RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Former Governor L. Douglas Wilder has some harsh word for city leaders and politicians who are spending your money. In an exclusive interview with 8News Senior Reporter Nate ...

Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder knew he was “a son of Virginia” because his mother told him so. The phrase that still resonates from his inaugural address 25 years ago next month as the nation’s first ...

Mayor L. Douglas Wilder announced this morning that he will not seek re-election this year. Wilder, 77, was Richmond's first elected mayor after a change in the city's government structure four years ...

A City Council committee investigating Mayor L. Douglas Wilder’s failed Sept. 21 bid to evict Richmond Public Schools from City Hall may begin calling administration officials to testify as early as ...

Former Virginia governor L. Douglas Wilder has made a career out of tweaking fellow Democrats. The more powerful -- like the current Democratic governor, Mark R. Warner -- the better the target for ...

L. Douglas Wilder, the nation’s first elected black governor, told C-SPAN in an interview Thursday that improving education is more important than spending tax dollars on taking down Confederate ...

Mayor L. Douglas Wilder continues to insist that moving Richmond Public Schools out of City Hall will save the city more than $1 million. That already dodgy math is even more undercut by an aborted ...

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, who was accused by a student earlier this year of sexual harassment, will remain employed by Virginia Commonwealth University for another year. The university ...

Earlier this year, I issued a call for the commonwealth to confront and reassess its disproportionate support of its historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). I wrote a letter to the ...

RICHMOND, Nov. 1 -- -- Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder plans to announce his support for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Timothy M. Kaine on Wednesday, according to Paul Goldman, the mayor's ...

Celebrating Adolphus Hailstork’s 85th Birthday! And welcome back, JoAnn Falletta! Virginia Arts Festival and Virginia Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the music of one of Hampton Roads’ finest ...