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UPDATE: Victims identified after being struck by train
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Two people were fatally hit by a train Friday night near the intersection of Broad Rock Boulevard and East Belt Boulevard. Police believe the victims were walking along the...
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Playing the lower keys: Concert piped underwater in Florida
BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of music-loving snorkelers and divers, joined by distance swimmer Diana Nyad, ducked beneath the waves Saturday as a radio station broadcast a concert underwater at...
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University of Buffalo invention takes new approach to fighting insomnia
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The key to a good night’s sleep could in a pair of goggles. They’re called Re-timers, and aim to fix a condition more than 60 million Americans suffer from; insomnia. “Artificial...
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Roger Rees, Tony winner and Robin Colcord on ‘Cheers,’ dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Rees, the lanky Tony Award-winning Welsh-born actor and director who made his mark onstage as Nicholas Nickleby and later played English multi-millionaire Robin Colcord on the TV...
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Health risks with sunburn tattoos
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Have you heard of sunburn tattoos? It’s a trend showing up on social media and it’s risky. First, you’ll need some sun, sunscreen, a design. If you lay out in the sun and let...
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Bear tranquilized after climbing tree on Colorado campus
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials tranquilized a 60-pound bear that found a resting spot in a tree on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. The Daily Camera reports the 2-year-old bear...
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35-year-old woman killed in Essex Co. crash
ESSEX CO., Va. (WRIC) — A woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident Saturday morning in Essex County. Police, who were notified of the accident shortly after 7 p.m., say the crash occurred on Route...
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Protesters urge French Riviera marine park to free dolphins
ANTIBES, France (AP) — Several hundred people protested Sunday at a popular marine animal park on the French Riviera, urging it to free the dolphins kept in its pools. The Marineland park management...
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Confederate flag down but what happens now?
Legions of people clapped, cheered and cried as South Carolina lowered the Confederate battle flag. But the euphoria of a moment that was more than a decade in the making quickly began to shift to a...
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Diplomats: Iran announcement planned Monday
VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators at the Iran nuclear talks plan to announce Monday that they’ve reached a historic deal capping nearly a decade of diplomacy that would curb the country’s atomic program in...
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Mexico: Drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman escapes through tunnel
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a scheme befitting a crime novel, Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, escaped from a maximum security prison through a 1.5-kilometer (1 mile) tunnel that...
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Confederate supporters ride through Central Va.
The Confederate flag is down at the South Carolina capital, but you don’t have to look far to find it here in Central Virginia. Dozens of trucks, cars and bikes drove through several localities – all...
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Djokovic beats Federer in 4 set for 3rd Wimbledon title
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic got the better of Roger Federer at Wimbledon again. The defending champion outplayed Federer in four sets Sunday to win his third Wimbledon title and ninth Grand Slam...
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Hopewell shooting leaves 1 injured, vehicles & homes damaged
HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) — One person was injured and several vehicles and residences were damaged during a shooting in Hopewell Saturday night. At about 10:53 p.m., officers responded to the 600 block of...
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Newport News Shipbuilding plans unspecified cuts
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) – Newport News Shipbuilding has told workers to expect cost-cutting measures due to a drop in workload. Media outlets report that Newport News Shipbuilding president Matt...
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Police ID motorist fatally struck by falling tree
HANOVER CO., Va. (WRIC) — One person is dead and another hospitalized after a tree fell onto a road in Hanover County and struck two cars Saturday evening. Police say there was one person inside each...
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Ashland police seeking public’s help IDing armed robbery supect
ASHLAND, Va. (WRIC) — Police are investigating after an unknown suspect robbed an Ashland gas station at gunpoint Sunday morning. The robbery occurred at approximately 9:10 a.m. in the 500 block of...
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50 Cent files for bankruptcy protection after losing lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The rapper and actor known as 50 Cent has filed for federal bankruptcy protection, days after a jury ordered him to pay $5 million in an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit. Curtis...
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Jahnke Road closed due to water main repairs
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Jahnke Road is closed from the 5700 block to the 5600 block for water main repairs on Monday. There is a detour at Spruance Road if you’re heading east on Jahnke Road....
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Employees accidentally lock San Antonio man inside FedEx
SAN ANTONIO (KXAN) — One man spent part of his weekend in a way he wasn’t expecting. Chris Galvan, of San Antonio, says he was trapped inside a FedEx store for more than two hours this weekend because...
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