2 kids dead, 4 injured after car chase in residential Detroit neighborhood
DETROIT – Two suspects have been arrested after their car hit several people while running from the police Wednesday, June 24, 2015 in Detroit, killing two children and injuring four others. Sgt....
View ArticleTry as he might, baby can’t stay awake while eating
Two opposing forces: Hungry and tired. What to do? Baby Oliver decided both was the only acceptable option. The 13-month-old toddler’s parents Diane and Ryan Hartman filmed their son at their home in...
View ArticleMichael Jackson remembered on the anniversary of his death
(WRIC) — Although Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, some fans will still tell you it feels like just yesterday. From the radio to the internet, the King of Pop is being remembered today for the...
View ArticleAP sources: Christie to announce presidential run on Tuesday
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will announce Tuesday he is running for president in 2016. That’s according to two people familiar with his plans. They say the formal announcement...
View ArticleBionic ears help dad hear daughter for first time
TAMPA, FL (WFLA) — The future of hearing is here. The breakthrough surgery to implant bionic ears is happening at Tampa General Hospital, where one Tampa native heard the voices of his family for the...
View Article‘Seinfeld’ apartment recreated, open in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — “Seinfeld” fans are getting an open invitation into Jerry’s apartment. Hulu has teamed up with production shop Magnetic Collaborative to remake Jerry Seinfeld’s TV apartment for the...
View ArticleJudge to consider recusal motion in UVA slaying case
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The man charged with abducting and killing a University of Virginia student is due in court. Albemarle County Circuit Judge Cheryl Higgins will consider a defense request...
View ArticleFamily of 8 displaced after house fire overnight in Hopewell
HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) — Volunteers with the American Red Cross are supporting a family of eight after they were displaced by a house fire in Hopewell on Wednesday. The Red Cross says the fire broke out...
View ArticleHenrico Police searching for suspect accused of stealing $15K in clothes
HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted man. Police say Kevin Fitzgerald Mikell has been identified as the subject that between September of 2014 and June of...
View ArticleJoin 8News as we welcome back the CWS Champion Cavaliers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — The University of Virginia’s baseball team will be returning to Virginia as national champions Thursday evening. Last night, the Cavaliers beat defending champion...
View ArticleRichmond Police identify man killed after Gilpin Court shooting Wednesday
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred yesterday afternoon in Gilpin Court. Police say that around 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to...
View ArticleWhat’s next for Geronimo ‘Pastor G’ Aguilar after sexual assault conviction
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (WRIC) — Geronimo ‘Pastor G’ Aguilar’s legal proceedings are far from over. Aguilar was convicted of sexually assaulting two girls when they were just 11 and 13-years-old in...
View ArticlePetersburg encounters second major water main break Thursday
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — The Department of Public Utilities in Petersburg is urging residents to conserve water after a water main break early Thursday morning. The water main break prompted an...
View ArticlePolice lD victim in fatal Jahnke Rd. crash, recover vehicle that fled scene
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Police need your help finding the driver that took off after a fatal crash in south Richmond Wednesday night. One person was killed and four others were seriously injured in the...
View ArticleJefferson Davis statue on Monument Avenue vandalized
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Police say the vandalism happened overnight or early Thursday morning. Someone used black spray paint on the Jefferson Davis monument with a message that’s been used...
View ArticleCrews nearing finish line on Virginia Capital Trail project
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The race is on for construction crews working at a breakneck pace to get the 50 mile long Virginia Capital Trail project finished in time for September’s UCI Road World...
View ArticleSevere thunderstorm watch in effect for all of Central Va. until midnight Thurs.
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An unsettled end of the week is on tap for us here in Central Virginia, with the potential for some severe weather tonight and a good probability of a soaking rain to start off...
View ArticleSupreme Court upholds nationwide health care law subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of...
View ArticleSevere weather touches down in Central Va.
Severe weather has touched down again and is affecting much of Central Virginia. Currently there is a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for southeastern Henrico County, Chesterfield County,...
View ArticlePOPTAP is Positively Richmond
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Dottie and Brian Harkins are putting together a care package for a complete stranger. It is filled with a message they’ve spread since Dottie’s shocking diagnosis with...
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