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1 killed, 2 others injured after car crashes into tree in Chesterfield
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — One person was killed and two others injured after car ran off Hull Street Road in Chesterfield and crashed into a tree Saturday evening. Police responded to the accident...
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Local churches to host prayer vigils Monday in response to Charleston shooting
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Pastor Dwayne Whitehead, a local Eastend Pastor, and Bishop Leon Benjamin, a local Southside Pastor, are calling for local churches to come together and conduct simultaneous...
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Sweet Briar saved: Settlement reached to keep university open
SWEET BRIAR, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general announced a mediated settlement Saturday to keep open Sweet Briar College, using $12 million raised by fiercely determined alumnae to keep the...
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Goochland Co. offering free water, cooling center to residents
GOOCHLAND CO., Va. (WRIC) — Goochland County was hit hard by storms Saturday evening, and with roughly 2,500 residents still without power, the county is offering ways to help beat the heat. Residents...
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Man rescued from James River, in stable condition
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An adult male is in stable condition after he suffered an undisclosed injury at Richmond’s Belle Isle and had to be rescued from the river. The rescue was made roughly 30 feet...
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Warm Father’s Day with potentially record-setting highs ahead
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Happy Father’s Day to all the dads! The stars have aligned and we have not only Father’s Day, but the summer solstice (the day with longest sunlight), AND an awesome show in the...
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Accident at Henrico intersection leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — One person was killed following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Parham and Skipwith Road in Henrico Sunday morning. The accident happened at around 8:30 a.m. Three...
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Song, prayer accompany 1st service at Charleston church since shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The congregation at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal swayed and sang and welcomed the world into their sanctuary Sunday, holding the first worship service since a gunman...
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Indiana couple asking for essay in exchange for home
COLUMBUS, Ind. (WISH) — What if you were told you could own a 6,200-square-foot home on almost 5 acres of property, complete with an indoor pool? That dream could be a reality — not if the price is...
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State Rep. to introduce bill to take down Confederate flag in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (MEDIA GENERAL) – Following Wednesday’s shooting that left nine black church parishioners dead at the hands of a proclaimed white supremacist, the debate over the Confederate flag has...
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‘Jurassic World’ star visits patients at children’s hospital
BATON ROUGE, La. (WISH) — When Chris Pratt isn’t on the big screen saving a theme park full of people from escaped dinosaurs, he’s taking time out of his busy schedule to bring smiles to the faces of...
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Confederate memorial statue vandalized
CHARLESTON, SC – A Confederate Memorial in downtown Charleston was found vandalized Sunday morning. The statue is at the White Point Garden area of the Battery, saying “To the Confederate Defenders of...
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Virginia woman charged with trespassing at Will Smith’s home
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles prosecutors say a Virginia woman trespassed at the home of actor Will Smith and refused to leave. Ariel Archer was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Los Angeles...
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White House: Obama will deliver eulogy at funeral of reverend who died in...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Barack Obama will travel to Charleston, South Carolina, on Friday to memorialize the victims of a shooting at a historic black church. Obama will...
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Case against man charged in deadly Grove Ave. crash turned over to grand jury...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The man charged in the crash that killed a local diplomat and award winning author appeared in court Monday in Richmond. Robert Gentil faces an involuntary manslaughter charge...
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Report: DNA found in cabin linked to escaped prisoners
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (MEDIA GENERAL) – According to CBS News, New York State Police officials have found DNA evidence that prison escapees Richard Matt and David Sweat were in the upstate New York area...
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Intense heat expected through Wednesday; record-breaking temps possible Tuesday
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Sunny skies will be with us today and the heat will continue. We look to top out in the upper 90s today, which is just shy of the record 101 degrees. It will be partly cloudy...
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S.C. governor calls for Confederate flag to come down
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday the Confederate flag should be removed from the grounds of the state capitol, reversing her position on the divisive symbol amid...
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Woman accused of concealing son’s remains in car denies having children
HAMPTON, Va. (WRIC/ WAVY) — A woman accused of concealing her son’s remains in a car told the court Monday that she did not have any children. Police say that 44-year-old Tonya Slaton was driving...
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Samantha Aguilar: ‘He was a horrible husband’ but ‘amazing father’
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, (WRIC) — Geronimo Aguilar’s wife took the stand Monday calling him a horrible husband but not a child molester. The trial for the former Richmond ROC pastor accused of sexually...
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