Searching for fun ways to celebrate the New Year? Look no further — 8News has compiled a list of exciting activities in and around the Richmond area.

A course on government activities, a helpful tool for local businesses and a brand new city department and more are all coming to Richmond, leaders say.

Metro Richmond Zoo is having a big celebration to celebrate the first birthday of Poppy, the popular pygmy hippo.

Operation Vaporize is a multi-departmental effort which involves compliance check sweeps of dozens of vape shops suspected of ...

Facilities, probation and parole districts and units across the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) have given back in ...

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation opened a $5 million matching grant round for dam safety, flood ...

Two projects on opposite sides of the Richmond-Henrico line are set to add 30 acres of solar panel arrays atop decommissioned ...

Virginia cities shine during the holidays with Christmas light displays that turn streets and parks into festive scenes worth ...

Virginia Credit Union donated $20,000 in support of a mentorship program that pairs college student mentors from Virginia ...

Rebecca Eileen Frost, Janice Lee Shenk and Adam Gregory Swale have been charged in a grand jury's ongoing investigation into ...

The hustle of Richmond can be overwhelming, but this secluded island retreat with soft sandy beaches offers a serene spot to get away from the city.

Founded during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s, Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday that is observed by millions of ...