A boy's parents are charged with murder after his death at a Richmond hospital. Cinceir 'CJ' Croxton, Jr.'s parents were indicted this week in Spotsylvania County. CJ died last year after he was taken to VCU's pediatric hospital. The medical examiner found the two-year-old had a significant amount of cocaine in his system. His parents are due in court in two weeks. Legal analyst Russ Stone tells 8News the murder charge means the parents allowed the child to be close enough to the cocaine that he may have gotten into it or they directly gave it to him.
The Commonwealth is getting help from the federal government to protect children’s drinking water.Preview: A retired general who had a Virginia military installation named for him last year has died. Ninety-six-year-old retired Lieutenant General Arthur Gregg died yesterday. Gregg was a three-star general when he retired in 1981. He was the highest-ranking Black officer in the military at the time of his retirement. The Army honored Gregg last year by renaming Fort Lee to Fort Gregg-Adams. Gregg was the first person in modern U.S. history to receive that honor while still alive.
Ford says it's holding off on its all-electric SUV plan and will instead focus on hybrid technologies. The car company is the second biggest electric-vehicle maker in the U.S.. Ford requires all of its new vehicles to become profitable within 12 months after its launch date.