Rolynn Wilson

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

1 month ago | wric.com | Rolynn Wilson

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Ahead of a city audit planned to look into Richmond’s recent rebate check errors, leaders said a lack of standard operating procedures and failed quality control checks led to problems. In 2024, the City of Richmond approved a four-cent rebate tax program aimed to help Richmonders. During its first rollout intended for March, the city identified several errors that caused thousands of Richmonders to receive the wrong check or not receive one at all.

1 month ago | wric.com | Rolynn Wilson

PRINCE GEORGE, Va. (WRIC) — Residents at a Prince George apartment complex said they are still in the dark nearly eight months after police launched an embezzlement investigation. Puddledock Place residents Kendra Tonic and Brooke Lindsay first reached out to 8News in September after they said they were facing eviction despite paying their rent every month. The two said the thought of being kicked out of their home confused them and they wondered where four months worth of rent payments went.