New emergency center proposal in New Kent facing road block
A new emergency center aimed at helping thousands of patients could be coming to New Kent County but the proposal is facing a road block. “I had a reaction to some food and my doctor said I should go...
View Article911 operator suspected of hanging up on non-english callers
LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — Officials say a Massachusetts 911 dispatcher is under investigation for hanging up on several callers who did not speak English. WBZ-TV reports the Lawrence dispatcher, whose...
View ArticleCrash slows morning traffic on I-295 in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE – One lane is back open after a crash blocked all of southbound Interstate 295 near Hopewell Wednesday morning. It’s unclear if anyone was injured in the crash, which happened just before...
View ArticlePetersburg year-round students return to class
PETERSBURG – While most students in the area have another few weeks of summer vacation, school for some students in Petersburg begins today. Students at A.P. Hill Elementary and Peabody Middle School...
View ArticleAll lanes now reopened after tractor trailers overturned
CHESTERFIELD- The ramp from westbound Route 10 to Interstate 95 north is now reopened after a tractor trailer loaded with trash overturned Wednesday morning. The crash happened just after 7 a.m....
View ArticleMan convicted in slaying, despite body never being found
SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. (AP) – A jury has convicted a man of killing his girlfriend in Lancaster County, even though the woman’s body was never found. The Spotsylvania County jury found 54-year-old James...
View ArticleMalaysia’s leader says experts have determined that wing fragment is from...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s prime minister says experts in France have determined that a barnacle-encrusted airplane wing fragment came from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared...
View ArticleNew water therapy offers patients relief
HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — For patients with certain joint conditions, traditional physical therapy can be downright painful if not impossible. Now a new underwater treadmill is giving more of them hope...
View ArticleFair skies into Wednesday night; Rain and thunderstoms likely Thursday
We will start our evening with fair skies tonight in the area, but clouds will start to return as we head into the overnight hours. Overnight lows will fall back to right around 70. Clouds will...
View ArticleFBI offering $15,000 reward for Henrico robbery suspect identification
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation would like the public’s help in identifying a suspect that robbed a Brinks Armored Truck and assaulted one of...
View ArticleTransportation plan for Richmond2015 unveiled
RICHMOND – Officials with Richmond 2015 and the City of Richmond presented the traffic and transportation plan details Wednesday, ahead of next month’s UCI Road World Championships. You can view their...
View ArticleAn off-court victory for disqualified basketball team
Charlottesville, Va. (WRIC)- Despite being disqualified over the weekend for having a girl on its roster, a young Charlottesville travel basketball team celebrated the exemplary sportsmanship of its...
View ArticleChesterfield fire on scene of ‘heavy’ house fire
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Crews are on the scene of a heavy house fire at 13600 River Mist Road. According to Chesterfield Fire, everyone that was inside the house got out safely. Chesterfield...
View ArticleSuspect killed by police in Antioch theater attack had ‘psychiatric issues’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A man who entered an Antioch movie theater armed with a hatchet and airsoft pistol that looked like a real gun while carrying two bags was killed by Metro-Nashville police...
View ArticleUPDATE: RPD Chief Durham says officer shot today “will be fine.”
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Richmond police officer has been transported to MCV after being shot in the arm Wednesday evening at the intersection of S. Meadow Street and Cary Street. 8News has confirmed...
View ArticleAll eyes on J.J. Watt in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Houston Texans are in Richmond for joint practices with the Washington Redskins. The fans have been enjoying the Redskins on the field, now they are all focused on the...
View ArticleCoaches, players in favor of joint practices
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — For the second straight season, the Washington Redskins welcomed in a second team to Richmond for Training Camp. Coaches like the joint practices because the team gets to...
View ArticleRichmond Spiders open 2015 Fall practice
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Spiders held the first practice of the 2015 season Thursday at Robins Stadium. Head Coach Danny Rocco reiterated what he said in the Spring about his quarterback...
View ArticleKey takeaways from the GOP’s second-stage White House debate
CLEVELAND (AP) — Before the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign for president, there was the undercard: a match-up of seven GOP candidates who didn’t have the poll numbers to make the main...
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