Allison Norlian
Allison Norlian is a reporter for NBC12. She joined NBC12 in April of 2016.
Allison's work has been nominated twice for an Emmy Award. She also received a 'Catalyst for Change' award from The Arc Of Virginia for her reporting on issues and stories involving the disabled community. She is an AP and Syracuse Press Club award-winning reporter who was also recognized by the City Of Rochester mayor for her reporting and work in the city.
Allison grew up in New Jersey where she attended Rutgers University. Before coming to NBC12, she reported and anchored for WROC in Rochester, NY and WKTV in Utica, NY. She started her career in Philadelphia at KYW Newsradio.
Besides loving the news and current events, Allison loves to run, workout and spend time with her family, friends, husband and kitties!
A New Zealand man shot while trying to break into a Goochland home on Friday had a calculated plan and was trying to see a teen he met online, the Goochland Sheriff's Office said.
Henrico police are investigating after numerous neighbors called over the last few months reporting random gunfire in the back of their homes.
Local synagogues are seeing an increase in security after a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue left 11 people dead and several others injured.
The Henrico mother says twice this week the school bus was almost 30 minutes late picking up her kids. She said it happened frequently last school year too.
The Department of Social Services confirms that Jones & Jones located at 7806 Forest Hill Ave. is being shut down and residents living there are being relocated.
For the last 20 years, Max McWhirter has suffered from focal seizures, but over the last five years he has begun experiencing grand mal seizures.
Wednesday morning’s crash is eerily similar to a crash that killed a fire lieutenant in Hanover.
A 6-year-old girl from Mechanicsville is battling a fairly unknown disorder called PANDAS or Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infection.
A viral video of a massive brawl involving students at Varina High School has left parents troubled and a community asking questions.
The mom says her daughter was repeatedly punched, kicked and struck as onlookers watched and even recorded cell-phone video.
According to the Department of Labor, in the United States, the unemployment rate for people with disabilities was 9.2 percent in 2017, that’s more than twice that of those with no disabilities.
Mark Olinger, the director for the Department of Planning & Development Review in the city of Richmond, decided he didn’t want to just put any street light up in the area.
Mercy Chefs was founded by Gary LeBlanc, a 35-year veteran of the hotel and restaurant business, after Hurricane Katrina in 2006.
Dominion hired contractors and mutual aid from other states to prepare for their response.
As Tropical Storm Michael moved up the East Coast on Thursday, several school systems in Central Virginia closed early.
Henrico County officials are studying and working to transform the Westwood area into the "Scott’s Addition" of the county.
A 25-year-old Goochland man continues to overcome obstacles as he adapts to life as a quadriplegic.
Police say the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. No suspects have been named.
Byron Archer faces charges of malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of malicious wounding, conspiracy to commit malicious wounding, and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
It’s called “Police” and is technically an “add on” to the “Shortcuts” app that you can download onto the iPhone with the recent iOS 12 system update.
Although Kavanaugh hasn’t been found guilty of any wrong doing, the situation itself is leaving many survivors of sexual and domestic violence seeking help.
The U.S. Attorney’s office says the men are part of the “Rise Above Movement” and attended a torch-lit rally on Aug. 11 and then the Unite the Right Rally on Aug. 12, 2017.
Glen Allen, VA (WWBT) - A Glen Allen mom gave birth to healthy triplets, after years of infertility and being told by a doctor, to possibly abort one of her children.
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - A program in Richmond is helping young adults with disabilities gain skills in the culinary arts. tABLEspoons, allows for special needs students to learn how to cook and bake while also preparing them for the workforce. It’s a part of The Next Move Program, a nonprofit that par
The mother of a 4-year-old at the center of a child abuse case said the prosecutor supposedly working to get justice for her son, mishandled the case.
This comes less than a year after the social media giant announced an initial $1 billion investment at White Oak Technology Park in Sandston.
The mother of a third-grader at G.H. Reid Elementary School in Richmond says her son was pepper sprayed by another student during the school day and she wasn’t informed.
Jeff Odell, of Richmond, is helping to feed thousands of people impacted by Hurricane Florence.
The changes were made to the 7, 19 and 91 bus lines, offering longer hours more bus stops and expanded service.
This comes in the wake of the SOL cheating scandal that rocked Carver Elementary.
Donna Blaney-Brouse and her husband escaped Hurricane Florence by driving to Richmond last Wednesday.
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney toured storm damage on Tuesday morning a day after severe weather spawned tornadoes.
Hotels in the Richmond region are seeing an increasing number of guests escaping the wrath of Hurricane Florence.
According to Henrico Police, 25-year-old Keneisha Jazmin Epps was arrested and charged on Thursday, Sept. 13.
As of Wednesday evening, there are 105 ambulances staged at Fort Lee and over 200 people.
Richmond shelters are being set up to help people trying to get out of Hurricane Florence's path.
Businesses along Main Street aren’t taking the news of Hurricane Florence lightly.
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney declared a state of emergency the city as Hurricane Florence continues to strengthen in the Atlantic Ocean.
Lunge Yoga, located on Forest Hill Avenue in Richmond, will host three donation-based classes on Saturday to raise money for the nonprofit, End The Backlog.
A plane that crashed Wednesday afternoon near Highland Springs High School originated from Ontario, Canada, Virginia State Police said.
The boy's mother, Amy FaJohn, 36, was charged with first-degree murder and felony child neglect. Anthony Saunders, 34, who also lived at the home, was charged with felony child neglect.
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The mall is undergoing a $30 million face lift.
She was sentenced to 12 months in prison, with all of it suspended.
A self-described "soccer mom," who lives in Chesterfield County, put out a call on Facebook and word quickly spread.
Due to a recent shift, due largely in part to a referendum on President Donald Trump, the district has been labeled a "toss-up," by political analyses such as The Cook Political Report.
Meals consisting of pudding, peanut butter crackers, canned sausage and applesauce are packaged on a daily basis. All of the food is donated.
Seven people were arrested Sunday. One of those people was arrested twice.
A woman moving from Prince George County to Wyoming still hasn't received her belongings from the moving company she hired.
