Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PETERSBURG, Va. — For years, the schools here have been stuck in a very bad place. As Petersburg's once-booming manufacturing base ...

More than 80% of Petersburg voters said yes to the city’s casino referendum, according to unofficial Election Day results from the Virginia Department of Elections, as of 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. The vote ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Gun-related homicides among the most impacted communities in Virginia are decreasing the most drastically in the city of Petersburg, according to a new state report. The ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — The City of Petersburg hosted a job fair at the Petersburg Public Library on Wednesday, July 23, to provide information on job opportunities in the city. On every third ...

Petersburg declared itself a "Healthy Hearts City," committing itself to combating high local rates of heart disease and stroke. The city partnered with the Petersburg Learning Collaborative’s Healthy ...

The City of Petersburg is working with West Virginia University (WVU) and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to tackle blight in Petersburg by identifying city-owned properties ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin visited the City of Petersburg on Thursday to celebrate the third anniversary of the “Partnership for Petersburg” initiative. The governor noted some of ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — The city of Petersburg is under a state of emergency on Tuesday after high floodwaters swept through neighborhoods overnight, leaving residents to deal with the aftermath.

Casino Virginia is already having on Petersburg cannot be overstated," said Mayor Samuel Parham, City of Petersburg, VA. "From the temporary casino to the future permanent resort, this project is ...

Virginia will see the state’s fifth casino open Thursday in the city of Petersburg. Live! Casino Virginia will first open as a temporary casino with 75,000 square feet of gaming space, 926 slot ...