RVA Illuminates lights up Richmond’s skyline

Once again, we are lighting up Richmond! It’s an RVA and 8News tradition to turn on…

Richmond community asking for help to find a bench stolen from Manchester park

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)– Richmond neighbors are baffled after a custom-built bench was stolen from their community…

Woman shot, killed in Richmond’s Southside

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Police Department is investigating a shooting that killed a woman…

Woman killed in Richmond Friday night

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- The Richmond Police Department is investigating a shooting that killed a woman Friday…

Armstrong High School updates snack policy, no more candy 

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Students at Armstrong High School in Richmond will now have to leave…

Richmond nonprofit to host free Thanksgiving Day feast for those in need

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — One nonprofit organization based in Central Virginia is getting into the spirit of the…

Richmond artist restores defaced Arthur Ashe mural

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A mural honoring tennis legend and Richmond native Arthur Ashe in Battery…

Virginia House Republicans stick with Todd Gilbert as their leader after election loss

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia House Republicans will be in the minority come January after Democrats…

Democrat Schuyler VanValkenburg defeats GOP incumbent in Virginia state Senate race; Legislature majorities still unclear

Democrat Schuyler VanValkenburg won a key seat in the Virginia state Senate Tuesday, unseating an incumbent…

Richmond nonprofit supporting global artisans launches campaign to recover from lower sales

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)– Ten Thousand Villages Richmond — a nonprofit in Richmond’s Carytown neighborhood that sells…