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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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »