Sherman school officials put trans student at center of real-life drama over “Oklahoma!” production

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A slow burn: Responders continue working to extinguish massive mulch fire in Chesterfield

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Those driving along Shell Road in Chesterfield on Friday morning likely…

Hopewell Police looking for wanted fugitive

HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) — The Hopewell Police Department is asking for help in locating a wanted…

Kenya doomsday cult leader found guilty of illegal filming, but yet to be charged over mass deaths

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Paul Mackenzie, the Kenyan preacher at the center of a doomsday cult…

‘I just want my daughter home’: Mother pleads for answers two months after daughter’s disappearance

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Brenda Blackwell and her family are pleading for answers after her daughter,…

Funeral held for former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari

Dignitaries bid farewell to the late Martti Ahtisaari at a ceremony Friday in Finland’s capital for…

Could the new Democratic majority in Virginia use the amendment process to enshrine abortion rights?

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Despite new majorities in the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate, Democrats…

30 taken hostage by suspected Islamic extremists in central Mali bus attack

Suspected Islamic extremists are holding about 30 men from the Dogon ethnic group hostage after ambushing…

Indiana man kills wife with kids in tow on way to family photos at JCPenney: Police

An Indiana man told police he was “not the bad guy” after he allegedly shot his…

Petersburg woman strikes gold and wins $150,000 from a lottery ticket

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — A Petersburg woman’s good deed was instantly rewarded when she won $150,000…