Autumn Childress

Richmond

Weekday Co-Anchor at WRIC-TV (Richmond, VA)

Weekend Anchor for ABC @8news in #RVA, former @WHSVnews 📺 | ΔΣΘ❤️| @longwoodWBB Alum🏀| Story ideas? Email me! [email protected]

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‘Unmasking Superwoman’: A vulnerable conversation about black women and mental health

1 week ago | wric.com | Autumn Childress

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As part of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, 8News Anchor Autumn Childress sat down with three wellness experts in Richmond to discuss mental health in black women. Denisha Smith, LPC, SEP is a somatic therapist, trauma and attachment specialist, and founder of Healing Well Therapy and Embodied Culture.
Snake falls into margarita at restaurant, woman says she’s traumatized

1 month ago | ktla.com | Autumn Childress

It’s a story you have to see to believe. One woman says she’s traumatized after a snake fell from the ceiling of a Mexican restaurant — and into her margarita. Carletta Andrews said it happened at the Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Sandston, Virginia on April 16. In an interview with 8News, Andrews shared that she and her husband had just finished their food when she felt something on her forehead.
Snake falls into margarita at Virginia restaurant

1 month ago | yourcentralvalley.com | Autumn Childress

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — It’s a story you have to see to believe. One Virginia woman says she’s traumatized after a snake fell from the ceiling of a Mexican restaurant in Henrico County — and into her margarita. Carletta Andrews said it happened at the Patron Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Sandston in the evening of April 16.
Snake falls into woman's margarita at restaurant

1 month ago | fox8.com | Autumn Childress

by: Autumn Childress Posted: Apr 27, 2025 / 08:46 AM EDT Updated: Apr 27, 2025 / 08:46 AM EDT HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — It’s a story you have to see to believe. One Virginia woman says she’s traumatized after a snake fell from the ceiling of a Mexican restaurant in Henrico County — and into her margarita.
Snake falls into margarita at Virginia restaurant

1 month ago | kark.com | Autumn Childress

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Snake falls into margarita at Virginia restaurant

1 month ago | wate.com | Autumn Childress

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Snake falls into margarita at Virginia restaurant

1 month ago | kron4.com | Autumn Childress

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Doctors said he may never walk again, but the RVA Line Dance King proved them wrong

2 months ago | wric.com | Autumn Childress

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — March is Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month and 8News is introducing you to a man who didn’t let his diagnosis stop him from dancing. Kemel Patton is known as the Line Dance King of RVA. Chances are you’ve seen him leading classes, parties, and community events through the newest and oldest line dances. He’s always equipped with a beat and a smile, but behind his dance, is a diagnosis that could have changed his story.
Virginia State University celebrates CIAA Championship success

Mar 7, 2025 | wric.com | Autumn Childress

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia State University (VSU) Trojans are celebrating impressive performances at the CIAA tournament in Baltimore. The men’s basketball team secured its first conference title since 2019. Head coach Lonnie Blow Jr. said his team’s hard work and determination played off. “It’s a good to be a Trojan, so we’re happy about it,” Blow said. “The adversity we went through in the season made us tougher.
Honoring Black History: 79-year-old Prince Edward woman returns to school after segregation-era shutdowns

Feb 11, 2025 | wric.com | Autumn Childress

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Martha Bailey Brown will often tell you that her life feels like an assignment from God. Brown is a 79-year-old sophomore at Longwood University in the Farmville area, and for the first time in more than 60 years, she’s returning to the classroom to finish an education that was taken from her and hundreds of other Black students during a time plagued by separation and racism in the country.