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Great weekend weather is on tap for the Richmond region
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — It will be a sunny day across central Virginia and it will be warm with highs in the middle 80s. Look for clear skies tonight and it will be comfortable once again with lows in...
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Parents push to bring swimming to Chesterfield County high schools
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va (WRIC) – A group of Chesterfield County parents are pushing to bring club swim teams to county high schools. Unlike other area school districts, Chesterfield students have...
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The 8News Pigskin Picks: Week 2
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Let the gloating begin. No big surprises, if you ask our prognosticators, when it came down to last week’s results. Three of us went one-game shy of a perfect week and the rest...
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Ashland’s Bike Gardens are Positively Richmond
ASHLAND, Va. (WRIC) — In every corner of Ashland, as far as the eye can see, bike gardens line the streets, add color to the roofs of buildings and are full of life. “The bike gardens are the coolest...
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Alleged church shooter’s friend pleads not guilty to lying
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A friend of the alleged Charleston church shooter pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of lying to investigators and concealing information and his bond was set at $100,000. Joey...
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1 dead after early morning fire in Chesterfield County
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — One person was taking to the hospital with life threatening injuries after a house fire on the 2800 block of Brixham Drive in Chesterfield County. Fire crews were...
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Long-term parking restrictions in effect for the UCI Races
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As the UCI Road World Championships near, the City of Richmond is clearing the streets along the course. Several areas are affected by significant, long-term parking...
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Great 8 Happenings: Richmond 2015 kicks off and so much more
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The UCI Road World Championships kicks off this weekend. Richmond 2015 is a nine-day cycling competition. 450,000 spectators and 1,000 athletes from all over the world are...
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4 rescued from Henrico apt fire
HENRICO CO., Va. (WRIC) — Crews rescued four people, including two children, from an apartment that was partially on fire Friday afternoon. Captain Danny Rosenbaum with Henrico Fire said crews...
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UCI race participant’s bike stolen from Richmond hotel
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Police are investigating after a participant in the upcoming UCI Road World Championships had his bike stolen from a Richmond hotel on Thursday. At approximately 6:30 p.m., the...
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Surgical masked robber in Henrico apologizes to victim during spree
Henrico Police are searching for a brazen thief in a surgical mask. Detectives say the man has robbed three west end businesses at gunpoint over the past two days. “All of a sudden he just pulls out...
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Richmond garners rave reviews from UCI pros
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A professional bicycle racer from Germany who is expected to possibly finish in the top five in the professional category gave Richmond glowing reviews, John Degenkolb said,...
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Clear skies expected in RVA this weekend
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Warm weather is here for the start of the weekend, but a cold front will pass us by, cooling things down a little bit. Then a storm at upper levels of the atmosphere is going to...
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It’s officially here: Richmond 2105 kicks off tonight w/ Opening Ceremony
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — After four years of planning and anticipation, Richmond 2015 has officially arrived. The 2015 UCI Road World Championships, cycling’s pinnacle event, kicks off this evening as...
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Seattle aquarium trains otter to use inhaler for asthma
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Aquarium has diagnosed a sea otter with asthma and is training the animal to use an inhaler. KING-TV reports Dr. Lesanna Lahner diagnosed the otter, named Mishka, after she...
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Cat’s severed body found behind Albuquerque family home
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It’s a sickening case of animal cruelty. Two weeks ago an Albuquerque family found their cat, Zumie, cut in half just feet from their home. A warning: the images in this story are...
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Police: Intoxicated man drove near 90 with son in passenger seat
MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — Indiana State Police say a Muncie man was speeding and driving while intoxicated with his son under 10 years old in the passenger seat. A trooper clocked 32-year-old David Kennedy...
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‘Day of Remembrance’ honors journalists killed, and shooting victim
SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (WSLS) – People from across Southwest Virginia gathered on Saturday to remember slain journalists, Alison Parker and Adam Ward as well as show support for Vicki Gardner. Gardner is...
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Police launch search after person goes over Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Police say they have launched a search after someone reportedly went over Niagara Falls. WIVB-TV reports it happened around 6 p.m. Saturday evening. State park police...
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Publicist says ‘Hollywood Wives’ novelist Jackie Collins dies of breast...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Collins, the bestselling author of dozens of novels including “Hollywood Wives” that dramatized the lives of the rich and treacherous, has died. Publicist Melody Korenbrot...
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