Victim airlifted after shooting in Petersburg
by Brandon Jarvis A shooting in Petersburg on Tuesday night left a victim fighting for his life. Petersburg Police say that they are investigating the incident after a man was…
Petersburg Police are investigating a Saturday night shooting
Petersburg Police have released a statement saying that they are investigating a shooting that happened on Saturday night. Police say that the shooting took place on the 700 block of…
The City of Petersburg begins distributing 7,500 Thanksgiving meals today
The City of Petersburg announced the 2020 Holiday Season Giving Initiative, “Feed the Need with a Taste of Petersburg.” Through Feed the Need, the City has partnered with local restaurants…
Petersburg COVID-19 numbers are trending down
(The toilet paper aisle at the Publix in Colonial Heights was empty on November 18th, 2020.) 11/20/2020 Update: In a COVID-19 update provided by the Virginia Department of Health, Petersburg…
Seven-day COVID-19 update for Petersburg & Colonial Heights
Petersburg has reported 30 new positive cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days, bringing the total number of cases up to 1017. Two additional people were hospitalized, bringing the…
PAT will be providing transportation to the polls in Petersburg on Election Day
This article is a product of Petersburg Scope – a new publication providing news for Petersburg and Colonial Heights. For Election Day next Tuesday, November 3rd, Petersburg Area Transit (PAT)…
Petersburg has the highest unemployment rate in Virginia
This article is a product of Petersburg Scope – a new publication providing news for Petersburg and Colonial Heights. by Brandon Jarvis Petersburg has the highest rate of unemployment in…
Petersburg and Colonial Heights are seeing large turnout for early voting
This article is a product of Petersburg Scope – a new publication providing news for Petersburg and Colonial Heights. by Brandon Jarvis Virginians are benefiting from increased access to voting…
Federal agents and Petersburg Police arrest five for guns and drugs
This article is a product of Petersburg Scope, a new publication providing news for Petersburg and Colonial Heights. by Brandon Jarvis Petersburg Police announced Saturday that they arrested five individuals…
Petersburg announces the fifth positive COVID-19 case in schools
By Brandon Jarvis Petersburg Public Schools announced on Thursday that a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The employee that tested positive was last on school property on October 16th…