Iowa duo sentenced for sex trafficking in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Iowa residents will spend decades in prison for forcing a young woman into prostitution and torturing her. Aldair Hodza was sentenced to 41 years and eight months Friday in...
View ArticleSecurity company suspends guard involved in deadly altercation at VCU facility
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The security guard involved in an altercation last Friday at VCU Medical Center’s Ambulatory Care building that left a Henrico man dead has been suspended. 64-year-old Phillip...
View ArticlePolice ID toddler who drowned near Henricus Historical Park
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Rescue crews recovered the body of Nikolette Stewart, a 2-year-old girl who fell into an inlet off of the James River in Chesterfield Thursday afternoon. Lt. Jason...
View Article4 displaced after Henrico house fire
HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — Four people are displaced after a fire in Henrico on Friday. Crews were called to the scene in the 1400 Block of Chickview Drive at 11:05 a.m. A neighbor had called after seeing...
View ArticleFormer Tennessee Titan finds strength amidst ALS diagnosis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Words like ‘great strength’ and ‘enormous power’ are used to define the word Titan. Former Tennessee Titan Tim Shaw, 31, physically fit well into that mold before he was...
View ArticleFamily sues bar, movie theater for over-serving wrong-way driver
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A father and son are suing Alamo Drafthouse and Moontower Saloon accusing the establishments of serving too much alcohol to a woman who drove the wrong way on West Ben White Boulevard...
View ArticleWeekend race lets runners compete virtually from treadmill
FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — While thousands of runners descend upon Cape Cod for the New Balance Falmouth Road Race this weekend, an additional 100 are planning to compete from the comfort of their home or...
View Article7-year-old with cerebral palsy develops special relationship with...
KODAK (WATE) – There are baseball fans and then there’s Noody. Noody is the nickname for Mason Millsaps. At age 7, he is a fixture at Tennessee Smokies home games. “This is like a dream come true for...
View ArticleNew poll shows half of parents don’t want their kids playing football
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo – Fifty percent of American’s said they wouldn’t want their kid playing football, because of the risk of injury. That’s according to a Bloomberg Politics Poll. That got us...
View ArticleRattlesnake caught in Home Depot
SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) – An unwelcome guest made its way into the Home Depot store in Spring Hill. A wild life control worker captured video of a timber rattlesnake with a GoPro camera as he caught...
View ArticleMeet Miss Virginia Savannah Lane
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (WRIC) In less than a month, women from all over the country will be chasing their dreams at the Miss America Pageant, that includes our very own Miss Virginia. We met Savannah Lane...
View ArticleFamilies of Virginia Tech victims push campus safety initiative
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It’s called the 32 National Campus Safety Initiative, named for the 32 victims of the Virginia Tech shootings and aimed at preventing a similar tragedy at colleges and...
View ArticleFan residents worried UCI Road World Championships will create big parking...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The UCI Bike race is 35 days away and while excitement is building in the city, residents who live and park along the race course are concerned about where will they park when...
View ArticleSmoke alarm helps three escape house fire in Church Hill
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A working smoke alarm helped save the lives of three people Friday afternoon, according to Lieutenant Chris Armstrong with Richmond Fire and EMS. Lt. Armstrong said crews found...
View ArticleCyclist injured after being hit by oncoming car
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – A cyclist was rushed to the hospital after being hit by a car on Friday morning. Eyewitness Page Hayes was driving toward the intersection of King William Road and Westover...
View ArticleHenrico community creates reward fund for 1984 double murder cold case
HENRICO COUNTY, Va (WRIC) – A Henrico community came together Friday night to raise money for a reward fund to find whoever murdered Mike Margeret and his girlfriend Donna Hall 31 years ago. Bar Louie...
View ArticleRichmond Animal Care & Control waiving adoption fees Saturday
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Animal Care & Control will be waving all adoption fees on Saturday, August 15. Hundreds of shelters across the country have agreed to reduce the cost of...
View ArticleContentious special session on redistricting ahead
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – State lawmakers are set to return to the Capitol on Monday for what’s expected to be a contentious fight over congressional redistricting and a Virginia Supreme Court appointment....
View ArticleCross Fit RVA hosting fundraiser for Richmond officer shot in line of duty
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The community is coming together to support the Richmond officer injured in a shootout that occurred last week in the fan. Cross Fit RVA will host a fundraiser Saturday morning...
View ArticleU.Va. reports cyberattack on ID systems; US investigating
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – The University of Virginia says it has been the target of a cyberattack originating in China. The university says no personally identifiable information such as Social...
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