of last week, eight out of the nine candidates had confirmed they would be taking part in the forum that starts at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) This is in anticipation of the federal election on April 28. Richmond Centre for Disability and Richmond Poverty Reduction Coalition are combining forces to ask candidates questions on social policy issues.
27 bike and e-scooter riders stopped by Richmond RCMP in two-day blitz

1 week ago | richmond-news.com | Maria Rantanen

RCMP were cracking down on cyclists and e-scooters riders who were found rolling on Richmond sidewalks. This resulted in 17 tickets for riding on a sidewalk and five tickets for not wearing a helmet during a two-day blitz on April 12 and 13. Operating a bike or e-scooter on a sidewalk can net a fine of $109.
Richmond residents can compete for prizes while observing plants, animals

1 week ago | richmond-news.com | Maria Rantanen

The city and school district are challenging Richmond residents to become “citizen scientists” and record plants and animals living around them. The City Nature Challenge runs from April 25 to 28 and is a global initiative that encourages “friendly competition” between cities to record photos and sounds of natural phenomena. All taxa are allowed except domestic cats, domestic dogs and humans. To participate, download the free iNaturalist app on a mobile device from inaturalist.ca.
Maryland Sen. Van Hollen says he was denied entry to prison where Kilman Abrego Garcia is held

1 week ago | richmond-news.com | Yolanda Magaña |Mary Clare Jalonick |Matthew Brown

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he was denied entry into the El Salvador prison where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held. Van Hollen is in El Salvador to push for Abrego Garcia's release after he was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation. He said in a video posted on X that his car was stopped when he tried to enter the prison on Thursday to check on Abrego Garcia's health.
Richmond firefighters fight house fire near Blundell and No. 1

1 week ago | richmond-news.com | Maria Rantanen

Richmond Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a house on fire in west Richmond on Tuesday evening. When they first arrived, flames were coming through the roof of the house in the 4000 block of Blundell Road, near No. 1 Road. The crews are currently fighting the fire "aggressively" to protect neighbouring properties, Grant Wyenberg, assistant deputy chief told the Richmond News. There are no injuries to staff or bystanders, he added. A fire investigator has been dispatched to the scene.
Gift card use at City of Richmond under scrutiny by city council

1 week ago | richmond-news.com | Maria Rantanen

A Richmond city councillor is calling on the city to stop giving gift cards to its employees. A motion at next week’s committee meeting, put forward by Coun. Kash Heed, is asking the city’s chief administrative officer to “immediately withdraw” the practice of giving out gift cards to employees, implement recognition programs that “prioritize fairness and meaningful appreciation,” take stock of any current gift card inventory and donate them to charity.
'Everyone thought I was just joking': Metro Vancouver man planning family trip to Disneyland after lottery win

1 week ago | richmond-news.com | Brendan Kergin

A Metro Vancouver family is planning a classic trip to Disneyland after winning big in a Canadian lottery. It seems Surrey's Alan Medeiros and his family were cautious about accepting the good news when he won $500,000 on the Daily Grand draw on April 3. “I validate my tickets at the same store I buy them,” said Medeiros in a BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) press release.