12 On Your Side
Court documents reveal details in baby's death
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- Court documents reveal details in baby's death
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- We're learning new details about a tragic infant death that happened three weeks ago at a motel in Henrico.
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- Virginia lawmakers seek ways to improve mental health inside classrooms
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Lawmakers at the Virginia State Capitol are finding ways to improve the mental health of students inside our classroom.
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- Swim RVA faces state deadline to comply or close after drowning of 9-year-old
- Runtime
- 2:01
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Virginia's Department of Education says swim school operated without required license.
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- Mayor Avula proposes tax tradeoff to fund school construction
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- 2:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Mayor Danny Avula on Thursday proposed a tax tradeoff for Richmond voters: agree to a 1% sales tax increase this November, and the city will cut the meals tax b
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- ‘Be present behind the wheel’: Chesterfield Police hold traffic blitz on Hull Street Road
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Officers were watching out for speeding and reckless driving.
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- Government Road set to reopen after major slope work; residents push for traffic calming
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Construction is about to get underway on Government Road, right next to Chimborazo Park.
The steep stretch was once a primary throughway from Henrico’s East End to the city, but has been closed since November 2023.
Richmond plans to reopen the route once it repairs it, though people living next to it feel like they never got a say in the future of the cracking mess.
More: https://www.12onyourside.com/2026/07/22/government-road-set-reopen-after-major-slope-work-residents-push-traffic-calming/
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- Virginia lawmakers raise questions about Dominion Energy merger
- Runtime
- 2:17
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Virginia’s Governor is now saying she is considering all options, including calling a special session, to address a proposed merger between Dominion Energy and
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- Family trying to bring home mom in Kenya hospital
- Runtime
- 2:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A Richmond family is in a race against time — trying to get their loved one home from Kenya after a serious medical emergency.
More: https://www.12onyourside.com/2026/07/22/richmond-family-fights-bring-hospitalized-mother-home-kenya-icu/
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- Virginia DEQ gives presentation on Shoosmith Landfill
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- 2:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- During Wednesday’s Chesterfield Board of Supervisors meeting, conversations surrounding Shoosmith Landfill took center stage as the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality provided an update on the current situation.
More: https://www.12onyourside.com/2026/07/23/its-under-control-virginia-deq-talks-about-next-steps-shoosmith-landfill/
#ChesterfieldVa #12onyourside
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- Virginia dental offices face ongoing staffing strains, new report finds
- Runtime
- 4:42
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Virginia’s dental offices continue to face staffing challenges, and a new report suggests the situation is not improving.
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- "Looks like the drain threw up in my sink"
- Runtime
- 4:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A disabled veteran is fed up. His Shockoe Apartment has been plagued with plumbing backups, filthy sink overflows. And to top it off... a broken AC.
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- Man charged with murder, sexual assault of 2-year-old girl in Louisa
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office says a 29-year-old man faces murder and sexual assault charges after a 2-year-old girl died earlier this month.
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- Crash causes downed power line, lane closures on Mountain Road
- Runtime
- 0:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Henrico Police is still investigating the cause of the crash and ask drivers avoid the area if possible.
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- 3 people charged in baby’s death in Henrico
- Runtime
- 0:22
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The baby was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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- New law extends late rent grace period
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- If you are struggling to pay rent -- a new law might make a big difference.
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- 12 On Your Side+ at 9 p.m., 7/21/26
- Runtime
- 10:57
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- 12 On Your Side+ at 9 p.m., 7/21/26
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- Richmond DPU work to untangle Richmond billing issues
- Runtime
- 2:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Richmond DPU work to untangle Richmond billing issues
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- Man arrested, charged in death of 2-year-old girl
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office says a 29-year-old man faces murder and sexual assault charges after a 2-year-old girl died earlier this month.
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- City responds to DPU billing issues
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Public Utilities got a new payment system this year, so some recent stressors are tied to that, and the account number changes. But Mayor Avula says they're act
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- ‘Center of Hope’: Group calls on RVA to help fund upgrades for homeless shelter
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- There is a movement underway to help many in the Richmond Metro area who have no secure place to call home.
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- Homeowners search for solution as Chesterfield property floods after heavy rain
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The homeowners first noticed the issue after Dec. 2018.
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- It Ain't Just Sports: Richmond’s Chief Administrative Officer, Odie Donald II
- Runtime
- 39:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Welcome to It Ain’t Just Sports — where the games are just the start of the conversation.
Hosted by Amaya Mitchell and Micah “Bam-Bamm” White, we dive into everything happening on and off the field, court, and beyond.
In this episode: We sit down with Richmond’s Chief Administrative Officer, Odie Donald II, to talk about his career in basketball to his transition to local government.
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- The danger of lightning fires
- Runtime
- 4:02
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Something to keep in mind, the danger isn't necessarily over when the storm passes.
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- Daycare worker faces numerous assault charges in Henrico
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A daycare employee is facing numerous charges following allegations that she physically abused children in her care.
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- 79 cyclosporiasis cases reported in Virginia
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- 2:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Cyclosporiasis cases are exploding nationwide and still no confirmed source of the outbreak.
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- RACC offers $2,500 reward after Sussex County dog found dead, shot in trash bag
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A Sussex County dog was found shot and left in a trash bag near her Wakefield home after going missing on the Fourth of July. Richmond Animal Care and Control h
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- Richmond air quality hits Code Purple for first time ever
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Richmond's air quality hit Code Purple for the first time ever Friday. Here's what you need to know if you have to go outside.
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- Virginia lawmakers assert state elections are safe and secure
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Here in Virginia lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say voting is safe and secure heading into the midterm elections.
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- Honorary street sign dedicated to late Valentine Museum director Bill Martin
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- 2:37
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Honorary street sign dedicated to late Valentine Museum director Bill Martin
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- How to monitor air quality in Central Virginia
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The EPA maintains an impressive list of air monitoring locations in the region.
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- New Kent community rallies around basketball star recovering from serious crash
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The New Kent community is rallying behind a high school basketball player who remains in the hospital following a serious car crash.
More: https://www.12onyourside.com/2026/07/17/new-kent-community-rallies-around-basketball-star-recovering-serious-crash/
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- Code Purple Alert issued in parts of Virginia
- Runtime
- 1:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Air quality continues to worsen throughout Virginia on Friday (July 17) due to smoke from wildfires in Canada.
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- Need a break from the heat? Here’s where to cool off in and around Richmond
- Runtime
- 3:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Swimmers looking for a place to cool off this summer have several options in and around Richmond that don’t require a neighborhood pool membership.
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- Lawmakers debate consolidating Virginia elections
- Runtime
- 2:10
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- It’s a debate that goes back decades. Should we keep having elections every single year or give voters a break and align our elections with the federal schedule
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- Experts weigh in on air quality alert as Virginia sees wildfire smoke from Canada
- Runtime
- 2:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Areas across Central Virginia are under an air quality alert.
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- E-ZPass users hit with Pay-by-Plate bills on Richmond toll roads
- Runtime
- 3:04
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Nearly five months after Richmond’s toll roads went fully cashless, some E-ZPass users say they are being charged pay-by-plate rates despite having active, fund
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- Community mourns Richmond teen entrepreneur Aubrie Green
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- 2:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Richmond businesses and community members are remembering Aubrie Green, the 17-year-old founder of Breezzy's Lemonade, who died earlier this month.
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- Dominion Energy Virginia president talks about pending merger with NextEra Energy
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Dominion Energy Virginia President Ed Baine made the pitch Wednesday on why a merger with Florida-based NextEra is a good thing.
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- Google data center open house draws hundreds in Chesterfield County
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- 2:39
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Hundreds of people attended an open house Wednesday night where Google representatives fielded questions on the company’s three proposed data center campuses in Chesterfield County.
#datacenter #ChesterfieldVa #12onyourside
More: https://www.12onyourside.com/2026/07/16/google-data-center-open-house-draws-hundreds-chesterfield-county/
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- First Alert Weather Days: Air quality concerns
- Runtime
- 3:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- An Air Quality Alert has been issued for the city of Richmond and surrounding counties. This is a Code Orange Air Quality Alert meaning it’s unhealthy for sensitive groups including those who suffer from respiratory concerns and also children.
More details: https://www.12onyourside.com/2026/07/14/first-alert-weather-days-heat-advisories-likely-thursday-friday/
#Virginia #RVA #vawx #12onyourside
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- Severely emaciated horse fighting for his life with help from RACC’s Tommie Fund
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- RACC’s Tommie Fund is covering the cost of care for a severely emaciated horse named Lyric.
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- CarMax Park to host ‘Winter World’ holiday event this winter
- Runtime
- 2:27
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- CarMax Park and 804-Live have announced plans to transform the baseball facility into a winter event called “Winter World,” running for 40 days this holiday sea
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- ‘A gamechanger’: Whole blood program expanding to several areas
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Outside the Virginia State Police Aviation Hangar at the Chesterfield County Airport.
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- Richmond couple fights $1,800 water bill pulled from account without warning
- Runtime
- 3:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- A retired Richmond couple says they are now out nearly $1,900 because of an unusually high water bill and auto-pay.
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- Mocktails, Tex-Mex, & deli meats: Here’s what’s new in RVA in July
- Runtime
- 7:39
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Summer has arrived, and while you’re taking a trip out of town or planning your next day on the water, consider squeezing in a visit the newest the River City
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- Richmond group petitions to put zoning overhaul to public vote
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Richmond group petitions to put zoning overhaul to public vote
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- Tap into Transit Day benefits GRTC's fare-free services
- Runtime
- 3:03
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- GRTC is turning to the community to help keep its bus system fare free, hosting “Tap Into Transit Day” on Tuesday evening.
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- It Ain't Just Sports: Chief of Richmond Police Rick Edwards
- Runtime
- 34:47
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Welcome to It Ain’t Just Sports — where the games are just the start of the conversation.
Hosted by Amaya Mitchell and Micah “Bam-Bamm” White, we dive into everything happening on and off the field, court, and beyond.
In this episode: We sit down with Chief of Richmond Police, Rick Edwards, to talk about his path from a star player at the University of Richmond to RPD.
We also spotlight:
➡️ From athlete to the city's top cop
➡️ Using your passion to make a difference
➡️ How sports can make a difference in someone's life
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- Henrico considers new safety policies at parks and county events after incidents involving unsupe...
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Henrico County officials are reviewing security policies at parks and county events after a wave of youth disturbances prompted concern from recreation and law
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- Virginia’s clean slate law now in effect, allowing some misdemeanor records to be sealed
- Runtime
- 2:02
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Virginia's new clean slate law allows certain misdemeanor convictions to be automatically sealed after seven years without further violations, though 28 excepti
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