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Police: 2 people shot Tuesday night in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Two people are recovering this morning after being shot Tuesday night near McGuire VA Medical Center. 8News crews were on the scene around 10:00 p.m. in the 1100 block of...
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USGS: 2.6 magnitude earthquake felt in some parts of Central Virginia
CUCKOO, Va. (WRIC) — A very low magnitude earthquake was felt in Farmville, Buckingham, Cumberland and Fluvanna Wednesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 2.6 magnitude earthquake...
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Gecker concedes, Sturtevant wins race for 10th District Senate seat
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Republican Glen Sturtevant has won the race for Virginia’s 10th District Senate seat on Tuesday night. @GlenSturtevant defeats @dangecker to take seat formally held by John...
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Kitten in distress rescued from Virginia Beach storm drain
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — An animal control officer is being credited with saving a kitten from drowning in a storm drain near the Virginia Beach oceanfront. A citizen heard the 5-week-old black...
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Doctors find tapeworm larva in California man’s brain
NAPA (AP) — A California man went to an emergency room with a terrible headache and nausea, slipped into a coma and was told a tapeworm larva had been living in his brain when he woke up. College...
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Calling all future astronauts: NASA wants to hear from you
(WISH) – If your dream is to become an astronaut, now is your chance. In a promotional video that appeared on Twitter, NASA asked people if they had what it takes to apply for the astronaut program....
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Best and worst things to buy at warehouse clubs
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — When it comes to shopping many of us frequent the aisles of warehouse clubs. They certainly do have their fair share of deals, but buyers beware. A new report out by...
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5 reasons why you shouldn’t rake your yard
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD)— Landowners, listen up: there’s a new excuse to leave the leaves as they are. The National Wildlife Federation recommends property owners put down their rakes for the sake of...
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Panera Bread says it will move to cage-free eggs by 2020
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Panera Bread on Thursday became the latest restaurant chain to announce plans to stop using eggs from cage-confined hens. The suburban St. Louis-based chain said it will use 100...
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18-year-old elected to Prince George County school board
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The newest elected member of the Prince George County School Board is making headlines. Why? Because he’s only eighteen-years-old. Not even five months after...
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Best moments from the Country Music Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MEDIA GENERAL/AP) – Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley kicked off the Country Music Association Awards dressed as characters from “Star Wars” and later joked onstage — including about...
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8News Daily Poll: Do you think ESPN’s College GameDay should visit Va. Tech?
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — #GameDay4Frank is trending on Twitter right now as Virginia Tech and its fans push for ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ to visit. Fans are rallying for the show to come on November 21,...
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New H&M store opening at the Chesterfield Towne Center today
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A new H&M store will open at the Chesterfield Towne Center on Thursday. “The new location will offer collections for ladies, men, young ladies and young men to...
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FDA to hear patient complaints about commonly prescribed antibiotics
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — “I am starting to lose my short-term memory, ” says Rachel Brummert. She suffers from neurological damage and physical scars. Holding out her wrist Brummert showed 8News...
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Meeting tonight to discuss increased holiday traffic near Amazon warehouse
CHESTER, Va. (WRIC) — A community meeting is planned Thursday night to discuss traffic increases near the Amazon warehouse. The Amazon distribution center off Meadowville Technology Parkway will be...
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Neighbors ‘shocked’ to learn of RPD officer’s sex assault arrest
RICHMOND, Va (WRIC) – A longtime Richmond police officer is under arrest, accused of sexually assaulting a child. Charles Church, a 12-year RPD veteran, has been charged with two counts of sodomy of a...
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Off the grid: Striving for a Utopia
LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Imagine a society where you can work when you want to work and pick the job you want to perform. That’s the type of lifestyle the people who live in an egalitarian...
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St. Edward-Epiphany School students raise money for Alzheimer’s, shave...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Students at St. Edward-Epiphany School in Richmond shaved their teacher’s head Wednesday in support of the Richmond Walk to End Alzheimer’s. For the last three years, teacher...
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Man shot multiple times Wednesday night in southside Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Police are investigating after a man was shot multiple times in Richmond’s southside Wednesday night. Police tell us the victim was found in the 600 block of Warwick Village...
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Tractor trailer leaking fuel on I-95S in Caroline County
CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police are on scene of a tractor trailer that’s leaking fuel on I-95 south in Caroline County Police say the truck ran over something in the roadway that...
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