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Registration opens for ‘CarMax Tacky Light Run’
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It’s never too early to start thinking about the holidays. Registration will open for the annual CarMax Tacky Light Run on Thursday. The run is happening Saturday, December 12 at...
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Online advance ticket sales begin Aug. 3 for 2015 State Fair
DOSWELL, Va. (WRIC) — Fairgoers can save up to 38 percent on State Fair of Virginia tickets when they buy advance tickets online starting Aug. 3 at StateFairVa.org. Advance-price online ticket sales...
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Beamer, Babcock, others speak at Richmond Hokie Club Dinner
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In the interminable wait for the beginning of football season, events like Wednesday night’s Hokie Club Dinner provide just enough football talk to get through the deadest...
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Woman who died in cell mentioned previous suicide attempt
DALLAS (AP) — A woman whose death in a Texas jail has raised suspicions about the official conclusion that she hanged herself told a guard during the booking process that she had tried to kill...
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Parents of ‘caged’ girl sentenced again for child abuse
GLOUCESTER, Va. (AP) – A Virginia couple imprisoned for keeping their daughter in a makeshift cage has been sentenced in a separate case involving their infant son’s death. Media outlets report that...
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What is so alluring about Minecraft?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Minecraft: a creative and time consuming video game that kids love and can play for hours and hours. “You can do whatever you want to do, so I think that might be why so many...
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Football-bowling hybrid sport takes hold in Detroit
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area entrepreneur believes he has scored a touchdown with his new business idea. Or thrown a strike. Actually, it’s both. Chris Hutt owns the Fowling Warehouse, a...
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Federal charges including hate crimes for Charleston church shooter
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of killing nine black church members last month in Charleston, South Carolina, was indicted Wednesday on 33 federal counts, including hate crimes, firearms violations...
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2 arrested in connection to Ashland gas station robbery
ASHLAND, Va. (WRIC) — Police have arrested and charged two people in connection to last weekend’s robbery at a gas station in Ashland. At roughly 9:10 a.m. on Sunday, Ashland police officers responded...
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Changes made to Shockoe Bottom roads
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — If you drive through Shockoe Bottom you might notice some new changes in some of the roads and in parking. Utilizing a federal grant of $564,000 the city of Richmond is...
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Local leaders discuss plan to combat heroin abuse
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — There are new concerns over heroin abuse in the area. As deaths by overdose increase, local leaders are discussing how to stop them. “In Chesterfield County alone heroin deaths,...
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Site of deadly Nottoway County crash has dangerous past
NOTTOWAY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Family and friends visited the place where Cheyenne Martin lost her life. The 18-year-old was driving to her dad’s house Tuesday night along East Colonial Trail Highway...
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Construction underway on new waterfront park
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — CSX, Capital Trees, and the City of Richmond have signed agreements to begin the creation of the Low Line, a 5.5 acre environmental and beautification project along Dock Street...
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Colonial Heights Police arrest suspect after he left personal property at...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (WRIC) — Sometime between July 7 and July 10, someone went to at least two Colonial Heights neighborhoods and broke into several homes and cars. Colonial Heights Police say...
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Chesterfield residents opposing two new proposed parks
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield residents are speaking out against two proposed park officials are trying to build. “We don’t need it,” said Sharon Evitt, a Carter’s Mill resident. It’s...
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Chesterfield police release surveillance photos of bank robbery suspect
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WRIC) — Chesterfield Police have released surveillance photos of a suspect who robbed the Wells Fargo on Amberdale Driving Saturday morning. According to police, the suspect entered...
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Police seeking public’s help locating POI in Hillside Ct. homicide
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Police are seeking the public’s help locating a man wanted in connection to a recent homicide in Hillside Court. The shooting occurred shortly before 5 p.m. on July 14...
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Four Hokies, One Cavalier on All-ACC Preseason team
The following comes directly from the Atlantic Coast Conference: 2015 All-ACC Preseason Football Team Announced Clemson leads with five selections; four each from Florida State, Virginia Tech...
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VSU Football predicted to finish 2nd in CIAA, VUU 3rd
HAMPTON, Va. (WRIC) — CIAA media day took place Thursday afternoon in advance of the 2015 football season. Pre-season CIAA predicted final standings are as follows: Overall: 1st – Winston-Salem State...
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Fundraising party being held for Chesterfield biker Ken Jefferson
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Erica Williams has been riding motorcycles for 11-years and she is the president of a women’s motorcycle club or M.C. called Lady Unity Rydaz. “I wouldn’t give it up for the...
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