Safety
Police are on the hunt for “Nacho,” a shadowy, elusive tagger who defaces the city under the cover of night.
Following a recent shooting in which a bullet passed through a bus’ rear windshield, all buses on AC Transit’s 376 line are now accompanied by a police escort as they pass through North Richmond.
Police and religious leaders gathered to explore how to better work together.
When Douglas Ellison made his mark on Richmond history, Martin Luther King Jr. was just 17 years old. Harry Truman had not yet desegregated America’s armed forces, and Rosa Parks hadn’t refused to concede her seat.
In the past few years Richmond has hired nearly 50 new police officers.
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin said Richmond is on the ascent.
Civic and religious leaders launched a program to mentor local kids.
The photos in this essay attempt to capture the tragic beauty, fierce independence and irrepressible hope on display in North Richmond every day.
A gunman shot and killed a 16-year-old student on Monday in the year’s first murder.