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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 >>
Kerri O'Brien is the anchor of 8News at Noon and reports for 8News at 5, 5:30 and 6.
Kerri joined the 8News team in July 2006. She comes to us from News 12 New Jersey where she covered the 9-11 attacks, major flooding along the Delaware River and earned a New York Emmy nomination for her breaking news coverage of a devastating fire.
Prior to News 12, Kerri worked as a reporter for WRNN-TV in Kingston, NY. She got her start in TV news working as an anchor and reporter for a CBS affiliate in Alpena, Michigan.
Kerri grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. She graduated from the University of Maryland (Go Terps!) where she studied broadcast journalism and politics.
Kerri enjoys driving to Philadelphia for Eagles football with her dad, traveling and relaxing at the beach. Email Kerri
