Rolynn Wilson

3 weeks ago | wric.com | Julia Broberg |Rolynn Wilson

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Despite repairs made to a recent water main break, Richmond residents and councilmembers alike expressed their frustration at a Monday night meeting over the multiple water issues the city has faced over the past six months. “I am here because I, like many others, [am] tired,” said a concerned Richmond resident at a city council meeting on Monday, June 2. “Tired of having to boil water twice in five months.

3 weeks ago | wric.com | Rolynn Wilson

HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) — A Hopewell homeowner was left confused after she received not one, not two, but three water bills in one month. Leslie Richardson moved into her Hopewell home in November of 2024. After moving in her water service was connected to Virginia American Water. For the first five months, her water bills totaled $20 each month. “It makes sense to get a 20 or $30 bill because I wasn’t really here.

1 month ago | wric.com | Rolynn Wilson

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Neighbors in the newly developed Cypress Glen community have waited more than two years for streetlights to be installed. While they wait, safety remains a top concern. Charles and Mirinda McCants fell in love at first sight with the open space and tight knit community that the Cypress Glen neighborhood had to offer. In 2023, the two moved in and called the neighborhood home. Their only concern was just how dark the neighborhood got when the sun went down.

1 month ago | wric.com | Rolynn Wilson

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Before you sign the dotted line and move into your apartment, attorneys say knowing your rights as a renter is important. 8News spoke with a Henrico County mother — who wishes to remain anonymous — about several photos she shared of damaged belongings and extensive repairs to her two-bedroom apartment after a sprinkler malfunction. “I’m like, ‘Am I in a dream or something?’ Because I did not know, like what was going on,” she said.

1 month ago | wric.com | Rolynn Wilson

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is investigating Fortress of God Childcare — the same daycare where a toddler wandered off into a busy road in February — after new signage recently appeared outside of the facility. According to Chesterfield Police, on Feb. 21, a three-year-old wandered from Fortress of God Childcare, a daycare located on West Hundred Road. The child was saved by a bus driver who saw them in the road.