Infant safe, father charged after violent home invasion
A week-old infant is safe and two men are in custody after a violent home invasion on Aspen Court in Prince George County, police say.
NRA pushes back on possible Virginia gun law police chief calls ‘common sense’
Virginia bill would require handguns locked in vehicles. Gov. Abigail Spanberger has until April 13 to act.
Two people arrested following dead shooting incident in Virginia
VIRGINIA — Two people are in custody after a shooting prompted a death investigation in Petersburg, according to police. Authorities with the Petersburg Bureau of Police said Wednesday, March 18, that officers are investigating a fatal shooting in the 2100 block of Oak Lane. Police reported that two individuals were...
Goochland Drive-In Theater has been sold by a couple to another couple
According to WRIC 8 News, a couple has purchased the Goochland Drive-In Theaterfrom its original owners. The new owners shared a press released on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. James and Kathryn Munsey are the new owners. John and Kristina Heidel had been the original owners since 2009.
‘Sounded like hundreds of golf balls hitting the house’: Storms leave behind damage in...
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Severe storms on Monday night left behind fallen trees and power outages across Central Virginia. In the Salisbury neighborhood in Chesterfield, Rebecca Bowman took shelter with her family inside their safe space when the storms grew intense. “Everything was just hitting the house, there was...
Storm causes trees to fall on homes
Clean-up continues after last night's powerful storm toppled trees and took out power lines along with it.
‘It’s a lot of damage’: Virginians deal with fallen trees and widespread outages after...
Hours after severe thunderstorms swept through Central Virginia, on Monday, March 16, many homeowners spent their morning assessing the damage left behind.
Family that overcame homelessness ‘back to square one’ after fire destroyed Chesterfield house
A family that overcame homelessness is starting over again after a fire destroyed their Chesterfield home on March 10.
VCU police wearing referee stripes to flag unsafe pedestrians on campus
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Virginia Commonwealth University police officers are swapping their standard uniforms for black-and-white referee stripes as part of a pedestrian safety initiative on campus. It targets pedestrian behavior at campus intersections, where officers say distracted walking has become a persistent...
Richmond vape shop break-ins spike after Operation Vaporize shutdowns
A wave of burglaries is hitting Richmond vape shops shut down as part of Operation Vaporize. Some shop owners believe the crackdown may be fueling the crime it was designed to prevent.
