Eli Lilly announced it will build a $5 billion facility in Goochland, on a property once planned to be a Motorola chip plant.

Va's phama industry is growing, and it all started with one $5m grant to VCU 10 years ago.

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For now, Va. residents need prescription to get a COVID vaccine Patients might be able to receive a COVID vaccine without a prescription later this month after the CDC convenes.

For now, Virginia residents will need a prescription to get a COVID vaccine. It could get easier to get a shot later this month, after the CDC meets.

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Six Flags to sell vacant land around Kings Dominion Earlier this month, the CEO of Six Flags said the company has opportunities to "further optimize" its portfolio of assets.

Six Flags plans to sell the vacant land around Kings Dominion.

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Virginia to write regulation banning trans women from women's sports The State Board of Health voted unanimously to accept a petition asking the state to write a regulation preventing "biological males from female-only athletics."

Virginia's State Board of Health intends to write a new regulation banning transgender women from women's sports teams. The move came after a Roanoke College swimmer and 2 former swimmers petitioned the state.

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The apartment boom in Scott's Addition has stopped. No new apartment complex has started construction in 2 years. There aren't many big open properties left to buy, and finding investors has gotten hard.

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Federal investigation finds repeated safety problems in organ transplantation A federal official criticized the organ transplant network and the Richmond-based United Network for Organ Sharing's efforts to investigate an event in which a patient woke up after he was

A federal investigation found repeated safety problems with organ transplantation, including patients showing signs of life as they were prepped to have their organs taken. The RVA-based UNOS has been the transplantation network's contractor for 40 years.

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Former VCU coach Ryan Odom sells Windsor Farms house for $2M Odom left VCU in March to become the coach at the University of Virginia. He and his wife, Lucia, bought the two-story Cape Cod last year for $1.9 million.

Former VCU basketball coach Ryan Odom has sold his Windsor Farms house for $2 million.

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Elimination of DEI played out differently at VCU and UVa VCU quickly scrubbed its DEI programs and emerged unscathed. UVa, accused of slow-walking change, lost its president.

The effort to eliminate DEI played out very different at VCU and UVA. At VCU, the school eliminated jobs and hired a consultant to check its work. At UVA, the university was accused of slow-walking change, and its president ultimately resigned.

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Richmond pain doctor who administered ozone gas is charged with fraud The doctor mixed ozone gas and lidocaine and injected into people's bodies to ease pain, according to an indictment. He billed Medicare and Medicaid for $5.2 million.

Federal prosecutors say a Richmond pain-medicine doctor who treated patients with ozone gas illegally billed Medicare and Medicaid for $5.2 million. The doctor says he is innocent and will fight the charges in court.

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VCU reaching 'crunch time' on CarMax Park, Sports Backers agreements VCU says it needs to reach agreements in a matter of weeks to build a $37 million track and field facility on schedule.

VCU still hasn't come to agreements for its baseball team to play in CarMax Park. If that doesn't happen soon, the school risks not selling Sports Backers Stadium or building its athletics village on schedule. "It's 100% crunch time."

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The fall of Levar Stoney: How Richmond cost him the race for Lt. Gov. Some Richmond residents stopped supporting the former mayor before January's water crisis.

Though many pointed to the water crisis as his undoing, some Richmond residents lost faith in him years earlier.

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In today's RTD, how the city of Richmond cost Levar Stoney the race for lieutenant governor. It was "almost unprecedented" how badly Stoney performed in his hometown. He got 21% of Richmond votes and lost the primary by less than 1 percentage point.

With podcast studios and golf simulators, Richmond apartment buildings are getting fancy With new residents flocking here, high-end apartment buildings use amenities such as pizza ovens and private movie theaters to separate themselves from their competition. Richmond has entered the "ame...

Richmond-area apartment buildings now have podcast studios, golf simulators, pizza ovens and Pilates classes. As new residents -- many with money -- move into town, apartments look for ways to lure them. Richmond has joined the "amenities arms race."

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Richmond won't sue VCU Health over Clay Street fight For more than a year, the city and the state-affiliated health system have been at odds over a $56 million payment.

For more than a year, the city of Richmond and VCU Health have been divided over a $56 million payment the health system pledged to the city. Though VCU Health hasn't paid in over a year, the city doesn't plan to sue for the money.

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RTD 100: The 100 best Richmond restaurants of 2025 What’s the best restaurant in Richmond? Our food writers spent a year eating their way through the city to find out. Check out our guide to the 100 best restaurants

The RTD's crack team of restaurant writers chose the 100 best restaurants in town. It's an audacious project, and it's perfect for RVA.

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Inside the 50-year battle between Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens Fifty years ago, the two Virginia theme parks opened 13 days apart. They never stopped competing.

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To me, Cedar Fair cared about things like making sure the park was clean and buildings were painted. I felt the same way as you when the Hanna-Barbera characters left.

VCU's Siegel Center will host concerts to raise revenue for NIL VCU partnered with concert promoter ASM Global, as the university hopes to raise $5 million to compensate athletes.

VCU will rent out the Siegel Center to raise money for NIL.

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Inside the 50-year battle between Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens Fifty years ago, the two Virginia theme parks opened 13 days apart. They never stopped competing.

BG has been building and refurbishing rides at a fast pace, but it also charges a higher ticket price. Though BG draws the larger crowd, KD's lower prices are a big appeal.

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KD's parent company merged with Six Flags last year. Since then, the park has closed 2 old rides and canceled the winter season. Though fans worry the park's quality will slide, Dennis Speigel, the park's first GM, says the merger won't hurt KD.

Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens opened 13 days apart 50 years ago. Each park knew the other company was building an attraction. But neither side knew just how big their competition would be. 50 years later, they're still competing for business. ...

VCU reassigns DEI staffers, rewrites policies to follow directive The university has eliminated 13 positions, revised scholarship requirements and discontinued a practice requiring prospective employees to write a diversity statement before they are hired.

VCU has begun reassigning DEI staffers and rewritings policies and scholarships to follow Trump's exec order on discrimination.

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VCU withholding degrees of three pro-Palestine student protesters The university will allow the students to participate in graduation this weekend while it investigates possible violations to the code of conduct.

VCU is withholding the degrees of three pro-Palestine student protesters while it investigates claims they broke the student code of conduct.

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VCU reassigns DEI staffers, rewrites policies to follow directive The university has eliminated 13 positions, revised scholarship requirements and discontinued a practice requiring prospective employees to write a diversity statement before they are hired.

VCU has started reassigning DEI staffers, rewriting scholarship rules and revising hiring policies in order to comply with Trump's executive order to eliminate racial discrimination.

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The price of a home in Greater Richmond likely will keep climbing The median price of a single-family home here has shot up 89% from about $220,000 in 2015 to almost $415,000 this year.

The median price of a single-family home has reached $415,000 in greater Richmond, and housing experts expect that number to keep going up. Even though the local population is rising, home builders are constructing fewer new homes now than before the pandemic.

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Henrico Doctors' Hospital nurse charged with abuse of newborn was suspended, reinstated In 2023, as Henrico Doctors' investigated the abuse of four infants, Erin Strotman was put on leave. Weeks after the hospital allowed her to return to work, three more newborns

Prosecutors now say there are 9 victims dating back to 2022 in the child abuse case at the Henrico Doctors' Hospital neonatal intensive care unit. Erin Strotman, a former nurse there, has been charged in connection to 5 of the 9 babies.

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Meet Richmond-area businesses that take cryptocurrency Few business owners in Greater Richmond accept cryptocurrency as payment. Those that do say it's cheaper and faster than a credit card and more secure than a check.

Meet the Richmond-area businesses now taking cryptocurrency. Marshall Hays of Henrico owns vacation houses. To stay on the cutting edge of technology, he started taking crypto payments in February. He's still waiting for his first one.

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Richmond wants to ban new tobacco – and maybe cannabis – stores in most of city The city is developing a plan that would ban new tobacco, nicotine and vape shops in about 80% of the city. If Virginia legalizes cannabis, the city would have a

The city of Richmond wants to ban new tobacco, nicotine and vape stores in most of the city. If VA ever legalizes recreational cannabis, the city would have a mechanism for restricting them, too.

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Developers break ground on Diamond District neighborhood On 57 acres, developers plan to build apartments, affordable housing, a hotel, a park and commercial space that they say will transform the city.

On 57 acres, developers plan to build apartments, affordable housing, a hotel, a park and commercial space that they say will transform the city.

Virginia health department to lose $200 million, 500 staffers to federal cuts The department will lose three COVID-related programs before their original end dates.

Virginia's health department is set to lose more than $200 million and 500 employees after the CDC said it would cut federal COVID funding to state health departments.

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