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How Death Doulas are working to change the way people view death
RICHMOND, Va. - An emerging industry in Virginia is making death easier to cope with. Death Doulas are similar to Birth Doulas, except instead of helping a pregnant woman deliver, they help people...
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Virginia man wins $250,000 on lottery scratcher: ‘I cried all the way home’
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — A Richmond, Virginia, man’s morning routine paid off big recently when he picked up some scratchers at a Staples Mill Wawa. Nearly every day, Dalton Perkinson meets his buddy at...
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Who killed Tippy? Richmond Animal Control officers investigate after dog shot...
Tippy (Courtesy: CBS 6) RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Animal Care and Control (RACC) officers are investigating the shooting death of a four-year-old dog named Tippy. “[Tippy] was shot at close range and...
View ArticleRichmond mom who lost daughter to gun violence receives emotional Christmas...
RICHMOND, Va. - In December 2015, 12-year-old Amiya Moses was shot and killed outside a Richmond apartment. In the years since, Amiya's mother Kele Wright became part of a group called The Village...
View Article‘She had the love of an angel, but the strength of a lion’: Vigil held for...
RICHMOND, Va. - More than a hundred people packed Huguenot High School auditorium Thursday to remember and honor the life of 33-year old Lt. Ashley Berry. “I am witness that we honor a woman who...
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Father and son’s Richmond art installation inspired by arrival of first...
RICHMOND, Va. - After a successful art show at the Main Street Station Gallery last year, father and son duo Jerome and Jeromyah Jones knew they needed to do something to commemorate the 400th...
View ArticleKids gifted adaptive bikes in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. – A group of children received new adaptive bikes Sunday thanks to the kindness and generosity of an area nonprofit group. U.S. Army veteran James Howard started Richmond Empowering...
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Virginia AG responds to 2nd Amendment sanctuary resolutions: ‘Gun safety laws...
(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has responded to the trend of Virginia counties passing Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions ahead of next...
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Virginia newlyweds on honeymoon burned in New Zealand volcanic eruption
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Newlyweds Matthew and Lauren Urey were seriously hurt Monday when a volcano erupted on White Island in New Zealand, relatives confirmed to WTVR. The Richmond couple were on a...
View ArticleHemp in Virginia grows toward the future
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment RICHMOND, Va. — “We do grams, eighths, quarters, half ounces, pounds, wholesale pounds — however you want it,” Jacob Stretch said, standing...
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Rape cases in Virginia often go unsolved
Photo: VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — In the #MeToo era, survivors of sexual assault are feeling more empowered to come forward with their stories. Despite the social movement, though,...
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Virginia animal shelter makes last push for ‘Team Tommie’ license plate
RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia animal shelter wants to release a license plate in memory of Tommie the pit bull, who died after he was tied to a fence post and lit on fire, and the organization said it...
View ArticleMore Virginia residents speak languages other than English
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment RICHMOND, Va. — Nahlaa Alsilfih Alahmari and her husband, Abdullah Alahmari, are graduate students from...
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Richmond mail carrier sentenced for delivering marijuana packages, accepting...
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) RICHMOND, Va. — A Richmond man working as a U.S. mail carrier will spend 13 months in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for delivering packages “believed...
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Colonial Downs Group to raise minimum wage to $15 at all Rosie’s locations in...
RICHMOND, Va. – Colonial Downs Group announced Thursday it will raise the minimum wage at all company facilities in Virginia to $15 per hour starting in January. That’s double the current state minimum...
View ArticleEstimated 22,000 people gather at and around Virginia’s Capitol for...
RICHMOND, Va. - State officials and U.S. hate-monitoring groups were warning about the potential for violence ahead of a gun-rights rally in Virginia that brought an estimated 22,000 people to...
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Suspected white supremacists arrested, believed to have been heading to...
Virginia State CapitolVirginia State Capitol BALTIMORE, Md. – CBS News reported that three people who are suspected to be white supremacists were arrested in Baltimore on Tuesday. Two suspects, Brian...
View ArticleWhat’s next for Virginia gun advocates after massive rally?
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment RICHMOND, Va. – Thousands of...
View ArticleLobby Day attendee recalls the “peacefulness” experienced among those rallying
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia State Police estimated roughly 22,000 people were in Richmond for "Lobby Day" on Monday. Amid the fears of alleged threats of violence, one attendee from Hampton Roads,...
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Virginia Senate passes bill eliminating Lee-Jackson Day, making Election Day...
RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would eliminate Lee-Jackson Day as a statewide holiday, instead giving that designation to Election Day. FILE – This June 27, 2017, file...
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