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VIDEO: Vehicle crashes into rear of State Police cruiser on I-85

Virginia State Police are investigating a crash on Interstate 85 North, near mile marker 40, involving a police cruiser and another vehicle.
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RPD: Victim arrives at VCU Medical Center with gunshot wound

Richmond Police are investigating a shooting after a man arrived at VCU Medical Center with a gunshot wound on Monday.
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The Tri-Cities

Police investigating after finding skeletal remains in Petersburg church

Authorities are investigating in Petersburg on Monday after remains were found in the Calvary Temple Church.
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Richmond

Virginia's opioid crisis prompts Governor to urge med students to rethink pain management

Governor Ralph Northam urges VCU medical students to rethink pain management
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Roads to close for annual VCU Spirit Walk Tuesday

Each year, VCU students, faculty, staff and alumni walk through the streets of Richmond to celebrate the new freshman class.
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Local News
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Updated Cater your wedding or birthday party with Waffle House's new food truck

Have a birthday, wedding, family reunion or bar/bat mitzvahs on the calendar? Now you can cater the event with a food truck from Waffle House.
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National
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Confederate statue on UNC campus toppled by protesters

A Confederate statue in the heart of North Carolina’s flagship university was toppled Monday night during a rally by hundreds of protesters who decried the memorial known as “Silent Sam” as a symbol of racist heritage.
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National

Official: Man detained in US wanted for murder in Mexico

An immigrant in the U.S. illegally who was picked up while taking his wife to a hospital to give birth is wanted for a killing in Mexico, a Mexican government official said Monday after the man’s lawyer suggested authorities have the wrong person.
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Crime
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Virginia man charged with threats at mosque, ramming cars

Police say a man threatened to kill people at a mosque in northern Virginia and rammed his car into other vehicles outside.
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National
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Michigan official faces manslaughter trial over Flint deaths

A judge on Monday ordered Michigan’s health director to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in two deaths linked to Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint area, the highest-ranking official to face criminal charges as a result of the city’s tainted water scandal.
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National
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No verdict in Manafort trial after 3 days of deliberations

The jury in the financial fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has finished its third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.
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Henrico County

Investigation ongoing in RPD officer-involved shooting in Henrico

A Richmond Police officer is on paid leave after he shot a man following a traffic stop on Saturday.
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Local News

Trans Siberian Orchestra announces December show at Richmond Coliseum

The Trans Siberian Orchestra is returning to Central Virginia in December for a show at the Richmond Coliseum.
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Local News

ZZ Top performs at Innsbrook After Hours Wednesday

ZZ Top will be hitting the Innsbrook After Hours stage this Wednesday.
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National

Colorado man charged with murder says wife killed daughters

Prosecutors have charged a Colorado man with murder in the deaths of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters.
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The Tri-Cities

Petersburg Fire looking for answers after string of suspicious vacant house fires

Three suspicious fires in less than three weeks have some Petersburg residents on edge, worried if their home could be next.
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Henrico County

Citing health reasons, Marshall steps down from Henrico School Board

The Henrico School Board's Tuckahoe District representative, Lisa Marshall, announced her resignation from the Board on Monday, citing health reasons.
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Crime
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Police: Petersburg man charged after shooting into car with 2 children inside

Authorities detained a 23-year-old man suspected of shooting into a vehicle during an altercation on Monday.
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Bishop of Richmond addresses Pennsylvania sex abuse revelations

A Roman Catholic bishop in Richmond has planned a Mass of Atonement following last week's grand jury report in Pennsylvania that at least 1,000 children were sexually abused in that state by at least 300 priests over the past 70 years.
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Baby girl born on 8-18-18 at exactly 18:18

A little girl born in Colorado has a very unique birthday.
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Hundreds of Longwood students lose power after car crashes into transformer

Hundreds of students at Longwood University lost power overnight after a car crashed into a transformer near campus.
Pedestrian hit and killed on Mechanicsville Turnpike

A pedestrian was hit and killed on Mechanicsville Turnpike in Henrico early Tuesday morning, police said.
Police: Chesterfield man charged with attempted murder after intentionally suffocating child

A man is facing several charges, including attempted murder and felony child neglect, after police say he intentionally suffocated his 4-month-old child.
Police investigating after finding remains in Petersburg church

Authorities are investigating in Petersburg on Monday after remains were found in the Calvary Temple Church.
VIDEO: VSP cruiser involved in crash on I-85

A crash on Interstate 85 North, near mile marker 40, occurred on Monday between a State Police cruiser and another vehicle.
Police: Chesterfield man charged with attempted murder after intentionally suffocating child

A man is facing several charges, including attempted murder and felony child neglect, after police say he intentionally suffocated his 4-month-old child.