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  • DC sniper's ex-wife, children cope with execution

    NBC 12 Richmond – 23 mins ago  

    WASHINGTON (AP) - 1 of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad's ex-wives says it was "very difficult" to watch her children grieve as their father was executed. Full Story »

  • DC sniper ex-wife, children cope with execution

    NBC 12 Richmond – 53 mins ago  

    WASHINGTON (AP) - 1 of the former wives of the D.C. sniper says her family sat in complete silence as they watched news of John Allen Muhammad's execution. Full Story »

  • Downed trees could be a problem today

    NBC 12 Richmond – 1 hr 23 mins ago  

    RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The evidence of this weather's impact is clear. VDOT is averaging reports of about 12 downed trees an hour across the Metro Richmond area. Full Story »

  • UVa center to do oral history of Bush presidency

    NBC 12 Richmond – 1 hr 53 mins ago  

    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs will record an oral history of President George W. Bush's presidency. Full Story »

  • Flooding closes roads in Virginia

    NBC 12 Richmond – 1 hr 53 mins ago  

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Dozens of roads in Hampton Roads and the Roanoke and New River valleys are closed due to flooding. In southeast Virginia, state transportation officials closed the Midtown Tunnel as a precaution and the southbound lane of the James River Bridge. Full Story »

  • NTSB plans public hearing on Metro train crash

    NBC 12 Richmond – 2 hrs 38 mins ago  

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for a public hearing on the summer's fatal Metro train crash. Full Story »

  • Low-lying areas of Norfolk brace for high tide

    NBC 12 Richmond – 2 hrs 53 mins ago  

    NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Norfolk is bracing for flooding that might become as severe as Hurricane Isabel in 2003. Norfolk spokesman Bob Batcher says officials in the coastal city are seeing flooded streets and widespread stalled cars. Full Story »

  • Flooding, downed trees close western Va. roads

    NBC 12 Richmond – 2 hrs 53 mins ago  

    ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Flooding from persistent heavy rain and downed trees are closing roads in western Virginia. Authorities reported roads closed Thursday in the Roanoke and New River valleys, as well as in the Lynchburg area. Full Story »

  • Va. man pleads guilty in Mich. court to sex crime

    NBC 12 Richmond – 2 hrs 53 mins ago  

    GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) - A Virginia man who police say drove to western Michigan to have sex with a 14-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to a felony sex crime. Full Story »

  • Flooding, power outages possible today

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 9:39 am ET  

    RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) -- New Kent County schools are closed this morning. Also, John Tyler Community College's M idlothian campus is closed right now due to a power outage. Full Story »

  • Va resort bracing for high tide

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 9:24 am ET  

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Virginia Beach officials are keeping a close watch on inland waterways and high tide as wind and rain continue to lash the resort city. Full Story »

  • UVa doctors' financial dealings posted online

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 9:09 am ET  

    CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The University of Virginia is disclosing the outside business interests of its doctors online. Posting the doctors' financial dealings online is part of the university's effort to increase transparency. Full Story »

  • NRC: TVA nuclear plant has fire response problem

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 8:54 am ET  

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in north Alabama has a fire response problem that could lead to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission civil penalty. Full Story »

  • Va foreclosure filings down 16 percent from 2008

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 8:24 am ET  

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Foreclosure filings are down 16 percent in Virginia compared to 2008. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that 5,484 households were in some stage of foreclosure activity in October. Virginia's foreclosure rate, one in every 597 homes, was the 19th-highest in the country. Full Story »

  • Heavy rain prompts flood warnings from NC to NY

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 8:09 am ET  

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Relentless rain is swamping a long stretch of the Atlantic seaboard, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to Long Island. Full Story »

  • DNC Chairman raising money at Little Rock luncheon

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 6:24 am ET  

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The chairman of the Democratic National Committee is headlining a fundraiser in Little Rock along with the state's top elected officials. Full Story »

  • Va. hospitals will go tobacco-free, even outside

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 4:39 am ET  

    CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) - Hospitals in the New River Valley are getting ready to go tobacco-free - even outside their buildings. Representatives of HCA and Carilion announced Wednesday that their hospitals, physician practices and outpatient centers in the region will restrict tobacco use Jan. 1. Full Story »

  • Lifeboat in piracy drama arrives in Va

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 4:24 am ET  

    NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A piece of piracy's recent history has arrived in Norfolk. The lifeboat in which commercial sea Capt. Richard Phillips was held captive by Somali pirates in April will be part of a display about piracy at Nauticus, the maritime museum. The orange lifeboat arrived on Wednesday. Full Story »

  • Santa stops by Smithsonian to open holiday exhibit

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 4:24 am ET  

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Santa Claus is making an early appearance to open a new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on the art and business of holiday displays. Full Story »

  • Defendant in Pagans case due in court

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 4:09 am ET  

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A Pennsylvania man charged in a federal indictment targeting the Pagans Motorcycle Club is due to enter a plea to a charge of interstate travel in aid of racketeering. Full Story »

  • Warming drives off Cape Cod's namesake, other fish

    NBC 12 Richmond – Thu Nov 12, 3:24 am ET  

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Fishermen have known for years that they've had to steam farther and farther from shore to find the cod and haddock found on dinner plates in New England. Full Story »

  • Easy targets: Making yourself a potential victim

    NBC 12 Richmond – Wed Nov 11, 11:24 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – Your "every day" way of life, could make you a victim of crime, without you ever knowing it. And now police want to make sure you're not making yourself an easy target. Full Story »

  • All lanes reopen after rush hour crash on 1-95 southbound

    NBC 12 Richmond – Wed Nov 11, 11:09 pm ET  

    CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) - Rain was likely a factor in a crash on interstate 95 in Chesterfield. All southbound lanes have been re-opened tonight. Two tractor trailers and a pickup truck - were involved in the accident near the Walthall exit. Full Story »

  • Your legal rights during a home invasion

    NBC 12 Richmond – Wed Nov 11, 11:09 pm ET  

    CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) - While we wait for an update on the Petersburg case in which neighbors say a man fired multiple shots at intruders; we are wondering legally, what are you allowed to do to protect yourself during a home break-in? Full Story »

  • Hit & run victim urges driver to come forward

    NBC 12 Richmond – Wed Nov 11, 11:09 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - A hit and run nearly cost a young Richmond woman her life - and tonight she wants the driver to come forward and take responsibility. It happened at the intersection of Kensington Avenue and North Boulevard. Full Story »

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