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First Alert Weather Day on Memorial Day: Severe storms possible
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A few storms could be strong to severe with hail, damaging wind gusts and heavy rain tomorrow, especially late in the day. Memorial day Monday is a First Alert Weather Day for the potential of a few strong to severe storms. Our entire area is in a slight risk category from the Storm Prediction Center which is a level 2 out of 5 on the severe weather threat scale. This level means “scattered severe storms are possible.”
Investigative reporter Laura French shares health update: 'I'm feeling incredibly relieved'
RICHMOND, Va. -- Award-winning investigative reporter Laura French recently shared the "incredible news" that a cyst removed from her neck was not cancerous. "I thought long and hard about just wearing a turtleneck for the next month," Laura said Tuesday evening. "But then I left VCU Medical Center today and thought, 'Nope, I'm just going to get out in front of it and tell you why my neck looks like I have rug burn.'"
Saturday Overnight Forecast: Muggy with a shower or rumble of thunder
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Pop-up showers and storms possible tomorrow. Better shower and storm chance on Memorial Day. Saturday Overnight: Isolated shower or storm chance otherwise muggy & mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s ( Rain Chance: 20%) Sunday: Mostly to partly sunny. Humid. Isolated showers and storms possible...
Richmond Police: 18-year-old victim identified in Oak Grove neighborhood homicide
Richmond Police detectives have identified the 18-year-old victim in the homicide that occurred Wednesday on Edwards Avenue. Tyshawn White, 18, of Richmond, suffered an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police report that officers were called to the 1600 block of Edwards Avenue at 1:27 p.m....
Richmond woman sentenced for 2023 Halloween shootout at Waffle House in Henrico
Dacara Fleming, of Richmond, is to serve one year in jail with four months suspended in connection to a shootout that took place at a Waffle House in Henrico County on Halloween night in 2023.
Virginian wins $50K in lottery using numbers from fortune cookie — after nearly losing ticket
Fortune was on her side — twice. A Virginia woman won $50,000 on a lottery ticket earlier this month by playing the numbers she found inside a fortune cookie, but a close call nearly took away her good luck. Tierra Barley bought her winning ticket at the Varina Superstore Supermarket in Henrico — about 10 miles northwest of Richmond. Lottery winners reveal how they spent their massive cash prizes The winning numbers were 7-41-43-44-51, and the Powerball number was 5. Barley matched four of the five — plus the Powerball — based on the lucky numbers from her Chinese takeout in the May...
Henrico Crime Report: May 17-23, 2024
– Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with possession of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin and a traffic violation May 17 at 1 p.m. Glenside Drive at Forest Avenue – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with driving under the influence of drugs, selling cocaine, possession of methamphetamine and synthetic drugs, identity theft, a warrant service, and other criminal violations during a traffic stop May 17 at 3:27 p.m.
Camera footage sought by Richmond Police in East Brookland Park homicide
Police detectives are asking those in the area of East Brookland Park Boulevard in Richmond to check surveillance cameras related to a homicide on Monday. Cecil Johnson, 41, of Chesterfield, died from an apparent gunshot wound. Officers were called to the 400 block for a report of a person shot....
Richmond public pools open for the summer
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Public pools in the city of Richmond are officially open with a full staff of lifeguards. “They’re here for your safety. We want to make sure you enjoy yourself, cool off, have fun, do some canon balls, have a race or two,” said Jerrod Booker, the aquatics manager for the city’s Park’s and Recreation department.
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