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An SUV hit a mother crossing No. 3 Road with her two children in Richmond Saturday, leaving one of the children with serious injuries. The collision occurred shortly after 10 a.m. just south of Brighouse Station, near No. 3 and Cook roads.

The Bayit synagogue in south Richmond hosted a community dinner on Friday, in solidarity with the Jewish community dealing with the recent terror attack on a synagogue in Poway, California.

Don’t be alarmed: this is just a drill. On Wednesday, at 1:55 p.m., another round of emergency alert testing will come to radio and TV stations, as well as to some cellphones. The test is part of a national system called Alert Ready.

Get out those sunglasses, Richmond – it’s going to be a warm, sunny week. According to Environment Canada, Richmond can look forward to at least seven straight days of sun, with temperatures finally reaching above 20 C.

Recent media reports on possible illegal activities related to gambling in Richmond in the late 1990s reminded Richmond councillor Harold Steves of conversations he and other councillors had while in Hong Kong in 1998.

Don’t be too concerned if you see families of geese and ducks waddling across Richmond’s roads at this time of year.

Support programs for Indigenous students aim to make the transition to post-secondary school easier

Richmond resident Jack Trovato delivered a petition to the B.C. Legislature Thursday with 3,363 signatures asking for action on money laundering especially as it relates to real estate in the Lower Mainland.

A crash on Highway 99 in Richmond that slowed traffic during the busy Friday afternoon commute was cleared around 4:30 p.m. The crash happened in the highway's southbound lanes, just south of the Blundell Road overpass. It had the HOV lane blocked.

After a Richmond resident complained about sewer rates being based on water usage, city council decided last week to cap sewer rates in the summer months.