Tuesday, May 24 2011 4:32 PM EDT2011-05-24 20:32:50 GMT
The asphalt is now being removed from what was once a VCU parking lot that covers a slave burial ground. But what will happen to that land now that it is being cleared?More >>
Tuesday, May 24 2011 4:14 PM EDT2011-05-24 20:14:36 GMT
It's official; Richmond now controls a controversial slave burial ground that had been used as a Virginia Commonwealth University parking lot. Tuesday, the city will hold a ceremony to commemorate the move. But some, including those who fought hardest for this to happen, still aren't happy.More >>
Wednesday, May 4 2011 5:20 PM EDT2011-05-04 21:20:43 GMT
Richmond is moving forward with plans to get rid of a VCU parking lot believed to built on a slave burial ground. Wednesday the mayor announced three local contractors are joining together to help remove the asphalt. Decades of gravel and tar and repaving, will soon be dug up.More >>
Sunday, April 10 2011 6:49 PM EDT2011-04-10 22:49:36 GMT
Sunday was an historic day in Richmond as city and state leaders opened the slave trail. The unveiling officially commemorates the path slaves took once they arrived here.More >>
Wednesday, October 13 2010 4:07 PM EDT2010-10-13 20:07:08 GMT
A judge has rejected a former Richmond city councilman's bid to require a state official to explore the boundaries of a slave burial ground under a VCU parking lot in Shockoe Bottom.More >>
Tuesday, September 28 2010 6:00 PM EDT2010-09-28 22:00:42 GMT
A second lawsuit tonight, this time against VCU, over a parking lot where slaves are said to be buried underneath. A former Richmond City Council member filed the lawsuit this morning against the university.More >>
Wednesday, June 16 2010 10:43 AM EDT2010-06-16 14:43:54 GMT
A court date has been set on a lawsuit over the location of a slave burial ground under a Virginia Commonwealth University parking lot in Shockoe Bottom.More >>
Tuesday, January 5 2010 8:02 PM EST2010-01-06 01:02:38 GMT
The controversy over a VCU parking lot where slaves are said to be buried underneath is headed to court. A lawsuit filed today calls for the state to excavate the property.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:35 PM EDT2012-05-21 21:35:13 GMT
The State Fair's road from riches to ruins was not long. It began with a big idea, move the State Fair from the Richmond International Raceway, 20 miles up 95 to the Meadow Event Park in Doswell. TheMore >>
The State Fair's road from riches to ruins was not long.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:28 PM EDT2012-05-21 21:28:12 GMT
Henrico County Public Schools will make a move to stay tobacco free for the 2012-2013 school year. This week, school leaders will strengthen the district's tobacco policy. They're making it clear thatMore >>
Henrico County Public Schools will make a move to stay tobacco free for the 2012-2013 school year. This week, school leaders will strengthen the district's tobacco policy. They're making it clear thatMore >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:26 PM EDT2012-05-21 21:26:20 GMT
The head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is resigning. Chairman Gregory Jaczko said in a statement he will step aside once a successor is confirmed. His 3-year tenure as chairman has been markedMore >>
The head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is resigning. More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:24 PM EDT2012-05-21 21:24:43 GMT
Firefighters running into a burning building rely on face masks and air packs to get in and out safely. But the masks used by some firefighters in Hanover don't always work. Now $180,000 in grant moneyMore >>
Firefighters running into a burning building rely on face masks and air packs to get in and out safely. But the masks used by some firefighters in Hanover don't always work. More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 4:50 PM EDT2012-05-21 20:50:17 GMT
A partial-building collapse is under investigation in Richmond. Fire officials said the brick facade of a building in the 200 block of Grace Street came off from the first floor sending bricks crashingMore >>
A partial-building collapse is under investigation in Richmond.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 4:13 PM EDT2012-05-21 20:13:34 GMT
A Dinwiddie woman will hand over more than 50 horses and other animals to the county under a judge's ruling. Fifty-three horses, 4 donkeys, 3 miniatures and at least a dozen dogs were seized by AnimalMore >>
A Dinwiddie woman will hand over more than 50 horses and other animals to the county under a judge's ruling.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 3:36 PM EDT2012-05-21 19:36:17 GMT
Charges could be filed as early as Monday after nearly a hundred animals were seized from a farm in Dinwiddie County last week. Animal control is taking care of those neglected animals. Monday they'llMore >>
A hearing is underway after more than 50 horses were seized from a Dinwiddie County farm.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 1:04 PM EDT2012-05-21 17:04:27 GMT
Henrico Police identified a body found in a car near Short Pump as 28-year-old Casey Barbour of Glen Allen. Police have not yet determined the cause of death and say there were no obvious signs of trauma. TheMore >>
Henrico Police identified a body found in a car near Short Pump as 28-year-old Casey Barbour of Glen Allen.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 11:58 AM EDT2012-05-21 15:58:01 GMT
Richmond Police arrested a woman accused of stabbing two sisters, killing one, Sunday on the city's south side. Forty-eight year old Monita W. Cunningham was arrested Sunday and is currently charged withMore >>
Richmond Police arrested a woman accused of stabbing two sisters, killing one, Sunday on the city's south side.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 11:23 AM EDT2012-05-21 15:23:10 GMT
Heading to Virginia Beach or the Outer Banks is getting a little easier with new electronic signs showing real-time traffic times, unveiled by Gov. Bob McDonnell Monday. Six signs in the Hampton RoadsMore >>
Heading to Virginia Beach or the Outer Banks is getting a little easier with new electronic signs showing real-time traffic times, unveiled by Gov. Bob McDonnell Monday.More >>
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - A lawsuit over a slave burial ground beneath a VCU parking lot will go before a judge.
Former City Councilman Sa'ad El-Amin is suing the State Department of Historic Resources.
He wants tests done to determine the boundaries of the burial ground under the parking lot. El-Amin says it's the state's responsibility to do the work.
The state has said it would make the site available for exploration, but would not foot the bill.
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