Michael Phillips

Plus, the nation's travel influencers are in Richmond, and we spent the day with them. And there's a new candidate in the 6th District School Board race.

Here at The Richmonder, we’re not anti-progress. But we believe the core value of local news is not having the most articles or clicks, but being in the community, representing you and your concerns when decisions are being made.

Plus, a new playground at Chimborazo Elementary, get ready for an expanded Styrofoam ban, and an early voting location won't be available for this year's primary.

The National Weather Service is calling it a "potentially historic" heat wave.

Plus, a look back at a time when Richmond was a hotbed of peach innovation, a group is trying to put code refresh on the ballot, and the rest of the day's news from The Richmonder.

Water outages, fireworks fights, a derailed train and controversy over the police's use of pepper spray. Plus, another legal threat in the ongoing Diamond District saga.

Plus, a specialized vacuum is sucking corn out of the James River after a train derailment last week. And what RPS plans to do about a budget shortfall after receiving the state's funding plan.

Plus, City Council and RPS officials discuss the school system's financial crunch, as well as a proposed sales tax increase to fund additional construction. And a look at crime trends in the area.

NEW: Documents in the Bobby Hathaway case show he was paid for an additional six weeks after two investigations recommended he be fired. Plus, Richmond turns to solar energy.

The 1973 police murder of a 12-year-old changed Dallas forever, but activists say the city still has work to do to ensure his death is remembered, and never repeated.