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Police bust Prince George meth lab
PRINCE GEORGE, Va. (WRIC) — What started with a drug investigation by the Prince George County Police Department Vice Unit led to a meth lab seizure and arrest by the Virginia State Police’s Tactical...
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Car overturns in accident on I-95 south near Bryan Park interchange
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An accident is causing some delays on Interstate 95 southbound this morning. The crash happened just after 9 a.m. Wednesday on I-95 at mile marker 79. Several lanes were closed...
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Police: Copper stolen from Chesterfield church
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — Police are investigating after a burglar stole copper from an area church. Police say on July 10, someone stole copper downspouts from Bon Air Presbyterian Church, located in...
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Protesters, supporters flock to Confederate Heritage Convention
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An annual convention here in Richmond is expected to get a great deal of attention. Thousands are in Richmond for a confederate heritage convention, but with the recent...
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Man killed in scooter accident in eastern Henrico County
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A man died after he lost control of his scooter and ran into a fire hydrant on Wednesday at 3:47 p.m. at the intersection of Nine Mile Road and Bond Street in Henrico...
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8News rides along with Dominion Virginia Power
You’ve probably seen the trucks and the Dominion employees out working on power lines after a big storm but inside Dominion’s emergency preparedness center, they work on where trucks, people and...
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ESPYs 2015: Special honorees include Caitlyn Jenner, Leah and Devon Still
Tonight, the ESPY awards will honor performances on the court, pitch, field and track along with a tribute to the heroic actions of fellow athletes and colleagues who have faced tough challenges...
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2-year-old drowns in pool at Chesterfield home
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — A 2-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a Chesterfield home Wednesday afternoon. Police responded to the reported drowning at roughly 3:15 p.m. to a...
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Powhatan bus driver sentenced 3 months for hitting special needs child
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A disturbing confrontation between a Powhatan school bus driver and a 7-year-old special needs student lands the driver in jail. The May 5 assault was captured on cameras...
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Teen boy collapses at New Kent park; dies at hospital
NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 15-year-old boy died after he collapsed on the basketball court at Quinton Community Park in New Kent Wednesday night. New Kent Fire officials tell 8News that emergency...
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Virginia State Police: ‘Suspicious device’ at Petersburg post office not a...
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police have given the ‘all clear’ after a suspicious device was found at a post office on Franklin Street in Petersburg. Bomb technicians declared the device to...
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Emotional Caitlyn Jenner accepts Ashe Courage Award at ESPYs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner accepted the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs on Wednesday night while urging acceptance for others who are transgender. She received a standing ovation from...
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Man saves dog after wave sweeps it off Hawaiian cliff
HONOLULU (KRON) — In Hawaii, a dog was walking along the cliff at a spectacular spot known as China Walls when something terrible happened. The spot is famed for its big waves–and one such wave swept...
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Despite treatment, brown recluses return to woman’s apartment
LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) – What’s Nashville mayoral candidate Bill Freeman have to do with brown recluse spiders? It turns out he owns the management company that has unsuccessfully treated a Lebanon...
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Google self-driving car involved in first injury accident
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google Inc. revealed Thursday that one of its self-driving car prototypes was involved in an injury accident for the first time. In the collision, a Lexus SUV that the tech giant...
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Sunny and pleasant today; heat and humidity returns this weekend
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Today will be a very nice day with mainly sunny skies, a light breeze out of the north and our high temperatures will be in the lower to middle 70s. It will be mainly clear and...
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Three Richmond city jail inmates die in past three days
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Police, the Office of the Medical Examiner and officials with the Richmond City Justice Center are conducting a joint investigation into the deaths of three inmates of...
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Caroline County woman fights off attacker
CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 60-year old woman said she fought for her life to keep a strange man from abducting her. “He was extremely strong I’m really amazed, I know God was with me and...
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You decide: Is this police brutality?
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(KXRM) — The debate over police brutality is hitting the Springs with the uncovering of security camera video obtained by the Colorado Springs Independent. The video fueled the...
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New Kent County teen collapses, dies while playing basketball
NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A New Kent High School student is dead after collapsing on a basketball court Wednesday evening. Out of respect for the family the teen’s identity is not being revealed...
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