Richmond police searching for suspect in early-morning shooting
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Police are looking for a suspect after an adult male was shot while walking in the 500 block of West Laburnum Avenue early Saturday morning. Police responded to the call at...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating after body found in Hanover neighborhood
HANOVER CO., Va. (WRIC) — Authorities in Hanover are investigating after a body was found in the 1500 block of Mickie Town Road Saturday morning. Hanover police responded to the call shortly before 10...
View ArticleArmed bank robbery suspect sought in Chesterfield
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — Police are searching for a suspect who robbed the Wells Fargo Bank at 9601 Amberdale Drive at about 11:15 a.m. Saturday morning. No one was injured during the robbery. Police...
View ArticleTeenage boy attacked by shark in Outer Banks
HATTERAS, N.C. – (WAVY) – Another person has fallen victim to a shark attack this summer Saturday in the Outer Banks, this time near the Rodanthe Pier. Dare County Sheriff Department confirmed the...
View ArticleTornado warnings expire; severe weather watch until 10 p.m.
All tornado warnings have expired, but most of Central Virginia remains under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. At 3:23, a dangerous funnel cloud was spotted near Glen Allen. A tornado watch...
View ArticleMassive search for escaped killer enters 23rd day
MALONE, N.Y. (AP) — The army of officers searching for a surviving escaped killer continued their work under steady rainfall Sunday, keeping their focus on the dense and boggy woods of upstate New York...
View ArticleMan wins $30,000 in lottery because he forgot his glasses
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WTNH) — An Easton man is $30,000 richer after winning a state lottery game, and he says it happened by accident. According to the Connecticut State Lottery, Bob Sabo stopped into the...
View ArticleDetergent pod packaging changes to keep kids safe
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Detergent pods are colorful and attractive to children, and now manufacturers are working to change the packaging. The manufacturers are trying to make the packaging less...
View ArticleGrizzly bears have to stay cool, too!
The weather is hot, school is out and even grizzly bears want to splash around and cool off. One grizzly bear in particular, Bruiser, was caught on camera taking a dip in an above-ground pool at its...
View ArticleThis ‘Cherpumple’ is the ultimate July 4th dessert
Charles Phoenix, the man that brought us the delight that is the cherpumple, has brought forth a new creation for the July 4th holiday: the cherbluble. It’s a three-layer cake, each with a cherry,...
View ArticleWhat a find! Woman discovers 8.52-carat diamond at Arkansas park
MURFREESBORO, Ark. (AP) – An 8.52 carat diamond has been found by a Colorado woman at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park at Murfreesboro. Park officials said Friday that the gem found by Bobbie...
View ArticleCity needs you to weigh in on renaming Richmond streets
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The former Armstrong High School is getting some new life — and you can weigh in on the plan on Monday night. There’s a proposal to turn the area along North 31st Street into a...
View ArticleArrest made in Jefferson Davis Monument vandalism
A man has been arrested for vandalizing the Jefferson Davis Monument in Richmond. Either late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning of last week, the words, ‘Black Lives Matter,’ were spray-painted...
View ArticleMissing teen believed to be in danger, w/ repeated sex offender
(WRIC) — Virginia State Police have issued a missing child alert for a Tennessee teenager who was last seen in the Commonwealth and may be in danger. 14-year-old Hayleigh Cheyenne Wilson was last seen...
View Article1-year-old killed, woman injured in Portsmouth shooting
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A shooting in Portsmouth Saturday night left a one-year-old boy dead and a woman wounded. According to Detective Misty Holley with Portsmouth Police, officers responded to the...
View ArticleUCI Road World Championships to begin on University of Richmond’s campus
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In two month’s time, the UCI Road World Championships will take over the river city and we now know where the final starting line of the week will be! The University of Richmond...
View ArticleSecond escaped N.Y. murderer David Sweat shot by police
CONSTABLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A hunt which has cost taxpayers of New York State millions ended Sunday after police searching for second escaped murderer David Sweat detained him by shooting him near...
View ArticleSome say shark fishing could be possible factor in North Carolina attacks
(WRIC) — Experts are pointing to shark fishing as a possible reason behind the recent surge in attacks off the coast of North Carolina. The fishing is permitted on North Carolina beaches and piers,...
View ArticleRelatively quiet weather week without blazing heat ahead
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It is a very pleasant start to the day weather-wise in central Virginia with cool temperatures and very low levels of humidity. It will be a nice day with highs in the middle 80s...
View ArticleEscaped N.C. inmate back in custody; prison worker charged with aiding fugitive
LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say an inmate who escaped from a North Carolina prison has been recaptured. State prisons spokeswoman Pamela Walker said in a news release early Monday that...
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