Henrico hotel robbed at gunpoint, suspects at large
HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — Police are looking for three men who robbed an Econo-Lodge at gunpoint in the 5200 block of Williamsburg Road in Henrico early Sunday morning. According to reports, three masked...
View ArticlePolice investigate fatal motorcycle accident in Chesterfield
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — Police is investigating a fatal motorcycling accident that occurred in the 8000 block of Reedy Branch Road Sunday afternoon. Police say a Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling...
View ArticleMissing Henrico woman found dead inside vehicle at Deep Bottom Park
HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — The vehicle of a missing Henrico woman has been pulled out of the water at Deep Bottom Park in Henrico County. Tow truck just pulled a gray sedan out of the water. Family telling...
View ArticleHAVOC Haven: VCU vs. Liberty
(PHOTO CREDIT: Robb Crocker/WRIC) RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Back in the friendly confines of the Stuart C. Siegel Center in the heart of Richmond for VCU basketball. The 6-5 Rams look to continue their...
View Article8News Poll: Who do you think was the top local athlete for 2015?
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — For some central Virginia teams and athletes, 2015 was a pretty good year. In March, VCU Rams Men’s Basketball became the Atlantic 10 Conference champions. This was their first...
View ArticleRoanoke shooting survivor prepares to return to work
ROANOKE, Va – (WRIC) — The woman who survived a shooting caught on live television in Roanoke four months ago is nearly ready to return to work. Vicki Gardner was shot in the back on August 26 while...
View ArticleSherod, Petrie lead St. Chris past C.D. Hylton, 83-72
C.D. Hylton 72 St. Christopher’s 83 F Saints’ Nick Sherod scored 34 points, teammate Alex Petrie had 31 points.
View ArticleSilverthorn sets career high in R-MC win over Bryn Athyn, 84-61
Bryn Athyn 61 Randolph-Macon 84 F
View ArticleBenedictine falls in overtime to Calvert Hall in BCCC Tourney, 63-57
Calvert Hall 63 Benedictine 57 F/OT
View ArticleMild temperatures and some showers today
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Rain showers are over the region this morning and they will last until 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., then we will see cloudy skies with a passing shower or two throughout the afternoon. As...
View ArticleSmoke alarm alerts family to overnight house fire in Henrico
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Crews responded to a fire overnight in Henrico County. Officials say that units responded to a reported structure fire in the Dumbarton section of the County at the 6700...
View ArticleFatal crash involving overturned log truck, fuel spill closes Route 3
RICHMOND COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on the Richmond-Lancaster County line. The crash involves an overturned log truck with a diesel fuel...
View ArticleDriver flees traffic stop in Hanover, leads police on pursuit
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — 8News is working to learn more about a police pursuit that began in Hanover County on Monday. According to authorities, a Hanover County plain-clothed officer observed a...
View Article12-year-old fatally shot in Richmond laid to rest Monday
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A’Miya Moses was laid to rest on Monday. 12-year-old A’Miya was visiting a friend when she was struck by a stray bullet in Richmond on Saturday, December 19 in the 4900 block of...
View ArticleHawaii will become first state to raise legal age for tobacco, e-cigs to 21
(KHON) — On January 1, 2016, new tobacco laws will prohibit anyone under 21 years of age from buying tobacco and e-cigarette products in Hawaii. Hawaii is the first state in the nation to raise the...
View ArticleThe Latest: Mayor: Cops in Tamir Rice case could be punished
CLEVELAND (AP) — The latest on a Cleveland grand jury’s decision to not indict two police officers in the November 2014 shooting death of Tamir Rice (all times local): 5:10 p.m. Cleveland’s mayor says...
View ArticleDonald Trump blasts Virginia GOP for voter loyalty pledge
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Donald Trump has blasted the Republican Party of Virginia via Twitter for its plan to require that 2016 primary voters sign a statement confirming they are Republicans. According...
View ArticleMotorhead frontman, hard-rock hero ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, the Motorhead frontman whose outsized persona made him a hero for generations of hard-rockers and metal-heads, has died. Agent Andrew Goodfriend tells The...
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