John Hood
Reporter
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John Hood is excited to be back in RVA after joining the NBC12 team in October of 2021.
Before coming back to Richmond, John was an MMJ/Reporter at WHSV in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley for the last three years. There John was awarded by the Associated Press as the Best MMJ/ One Man Reporter of the Virginias for small market stations two years in a row.
This Virginia Beach native graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University back in December 2017 with a B.S in Broadcast Journalism. During college, John worked as a producer at Mix98.1 for Wicker in the Morning.
John is happy to be back in the River City to cover the stories that matter to you and Central Virginia. You can typically find him running to Belle Isle or enjoying some crispy chicken at Kokonut Grill on the weekend.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 11:10 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Political experts believe Former President Donald Trump’s indictment could play out either way for his 2024 presidential campaign.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 10:13 PM EDT
|By John Hood
A homeowner in Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood could be paying close to $20,000 to remove a mural on the side of his home because it did not receive proper authorization from the city.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 11:10 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Almost two weeks since the accidental shooting of 13-year-old Marquan Mitchell Nash the community is grieving the loss of the Binford Middle School student.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 11:12 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Those with loved ones buried in Washington Memorial Park in Sandston are frustrated after 300 bronze vases were stolen from gravestones over the last six weeks.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 11:11 PM EDT
|By John Hood
At a press conference Tuesday night, the family of Irvo Otieno spoke out after videos released Tuesday showed the final moments of Otieno’s life and ten people were indicted for his death.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 11:54 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Benjamin Crump has represented families in several high-profile police killings from George Floyd to Breonna Taylor.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 6:31 AM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
State police arrested seven Henrico County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Tuesday and charged them with second-degree murder for the death of a man at a Dinwiddie mental health hospital.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 12:24 AM EDT
|By John Hood
In two months Tyson Foods will be closing its facility in Glen Allen to shift demand to other facilities impacting nearly 700 jobs.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 11:15 PM EST
|By John Hood
A bill that overwhelmingly passed both chambers of the general assembly could allow parents to take legal action against porn sites if their child is easily able to access them.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 11:08 PM EST
|By John Hood
A Richmond mother is feeling unsafe after she said someone randomly shot into her home Thursday evening.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 11:15 PM EST
|By John Hood
A Henrico mother is still looking for answers after her daughter went on vacation to Puerto Rico in February but never came back.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 11:13 PM EST
|By John Hood
Since October liquid albuterol has been on the FDA’s drug shortage list and some Richmond pharmacies are feeling the impact.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 11:11 PM EST
|By John Hood
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney unveiled his budget for fiscal year 2024 to include making improvements on affordable housing, schools, and public safety.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2023 at 5:24 PM EST
|By John Hood
One year since 56-year-old Tracy Epps was last seen her friends are still at a loss for words and want closure.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 11:11 PM EST
|By John Hood
Teens under the age of 17 will no longer be allowed to purchase movie tickets past 7:30 p.m. at Richmond’s Movieland.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 11:14 PM EST
|By John Hood
A week after 20-year-old Antajuan Hawkins went missing, his friends and family are still mourning after he was found dead near a Richmond park on Saturday.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 10:46 PM EST
|By John Hood
Principal Kevin Olds urges parents to get more involved.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 11:09 PM EST
|By John Hood
The program would come at a cost of more than $3,000 for 30 cameras and up to more than $22,000 for 200 cameras.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 11:35 PM EST
|By John Hood
More than 150 people packed Richmond’s City Council meeting Monday night demanding city leaders take more action when it comes to affordable housing.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 9:33 PM EST
|By John Hood
Dozens gathered in Richmond’s Northside on Friday night to remember the life of 31-year-old Summer Fuller, who shot and killed earlier this month.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 10:14 AM EST
|By John Hood
Democrats and Republicans will hold events this weekend to pick candidates to fill Jennifer McClellan's seat.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 11:11 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
Jennifer McClellan, currently a state senator, will fill the seat held by the late Donald McEachin, who died in November.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 7:18 AM EST
|By John Hood
It’s called RPS200 and would send students back to class 20 days earlier to combat learning loss brought on by the pandemic.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 11:13 PM EST
|By John Hood
A video making its way around social media shows a woman being attacked in her apartment gym back in January.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 12:14 AM EST
|By John Hood
Residents in the Church Hill neighborhood met Thursday night to discuss a proposal for a senior housing expansion.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 11:12 PM EST
|By John Hood
Henrico police are looking for three people who broke into a Honda dealership early Monday morning on W. Broad St. and stole three dirt bikes.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 11:12 PM EST
|By John Hood
Parents, students, and city leaders gathered at the playground of William Fox Elementary School Friday evening to reflect on the progress that’s been made one year after a fire destroyed the more than 110-year-old school.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 11:13 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
Police at VCU are currently investigating a shooting that happened Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 11:11 PM EST
|By John Hood
A Chesterfield mother is hoping to get answers by offering a $2,500 reward nearly 8 months after her son was shot and killed in Hopewell.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 11:14 PM EST
|By John Hood
A student at L.C. Bird High School in Chesterfield was arrested on Tuesday for bringing a gun to school, the second time a student has come to school with a gun since October.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 11:18 PM EST
|By John Hood
Abdullah Kumas, who grew up in Turkey and is now a professor at the University of Richmond, said the images seen online bring back horrible memories of a similar disaster more than 20 years ago.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 11:13 PM EST
|By John Hood
Since October, the Henrico Police Department has received more than 20 reports of vehicle break-ins at Deep Run Park.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 11:12 PM EST
|By John Hood
A proposed budget amendment that would have consolidated five Richmond schools over budget concerns failed to move forward Wednesday night.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 11:24 PM EST
|By John Hood
Tuesday night Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney highlighted the work his office did in 2022 and set goals for 2023 in his State of the City address.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 11:12 PM EST
|By John Hood
A bill that would add Petersburg to the list of cities to host a casino in the commonwealth overcame its first hurdle on Thursday in a senate subcommittee.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 11:16 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
The Newport News School Board voted 5-1 Wednesday night to let Dr. George Parker III go from his position as superintendent.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 11:15 PM EST
|By John Hood
A Hopewell mother is looking for answers after her son, 26-year-old TeAndrey Taylor was shot and killed on Monday while turning into their apartment complex.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 11:13 PM EST
|By John Hood
While the General Assembly is underway, Gov. Glenn Youngkin spoke to a crowd in Richmond Monday night on his plans to cut taxes.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 11:16 PM EST
|By John Hood
The attorneys who represent Lt. Caron Nazario filed a motion for a new trial on Friday followed by an unwanted verdict by a jury earlier this week.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 11:19 PM EST
|By John Hood
More than two years since thousands stormed the steps of the U.S. Capitol to fight the 2020 election results, two capitol police officers who were there that day share their story with students at VCU.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 11:12 PM EST
|By John Hood
A Chesterfield woman is hoping to get nearly $1,000 back after she said it went missing from her Bank of America account Wednesday morning.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 4:58 AM EST
|By John Hood
More than a week after a 6-year-old student allegedly shot his teacher dozens expressed their frustrations to Newport News school officials during Tuesday night’s school board meeting.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 11:18 PM EST
|By John Hood
Organized by the international hunger relief non-profit, Rise Against Hunger, hundreds gathered inside Hardywood Craft Brewery in Richmond to try and accomplish part of Dr. King’s vision.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 11:13 PM EST
|By John Hood
The Richmond Coalition for Health Equity discusses how they feel Bon Secours mismanaged funds from the federal government’s 340B program.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 11:11 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
One man is dead, and another person is injured after a shooting at a Richmond apartment complex Thursday evening.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 9:58 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers the State of the Commonwealth address as lawmakers return to Richmond.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 5:14 AM EST
|By John Hood
Court documents now unsealed show 37-year-old Richard Whitley Jr. allegedly uploaded almost 40 videos online of sexually explicit material involving a child under an alias.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 11:22 PM EST
|By John Hood
At a specially called meeting in Hopewell Thursday night, city leaders voted unanimously to move forward with the Operation Ceasefire program to curve a recent spike in violence in the city.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 11:22 PM EST
|By John Hood
Dozens filled the inside of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Wednesday night for a memorial mass in honor of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 11:22 PM EST
|By John Hood
Hundreds gathered in Hopewell Tuesday night to remember the life of 8-year-old P’Aris Moore on what would have been her ninth birthday.
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