Richmond's mayor is looking at how the city can avoid another water crisis. Mayor Danny Avula talked yesterday about what happened at the city's water treatment plant last week and how to make sure it doesn't happen again. Looking forward, Avula says he wants an action report and a relief fund to help businesses affected by the water outage. Long term, Avula wants to look at what investments the city can make to create multiple sources of water. He says that could require state and federal funding, but there's no word yet on how much.
Democratic leaders are already saying no to some of Governor Youngkin's legislative priorities.Preview: The National Archives is looking for volunteers to help transcribe historic documents ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary. The archive has documents dating back to the Revolutionary War that are written in cursive and need to be transcribed. Documents include pension records, immigration materials and other historic items. More information about volunteering is available on the National Archives website.
The Stafford County Sheriff's Office is having a little fun on social media after deputies helped reunite a pony with its owner. Yesterday's Facebook post discussed the discovery of a pony named Waldo near the Stafford Crossing Community Church. The post talked about the deputies being "saddled" with finding the owner and acting on a "mane and a prayer." The pony was reportedly returned to its owner in "stable condition" thanks to the deputies.