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Apology issued after racist song plays before Glen Allen homecoming game
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Officials at Glen Allen High School in Henrico County are apologizing after a racist song was played over the football stadium’s P.A. System before their homecoming game...
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New program gets RACC dogs into pool
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Mayor Mccheese is making a splash at Alpha Dog Club in the West End. The lovable white Pit Bull Mix has been waiting for his forever home at Richmond Animal Care and...
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Hopewell woman thankful to be alive after escaping house fire
HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) — A Hopewell woman was in the shower when she realized flames were tearing through home Monday morning. “I was getting ready to take my shower this morning and the lights went...
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Police: Teen fatally shot by off-duty RPD officer was unarmed
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield police say the teen who was shot and killed by an off-duty Richmond Police Officer at a car wash over the weekend was unarmed. Police have identified the...
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Road to recovery: Midlothian’s Hailey Lane shows us she is #HaileyStrong
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (WRIC) — A young Midlothian woman who nearly died after a heart attack is making a remarkable recovery. Hailey Lane was just 19-years-old when she suffered a massive heart attack in...
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VCU, UR men’s hoops picked 5th and 6th in A-10 preseason poll
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WRIC) — At Atlantic 10 Media Day for Men’s Basketball, the VCU Rams and Richmond Spiders were picked fifth and sixth, respectively, in the conference preseason poll. Four players...
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Police officer accused of biting man’s testicles loses job
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore man is no longer an Anne Arundel County police officer after he was charged for public intoxication and accused of biting another man’s testicles during a fight outside a...
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100-year-old NY woman still working 11 hours a day, 6 days a week
(ABC) – A 100-year-old woman from Buffalo, N.Y. can’t stop and won’t stop. Felimina Rotundo continues to work 11 hours a day, six days a week at the laundromat and dry cleaning business she’s managed...
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Iconic date from ‘Back to the Future’ is upon us
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The day has nearly arrived. Oct. 21, 2015 is a date on the calendar “Back to the Future” fans know well. It’s the day character Marty McFly time-travels to with pal Doctor Emmett...
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Subway to transition to meat raised without antibiotics
NEW YORK (AP) — Subway said Tuesday that it plans to switch to meat raised without antibiotics over the next several years. The announcement comes after the company was targeted by advocacy groups...
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#8SportsBlitz Top 10 for Week 8
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The following is the #8SportsBlitz Top Ten for the Week of Monday, October 19, 2015. 10. Hanover Hawks (5-2) Last: def. Varina Blue Devils 45-9 Next: vs. (8) Lee-Davis (6-1)...
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8News Daily Poll: Do you plan on going to see ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Tickets to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” went on sale Monday night, right after a new trailer for the movie premiered during Monday Night Football. The studio started building...
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8 teachers on the move as RPS moves forward with leveling process
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond School Board members were faced with difficult decisions at their October 19 meeting, voting to move some teachers to new schools. Eight teachers from four different...
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Autumn Adventures: Virginia apple orchards
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Picking apples at orchards has always been a favorite fall pastime. 8News has picked out eight great spots within a reasonable distance for apple picking in Central Virginia....
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Friends remember teen killed during altercation with off-duty police officer
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Friends of the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer at a gas station in Chesterfield over the weekend are speaking out about the type of...
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Attorney General hosts training to reduce and prevent domestic homicide
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Attorney General Mark Herring is hosting a conference Tuesday to train more than 125 participants from law enforcement agencies, domestic violence programs and allied...
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Virginia teen driving fatalities up 20 percent in 2015
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — 24 teen drivers between the ages of 15 and 19, have died so far this year in Virginia. That’s compared to 20 in the same time period in 2014, according to the latest statistics...
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Woman, 76, rescued from car in woods off I-295 after getting separated from...
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 76-year-old woman was found by police in her car in the woods after she got separated from her family while following them on Interstate 295. Police say the woman was...
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Candidates in Virginia’s 10th Senate district race to face off at VCU town hall
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four candidates hoping to win the 10th district seat in the Virginia Senate will face off Tuesday night at a Town Hall at Virginia Commonwealth University. Tonight’s town hall...
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Webb dropping Democratic bid for president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jim Webb says he is dropping out of the Democratic race for president and is considering his options about how he might “remain as a voice” in the campaign. The former Virginia...
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