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Firefighters respond to two-alarm house fire in Henrico
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Crews were working an overnight house fire in Henrico early this morning. Henrico Fire Captain Danny Rosenbaum told 8News that the call initially came in just before 2...
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Sheriff: School resource officer fired after tossing student in class
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A deputy was fired Wednesday after video showed him flipping a teen backward out of her desk and tossing her across a classroom, with the sheriff saying the officer did not follow...
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Watch & Win: The Great $800 Grocery Giveaway
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Every weekday morning from October 29 through November 25, between 6 and 7 a.m., we will give one lucky viewer $800 in gift cards to Martin’s that can be used for food, groceries...
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8News Daily Poll: How old is too old for trick-or-treating?
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Have your teens asked you if they can go out on Halloween to go trick-or-treating? At what age do you think that it is too old for kids to go out in costume with the rest of the...
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Partly sunny conditions on tap for Thursday
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Showers and somewhat squally weather look to be on tap for the area through just after midnight. It looks like a line of showers (thunder is doubtful) will organize in the...
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Amelia County teacher charged with possession of child pornography
AMELIA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office charged an Amelia man with possession of child pornography. 51-year-old David James Fisher was arrested on Tuesday. After he was...
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Petersburg change to farmers’ market location draws concern
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — The city of Petersburg has decided to change the location of its popular farmers’ market. The farmers’ market was usually held every Saturday under the bridge near the train...
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Police arrest suspect in Floyd Ave. package theft
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Police have made an arrest in connection to a Floyd Avenue package theft that happened on October 27. Investigators say Derrick Traylor was arrested on October 28 after...
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Charlottesville man up for CNN Hero of the Year
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — A Charlottesville man is getting national recognition for his work to help veterans. “It was a really therapeutic experience that allowed me to process and decompress,”...
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Concussions and youth football: To tackle or not to tackle?
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Seven young athletes across the country have died playing football. Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics released new safety guidelines for young players. Some of the...
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Small child found wandering on median strip of busy road
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 3-year-old boy was found alone in the median strip of a busy Chesterfield County road on Wednesday afternoon, but thanks to a Good Samaritan, the child was not...
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Horse takes over Tennessee couple’s engagement photo
LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Tennessee couple got a little more than they asked for during a recent engagement photo session. Lauren Gossett and Tyler Knox were posing for pictures at the Terian Farms...
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Sanders says he’d remove marijuana from federal drug list
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday if elected president he would seek to remove marijuana from a list of drugs deemed illegal by the federal government, freeing up states to...
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Toddler gets surprise birthday gift from stranger at Target
(WRIC/ABC) — Tario Fuller II, a student and running-back at Purdue University, is being praised for buying a toddler a birthday gift at a Target store. Megan Shufflebarger of Kentland, Ind., was...
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#8SportsBlitz Rivalry of the Week: #8 Manchester and #7 Monacan
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Manchester has had the upper hand against Monacan for years, but the two Chesterfield County schools are as even as they have ever been in 2015. Friday night Manchester (6-2)...
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VCU Baseball gets into the Halloween spirit during batting practice
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Every fall, VCU Baseball plays a series of intrasquad games referred to as the Black and Gold World Series. In recent years, the Rams began another tradition: Halloween batting...
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Report: Nationals to hire Bud Black
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Washington Post is reporting that the Washington Nationals will hire Bud Black to be their new manager. Black most recently managed the San Diego Padres. The Padres fired...
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Volunteers clean up older couple’s overgrown yard
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Members of the Health Community Resource Network (HCRN), a local networking group of professionals, recently volunteered with the nonprofit Project:HOMES to help an older couple...
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Death of teen shot by off-duty Richmond officer ruled a homicide
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The death of the teen shot and killed by an off-duty Richmond Police officer has been ruled a homicide. The cause of death was said to be a gunshot wound to the...
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Handling Halloween hijinx can save you thousands of dollars
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) – Andrea Grasso of Quarryville spent Wednesday shopping for the finishing touches to her children’s costumes. “They are going as Dorothy, Mickey Mouse, and Snow White,” she...
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