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Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Joe Dashiell
The Virginia Board of Education has voted to advance the latest version of controversial standards that will guide the teaching of history and social science in the state’s public schools.
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Updated: 11 hours ago
|By NBC12 Newsroom
An attorney says the former principal has received threats and has been the subject of several uninformed social media posts.
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Updated: 12 hours ago
|By WMBF News Staff
A police report states that 24-year-old Derrick Young was taken into custody Thursday morning.
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Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:10 AM EST
|By NBC29 Staff
University of Virginia running back Mike Hollins could be “turned loose” when spring football practice starts in March.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 7:31 PM EST
|By Riley Wyant
Over 5,000 people hit the pavement to “March for Life” and rally against abortion at the Virginia State Capitol Wednesday.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 7:14 PM EST
|By Graham Moomaw
In a nod to the political reality that the Virginia General Assembly is unlikely to legalize retail sales of marijuana this session, a Republican lawmaker encouraged his colleagues to just ask the state’s Cannabis Control Authority to start drawing up rules for a retail marketplace that legislators could look at next year.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 11:51 AM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
The North Anna Power Station and Surry Power Station are now using the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 8:55 AM EST
|By Taylor Rizzari
Whether it was a meal, a song, or a simple gesture, businesses wanted to do their part to honor and support students, faculty, and residents of the town.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:48 AM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Weeks after the shooting at Richneck Elementary School, Newport News Public Schools has created a tip line for employees to report concerns they may have within the school division.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 3:38 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
It also finds that women are not likely to report if their symptoms are affecting them.
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Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 2:35 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
The Virginia State Police (VSP) have released the names of the people killed in the head-on collision near Greenville on Monday.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 2:24 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
The Virginia Department of Transportation says the incident was near West Point at Exit 220.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:57 AM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Police say the driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 9:06 AM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Lawmakers in the General Assembly have advanced a bill that only allows sports participation based on a student’s biological gender.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 11:16 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Virginia State Police set up a tip line for the public to report suspected illegal gaming operations.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:01 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
The agency struggled to keep up with legitimate claims at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and was swamped with fraudulent ones.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 5:44 PM EST
|By Eddie Callahan
A vehicle went into Rockfish River near the intersection of Bridgeport Lane and Johnson Hollow in late 2022.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:00 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
Three people are dead after a vehicle crash on I-81 S near Greenville, according to the Virginia State Police. The crash is still under investigation.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 7:37 PM EST
|By Cora Dickey
Three Notch’d Brewery is tackling different approaches to bring people in for a drink.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 4:24 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
The Fredericksburg Police Department is investigating a reported attempted abduction of a ten-year-old juvenile
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 6:52 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
A Richmond Police officer is behind bars facing a long list of child pornography charges.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 5:15 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
A new poll shows that Governor Glenn Youngkin has a 50% approval rate, but 59% of Virginians do not want him to run for president.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 11:14 AM EST
|By Pat Thomas
Johnny Shane Brown, 51 and Albert Lee Ricketson, 31, escaped from the recreational yard of the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority in Abingdon.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 5:32 AM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
A 6th-grade student at a Greensville middle school was removed from school Wednesday after police say they found a weapon on him.
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. 26, 2023 at 10:45 PM EST
|By Jessica Mardian and Will Thomas
Dr. John Markley, filed that lawsuit last November. He’s asking for a trial by jury and $20 million in damages.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:18 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff and Kristin Hodges
A settlement was reached Thursday between the Famous Anthony’s claimants and the insurance company in federal court.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:46 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
The Supreme Court of Virginia has reversed a jury’s decision to award $1 million in damages to the family of a man fatally shot during a 2019 standoff with police.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:56 PM EST
|By Jacob Fife
Two inmates have escaped the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority in Abingdon according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:32 PM EST
|By Pat Thomas
The inmates are Johnny Shane Brown, 51 of Rogersville, Tennessee, and Albert Lee Ricketson, 31 of Abingdon.
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. 25, 2023 at 5:17 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Multiple crashes on I-95 in Spotsylvania involving over a dozen cars are causing significant delays Wednesday evening.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 3:55 PM EST
|By Marty Hudtloff
A Greene County man is becoming famous for his facial hair. Bob Baker’s award-winning mustache has taken on a life of itself.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 1:59 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
A new report from the American Lung Association says Virginia’s policies to prevent and reduce tobacco use are some of the worst in the nation.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 9:42 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
The lawyer representing the teacher allegedly shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School is set to make public remarks Wednesday morning.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:09 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
A D.C. 15-year-old pleaded guilty Monday to attempted robbery in the shooting of Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:03 PM EST
|By Madison McNamee
Virginia Senator Creigh Deeds is pushing to change gun laws on public university campuses. UVA Police Chief Tim Longo has been lobbying for the proposed bill in Richmond.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 3:05 PM EST
|By Henry Graff
Tuesday morning state democrats unveiled a constitutional amendment from reproductive freedom.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:34 AM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
More than two weeks after the shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, students will return to class next week.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 9:02 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
The remains of a Confederate general unearthed from beneath a monument at the center of a Virginia intersection have been reinterred at a cemetery in his hometown.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 4:56 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
A Virginia lawmaker is looking to create a three-day waiting period for any gun purchases.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 4:50 PM EST
|By Julian Bussells
A new poll shows Virginians overwhelmingly support new state investments to expand mental health care and substance abuse services.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 4:33 PM EST
|By Andrew Webb
Carroll County Animal Control seized Chance from his owners home in late December.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 1:27 PM EST
|By WHSV Newsroom
Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered that the state and national flags be lowered in memory of the lives lost and those injured in Monterey Park, California.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 12:26 PM EST
|By Jessica Redwood
The Library of Virginia celebrates becoming the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia's history, culture and government.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 5:43 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom and Desiree Montilla
The sheriff’s office says on Jan. 15, six puppies were found discarded in a wooded area off Cedar Fork Road.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 12:49 PM EST
|By Pat Thomas
The body of Kevin D. Hartless, 49 of Amherst County was found in a remote area of the forest.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 9:08 AM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
Virginia State Police is investigating a crash on Interstate 85 that left one woman dead.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:31 AM EST
|By Pat Thomas
Janice Marshall, 70, is being held without bond in the Patrick County Jail.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 10:52 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom
First-grade teacher Abby Zwerner has been released from the hospital, a spokesperson confirmed.