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Race fans bring extra business on last day of UCI Road Worlds
RICHMOND, Va (WRIC) – Thousands of people came out to West Main Village to watch the Elite Men’s Road Race, and celebrate the last day of the UCI Road World Championships. Big crowds also meant big...
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#8SportsBlitz Player of the Week for Week 4: Marcus Bazala, QB, Hanover
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Marcus Bazala ran for over 200 yards, passed for more than 100 yards, and scored five touchdowns Friday night in Hanover’s 44-40 loss to Atlee. Bazala started the year as the...
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Tropical Storm Joaquin forms in Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) – Tropical Storm Joaquin has formed in the Atlantic, becoming the 10th named storm of the season. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said that Joaquin was centered 400 miles (645...
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#8SportsBlitz Week 4: Dinwiddie pounds Hopewell 41-13
Hopewell 13 DINWIDDIE 41 F Thomas Jefferson 14 MILLS GODWIN 33 F George Wythe 14 MIDLOTHIAN 28 F
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#8SportsBlitz Week 4: #10 Douglas Freeman escapes John Marshall with 27-18 win
#10 DOUGLAS FREEMAN 27 John Marshall 18 F
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Here are freebies being offered for National Coffee Day
Tuesday is National Coffee Day and some places have a sweet deal for you. Wawa is offering a free coffee of any size. An entire day dedicated to coffee? Celebrate National Coffee Day on 9/29 with a...
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Study: Lowering drinking age may stop binge drinking in college
(WRIC/ABC) — A new report from the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs suggests that lowering the drinking age may solve the binge drinking problem on college campuses. Researchers studied data...
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Hopewell aims to rid city of ‘junk’ cars
HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) — It’s a rule that’s been on the books for months, but now an update could make it easier for Hopewell police to identify and tag cars they think aren’t in driving condition. Some...
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8News Investigates: Advisory panel suggests limited use of Essure
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An advisory panel is now recommending limited use of the popular birth control Essure until more is known about its safety. The advisory panel suggests women with an allergy to...
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Hit or miss? Richmond 2015 garners mixed reviews from small business owners
Now that the UCI Road World Championships are over, the jury is still out for smaller local businesses that dart along broad street. In a tale of two barber shops on the same corner, two barbers have...
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Biker struck in Richmond’s West End
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A bicyclist was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Henrico Monday night. The accident occurred at approximately 8:20 p.m. at...
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1 killed, another seriously injured in single-vehicle accident in Prince...
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A Maryland woman was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 95 in Prince George County Monday afternoon. The crash occurred at 2:50 p.m. on I-95 north at...
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Residents march to end violence in Petersburg
PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — It’s been a deadly month in Petersburg, and residents are fed up. Monday night, the community held a “unity march” to call for an end to the violence. The group marched...
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RPD seeking public’s help locating stolen bicycle
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Police detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating a bicycle that was stolen from a corporate tent on East Broad Street Monday morning. According to police,...
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Armstrong High School closed Tuesday due to air conditioning issues
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Armstrong High School will be closed Tuesday, September 29 due to mechanical issues within the air conditioning system at the school. The school says the air conditioning system...
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Wheel of Fortune is coming to Richmond — and you could be a contestant
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Wheel of Fortune is coming to Richmond… and you could be a contestant! What is the Wheelmobile? The Wheelmobile is a 36-foot Winnebago that tours nationwide in search of...
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Police make arrest in Mechanicsville double shooting
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — Police have arrested a man in connection to a shooting in Hanover County. Deputies responded to the parking lot of the Beaverdam Creek Apartments in the 7200 block of Cold...
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Tropical Storm Joaquin forms; possible impact for Va. on Friday, Saturday
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Cloudy skies will be over central Virginia today and rain will begin to develop this morning into the afternoon. The rain will become steadier this afternoon and evening making...
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Virginia preparing to execute 1st inmate in nearly 3 years
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC/AP) — Virginia is poised to execute a convicted serial killer who claims he’s intellectually disabled using lethal injection drugs from Texas because the state’s supply of another...
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Fall allergies fueled by recent wet weather
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Sniffling, sneezing, and congestion are back in season across the East. Many allergy sufferers know the drill by now. Ragweed, one of the main offenders this time of year,...
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