For much of the first full week of 2025, residents of Virginia's capital city didn't have drinkable water coming out of their taps. Why it matters: So much information was coming out at different times from various sources it was hard to keep track of what actually happened in the moment.

The water outages began last week when a winter storm battered the Old Dominion and there was a power outage at the city’s water treatment plant.

Past inspections cited Richmond water plant for deteriorating equipment Inspection reports obtained by CBS 6 revealed that Richmond's Department of Public Utilities has been previously cited for failures related to its emergency planning and deteriorating equipment.

How a meager snowstorm could cripple Richmond's water supply for six calendar days is still being investigated. Here's a timeline of how the events unfolded.

During an interview with Richmond Mayor Danny Avula Wednesday, reporter Tyler Layne pressed Avula about what led to Bingham's resignation and whether Avula believed the water crisis was preventable.

After a week of uncertainty and chaos, Richmond residents are finally able to use their tap water safely. The boil advisory was lifted Saturday, and now the city is beginning to return back to

Richmond's water problems linger, and the repercussions are being felt in the neighboring counties of Hanover and Henrico.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday that the state has already launched an investigation into last week’s water crisis in Richmond through the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water,

Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities director has resigned after a water outage impacted the city for nearly a week.