Princess Diana event comes to Richmond
The Great Big Greenhouse: Time for Fall seeds and planting. With the cooler weather coming in, now is the time for fall seeds and planting!. The Natural Festival runs all weekend with different events planned Friday through Sunday!. First Fridays fun returns. Updated: Aug. 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT.
‘She was an amazing person’: Princess Diana’s personal hairdresser, museum curator give sneak peak...
Ahead of Saturday's event in Richmond honoring the life and legacy of Princess Diana, her personal hairdresser and the founder of The Princess Diana Museum paid a visit to the 8News studio with some special items.
Woman with a dozen years of experience chosen as Richmond’s director of intergovernmental affairs
A woman with more than a dozen years of policy and advocacy experience has been chosen as Richmond's new director of intergovernmental affairs.
Richmond West End clinic opens for heart, lung patients
A clinic opened in Richmond's West End on Thursday, offering rehabilitative services to heart and lung patients.
Metro Richmond Zoo welcomes 6 cheetah cubs
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - The Metro Richmond Zoo says visitors can now check out six cheetah cubs born on May 13. The litter includes three males - Lagos, Bukavu, and Cairo - and three females - Matola, Kampala, and Lusaka. Their parents are Zuri and Ramses. “Zuri has proven to...
Man dead after being shot on Sussex Street in Richmond
A man is dead after police say he was shot on Sussex Street in Richmond on Saturday morning.
New Orleans to Richmond: How “Mr. Jazz” found a home after Katrina
When Michael Gourrier describes what Hurricane Katrina took from him, he simply says: "What the water didn't get, the mold and mildew got." Inside The Answer Brewpub on Broad Street, he tells me he fled the city he was born in with "this," forming a minuscule space between his thumb and index finger. The big picture:...
Labor Day potluck take-alongs
The event will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dominion Energy Center's Mooney Hall. The Great Big Greenhouse: Time for Fall seeds and planting. With the cooler weather coming in, now is the time for fall seeds and planting!. The Natural Festival runs all weekend. Updated: Aug. 28, 2025 at...
Music celebration returns to remember, honor legendary DJ
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - The Friends of Kat Simons is once again hosting a music celebration to honor and remember Kat Simons, a legendary local DJ who died in June 2024. In addition to music, the event features pet adoptions, food trucks, vendors and much more. It will be held...
Powerball fever growing across the commonwealth, $1M and $2M winning tickets sold
RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - As the lottery jackpot increases, so does the excitement and anticipation for the next Powerball drawing. The commonwealth had more than 58,000 winning tickets in the Wednesday, August 27, drawing, but none matched all six numbers to win, said Virginia Lottery officials. The winners from the...
