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Richmond RCMP and the Vancouver Police Department teamed up to arrest a 24-year-old man suspected of being behind a crime spree. Xiao 'Sean' Zhang is facing eight counts of theft under $5,000 after being arrested by police on Nov. 18.

Taylor Dianne Robinson plays Gretl von Trapp in The Sound of Music in Richmond for the second straight year, this time at the Gateway Theatre in Richmond. The eight-year-old from Tsawwassen says she's feeling more comfortable with the part this time.

When Janet Flamand's son, James Daniel Flamand (affectionately known as Sonny), died in 1983, the bereaved mother spent years mourning her son. Flamand recalled how much her son was teased and bullied over the years.

Mayor Brodie also announced Monday night city council's new standing committees for the coming year. However, it's pretty much as it were, with incumbents filling the same roles they did before last month's civic election.

B.C.'s commercial fishing community launched the first annual charity herring sale last weekend in Steveston. The sale raised $35,000 that will all go to the BC Childrens Hospital Foundation to support children with cancer.

Vancouver Airport Authoritys (VAA) vice president of community and environmental affairs Anne Murray presented Quest Food Exchange with the first of 500 food hampers.

Two night markets could go head-to-head in Richmond next spring.

So far this holiday season, hundreds of Delta/Richmond area party-goers made the right choice and called on Operation Red Nose (ORN) for a safe ride home. Starting on Nov. 25 until Jan.

Richmond has experienced "great triumphs" tempered by "difficult challenges" over the last decade, according to Mayor Malcolm Brodie.

Another prolific offender is behind bars after allegedly stealing a car in Richmond and trying to flee with flat tires. On Monday morning, at around 4:20 a.m.