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The body of what appears to be a woman age 20-30 was found in the Fraser River on July 6. The coroner attended the scene and ruled out foul play, as there are no obvious signs of trauma.

Richmond is home to some truly fine gardeners who have every reason to show off the results of their green thumbs. To that end, the Richmond News is asking all you fine dirt diggers to send in pictures of your gardens, so we can post them online.

Smile, youre on ISC camera. Four more Intersection Safety Cameras have gone live in Richmond as a part of a joint effort on behalf of the police, provincial government and ICBC to curb accidents at intersections.

Richmond Public Library is partnering with Xinhua Bookstore to hold its first-ever free, drop-in Chinese Book Fair July 21-25 at the Brighouse (Main) Branch.

The Richmond-based high-tech company Clevest Solutions along with Bit Stew Systems, has been chosen by BC Hydro to support its $930 million smart meter installation program. Earlier this month, Hydro commenced an 18-month program to install 1.

What started as a need for a new sign at Richmond Nature Park spawned a two-year community project that brought together 78 elementary school students, four teachers, an artist and many city staff and local businesses.

Outdoor revellers beware: the number of nuisance mosquitoes is skyrocketing this year and youd best cover up when catching fresh air.

In the fishing village of Steveston, history lives just around each corner.

Earlier today, Malee Rubinstein and Brian White, co-chairs for the Pink Ball Tournament at Richmond Country Club presented a cheque for $9,750 to the Richmond Hospital Foundation.

"Does that mean south-east Richmond is targeted? Probably." -- Richmond RCMP Inspector Janis Gray on why the area is on a list of the top 10 highest drunk driving prohibitions in the province.