Richmond police have arrested a man accused of stealing brass urns from a local cemetery. A Wayne County sheriff’s deputy was investigating a string of urn thefts on Tuesday and found a truck ...

'We found 82 African American headstones lying in a pile under the dirt. When I saw that I knew I had my project.' RICHMOND, Va. -- A Richmond high school student is not only impacting the community, ...

The gravesite remains endangered, despite comprising of free and formerly enslaved Black people. Archaeologists have made the surprising discovery of intact graves at a seemingly desecrated Black ...

RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX 18) — In its fourth annual Veterans Day celebration, Friends of Maple Grove Cemetery honored veterans resting in Richmond’s largest and oldest African-American cemetery. The ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A state historical marker approved by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) will be unveiled for the first city-run African cemetery in Richmond. A dedication ...

Richmond City Cemetery will serve as a stage for bringing the past into the present on Sept. 27, when reenactors participate in a Living History Cemetery Walk. Richmond Mayor Tim Rix will be among the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond woman was dismayed to discover that her mother's burial site at Maury Cemetery on Richmond's Southside had been relocated without her knowledge. Tonette Pitchford chose a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Wreaths Across America held a Wreath Laying Ceremony at Richmond National Cemetery on Saturday, offering residents the opportunity to honor fallen veterans. Starting at noon on ...

RICHMOND — A man was arrested after an hours-long SWAT standoff in Richmond on Tuesday, according to a Wayne County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson. On Tuesday, the sheriff’s office was investigating ...

A centuries-old cemetery for enslaved black people was uncovered after a Richmond, Virginia, woman employed neighbors and four-legged friends to help clear a grove of birch trees. Forest View Cemetery ...

A new initiative aims to increase the number of connections between the family members of those buried and remembered at a ...