UVA’s Justin Anderson signs rookie contract with Mavericks
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks signed first-round draft pick Justin Anderson on Saturday. The deal under the rookie wage scale guarantees the former Virginia guard $2.5 million over two years....
View ArticleMatt Kenseth stretches his fuel and steals a win at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) – Matt Kenseth stretched his fuel and zipped past the fading leaders in the final thrilling laps Sunday to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway. The 400-mile race came...
View ArticleRedskins’ GM Scot McCloughan defends signing Junior Galette
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Washington Redskins took a risk signing former New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Junior Galette to a one-year deal. Galette was identified in a 2013 video that showed a...
View ArticleTwo home runs power Squirrels past B-Mets, 2-0
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Devin Harris and Engel Beltre combined for two home runs, the only runs scored in Sunday’s contest, to set the table for a win against Binghamton.
View ArticleWATCH: Chile man survives 17-story fall from balcony
(WRIC) — If someone told you they survived a 17-story fall from their apartment balcony, would you believe them? Well, a 23-year-old in Chile did, and he has the video to prove it. The surveillance...
View ArticleBaltimore sees 11 shootings, 2 fatal, over the weekend
BALTIMORE (AP) — On the heels of the most deadly month in 43 years, Baltimore saw 11 shootings, two of them fatal, in the first two days of August, including an incident Sunday in which seven people...
View ArticleBobby Brown’s sister vows family feud is just beginning
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) — Bobby Brown’s sister vowed the family feud was “far from over” between their family and the late Whitney Houston’s kin during the memorial service for her niece, Bobbi Kristina...
View ArticleNavy’s newest attack submarine, USS John Warner, joins fleet
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) – The Navy’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine has joined the fleet. The USS John Warner was commissioned Saturday in front of several thousand people at a ceremony at Naval...
View ArticleZimbabwe confirms lion named Jericho has not been shot
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Wildlife authorities in Zimbabwe on Sunday dismissed a report of the shooting death of a male lion who was a companion of Cecil, a well-known lion killed by an American hunter...
View ArticleDEQ investigation possible spill in Dinwiddie County
DEWITT, Va. (WRIC) — The Department of Environmental Quality is investigating the spill of an unknown pollutant in Stony Creek in Dinwiddie County. Stony Creek feeds into the Nottoway River. 8News...
View ArticleVerizon workers to stay on job without new contract
NEW YORK (AP) – Unions representing Verizon workers in nine states say their members will work without a contract as more negotiations are scheduled with the wireless carrier. Leaders of the...
View ArticleMan gets shot in buttocks after coming home from nightclub
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Hispanic male was injured in a shooting early Sunday morning around 3am on the 1700 block Clarkson Road. Police tell us the victim was shot in the buttocks and arm after coming...
View ArticleExplosive devices detonated outside 2 New Mexico churches
Las Cruces Police and several other law enforcement agencies are investigating the circumstances surrounding explosive devices that were detonated Sunday morning at two local churches in New Mexico....
View ArticlePolice ID suspect in killing of officer; manhunt underway
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee police officials on Sunday identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Memphis police officer, and an intense search for the man is underway. Tremaine Wilbourn, 29,...
View ArticleWildfire raging north of San Francisco threatens thousands of homes
LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires blazing in several Western states Sunday chewed up forests and threatened homes but were most numerous in Northern California where dozens are raging and setting...
View Article2 injured in overnight shooting at Sussex Co. nightclub
SUSSEX CO., Va. (WRIC) — The Sussex County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after an overnight shooting at Club Empire on South Halifax Road in Jarratt left two people injured early Sunday. Police...
View ArticleGood Samaritan tracks down retired RPD officer to return lost ring
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) –A retired Richmond Police officer is getting his ring back after he lost it in the sand at Myrtle Beach. Earlier this week, a woman found the ring in the sand while running on...
View ArticleCaught on Camera: NY cab driver apologizes for distracted driving
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amber Farnsworth had just finished shopping Friday afternoon at the Tops market off Harlem Road when she needed a cab. It was warm outside, and she was with her 4-year-old son....
View ArticleDad of Marine caught in Chattanooga shooting now pushing for change
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Rutherford County man’s daughter was inside one of the military office facilities and survived the deadly Chattanooga shootings. Now, he’s making it his mission to...
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