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#8SportsBlitz Week 9: Matoaca back on track with 59-20 win over Colonial Heights
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Colonial Heights 20 MATOACA 52 F
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#8SportsBlitz Week 9: Meadowbrook continue to improve vs. Prince George, 31-8
Prince George 8 Meadowbrook 31 F
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Virginia recall of Confederate battle flag plates challenged
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Attorneys are challenging Virginia’s recall of banished license plates bearing the image of a Confederate battle flag. The challenge was filed in state court on behalf of Leonard...
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Questionable Craigslist ads asking for roommates with benefits
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new online trend is offering free rooms in exchange for cooking, cleaning and “naked fun.” This could potentially be dangerous and illegal, but also hard to prosecute. Ads...
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8News Daily Poll: Should cameras be installed on school buses?
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Although many parents believe it’s the best way to keep kids safe from passing cars, supervisors have decided not to move forward with installing cameras on school bus stop arms....
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Incarcerating kids: State to consider closing two youth prisons
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Gina Lyles was just a 9-year-old when she was pulled from her home and locked up. “I was put into the system based on the fact that I was told I was a bad child,” Lyles told...
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Charge of eluding against UCI race barricade crasher certified to grand jury
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The man accused of smashing a car through barricades along the UCI race course last month was back in court Friday morning. Michael Sciolino had three charges against him Nolle...
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Paranormal researchers: Don’t call them ghost hunters
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – 8News went on the hunt for a local ghostbuster in the region and found something better. Someone who could dismiss any misconceptions we may have had about the ghost hunting....
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The 8News Pigskin Picks: Week 8
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – There was little fanfare, no congrats from the previous leader, and no special award, but this can be a thankless job, especially when you go 8-0 for the week. With his...
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Mechanicsville man found guilty on 2 charges in fatal 2014 hit-and-run
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A Mechanicsville man was found guilty of two charges in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash on I-295 south last year. 31-year-old Dwayne Gray Miller Jr. was found...
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The Giving Heart is Positively Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It is hard to believe, but Thanksgiving is less than a month away. The area’s largest community feast is celebrating ten years of serving this year. Every year it grows and...
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Chesterfield schools superintendent cashing in even after he retires
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — There is controversy over a local school superintendent who is set to collect a hefty salary after he retires. Chesterfield school superintendent Marcus Newsome plans...
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8News at the Box Office on Halloween Weekend
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It must be Halloween because all of this weekend’s new movies are rated R. Here’s a look at what’s next at the box office. Our Brand Is Crisis stars Sandra Bullock as a U.S....
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Suspect arrested in Chesterfield Uber driver abduction, robbery
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Police have arrested a man in relation to the abduction and robbery of an Uber driver over the weekend. No one was injured during the incident. Police said the driver,...
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Cool Halloween weekend ahead
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A cool start to the weekend is on tap but the return of clouds and the risk of rain will mark a return of warmer temperatures into the area. Tonight starts off with the clear...
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Police ID man found in Caroline crash suffering from multiple gunshot wounds
CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police are investigating after a man was found dead following a single-vehicle crash that occurred in Caroline County overnight. State Police responded to...
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8News Daily Poll: Do you like candy corn?
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — What candy do you associate most with Halloween? Whether your a parent who will be handing out candy this evening or a youngster who’s about to receive all the sweets you can...
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Great 8 Happenings: Halloween weekend events in RVA
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Halloween weekend is full of events in the Richmond area. Some events will be a good time for the little ones and others will be a bit too scary. Below is a list of Halloween...
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VSP to check on supervised sex offenders Halloween Night
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — On Halloween night, the Virginia State Police Sex Offender Investigative Unit will once again be working with the Virginia Department of Corrections Probation and Parole to...
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28 injured, 5 seriously, after school bus overturns in Caroline Co.
CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A school bus overturned in Caroline County Friday afternoon, leaving 28 students injured. None of the injuries are life-threatening, but five are considered serious....
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