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Irvo Otieno’s death after sheriff’s deputies pinned him to the floor shows that changes in recent years have not solved deep problems, critics say.

At Richmond City Council's public safety committee hearing Tuesday afternoon, the topic of how much law enforcement should be involved in those kinds of health emergencies will be front and center.

Del. Elizabeth Guzman is mounting a primary challenge to state Sen. Jeremy McPike in 2023.

Virginia State Capitol in Richmond (file photo) Fairfax County is seeking more state support for education, a return of $39 million for regional transportation projects and more in its recently approved legislative priorities for next year. At a meeting last week, the Board of Supervisors approved the adoption of the county’s 2023 legislative programs for

In Virginia, police officers are now working with mental health clinicians to reduce deadly encounters between police and the mentally ill.

In Virginia police officers are now working with mental health clinicians to reduce deadly encounters between police and the mentally ill.

RICHMOND — On Saturday, Virginia was part of a nationwide transition to 988, a simple three-digit hotline for mental health emergencies. The new number replaced…

On Saturday, Virginia was part of a nationwide transition to 988, a simple three-digit hotline for mental health emergencies.

A Marcus Alert was not implemented the night a Henrico Police Officer shot and killed a Henrico man during a domestic dispute at a Highland Springs home, a Henrico Police spokesperson confirmed.

The new hotline is implemented nationwide on July 16. Hampton Roads is using this initiative to step up crisis work.