Wednesday, June 19 2013 9:52 PM EDT2013-06-20 01:52:22 GMT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - HBO and James Gandolfini's managers say the actor famous for "The Sopranos" has died in Italy.(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.More >>
LOS ANGELES (AP) - HBO and James Gandolfini's managers say the actor famous for "The Sopranos" has died in Italy.(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:06 PM EDT2013-06-20 00:06:42 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historicMore >>
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historicMore >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:17 PM EDT2013-06-19 22:17:11 GMT
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Celebrity cook Paula Deen said while being questioned in a discrimination lawsuit that she has used racial slurs in the past but insisted she and her family do not tolerate prejudice. TheMore >>
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Celebrity cook Paula Deen said while being questioned in a discrimination lawsuit that she has used racial slurs in the past but insisted she and her family do not tolerate prejudice. TheMore >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 5:12 PM EDT2013-06-19 21:12:45 GMT
STONY VREEK, VA--State Police are assisting authorities in Sussex County as they search for a man who fled into the woods Tuesday afternoon. It happened along the 1600 block of Blue Star Highway near theMore >>
A Sussex County manhunt has ended after the suspect was found hiding under a bridge Wednesday.More >>
Amy
Lacey is the award-winning co-anchor of 8News at 5:30.
She
has been recognized by the Virginia Associated Press as Best News Anchor in the
Commonwealth for both 2011 and 2013.
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 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
is a frequent guest speaker and emcee in the Richmond area and is passionate about helping
local nonprofits. In her free time, Amy enjoys shopping, cooking and traveling.
She always has a bag packed and her passport ready for trips with her husband!
Amy 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.
Send a "hello" or send a story idea to Amy by clicking here.
