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RICHMOND - Detectives are looking for a man they believe is responsible for robbing a 7-Eleven and a McDonald's in Richmond on Wednesday evening. The first robbery happened around 5 p.m. at the 7-ElevenMore >> RICHMOND - Detectives are looking for a man they believe is responsible for robbing a 7-Eleven and a McDonald's in Richmond on Wednesday evening. The first robbery happened around 5 p.m. at the 7-ElevenMore >> RICHMOND - Two men armed with a shotgun robbed an elderly couple inside their Richmond car repair shop. Jean and Raleigh "Red" Carr are well-known in their community as the owners of Carr's Texaco onMore >> Well-known store owner says one suspect held a shotgun to his 70-year-old wife.More >> CHESTERFIELD COUNTY - A building under construction partially collapsed in the 200 block of E. Hundred Road in Chester on Thursday morning, injuring a construction worker. About 50 to 60 percent of theMore >> Fire officials say one construction worker suffered minor injuries.More >> The lockout was easier than all this. In many ways, more peaceful, too. Nine months after the NFL and the players' union agreed on an unprecedented 10-year labor deal that, at the time, had everyone fromMore >> The lockout was easier than all this. In many ways, more peaceful, too. Nine months after the NFL and the players' union agreed on an unprecedented 10-year labor deal that, at the time, had everyone fromMore >> Release from the Hanover County Sheriff's Office: HANOVER, Va. – The Hanover County Sheriff's Office needs assistance in locating Antoine Robinson, Sr., 29, who is wanted in connection to an attemptedMore >> Release from the Hanover County Sheriff's Office: HANOVER, Va. – The Hanover County Sheriff's Office needs assistance in locating Antoine Robinson, Sr., 29, who is wanted in connection to an attemptedMore >> Richmond Police and emergency responders are dealing with a barricaded subject inside a home on West Moore Street. Crews are staged at the intersection of Moore and Harrison Streets, behind G.W. CarverMore >> Richmond Police and emergency responders are dealing with a barricaded subject inside a home on West Moore Street...More >> CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) - A Chesterfield man faces construction fraud charges stemming from an investigation of improperly installed whole-home generators. Media outlets report that a ChesterfieldMore >> Chesterfield man faces fraud charges stemming from an investigation of improperly installed generators...More >> Release from Dinwiddie Sheriff's Office:On May 22, 2012, at 4:14am Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office received a call of a male subject in the roadway on Cherry Hill Road just north of the Nottoway RiverMore >> Release from Dinwiddie Sheriff's Office:On May 22, 2012, at 4:14am Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office received a call of a male subject in the roadway on Cherry Hill Road just north of the Nottoway RiverMore >> FINCASTLE, Va. (AP) - Thirteen students are being treated for minor injuries after a school bus overturned in Botetourt County. Police tell media outlets that the accident occurred at about 8:15More >> FINCASTLE, Va. (AP) - Thirteen students are being treated for minor injuries after a school bus overturned in Botetourt County. Police tell media outlets that the accident occurred at about 8:15More >> ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A woman who called 911 after her husband was unable to breathe found a snoring Maryland dispatcher at the other end of the line. The woman called 911 from her Montgomery CountyMore >> ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A woman who called 911 after her husband was unable to breathe found a snoring Maryland dispatcher at the other end of the line. The woman called 911 from her Montgomery CountyMore >>
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Amy Lacey is the co-anchor 8News at 5:30 and is our anchor/reporter for 8News at 5 and 6.
She joins the afternoon news team after a stint as an award-winning anchor of Good Morning Richmond and 8News at 9. She was named best news anchor in the Commonwealth for 2010 by the Virginia Associated Press.
Amy grew up outside of Pittsburgh in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Duquesne University with degrees in Journalism and Psychology, and she completed a Journalism program at American University. While in college, Amy reported and anchored local news briefs for WDUQ-FM, a National Public Radio affiliate. She also won various Communication awards.
Before joining 8News in April 2004, Amy was a Bureau Chief and Fill-in Anchor for WCTI-TV in New Bern, NC. She also worked as a Reporter and Fill-in Anchor at KOAM-TV in Joplin, MO and as an Associate Producer at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh. Amy loves working in television news because she learns so much about different issues and has a chance to reach thousands of people every day. She also says you can't beat the adrenaline rush of covering severe weather or breaking news!
Amy enjoys traveling, cooking, shopping and working out. She has a soft spot in her heart for animals, especially her cat Gizmo who she adopted while doing a story at a North Carolina animal shelter after Hurricane Isabel. Health and nutrition are also personal interests that Amy has been able to pursue professionally each week in her Bon Secours Medical Minute.
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