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Virginia’s Year in Review: Part II
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It was a massacre in a place that was supposed to be a symbol of peace. Nine people were shot and killed at a Charleston, S.C. church back in June. The victims were simply...
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Candlelight vigil held for teen shot, killed in Richmond on Christmas Eve
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday for the young man killed on Christmas Eve in Richmond. Police said 18-year-old Trequan Holmes was shot and killed on North 29th Street....
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Virginia’s Year in Review: Part I
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — There are many stories that had people talking in 2015. One story in particular was the continuing coverage of the murder of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham. In...
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8News Daily Poll: What’s the top local sports story from 2015?
(WRIC) — 2015 was a year for new beginnings and sad departures for the sports scene here in Richmond and the entire state. We mourned the loss of one of the greatest athletes to come from our area,...
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4 suspects sought in shooting of juvenile male on Mechanicsville Turnpike
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond police are asking for the public’s help in identifying four suspects involved in a shooting that occurred in the city’s east end earlier this month. Shortly after 8...
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Chesterfield Police search for suspect in convenience store armed robbery
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — Police are searching for a man who robbed the Circle K convenience store late Wednesday night. Police said the suspect, who was armed with a firearm, entered the business at...
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Disgruntled Richmond renters ask, ‘where’s our hot water?’
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Residents at an apartment complex on Richmond’s southside say they have been left with no hot water, with some claiming it has been out for months. To make matters worse, their...
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Great weather for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — December 2015 will go down in the record books as the warmest, ever. That says a lot considering the record we are smashing has been held for over 125 years! It was also a very...
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Crews extinguish apartment fire in Richmond overnight
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Fire crews are trying to figure out what caused an overnight apartment fire in Richmond. Fire crews were called to the scene in the 1400 block of Tifton Court around 12:07 a.m....
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Spiders’ ShawnDre Jones questionable for A-10 opener against St. Joseph’s
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Thursday afternoon, Richmond Spiders athletics confirmed with 8News that junior point guard ShawnDre Jones is listed as questionable for Saturday’s A-10 opener against St....
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Deputies: 270 lb. Fla. father played video game, smothered son, 6, at same time
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies say a 270 lb. Sarasota father played a video game and at the same time used his body weight to smother his 6-year-old son. Sarasota County Sheriff’s Deputies say the...
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Virginia’s Year in Review: Part IV
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — He was a popular mega church pastor, Geronimo Aguilar now facing decades in prison for sexually assaulting two girls. “It is ordered by the court that the defendant is...
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Virginia’s Year in Review: Part III
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In April, a national manhunt that started in Petersburg ended in Buffalo, New York. The suspect, Alexander Hill Jr., wanted for murdering four people in one family. Hill was...
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No more Clemsoning: Tigers headed to national title game
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — So much for Clemsoning. The Tigers are headed to the national championship game. Deshaun Watson turned in another stellar two-way performance, running for one touchdown,...
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Caitlyn Jenner settles suit by woman injured in deadly crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A woman injured in a fatal crash involving Caitlyn Jenner has settled her lawsuit against the reality TV star. Los Angeles court records filed this month by Jenner’s lawyer show that...
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New Year revelers unfazed by attack worries _ in most places
PARIS (AP) — In Bangkok, police-flanked partygoers rang in the new year at the site of a deadly bombing that took place just months ago. In Dubai, fire broke out in a residential building near Dubai’s...
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Powerball jackpot grows to estimated $334 million
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — More than 32,000 tickets in Virginia won prizes in Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. Still, because no one in Virginia or anywhere else matched all six numbers, the jackpot for the...
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Chesterfield County woman charged with DUI while grandchild in car
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield County police pulled over 55-year-old Berkise Roker on Dec. 26 during a routine traffic stop and found her to be driving while intoxicated with a...
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The 8News Pigskin Picks: Week 17
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Last week of the season for Pigskin Picks and it looks as though Robb Crocker is going to take home the title. There was some movement in the standings last week with Will...
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State police publish supplement to sex offender registry online
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police have completed the Supplement to the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry (SOR). The supplement includes information on those who were...
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