Texas cheer squad does routine to honor victims of 9/11
(WRIC) — A Texas cheer squad made a routine in honor of 9/11. The viral video is now making rounds online. The group performed a cheer to audio reports from the day the World Trade Center towers fell....
View ArticleGroup sues over state House and Senate districts
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A nonprofit group says several of Virginia’s state House and Senate districts were unfairly gerrymandered for political reasons and should be redrawn. The group, One Virginia 2021,...
View ArticleTroopers shoot, kill suspect after fatal shooting of Ky. trooper
LYON COUNTY, Kentucky (WKRN) – A Kentucky State Trooper was shot and killed late Sunday night just south of Eddyville, Kentucky and troopers later shot and killed the suspect. According to police,...
View ArticleAnother chilly night for the Richmond region
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The stagnant weather pattern continues. A big ‘ol bubble of sinking air — high pressure — is sitting over the eastern half of the U.S. keeping things dry from Montana to Texas...
View ArticleRichmond Police seek suspect in gas station robbery
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Detectives need your help to identify a suspect in a robbery that occurred Saturday. Police say a man entered the Uppy’s Exxon gas station in the 1700 block of East Broad Street...
View ArticleProfessor dead after shooting at college in Mississippi; person of interest...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, an official said Monday, and the campus remained on lockdown with the shooter still believed to be...
View ArticleMan accused of stabbing Sussex pastor and wife appears in court
SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The man accused of nearly stabbing a Sussex County couple to death case was certified to a grand jury on Monday. The 21-year-old is accused of breaking into a home back in...
View ArticleMissing 60-year-old woman found
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A 60-year-old woman who was reported missing in Richmond on Monday has been located. Police told 8News that Barbara A. Johnson was last seen September 6 at VCU Medical Center....
View ArticleCharlottesville, UVa. community remember Hannah Graham
CHARLOTTESVILLE (WSLS) – The Charlottesville and UVa. community are remembering 19-year-old student Hannah Graham. She was abducted in Charlottesville just over a year ago. Graham was last seen...
View ArticleHeroin found on city jail inmates
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A drug bust made inside the new Richmond city jail. Last Wednesday, authorities were tipped off that two inmates in the Richmond City Justice Center had heroin. After a search,...
View ArticleThe Latest: Police urge caution approaching shooting suspect
CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — The latest on a shooting at Delta State University that left a professor dead (all times local): 7:35 p.m. Police in southern Mississippi say they have spoken with a man...
View ArticleUCI parking restrictions hit area residents
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Come next week, all the cars parked down on Tobacco Row and other areas in the city, will have to find somewhere else to go as Richmond makes way for the UCI Bike tournament,...
View ArticleVDOT announces testing of controversial guardrails
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Guardrails made by Trinity Industries have been at the center of lawsuits and allegations since it was revealed the company modified the design of one of their guardrails called...
View ArticleYoung man killed while changing tire on side of road
AMELIA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – A Richmond man was killed after being hit by a car while changing a tire in Amelia County Saturday night. The crash occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Route 360 west,...
View ArticleWatching the UCI bike race can get you into Kings Dominion free on Sept. 23
DOSWELL, Va. (WRIC) — Watching the UCI Road World Championships can get you into Kings Dominion for free! Kings Dominion is usually closed weekdays during the fall, but the park will be open September...
View Article#8SportsBlitz Top 10 for Week 3
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The following is the #8SportsBlitz Top Ten for the Week of Monday, September 14, 2015. 10. Thomas Dale Knights (2-1) Last: def. #10 Varina 42-7 Next: idle Why: We’re giving the...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg: Facebook working on ‘dislike’ button
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The CEO of Facebook said Tuesday the company is working on creating a ‘dislike’ button. During a Townhall Q&A, Mark Zuckerberg was asked when other options besides the...
View ArticleIdeal watch locations for UCI Races
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Workers are putting the final touches to the grandstands area downtown right next to the finish line for the UCI Bike Races. But, if you can’t get in there, there are some other...
View ArticleUCI Races to affects trash pick-up times
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As the the UCI Road World Championships approach, many road closures will also impact the time your trash will be collected. The Richmond’s department of Public Works says...
View ArticleA long series of court hearings ahead for Jesse Matthew
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) – First degree murder and abduction with intent to defile are the charges Jesse Matthew, Jr. is facing in Virginia Tech’s student Morgan Harrington’s death. Both are...
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