WRIC-TV (Richmond, VA)

WRIC-TV, also known as channel 8, is a television station in Richmond, Virginia, that is affiliated with ABC. The station is part of Media General, which is based in Richmond and operates it as one of its main stations. While WRIC-TV is licensed to Petersburg, its studios are situated on Arboretum Place in Chesterfield County, although they use a Richmond mailing address. The transmitter for the station is located in Bon Air.

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#45905

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#8952

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Best DeWalt leaf blower for yard cleanup

1 day ago | wric.com | Jordan C. Woika

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. Lawn maintenance is one of the bigger downsides to owning a home. As the season changes and the leaves start to pile up, you have two choices: Rake them into piles and bag them, or blow them all away. If you choose the latter option, DeWalt can help you with several leaf blowers that are all good choices. The best DeWalt leaf blower overall is the FlexVolt 60-Volt Max.
Former Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office patrol sergeant charged with sex crimes

1 day ago | wric.com | Katelyn Harlow

LANCASTER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A former patrol sergeant with Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office has been charged with sex crimes out of Northumberland County in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred in 2020.
Virginia Tech emergency medicine physician provides tips to reduce tick bite risk

1 day ago | wric.com | Katelyn Harlow

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — As Virginians head outdoors during warmer weather, an emergency medicine physician with Virginia Tech is spreading awareness about tick bite prevention and treatment. In Virginia, common ticks — like the blacklegged or deer tick, the lone star tick and the American dog tick — carry diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, among other possible dangers.
Richmond to begin issuing wireless emergency alerts for boil water advisories

1 day ago | wric.com | Katelyn Harlow

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The City of Richmond has announced that it will begin sending wireless emergency alerts for boil water advisories following late-May’s advisory and subsequent concerns from residents regarding alerts.
Man dies after reported single-vehicle crash on Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond, police investigating

1 day ago | wric.com | Katelyn Harlow

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A man was found dead following a reported single-vehicle crash in Richmond’s Northside during Wednesday’s early hours. In the aftermath, Richmond Police Major Crime detectives are investigating. At 1:38 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4, officers with the Richmond Police Department responded to the 2300 block of Chamberlayne Avenue for the report of a single-vehicle crash. When officers arrived, they found a man who was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Driver charged with DUI after hitting pole in Chesterfield, taking down cable

2 days ago | wric.com | Ryan Nadeau

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A driver is being charged with driving under the influence (DUI) after police say they ran off the road and hit a pole in Chesterfield County late Tuesday night, taking down a cable. Just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, officers with the Chesterfield County Police Department were called to the intersection of Iron Bridge and Tucker Roads for report of a crash.
Virginia’s first heart transplant involved heart of Black man taken without family’s consent

2 days ago | wric.com | Ryan Nadeau

DINWIDDIE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The first heart transplant ever performed in Virginia involved the heart of a local Black man that was taken without his family’s consent. On Friday, a historical highway marker honoring his life and the lasting impact this transplant had on healthcare and consent was unveiled in Dinwiddie County.
Richmond students present results of ‘School Meals Remix’ initiative

2 days ago | wric.com | Ryan Nadeau

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Student advisors are hoping to help Richmond Public Schools (RPS) improve its in-school meals. The Student Advisory Council (SAC) is made up of Richmond high schoolers from eight different schools. Its purpose is to help school district leadership hear from students and incorporate that feedback into policy decisions.
PHOTOS: Wood grinder catches fire in Chesterfield

2 days ago | wric.com | Ryan Nadeau

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A wood grinder caught fire in Chesterfield County on Tuesday. At about 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3, firefighters with Chesterfield County Fire and EMS were called to a business in the 100 block of Dry Bridge Road after receiving a report that a piece of machinery was on fire. When they arrived, firefighters found that a wood grinder — reportedly used to make mulch — had caught fire. It took about an hour for the firefighters to mark the scene as under control.
Middlesex man sent ‘love letters’ to 13-year-old New York girl while in prison

2 days ago | wric.com | Ryan Nadeau

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A Middlesex County man will spend decades in prison for child sex crimes after authorities discovered he was sending “love letters” to a 13-year-old New York girl while incarcerated. Twenty-eight-year-old Daniel Ebinger of Middlesex was sentenced to 25 years in prison on two counts of use of a communications system to solicit a minor, according to a June 3 press release from the Office of the Virginia Attorney General.