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Rain showers and storms could impact fireworks today and Saturday
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A cool and refreshing start to the long holiday weekend as many of you are seeing temperatures this morning in the 60s! We haven’t seen that in quite some time. We have a...
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Be aware of road closures this weekend for Fourth of July celebrations
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Headed out to see fireworks this weekend? You should be aware of road closures before you go! Tonight in Richmond, part of Belvidere Street will be closed. The Lee Bridge will...
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Hundreds without power Friday morning in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Dominion Virginia Power says an animal is the cause for a large power outage overnight. More than 500 are without power this morning in the area of Broad and Meadow in Richmond....
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Police identify victim killed in Laburnum Ave. crash Thursday night
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A stretch of Laburnum Avenue was closed off Thursday night after a two-car crash claimed one life and left another person injured. Residents tell 8News that there have...
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City maintenance crews clean up Arthur Ashe monument after former governor’s...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — City maintenance crews were spotted cleaning up the monument dedicated to Richmond tennis legend Arthur Ashe less than a day after former Governor Doug Wilder called out Mayor...
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Richmond monument dedicated to Confederate soldiers and sailors vandalized
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An 8News crew found a monument dedicated to Confederate soldiers and sailors vandalized on Friday morning. The monument is located in Libby Hill Park, located at 29th Street and...
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Bubble wrap losing its pop
One of the best parts of getting a package in the mail is taking your frustrations out on the bubble wrap. Popping those air-filled bubbles could help relieve some of the day’s stress and tension. But...
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Museum creates giant American flag with 109,200 Lego bricks
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. is displaying a record setting American flag. The catch? It’s made from Lego bricks. The museum created the largest...
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Fireworks on the James show changes time
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Friday night’s Fireworks on the James show has been moved up to 8:50 p.m. RVA Fireworks on the James WHEN: 8:50 p.m. on July 3, 2015 WHERE: Virginia War Memorial For the fourth...
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Dolphin leaps onto boat injuring California woman
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A dolphin leaped onto a boat in Southern California, crashing into a woman and breaking both her ankles. Chrissie Frickman was boating with her husband and two children June 21...
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WWE seeking to block concussion-related lawsuits
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. is asking a federal judge to block lawsuits by former wrestlers who claim they have suffered long-term health problems from concussions they...
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Squirrel waterskis in adorable video
(WRIC) — The Most Valuable Pet award at this year’s X Games in Austin went to Twiggy who is a squirrel that can be seen waterskiing. A video posted to GoPro’s YouTube channel shows Twiggy enjoying the...
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The Richmond Railroad Museum is Positively Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Just across the 14th Street Bridge is a place preserving a very unique part of Richmond’s past. “History is not an accounting of facts or dates. It is a story of what people...
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Pair of Richmond businesses robbed Friday
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Police are investigating two separate armed robberies that occurred on Friday. The first occurred at 11:45 a.m. at the Metro PCS on Forest Hill Ave. Police say a black...
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Police searching for suspect who robbed Brinks driver while refilling ATM
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Henrico Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a Brinks Armored Service guard while he was servicing an Wells Fargo ATM in the White Oak Shopping Center Friday...
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Chesterfield County Police seeking robbery suspect
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Police are searching for a man who robbed the East Coast gas station at 13200 Kingston Ave at about 4:20 p.m. Friday. Chesterfield County Police said the suspect...
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Richmonders weigh in on latest monument vandalism
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — “Just don’t understand it, it seems pretty senseless to me. They could have just protested. No one would have had a problem with anyone protesting,” said Richmond resident Mike...
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Forest Hill community garden vandalized
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Forest Hill residents on July 3 said someone maliciously vandalized the Owl Orchard community garden on W. 44th Street. The person came through and cut down okra, tomatoes and...
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Boating safety tips
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Throughout the summer many will go boating on the water, but it can be dangerous if you’re not safe. Virginia had 61 boating incidents last year and 16 deaths. On Saturday,...
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Richmond neighbors celebrate Fourth of July block party tradition
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Some Richmond neighbors have their own special Fourth of July celebration this weekend in the Fan. Cathy Harbert was a teenager when neighbors held the first block party on West...
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