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How clean is your hotel room? Video included

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When you check into a hotel, you may not be able to assume it's completely clean and safe. Just like NBC12 looks at restaurant health inspections, this time we checked out hotel inspections by the State Health Department.

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  • Monday, January 23 2012 8:50 AM EST2012-01-23 13:50:06 GMT
    A settlement check may be coming your way. CashPoint, a car title lender, will refund nearly $600,000 to more than 800 Virginia customers.

  • Monday, January 16 2012 2:48 PM EST2012-01-16 19:48:06 GMT
    More than 850 customers across Virginia will receive a refund from a car title lender under a settlement with the state.

  • 12 ON YOUR SIDE ALERT

    Monday, December 19 2011 11:15 PM EST2011-12-20 04:15:45 GMT
    A warning for Smart Phone users on the Android system, not every App is legit.

  • Wednesday, December 7 2011 6:36 PM EST2011-12-07 23:36:26 GMT
    It's a frightening email that viewers in our area are receiving in their inbox. The sender claims they've been hired by someone you know to kill you!

  • NBC12 Investigation

    Saturday, October 29 2011 12:52 PM EDT2011-10-29 16:52:19 GMT
    A four month NBC12 investigation has uncovered major problems with the US Postal Service in central Virginia.

  • Thursday, October 20 2011 7:31 AM EDT2011-10-20 11:31:37 GMT
    A viewer calls 12 after seeing a 12 On Your Side Alert about a check scam circulating in the area. She was trying to sell a computer -- and suspected she might be a victim of a similar scam on Craigslist.

  • Thursday, October 6 2011 3:19 AM EDT2011-10-06 07:19:16 GMT
    Hurricane Irene left many areas flooded -- damaging hundreds of cars. Experts say some of those cars may show up for sale here in Virginia.

  • Sunday, May 22 2011 12:11 PM EDT2011-05-22 17:11:39 GMT
    A Connecticut man awaiting trial in a series of rapes and other attacks along the East Coast is due back in court.

  • Saturday, April 2 2011 9:40 AM EDT2011-04-02 14:40:40 GMT
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