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  • Cars, buses, planes sitting still in Va.

    NBC 12 Richmond – 35 mins ago  

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Whether they planned to travel by car, by bus or by plane, hundreds instead found themselves stranded in Virginia. Hundreds stranded by up to two feet of snow and the traffic crashes it caused along interstates turned to shelters for refuge. Full Story »

  • Portions of interstates remain closed

    NBC 12 Richmond – 50 mins ago  

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Authorities say portions of Interstate 81 remain closed after serious accidents blocked the roads and hindered efforts to remove up to two feet of snow that fell in some areas. Full Story »

  • Fear of violence grows in mountaintop mining fight

    NBC 12 Richmond – 2 hrs 20 mins ago  

    MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A decade of tension between Appalachian coal miners and people who oppose mountaintop removal mining has reached the point where many fear violence. Full Story »

  • Snow: Metrorail trains halt above-ground service

    NBC 12 Richmond – Sat Dec 19, 12:39 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Metro authorities say their trains will stop serving all above-ground stations starting at 1 p.m. due to heavy snowfall blanketing the region. Full Story »

  • Jury: NC man killed wife, set body on fire

    NBC 12 Richmond – Sat Dec 19, 11:39 am ET  

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A 61-year-old North Carolina man has been found guilty of killing his wife and burning her body along the side of a highway in Virginia. Full Story »

  • Metro warns of bus delays; rail not yet affected

    NBC 12 Richmond – Sat Dec 19, 10:24 am ET  

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Metro is warning of major bus delays because of the snow and, if the storm continues, rail service could be affected as well. Buses are limited to snow emergency routes because of the road conditions. Full Story »

  • Dates set for DC's Cherry Blossom Festival

    NBC 12 Richmond – Sat Dec 19, 10:24 am ET  

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Plans are already under way for the 2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival, and organizers have announced the dates for next year's events. Full Story »

  • Snow storm causes problems for drivers

    NBC 12 Richmond – Sat Dec 19, 8:24 am ET  

    CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) - From cars in ditches to vehicles sliding across highways, this winter storm is causing all kinds of problems for drivers and keeping police and rescue crews racing from crash to crash. Friday night the snow fell and it kept falling as people headed home for the night. Full Story »

  • Winter storm leads to flight cancellations at RIC

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 11:09 pm ET  

    HENRICO, VA (WWBT) – The snow storm is causing a lot of headaches for air travelers. Nearly 50 flights scheduled for Saturday at Richmond International Airport have been cancelled. Full Story »

  • Richmond concert to benefit Morgan Harrington search

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 6:39 pm ET  

    Nominate your favorite holiday homes around Richmond! Click through to check local movie listings and buy tickets online! Full Story »

  • Times-Dispatch Invitational postponed to Monday

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 6:39 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - The Times-Dispatch Invitational has been rescheduled. This annual tournament matches some of the top teams in Central Virginia. The games were set to begin today. Full Story »

  • Neo-Nazi convicted by US jury in Va.

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 5:54 pm ET  

    ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - A federal jury in Virginia has found a white supremacist guilty of 4 counts of making online threats. Jurors deliberating in Roanoke returned their verdict Friday against William A. White. They also found him not guilty of 3 counts. Full Story »

  • Snow storm creating travel problems in Richmond

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 5:54 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) -- The weather has already impacted weekend travel plans. At Richmond International Airport dozens of flights are canceled for Saturday, and Jet Blue has canceled its full Saturday schedule. Full Story »

  • Dominion Virginia Power: Ready for the snow

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 5:24 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) -- The winter storm this weekend may knock down trees and limbs into powerlines, creating widespread outages. Dominion Virginia Power says its prepared to respond quickly to any loss of power. Full Story »

  • Ukrop's likely to become Martin's Food Markets

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 5:09 pm ET  

    What do you think about the potential of a name like 'Martin's Food Markets' to replace Ukrop's? Full Story »

  • Va. crashes signal storm's arrival

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 4:54 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A winter storm barreling into Virginia already is creating headaches on the highways. Virginia State Police report that the Wytheville (WITH-vill) and Salem divisions received calls for more than 160 crashes during a two-hour, 15-minute span Friday. Full Story »

  • State employees react to Kaine's budget proposal

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 4:54 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – For state employees, the week ends on a grim note. Gov. Kaine proposes another round of layoffs: 664 positions. Possibly bringing the total number of job cuts to 2,300 in two years. Full Story »

  • Amtrak prepares for snow

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 4:24 pm ET  

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Amtrak is preparing for snow. Spokeswoman Karina Romero said in an e-mail that the company was preparing for a snowstorm expected to dump up to 20 inches of snow on the Washington region. Full Story »

  • Hopewell police seek serial felon from King George

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 3:39 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – Hopewell police are on the hunt for Mitchell Lee Amos for a series of crimes in King George County. "Felony hit and run, D.W.I., Identity Theft, leaving the scene of an accident," said Lieutenant Roger Dean of the Hopewell Police Department. Full Story »

  • Kaine declares state of emergency as storm approaches

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 3:24 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has declared a state of emergency as a major storm approaches Virginia. Today's declaration allows the Virginia National Guard and state agencies to help local governments respond to the storm. Full Story »

  • Community meeting on future of Forest Hill Ave.

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 2:54 pm ET  

    RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - Dozens of people showed up to learn more about the future of Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond. The city's Department of Public Works held this public meeting Thursday night at St. Luke Lutheran Church. Full Story »

  • Ex-sheriff gets 19 months in prison in Va.

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 2:24 pm ET  

    HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced former Page County Sheriff Daniel Presgraves to 19 months in prison for racketeering. Full Story »

  • NBC12 Viewpoint: Think. Shop. Buy. Local.

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 2:24 pm ET  

    Commentary from Don Richards, NBC12 Vice President and General Manager. Full Story »

  • Winter weather could dampen holiday sales

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 1:54 pm ET  

    NEW YORK (AP) - Retailers in the Northeast are bracing for a snowstorm making its way up the East Coast set to hit during the last weekend of holiday shopping. Full Story »

  • FBI lab to test evidence from 1980s Va. slayings

    NBC 12 Richmond – Fri Dec 18, 1:09 pm ET  

    NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The FBI's laboratory in Virginia is getting evidence in a string of unsolved slayings in the 1980s known as the Colonial Parkway murders. Full Story »

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