Keagan Hughes
Multimedia Journalist

Keagan joined the NBC29 team in July 2022.
She is from Virginia Beach, VA. before she called Central Virginia her home.
Keagan graduated from James Madison University with a degree in Interpersonal Skills Communications and a minor in Creative Writing. While at JMU, she was a reporter, producer, managing-editor, and anchor for the school’s newscast, BreezeTV.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 3:14 PM EST
|By Keagan Hughes
Wintergreen Resort has been making snow nonstop since Monday, November 27.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2023 at 3:11 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
Gov. Youngkin went to LCHS to hear from students, parents, and faculty on how they’re putting his All In Virginia plan to practice.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 4:08 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
The nonprofit Book Baskets is looking for new or used books in a variety of languages for people across the community.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2023 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
If you want to see some fall color in central Virginia or the Shenandoah Valley, you will have to wait a little longer.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:38 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
Acorns are already starting to drop, and now we’re being asked to start collecting them.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
In order for a pregnant cow to stay healthy, a large animal veterinarian is often needed, but there are only six large animal veterinarians actively practicing in central Virginia.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 11:46 AM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
The man accused of shooting five University of Virginia students, killing three, appeared in Albemarle General District Court Monday, August 21.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 2:36 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
The Wildlife Center of Virginia says it has admitted 50 snakes into its care within the past year.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 10:23 AM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
Even after the unsealing of the indictment, Sheriff Scott Jenkins is still running for re-election this fall.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2023 at 12:36 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
On Tuesday, June 13, 18-year-old Harry Benjamin Sedwick was denied his bond appeal by the Charlottesville Circuit Court.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
One has already been released, but the other four may need a friendly push.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 10:38 AM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
James Madison’s Montpelier is receiving a $5.8 million grant. The historic home wants to use that money to build memorial to the people who were enslaved there.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 10:46 AM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
The University of Virginia has completed its final admission cycle for the Class of 2027.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 4:41 PM EST
|By Keagan Hughes
The Cleopatra Project is the second book by a group of collaborators. They’re hoping to bring awareness to some uncommon poisonous and venomous animals in Virginia.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 4:31 PM EST
|By Keagan Hughes
Three Notch’d Brewing Company is currently awaiting a special use permit to begin construction at the former Wild Wolf Brewing building in Nellysford.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 4:38 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
An Allegheny woodrat has made the trek from Virginia to Ohio to help population numbers there, where the species is endangered.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
A single picture can tell you a thousand words. That’s what the University of Virginia is hoping to do with a new exhibit that features thousands of images of portraits of African-Americans during the time of the Jim Crow era in central Virginia.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 3:57 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
The Louisa Police Department is the police department in Virginia to make use of the “Lights On!” Policy.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 3:53 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
A recent report says wineries are contributing more than $1.7 billion to Virginia’s economy.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 5:24 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
A new federal study says that healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than in any other industry, and that most instances go unreported.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:30 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
Researchers and collaborators with the University of Virginia say they’ve created a tool that can advance almost every area biomedical research.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
Endangered mussels are being brought back to the James River.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 4:43 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
Two bald eagles were released today at Lake Anna State Park after being rescued earlier this year.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 4:41 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
Virginia Infrastructure Academy is creating training programs for 23 colleges in the commonwealth.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Keagan Hughes
U.S. Senator Mark Warner is urging the House to pass the CHIPS+ legislation, which aims to increase production of semiconductors in the country.