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Austin officer makes cellphone stop, helps choking driver
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas police officer who pulled over a driver for illegal use of a cellphone ended up helping the woman, who was trying to call 911 while choking. Austin police on Monday...
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Online petition aims to have Jefferson Davis Highway renamed
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — More than 3500 people have signed an online petition to rename Jefferson Davis Highway. The Change.org petition is calling on Governor McAuliffe to rename U.S. Route 1. Petition...
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Police investigating after man reportedly pulled gun out in front of...
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — Police are investigating after a report came in about a man pulled a gun out in front of several people waving the Confederate battle flag. Police say the incident occurred...
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Public’s help needed in identifying armed robbery suspects
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Police are searching for the suspects that robbed a store on the 2100 block of Semmes Avenue Tuesday morning. According to reports, two armed black male suspects whose faces...
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Robbery suspect arrested after altercation with police officer
ALBERMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Police responded to a robbery Tuesday morning at the Shell Gas Station located at 1220 Seminole Trail in Albermarle County. 33-year-old Clayton W. Beakley reportedly...
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Slight risk for severe thunderstorms today with hail, wind
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — We are watching a few showers around central Virginia this morning. One area to our west will stay away from the immediate 8News viewing area, and one are to the east that is...
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Water restored for dozens of homes after 3 days of water main issues
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — For three days, a number drivers had to deal with a closed road and customers had to deal without water as crews dealt with three different water main breaks to one line on the...
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Henrico County firefighters rescue kitten trapped in car’s suspension
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Henrico County firefighters went above and beyond the call of duty on Tuesday morning. It happened when a woman pulled into fire station seven with a kitten trapped inside...
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Authorities searching for missing Brunswick County man with Bell’s Palsy
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Authorities are asking for help in locating a missing Brunswick County man who has Bell’s Palsy. 57-year-old David Wayne Clary was reported missing by his wife at 9:46...
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Thieves ransack home while family’s daughter dies in Ohio hospital
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Lindsay Hannan was helping out her sister and brother-in-law this weekend when she learned that thieves broke into their house. Hannan’s sister and brother-in-law were at a...
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Richmond Police say city’s crime numbers are dropping
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Between January and June of this year, there has been less than 4,200 major crime incidents. That’s down 10 percent for the same period last year. Chief Alfred Durham credits...
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Police investigating shooting near Hillside Court
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — At 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Richmond Police officers responded to calls of gunshots. When they arrived on scene, one male was found shot on sidewalk on the 1700 block of Southlawn...
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Lizard and lamb team up for daring escape
When this lizard decided he wanted to make a break for it, he perched himself on one of his fellow inmates’ back in an escape attempt. It was feeding time when one of Shannen Hussein’s lizards jumped a...
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Beach tents and umbrellas fly into the air after Blue Angels flyby
Florida beachgoers were surprised when they got the chance to see a low flyby performed by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. The Blue Angels were flying at Florida’s 2015 Pensacola Beach Air Show on July 11...
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Rapper ‘DMX’ jailed in New York for 6 months
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A well-known rap artist is set to spend the next six months in Erie County after being sentenced to serve time in the Erie County Holding Center. Earl Simmons, a 44-year-old rap...
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Florida boy, 5, walks for first time
TAMPA, FL (WFLA) – He’s only five years old and for the first time today little Bryce Harper got to experience what it’s like to stand up and walk on his own two feet. “It’s amazing to see him stand...
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‘I just like pigs’: Naked man found drinking beer in barn
MILLERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Police have charged a man with trespassing, public drunkenness and indecent exposure after he was caught on a neighbor’s Pennsylvania farm in the nude, drinking beer among...
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Dominion Virginia Power offers rebates
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Dominion Virginia Power is offering multiple rebate programs and tips that can empower customers to manage their energy bills during the summer months. The power company also...
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Lower humidity today with a beautiful Thursday ahead
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A few days of very nice weather is about to set up over the area as a fair weather system builds in from the Great Lakes. Early this evening, there will be a couple cloudburst...
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