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Single digit wind chills this morning; coldest air of the season
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It is a cold and blustery morning and you will certainly need all of the winter gear this morning as we have temperatures in the teens to near 20, but the wind chills are in the...
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Crews working to restore power after outage in Henrico neighborhood
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — More than 100 people in Henrico are without power this morning. According to Dominion Virginia Power, the outage impacting the Bennington Ridge neighborhood in Henrico is...
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Richmond’s cold weather day warming site opens to keep locals warm in...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It’s awfully cold out today in Central Virginia. No matter what your plans are today, being prepared and covering up will help prevent frostbite, which is when the water within...
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Goats ‘at large’ lead animal control officers on chase through Indiana town
FRANKLIN, Ind. (WISH) — It wasn’t exactly a high speed chase, but a mother goat and her two kids kept animal control officers in Johnson County, Indiana busy on Monday. Authorities believe the three...
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Atlanta teacher’s slick dance routine with students goes viral
ATLANTA, Ga. (WRIC) — An Atlanta educator is getting a lot of praise for his dance moves. Ron Clark, the founder of Ron Clark Academy, showed off his impressive skills with a few of his students. A...
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Wegmans recalling about 1,000 pounds of chicken
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A New York-based grocery store chain is recalling more than 1,000 pounds of chicken. A federal inspector found during a review that Wegmans altered its production schedule and...
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Manatees could be removed from endangered species list
APOLLO BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – Federal officials are considering taking manatees off the endangered species list. The animal would instead be reclassified as ‘threatened.’ An official announcement is...
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Police: Armed suspect robs victim who posted ad to sell phone online
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Henrico Police are investigating after a person who posted an online ad was robbed. According to authorities, the victim posted an advertisement online to sell a cell...
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Man, 14-year-old charged in two Henrico armed robberies
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Police charged a 14-year-old and a man in connection to two Henrico robberies. On December 25 and December 27, 2015, officers responded to two commercial robberies on the...
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Richmonders react to president’s executive orders on guns
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A visibly emotional President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using...
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Fliers posted near VCU alerting residents of Peeping Tom
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Commonwealth University students are still on winter break, but word about a Peeping Tom on the loose has some feeling uneasy. “It’s a little bit concerning because a...
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Moseley girl wins $10,000 on Food Network’s “Chopped Junior”
Richmond, Va. (WRIC) — 10-year-old Claire Hollingsworth took home the top $10,000 prize on Tuesday night’s episode of Chopped Junior on the Food Network. Hollingsworth, who is from Moseley, competed...
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North Korea says it tested H-bomb, though advance doubted
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Soon after the ground shook around its nuclear testing facility, North Korea trumpeted its first hydrogen bomb test — a powerful, self-proclaimed “H-bomb of justice” that...
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8News Daily Poll: What is your stance on President Barack Obama’s gun control...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A visibly emotional President Barack Obama, at one point wiping tears from his cheek, unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his...
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HAVOC Haven: VCU vs. Saint Joe’s
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Back on the couch, live blogging. The Rams (9-5, 1-0) face the Saint Joseph’s Hawks (11-2, 1-0) in Philadelphia. I’ve been to Hagan Arena (I use the term arena loosely) and it is...
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Henrico mom pleads guilty to DUI, assault on officer in connection to August...
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Henrico mother accused of crashing into a West End home with her child in the car appeared in court Wednesday. 37-year-old Laurissa Jarvis pleaded guilty to DUI,...
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6 Central Virginia Title I schools honored for academic achievement
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Six Title I schools in Central Virginia were honored by the Virginia Board of Education for raising academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students. Awards are based...
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New Kent County man killed in Springfield crash
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — A New Kent man was killed while walking across Interstate 95 in Springfield on Monday. A 2012 Toyota Corolla was traveling south on I-95 in the left lane when it encountered a...
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Police searching for 2 armed suspects after robbery at Midlothian Inn
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Police are investigating after an armed robbery overnight at the Midlothian Inn. Police say two suspects forced their way into a room just after 2:15 a.m. and robbed...
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Powerball frenzy erupts as jackpot soars to $500 million
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC/AP) — Powerball fever is in full swing as the jackpot has risen to an estimated $500 million. The jackpot now is the sixth-largest ever in North America. It’s been growing since...
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