Norfolk State University football player killed in shooting
NORFOLK, Va. - 18-year-old Nicholas Jerome Ackies died Friday when a former NSU graduate and football player shot him at an apartment on the 800 block of Hayes Street. Dispatchers received the call...
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Parents believe text message led to Richmond school bus shooting
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) -- CBS 6 reports that a fight on a school bus lead to shots fired Wednesday afternoon in Richmond’s East End, according to Richmond Police. Police are still investigating what...
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Virginia police officer’s son shot at vigil for murder victim
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — The father of two shot while attending a vigil for another shooting victim Thursday night was listed in critical, but stable, condition Friday, sources told WTVR. The man...
View ArticlePolice: Son used ax, vehicle to kill dad found dead on Virginia driveway
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- A son has been charged with first-degree murder in connection to the weekend homicide of his father, according to court documents filed in Chesterfield Juvenile and...
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Virginia 7-year-old battling brain cancer gives back to pediatric patients
RICHMOND, Va. - A 7-year-old girl from Mechanicsville, Virginia, is helping put a smile on the faces pediatric hospital patients as she fights her own battle with brain cancer. Sawyer Perkins hosted a...
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5 Virginia firefighters under investigation in alleged gang rape of teen girl
STRASBURG, Va. – Five volunteer firefighters for the Strasburg Fire Department are being investigated for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl and posting the video on Snapchat. Court documents...
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Great Richmond teacher surprised with $25,000 award
RICHMOND, Va. -- A Richmond middle school teacher broke down in tears after he was surprised with a prestigious $25,000 award. Ryan James, an 8th grade civics and economics teacher at Lucille M. Brown...
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Did John Cleese leave his diary in Richmond? $1,000 reward offered
(Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for the 2015 Tribeca Film Festiva RICHMOND, Va. — Monty Python legend John Cleese needs your help. Cleese, who performed at the Altria Theater in Richmond on...
View ArticleStatue of Edgar Allen Poe in Richmond is being moved
RICHMOND, Va. – The Department of General Services is moving the Edgar Allen Poe statue on Capital Square. DGS is moving the statue from the southwest portion of Capitol Square to the northwest corner...
View ArticleCan Hampton Roads and Richmond become a megaregion?
NORFOLK, Va. - A new report examines how Richmond and Hampton Roads could work together to become a megaregion. The idea is discussed in Old Dominion University's 2017 State of the Commonwealth...
View ArticleVirginia bobcat doing well after 50-mile road trip stuck in car grill
RICHMOND, Va. -- The bobcat that got stuck in a car grill and rode 50 miles to Richmond could be released from the Wildlife Center of Virginia next month. The bobcat's wild ride began Thanksgiving...
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Single dad from Virginia adopts 3 sons: ‘Fatherhood has brought me lots of joy’
RICHMOND, Va. -- Sometimes your future does not turn out to be exactly what you planned. "I look in the mirror all the time, and if you would have told me 10 years ago that this would happen, I...
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ODU goes cold at the wrong time in 82-75 road loss to VCU
RICHMOND, Va. (ODUSports.com) - The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (5-3, 0-0 C-USA) fell to VCU (5-3, 0-0 A10) by an 82-75 on Saturday night at the Siegel Center in front of 7,637 fans. Randy...
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Richmond man arrested, charged in Southpark Mall shooting
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. -- A 20-year-old Richmond man has been arrested and charged for allegedly shooting a man inside a store at Southpark Mall in Colonial Heights Saturday, according to CBS News 6 in...
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Ex-NFL player from Chesterfield sentenced to 40 years for $10 million fraud...
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — A former NFL and University of Virginia football player was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in prison for his role in a $10 million fraud scheme, according to CBS 6. Merrill...
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Rapper Jim Jones named minority owner of Richmond Roughriders, invites Colin...
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) -- CBS 6 reports that rapper Jim Jones was introduced Thursday as one of the newest minority owners of the Richmond Roughriders and he didn’t waste any time extending an...
View ArticleNorfolk to receive state historical marker honoring P.B. Young
RICHMOND, Va. – The Virginia Department of Historic Resources announced that it will dedicate a state historical highway marker in Norfolk to honor Plummer Bernard “P.B.” Young. P.B. Young is known for...
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Night of murders ends in morning shootout with Richmond police
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)– A chaotic scene erupted in Richmond’s Highland Park neighborhood on 4th Avenue Thursday morning, during an Richmond Police Department officer-involved shooting. Photo courtesy of...
View ArticleGov. McAuliffe on possible presidential run: ‘Anything is possible’
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe leaves office in January, but says he has no plans to slow down until then. "I'm going to miss the action. I'm going to be very honest with you," Gov....
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Man with loaded handgun in carry-on bag arrested at Richmond airport
This loaded handgun was stopped by TSA officers at a Richmond International Airport this past Friday, December 15. (TSA photo) RICHMOND, Va. – A Chesterfield County man was arrested at Richmond...
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