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Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
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Good morning, Richmond. Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 29th of April.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Central Virginia's sold-out ticket sales for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway raised $1.45 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The drawing will take place on June 26 — early ticket buyers earned extra prizes — and the new home is at 9119 Terroir Lane in New Kent County. 12 On Your Side
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A Florida man tried to take a loaded gun & five bullets through the security checkpoint at Richmond International Airport on April 27, and TSA officers stopped him, which may result in federal penalties. 12 On Your Side
- ➤ At 2:40 a.m. Saturday, police responded to reports of gunfire on the 2800 block of Fairfield Avenue—where a masked man attempted a robbery and fired his weapon, prompting a return fire—that left 50-year-old Ivan Hunt fatally wounded while investigators continue their homicide probe. 12 On Your Side
- ➤ Police responded+ to a report of a shooting on Fairfield Avenue just before 2:40 a.m.+ and found a man aged 50 killed during a robbery in Henrico. Richmond Times-Dispatch
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ VCU's ConnectED program will hold its fourth annual symposium on April 30 — a meeting where faculty and students show how general education courses build critical thinking and ethical reasoning across all majors. The program met with nearly 170 students this semester and aims to prepare undergraduates for internships and advanced courses by linking classroom learning with real-world challenges. Virginia Commonwealth University
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Martin Townes, a VCU alum and deputy butler at the Executive Mansion, works to manage the mansion’s daily operations and preserve its status as the oldest continuously occupied executive residence. Appointed in 2023 by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources, he now helps approve historic preservation measures — including efforts to protect Ellen Glasgow’s historic home. Virginia Commonwealth University
- ➤ Richmond residents from New Virginia Majority held a rally—one week before the city council will vote on the fiscal year 2026 budget—to call for larger investments in housing programs. 12 On Your Side
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Emo Kids Live National Tour
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Spring Ball at Historic Tuckahoe
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