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Truck crashes on I-95 spilling thousands of empty glass bottles
PRINCE GEORGE, CO. (WRIC) – Virginia State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash that happened Saturday at around 12:31am on I – 95 NB near 43 mile marker in Prince George County. A tractor...
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Police ID victim of fatal early-morning shooting off Midlothian Turnpike
RICHMOND, VA (WRIC) — A 42-year-old Henrico County man is dead following an early-morning shooting on Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond. Police say they responded to the 6500 block of Midlothian Turnpike...
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VA sets national policy for robotic legs for paralyzed vets
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Paralyzed Army veteran Gene Laureano cried when he first walked again with robotic legs at a New York clinic as part of research sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs. But...
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Suspect dead, 3-year-old safe following Campbell County hostage situation
CONCORD, Va. – A 15-hour hostage situation in Campbell County is over following an exchange of gunfire between a male suspect and police. The suspect was flown to Lynchburg General Hospital where he...
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VSP trooper injured during pursuit in Greensville County
GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A Virginia State Police trooper was hospitalized after a suspect who was fleeing from police crashed into the trooper’s vehicle in Greensville County Saturday...
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Wrongly convicted man could get $1.1 million from Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s proposed budget includes $1.1 million in restitution for a man who spent 29 years in prison for an attempted rape that officials say he didn’t commit....
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8News Daily Poll: Who had the strongest showing during last night’s debate?
The third and final Democratic presidential debate of 2015 was held Saturday. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton kept an eye on the general election, sharply criticizing Donald Trump’s plan to ban...
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Major warm-up on the way with near record temps possible Christmas Eve
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A chilly night is on tap for Central Virginia, but there is such a large warm-up headed our way for next week. Thursday’s afternoon temperatures could be almost 50 degrees—warmer...
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Debate takeaways: Candidates move on from data dust-up
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A day after their campaigns exchanged heated accusations over a breach of the Democratic Party’s voter database, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton decided to move on at the...
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Three separate shootings hours apart in Richmond leave 5 injured, 2 dead
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A violent night in Richmond saw two people killed and three others wounded in three separate shooting incidents on Saturday. Among the two people killed was a 12-year-old girl....
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Prague zoo claims to have the longest salamander on earth
PRAGUE (AP) — Prague Zoo says it likely has the longest Chinese giant salamander now on Earth. The critically endangered animal is the largest amphibian on the planet. In a statement Sunday, the zoo...
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In budget deal, health law foes took a different path
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican foes of President Barack Obama’s health care law may be able to get more by chipping away at it than trying to take the whole thing down at once. That’s one lesson of the...
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Atlee’s Givens re-opens recruiting
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Atlee defensive back J.J. Givens gave South Carolina a verbal commitment. Then Head Coach Steve Spurrier retired. USC hired Will Muschamp, and Givens decided to re-open his...
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Lawyer: ‘Real Housewives’ star set to be freed from prison
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — One of New Jersey’s “Real Housewives” is set to be freed from the big house just days before Christmas. A lawyer for Teresa Giudice (JOO’-dys) tells The Record...
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Homicide victims from 2 separate incidents identified
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Police Department has identified two victims in two homicides that occurred Saturday night in the city. A few minutes before 6:30 p.m., officers were called to the...
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Air France: suspicious device on flight was a hoax
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The suspicious device discovered in the bathroom of an Air France flight was a hoax, the CEO of Air France said Sunday. The Boeing 777 was heading to Charles de Gaulle airport in...
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Richmond Sheriff’s Deputy accidently shot by another deputy
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – A Richmond Sheriff’s Deputy was shot in the leg by accident on Sunday afternoon. The deputy was struck by a bullet from another deputy’s gun – the other deputy was cleaning a...
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N.C. woman whose dog was killed in burglary is given a new puppy
LUMBERTON, N.C. (WNCN) — A Franklin County woman whose dog was shot and killed during a home break-in last month received a new puppy for free from a South Carolina breeder on Saturday afternoon....
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‘Star Wars’ blasts opening weekend record with $238 million
LOS ANGELES (AP) — To say that the force is strong with this one isn’t nearly enough. Studio estimates on Sunday say “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” brought in a galactic $238 million over the weekend,...
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Obama administration enacts protections for lions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it’s extending Endangered Species Act protections to two breeds of African lions. The listings will be announced Monday and include an order that appears...
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