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Press release from the City of Palm Bay, Florida: (Palm Bay)--Two suspects are now in custody, captured in Virginia by Virginia State Police, facing murder charges following the Wednesday afternoon shootingMore >> Press release from the City of Palm Bay, Florida: (Palm Bay)--Two suspects are now in custody, captured in Virginia by Virginia State Police, facing murder charges following the Wednesday afternoon shootingMore >> 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 >>
Amie McLain co-anchors Good Morning Richmond and 8News at 9. She joined 8News in January 2009.
Amie brings some southern hospitality to our news team. She was born and raised in New Orleans, LA, but she left her southern roots to attend Howard University in Washington, DC. While in college, Amie interned at several networks including CNN, NPR, and BET. She graduated from the Johnson H. Johnson School of Communications with a B. A. in Broadcast Journalism.
Before coming to Richmond, Amie worked in Fort Myers, FL at WBBH-TV as a reporter and fill-in anchor. She also spent 2 years in Hagerstown, MD at WHAG-TV as the weekend anchor. During her time there, Amie covered her most personal story: She traveled to her hometown for the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and took viewers inside her home to spotlight her family and several others who survived the storm.
Amie is an award-winning journalist and recently received the Virginia Associated Press award for "Best News Anchor" in the Commonwealth. She was also one of 3 journalists awarded an NABJ International Fellowship to cover the first Pan-African Youth Conference in Senegal. Amie loves to travel. She's spent time in 9 countries so far and doesn't plan to stop anytime soon. In 2010, she documented her first missionary trip to Kenya and presented a special report for 8News.
You may notice Amie's bright smile as she anchors the morning news. She says that's because she's blessed to be central Virginia. Amie is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists and a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Feel free to email her a story idea: amclain@wric.com and become a fan of her Facebook page here.
