The winter storm on Monday knocked out power at the city’s water plant, leaving thousands under a boil water advisory for days.

Richmond Public Schools is closing until Monday due to the city's ongoing water outage, Superintendent Jason Kamras announced Wednesday afternoon. Why it matters: RPS students haven't returned to school since winter break started over two weeks ago because of snow and the lack of running water.

Richmond Public Schools will remain closed this week as the city struggles through a citywide water crisis. "As water pressure increases, we are closer to water being restored. However, there are several steps that need to happen before we can reopen schools: Pressure has to be restored,

Richmond Public Schools will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 8, as the City’s boil water advisory remains in effect. “Ten of our buildings, though, are heated by boilers, which means that they are currently not being heated and given the cold,