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Talking to your children after school scares
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — This isn’t your parent’s classroom anymore. The old days of duck and cover, a drill for bomb scares, are long gone. Now replaced with lockdown; be quiet and hide. Dr. Laura...
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4 dead, including 2-year-old, after homecoming parade crash
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman suspected of driving under the influence plowed into a crowd Saturday during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people — including a toddler...
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Great 8 Happenings: Richmond Zombie Walk, Pumpkin Festival & Trick or Treat...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Zombie Walk can be a scary but cool event. The participants make their way around the city streets and shopping malls dressed in full zombie attire and makeup. Don’t...
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Maureen O’hara, spirited movie star, dies at 95
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maureen O’Hara, the flame-haired Irish movie star who appeared in classics ranging from the grim “How Green Was My Valley” to the uplifting “Miracle on 34th Street” and bantered...
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Bloomberg’s gun-control group to spend more in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A gun-control organization backed by billionaire Michael Bloomberg is set to spend more money trying to help Democrats win control of the Virginia Senate. Everytown for Gun Safety...
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Mega-storm Patricia drenches Mexico as it weakens
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Record-breaking Hurricane Patricia pushed rapidly inland over mountainous western Mexico early Saturday, weakening to tropical storm force while dumping torrential rains...
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8News Daily Poll: Which H.S. football team impressed the most on Friday?
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Friday’s high school football action produced a handful of surprising outcomes and impressive performances. The upset of the week has to go to Meadowbrook, which entered Friday...
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Autumn Adventures: Places to buy Halloween costumes
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Whether you’re going to a Halloween party or going trick-or-treating with the kids, we all know the best costumes help make the holiday fun. Costumes can be scary, adorable,...
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Police: 3 dead, 22 injured after homecoming parade crash
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman arrested on a DUI charge crashed into a crowd of spectators Saturday during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing three people and injuring nearly...
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Police investigate bank robbery in Chesterfield
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — Police responded to a robbery at Wells Fargo located in the 7300 block of Jefferson Davis Highway on Saturday morning. Police say a white male wearing dark clothing handed a...
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GoFundMe account created for “Baby Buns”
DINWIDDIE, Va. (WRIC) — A GoFundMe account has been created for “Baby Buns.” The infant was born four months early to a Dinwiddie couple whose September baby announcement went viral. “This GoFundMe...
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Cooler temps on tap for this weekend; rain chances on Wednesday
The grip that high pressure has over us will lessen and lessen through the day today as it slides further offshore. Look for sunshine to start off your Saturday with more high clouds towards evening....
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1 dead after car overturns, catches fire in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – State Police say one person was killed in an early morning single vehicle accident in Virginia Beach. Officials say a Virginia State Trooper came across a vehicle engulfed in...
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Possible school shooting averted in Spotsylvania by police
SPOTSYLVANIA, VA (WRIC) – Sheriff Roger L. Harris announced the arrest of two juveniles, who were planning to commit acts of violence against the students and staff of Riverbend High School. The...
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Guinea pig found abandoned with broken bones gets mini wheelchair to help her...
(WRIC/ABC) — Meet Estella the guinea pig and her ‘husband,’ Pip. This rodent couple was originally found abandoned on the side of a road near Calveras County Animal Services in early spring, according...
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Respite scholarships help live-in Alzheimer’s caregivers
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — This November, 8News is taking the lead on the Walk to End Alzhiemer’s. Caring for someone with the disease can be difficult, but 8News reporter Sydney Cameron shows us what the...
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WHO: Processed meat linked to cancer; red meat is risky too
PARIS (AP) —It’s official: Ham, sausage and other processed meats can lead to colon, stomach and other cancers — and red meat is probably cancer-causing, too. While doctors have long warned against...
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Do you really want to know what’s in a hot dog?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hot dogs became an American classic in the late 1800s, and since then billions have been consumed in the U.S. every year. But the phrase “you don’t want to know what’s in a hot...
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United Airlines apologizes after disabled man crawls off flight
(WRIC/CNN) — A man returning from a meeting about disabled accessibility policies arrived home and was presented with a very personal example of the issue. D’Arcee Neal, who has cerebral palsy, took a...
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Early release: Who the drug felons are and where they’ll go
Six thousand drug felons are set for release around Nov. 1 as part of a national effort to reduce what have now been deemed too-harsh drug laws. All participants being released are drug offenders no...
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