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2 Powerball tickets sold in Virginia win $50,000 in Wednesday drawing
ASHBURN/HERNDON, Va. (WRIC) — Lottery officials say that more than 191,000 Powerball tickets sold in Virginia won prizes Wednesday, including two tickets that each won $50,000. The two tickets that...
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Cyclist expected to be okay after colliding with car in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A cyclist was struck in Richmond on Thursday morning. Around 7:42 a.m., officers were called to East Broad Street near the intersection of North 17th Street for the report of a...
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Wanted suspect eludes authorities following pursuit, standoff in Chesterfield...
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A suspect wanted in connection to a shooting incident in Petersburg eluded authorities following a pursuit and standoff in Chesterfield County Wednesday afternoon....
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Police: Armed suspect struck customer before taking money, fleeing in Henrico...
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Henrico Police are investigating after an armed robbery Wednesday evening. Officers responded to the 6700 block of Staples Mill Road for a commercial robbery at 7:14 p.m....
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President Obama to visit George Mason University for town hall on guns in the...
FAIRFAX, Va. (WRIC) — President Obama will be in Virginia today for a town hall on guns in America. The president will join CNN’s Anderson Cooper for the one-hour live town hall meeting on gun control...
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Temperatures will warm up through Sunday
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Cloudy skies with some spotty drizzle are around central Virginia this morning. We will see mostly cloudy skies throughout the day and it will be seasonable for this time of...
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Police investigating overnight fatal shooting in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened overnight in Richmond. Authorities were called to the 6500 block of Midlothian Turnpike around 1:30 a.m. Once on scene,...
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No winner in Powerball lottery, jackpot now estimated $700 million
(WRIC/ABC) — The largest jackpot in U.S. history — now an estimated $700 million — will be up for grabs in Saturday night’s drawing after no one won Wednesday’s drawing. The payout would have had an...
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Channing Tatum runs the world as Beyonce
Everyone already knew Channing Tatum could dance. But on Thursday night, he blew minds. The “21 Jump Street” star performed Beyonce’s “Run the World (Girls)” on Spike TV’s “Lip Sync Battle” while...
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FDA: Pizza boxes contain chemical that can damage your health
(KXAN) — Ordering pizza could be damaging to your health, but not for the reasons you may think. The Food and Drug Administration is now banning a common chemical found in many pizza boxes,...
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White House responds to petition for Steven Avery of ‘Making a Murderer’
(WRIC/ABC) — The White House has responded to a petition asking for President Obama to pardon Steven Avery — the subject of the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” — along with Brendan Dassey, who were...
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Virginia State Police adding 74 new troopers
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — 74 new troopers are joining the Virginia State Police. Graduation ceremonies for the new class of troopers are set for Friday morning at the Virginia State Police Gymnasium in...
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Richmond man going on 100-mile walk to Arlington to benefit the Navy SEAL...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Virginia native will embark on his third 100+ mile ruck in under 48 hours to raise money for the Navy SEAL Foundation. Fellow patriots Alex Miller and Randy Sulcer will join...
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Traffic camera catches beautiful snowy owl mid-flight
MONTREAL, Canada (WNCN) – A short clip posted on YouTube of a snowy owl flying past a traffic camera in Montreal, Canada has gone viral. According to the video’s description (which has been translated...
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Richmond proposing program that would offer jobs to panhandlers
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Later this month, Richmond City Council is expected to vote on a program that could help change the lives of many Richmond panhandlers on the streets The program is called...
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Community leader holds emotional meeting to address violence in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An emotional meeting was held in the City of Richmond tonight surrounding the violent start to the New Year. Kenneth Williams, who runs the Adult Alternative Program is on a...
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Philadelphia police officer shot, suspect in custody after ‘execution’ attempt
Video from 8News ABC affiliate WPVI-TV. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WRIC) — A Philadelphia police officer is lucky to be alive after a gunman unleashed a barrage of bullets on the officer Thursday in what the...
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8News Daily Poll: Should the NRA have participated in Thursday’s town hall?
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling an...
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RPD names new LGBTQ liaison
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond police have appointed Captain Angela Greene as the department’s new liaison with the LGBTQ community in Richmond. “I am pleased Captain Greene has accepted this...
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