PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Today’s downtown Petersburg is not the one Rachel Hersh grew up with. It’s busier and more vibrant, in part thanks to the influx of shops and restaurants that now dot Sycamore ...

Petersburg officials and businesses are preparing for potential flooding with storm drains being cleared and sandbags positioned as more rain is in the forecast.

Starting Monday, Gilman Playground, Laurelhurst Playfield, and Mount Baker Park will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends and city-observed holidays.

Fourteen local restaurants and specialty food shops are participating in Downtown Petersburg Restaurant Week. A portion of sales from special menus will be donated to Main Street Petersburg Inc. A ...

Petersburg officials are asking those in its downtown area to do their part to help weekend clean-up efforts on one city ...

Update: As of 12:40 p.m., power has been restored to the downtown area, according to Petersburg's Public Information Officer Joanne Williams. Up to 150 Dominion customers in the downtown Petersburg ...

Authorities in Petersburg are trying to determine what caused a vacant house near downtown to go up in flames June 23. A thick column of smoke could be seen for quite a distance away when the fire ...