Heather Sullivan
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Heather Sullivan anchors NBC12 News First at 4 and the Fox News at 10. She also covers political, business and economic news.
Prior to that, Heather anchored NBC12 News Today for seven years. Before joining NBC12, Heather anchored newscasts for stations in Los Angeles, South Carolina, Florida, Oregon and Texas. Her reports have earned two Emmy Awards, a Murrow Award, and several AP Awards.
She also reported from Berlin while completing the RIAS Journalism Fellowship in Germany. Heather earned her journalism degree from Emerson College in Boston and her MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
She is active in Junior League of Richmond, on the Sports Backers Marathon Training Team, and in the Richmond Area Bicycling Association.
Capitol Police estimate six thousand demonstrators filtered inside Capitol Square for the gun rights rally, plus another 16,000 rallied outside the square.
Chances are you feel the pain when you fill a drug prescription. Prices are skyrocketing for many needed drugs. But there's a mystery at play. What's really driving up prices?
Governor Northam delivered his State of the Commonwealth address tonight. He highlighted his goals for the 2020 General Assembly session now that Democrats have won control of both the House and Senate.
History was made today as the 2020 General Assembly session began. For the first time, a woman was elected Speaker of the House as the Democrats took control of the House and Senate.Delegate
As tensions escalate between the United States and Iran, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D - Virginia) is again urging the passage of his war powers resolution.
Politics is a hot topic every year. But in 2019, political developments in Virginia and the nation drew the world's attention.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a new bipartisan trade deal with Mexico and Canada today.
History has been made tonight. The House of Representatives has voted to impeach the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.
Virginians may soon pay higher gas and tobacco taxes, but won't have to have an annual vehicle inspection.
In an exclusive interview with NBC12, Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is announcing she will vote to impeach President Trump this week.
Governor Ralph Northam announced a potential, major, investment in affordable housing and a push for tuition-free community college.
Tired of getting annoying robocalls on your cell phone? Consumers around the country have started fighting back. They're forcing robocallers to pay them thousands of dollars for breaking the law.
Another rift is developing between newly re-elected Republican State Senator Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian) and other Republicans. Chase is announcing she will not caucus with other Republicans for the 2020 General Assembly session.
Two career diplomats testified before a House committee and television cameras in the first day of open hearings into the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Dr. Dunnavant works as an obstetrician and faces Democrat Debra Rodman.
Adams is a nurse practitioner and served as Director of the Office of Integrated Health for Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.
Bynum-Coleman has a background in real estate and construction and serves on the State Board of Contractors.
Sturtevant works as an attorney and served previously on the Richmond Public School Board.
Rodman is a professor of anthropology at Randolph-Macon College.
Coward is the chief operating officer of BizCents, a data analytics firm, and served as a political advisor to Congressman Rob Wittman.
Cox is a former government teacher and has served in the House of Delegates for 30 years.
In the fight against the opioid crisis, more doctors are starting to use an alternative drug to help patients manage their pain. It's called Exparel, a numbing agent, that helps patients get through the first few days after surgery with less pain.
Linnard Harris Sr. is a veteran, former police officer, entrepreneur and substitute teacher.
Virginia Senator Amanda Chase is speaking out after the Chesterfield GOP expelled her from membership on Monday.
The Virginia Crime Commission is now tasked with considering two days worth of testimony on 78 proposed bills aimed at stopping gun violence.The Republican-led General Assembly sent the bills to the Commission for study after abruptly adjourning the July Special Session.
The meeting comes after a General Assembly special session on gun control ended abruptly in July.
The event marks the birth of American democracy and free speech in Virginia’s House of Burgesses.
More Democratic elected officials plan to attend Virginia's 400th Anniversary Commemoration Tuesday, despite a boycott by party leaders over President Trump being invited.
Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax's attorney says there's an eyewitness willing to testify that Fairfax did not rape Meredith Watson at Duke University in 2000.
The Governor's Special Session on gun control came to an abrupt end. Lawmakers adjourned after just two hours without considering any proposed gun control measures.
Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax is officially leaving the northern Virginia law firm where he worked after it announced its own investigation found "no allegations or evidence of wrongdoing" during his time with the firm.
Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax is speaking out, saying he wants to clarify comments he made to some reporters last week.
Virginia’s Chippenham Hospital in South Richmond has achieved provisional Level I Trauma Center status, stepping up from Level II.
Reactions are pouring in from state leaders on the deadly shooting at the Virginia Beach government center that left eleven people dead and six injured.
Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax is issuing a statement in response to the inconclusive investigation into the racist photo on Governor Northam's yearbook page.
The result of Eastern Virginia Medical School's inquiry into a racist yearbook photo leaves the central question unanswered.
Over the last two years, businesses in Virginia and across the country have been slapped with a sea of lawsuits.
Democratic Presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke rallied a crowd of hundreds at the Hilton Short Pump in Henrico, on one of seven stops he's making in Virginia this week.
Abigail Spanberger was part of the group of new Democrats elected across the country. She became the first Democrat to represent Virginia’s 7th District in nearly 40 years.
Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax is refuting, point by point, details given by two women accusing him of sexual assault in nationally televised interviews this week. Fairfax also announced his attorney has asked prosecutors to investigate.
The fate of the next election and power in Virginia's House of Delegates is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Two women - Meredith Watson and Dr. Vanessa Tyson - have said in statements that their clients are ready and willing to testify under oath against Fairfax.
A battle in the House of Delegates is becoming heated over whether the General Assembly should investigate sexual assault allegations against Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax.
Virginia's Speaker of the House is now calling for the the General Assembly to hold a "legislative forum" to investigate the sexual assault allegations against Lt. Governor Fairfax. But House Democrats oppose to the idea.
One of the two women accusing Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax of sexual assault has agreed to meet with a Boston area prosecutor. Lt. Governor Fairfax says he welcomes the investigation.
An effort to impeach Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax is on hold, but not dead. Since the General Assembly has never impeached an elected official in modern times, lawmakers find themselves in unchartered waters.
Governor Northam is backtracking on his admission to appearing in a racist 1984 yearbook photo.
Home genetic test kits were one of the hottest holiday gifts last year. More people are mailing off their DNA, not just to trace their ancestry, but to trace their chances of developing certain diseases. But not all genetic tests are created equal.
Governor Northam continues to take heat tonight over his comments on a controversial third term abortion bill. Republicans accuse him of supporting infanticide. But the Democratic Governor is saying not so fast.
The battle over whether dogs should be tethered outside is heating up again in the General Assembly. After years of defeat, opponents to tethering are again trying to limit it statewide. But Tuesday, the House of Delegates passed a bill continuing to allow tethering, though
