Beautiful weather expected in RVA this weekend
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — High pressure is still in control which means that we still have dry and mostly sunny skies. We’ve managed to get enough lift to squeeze out a few clouds, but these will...
View ArticleRPD investigating after man shot leaving his apartment
Richmond Police are investigating after a 22-year-old male was shot while exiting his apartment in the 1600 block of Tyler Street Friday afternoon. The shooting occurred at 4:28 p.m. The male victim...
View ArticleVCU move-in weekend; Road closures and traffic delays
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Commonwealth University students are moving in this weekend. VCU will enroll 31,500 students this fall, including 4,050 freshman and 2,125 transfer students. Drivers...
View ArticleFAA says technical problems causes East Coast flight delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flights bound for the Washington area and some flights from airports in the New York City area that must fly over the Washington region were being delayed or grounded Saturday due to...
View ArticleFinancial program aims to help vets, spouses
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — An agency partially focused on educating consumers on financial matters is raising awareness about one of it’s latest initiatives aimed at helping veterans and their spouses....
View ArticleBack to school scams target parents on social media
(WTNH) — A lot of stores are offering back to school deals starting at the end of July, but it’s also when scam artists can target parents looking to save a buck. A lot of scams target social media...
View ArticleBritax recalls over 200,000 car seats for harness adjuster flaw
Britax is recalling more than 200,000 child car seats with harness adjuster buttons that may stick and cause the shoulder straps to loosen. The recall focuses on several models of its Advocate,...
View Article‘Star Wars’ themed land planned at Disney parks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney theme parks have their sights on a galaxy far, far away. “Star Wars” is getting its own themed lands at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland in Anaheim,...
View ArticleSteelers’ Harrison wants to return sons’ participation trophies
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison doesn’t expect a trophy just for showing up. The same goes for his sons. The 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year took to Instagram on...
View ArticleOdd suckers: Octopus species that’s weirdly social, romantic
WASHINGTON (AP) — The octopus already is an oddball of the ocean. Now biologists have rediscovered a species of that eight-arm sea creature that’s even stranger and shares some of our social and mating...
View ArticleSurgeon general has no regrets about gun-violence statement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The nation’s chief doctor said he doesn’t regret saying gun violence is a public health issue, calling his difficult confirmation process a consequence of speaking out. Surgeon...
View ArticleGuinness: 26-year-old cat in Oregon is world’s oldest alive
SISTERS, Ore. (AP) — A 26-year-old cat in Oregon has been named the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records. The cat named Corduroy is owned by a family in the central Oregon city of Sisters. His...
View ArticleVice President Biden gives emotional speech at Chattanooga Memorial
CHATTANOOGA (WATE) – If anyone knows loss it is Vice President Joe Biden. In late May his son, Joseph Biden, an Iraq War veteran who served as the attorney general of Delaware, died after battling...
View ArticleFamily of Powhatan man fatally shot by deputy wants answers
POWHATAN, Va. (WRIC) — Family and friends gathered in Powhatan on Saturday to remember Franklin Short, the 71-year-old who was shot to death by a sheriff’s deputy earlier this month. The group...
View ArticleHenrico Police investigate overnight shooting at Essex Village Apartments
HENRICO, VA (WRIC) – Henrico police are investigating a shooting that occurred overnight when a man was shot in the buttocks after the suspect tried to rob him. The victim was transported to an area...
View Article3 dead in midair collision of small planes
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three people are dead Sunday following the midair collision and crash of two small planes near an airport in southern San Diego County, authorities said. The collision occurred around...
View ArticleLongtime civil rights activist Bond dead at 75
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Julian Bond, a civil rights activist and longtime board chairman of the NAACP, died Saturday night, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75. Bond died in...
View ArticleAirliner with 54 aboard goes missing in Eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian airliner carrying 54 people went missing Sunday after losing contact with ground control during a short flight in bad weather in the country’s mountainous...
View ArticlePilot seriously injured in small plane crash in Manassas
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) – Virginia State Police are investigating after a small plane crash-landed in a wooded area of Prince William County near Manassas. Police say officers were called to the scene of...
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