Candice Smith
12 About Town and Traffic reporter
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Candice Smith is NBC12's 12 About Town reporter and morning traffic reporter. Candice is a Virginia native, growing up in Roanoke.
She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in broadcast journalism.
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Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 4:04 PM EDT
|By Candice Smith
Sometimes you just have to stop and smell the roses and while you’re at it, the tulips.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 9:28 PM EDT
|By Candice Smith
The St. Jude Dream Home is complete and tickets are available for the $500,000 luxury townhome located in Short Pump.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 8:42 PM EDT
|By Candice Smith
The St. Jude Dream Home is complete and tickets are available for the $500,000 luxury townhome located in Short Pump.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2018 at 7:05 AM EST
|By Candice Smith
If you are heading downtown for a romantic dinner for Valentine's Day, you better make sure you have plenty of time for parking, especially near the VCU area.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2018 at 11:44 PM EST
|By Candice Smith
NBC12 viewers let us know about the intersections they think are dangerous. We went to investigate and easily spotted several red light runners.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2018 at 10:29 AM EST
|By Candice Smith
Virginia State Police shared a video of a Kansas state trooper who just wants drivers to stop slowing down on interstate entrance ramps.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2018 at 11:06 AM EST
|By Candice Smith
For those who live or drive in the eastern part of town, traffic backups on Interstate 64 can be a pain, and the paving on Route 60 from Eastern Henrico to Williamsburg is also the worst.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2018 at 7:33 AM EST
|By Candice Smith
The Amelia County Sheriff's Office says that crews are filming just across the county line in Chesterfield.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2017 at 8:40 AM EST
|By Candice Smith
There are several construction headaches downtown and near the Rocketts Landing area in Richmond, but things will get worse this week.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2017 at 6:11 AM EST
|By Candice Smith
Drivers who use the Benjamin Harrison Bridge are wondering what is going on with some of the slowdowns in the morning on the bridge.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2017 at 6:20 AM EST
|By Candice Smith
Route 708 - better known to Hanover residents at Pleasant Mill Road - is back open ahead of schedule.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2017 at 7:57 AM EST
|By Candice Smith
The work on Mechanicsville Turnpike and Interstate 295 and Bell Creek is finally complete.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2017 at 9:32 AM EST
|By Candice Smith
Richmond City Department of Utilities crews are running behind on the construction project that has closed parts of Elko Road for a couple of months.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2017 at 6:33 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
Traffic headaches along Forest Hill and Semmes avenues in Richmond may not be going away anytime soon.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2017 at 7:19 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
The Virginia Department of Transportation says there are two separate projects along a stretch of the road between Reams Road and Midlothian Turnpike.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2017 at 7:44 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
East Williamsburg Road is now open in Henrico following a pavement replacement project that lasted for nearly three months.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2017 at 7:48 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
VDOT crews are paving some of the ramps on I-64 this week near the airport that will cause overnight closures.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2017 at 7:25 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
There's a lot happening in the area including new traffic lights, a roundabout and widening of East Main Street.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2017 at 7:46 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
The Virginia Department of Transportation says drainage problems is the No. 1 complaint they hear from Central Virginia residents.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2017 at 7:23 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
The city of Richmond says potholes on 18th Street are getting patched on Tuesday, from about 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2017 at 7:16 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
Beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday there will be alternating lane closures on Jessup Road (Route 643) between Iron Bridge Road and Pineland Road.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2017 at 6:59 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
A stretch of construction on Boydton Plank Road in Dinwiddie has had construction going on for much of the year.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2017 at 6:44 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
Neighbors living near Old Wexham Drive and Chesterfield Meadows say cars are always speeding past a bus stop, where there have been four crashes in the past year.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2017 at 9:05 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
An NBC12 viewer recently sent video of drivers running through red lights at the intersection of Nuckols Road and Twin Hickory Road in Henrico.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2017 at 8:21 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
VDOT says along the stretch off Jeff Davis near Woods Edge and Happy Hill Road, turn lanes will be added, traffic signals will be upgraded and sidewalks will be built.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2017 at 6:58 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
Many residents in Louisa and Goochland have reached out to NBC12's morning traffic reporter Candice Smith wanting to know what's going on with the plans for a roundabout in Gum Spring.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2017 at 6:43 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
The Virginia Department of Transportation says there are four different projects on the road, and crews are only about halfway done.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2017 at 7:04 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
The Virginia Department of Transportation says it is looking at two options to help slow down speeders in the area of Hopkins and Kingsland roads.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2017 at 8:56 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
In Friday's "What's Driving You Crazy?": I-295 construction from Hopewell to the Chester and Varina area.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2017 at 7:10 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
Good news: VDOT is planning a full pavement replacement project on westbound Route 60, between I-295 and Whiteside Road.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2017 at 10:42 PM EDT
|By Candice Smith
It's almost the Fourth of July, which means fun, family, and of course fireworks. We're making sure you know about all the hot spots, to find the best fireworks shows.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2017 at 6:49 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
If you've driven north on I-95 toward Kings Dominion, you've likely seen an increase in traffic.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2017 at 7:04 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
NBC12 viewer Charles wants to know: why is the ramp from I-64 to Airport Drive in eastern Henrico raised?
Updated: Jun. 8, 2017 at 7:19 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
Perry Wilson wants to know: what's with all the slow downs and potholes on Forest Hill Avenue near the Powhite Parkway?
Updated: Jun. 1, 2017 at 6:42 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
One of the top complaints since Candice Smith started her "What's Driving You Crazy?" segment on 12News Today is backups on Route 288 during rush hour.
Updated: May. 31, 2017 at 6:23 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
Sydney and Karen from Sandston reached out to Candice Smith wanting to know why some sections of Route 60 have been paved, but other parts in eastern Henrico still have several potholes and patchy bumps.
Updated: May. 16, 2017 at 6:46 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
NBC12 checked with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) after many drivers in Hanover complained that the new traffic pattern changes at Bell Creek Road and Mechanicsville Turnpike have not made the commute any easier.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2017 at 10:24 AM EST
|By Candice Smith
The bridge is closed until further notice.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2015 at 10:19 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
They're demanding taxpayer money stop going to clinics after claims that Planned Parenthood profits from the sale of fetal tissue.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2015 at 1:16 PM EDT
|By Candice Smith
The Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department will conduct two administrative checkpoints this weekend. Officers will be checking drivers’ licenses and registrations.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2015 at 3:36 PM EDT
|By Candice Smith
Virginia State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash in New Kent County.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2015 at 11:26 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
According to Oxford, an emoji is "a small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc., in electronic communication"
Updated: Jul. 22, 2015 at 10:06 AM EDT
|By Candice Smith
You will need an alternate route if you commute through South Richmond Sunday due to emergency water main repairs.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2015 at 3:55 PM EDT
|By Candice Smith
Richmond Fire responded to a call around 2:40 p.m. Sunday when a injured woman could not exit the water.