John Hood
Reporter
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John Hood is excited to be back in RVA after joining the NBC12 team in October of 2021.
Before coming back to Richmond, John was an MMJ/Reporter at WHSV in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley for the last three years. There John was awarded by the Associated Press as the Best MMJ/ One Man Reporter of the Virginias for small market stations two years in a row.
This Virginia Beach native graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University back in December 2017 with a B.S in Broadcast Journalism. During college, John worked as a producer at Mix98.1 for Wicker in the Morning.
John is happy to be back in the River City to cover the stories that matter to you and Central Virginia. You can typically find him running to Belle Isle or enjoying some crispy chicken at Kokonut Grill on the weekend.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 6:31 AM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
State police arrested seven Henrico County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Tuesday and charged them with second-degree murder for the death of a man at a Dinwiddie mental health hospital.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 12:24 AM EDT
|By John Hood
In two months Tyson Foods will be closing its facility in Glen Allen to shift demand to other facilities impacting nearly 700 jobs.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 12:06 PM EST
|By John Hood and Gray News staff
What was supposed to be a long weekend trip to celebrate a friend’s birthday turned into a nightmare for those who loved her.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 2:23 PM EST
|By John Hood and Andrew McMunn
Anyone wanting to buy a ticket after 7:30 p.m. is now required to show their ID.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 10:46 PM EST
|By John Hood
Principal Kevin Olds urges parents to get more involved.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 2:01 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
Henrico Police have made an arrest in a shooting at a Walmart parking lot that left a 17-year-old dead Tuesday evening.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 10:48 PM EDT
|By John Hood
The Hanover School Board passed the transgender bathroom and locker room policy in a 5-2 vote.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 11:23 PM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
The Hanover County Animal Control and other agencies found multiple livestock animals dead and removed several others from a property in Mechanicsville.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 11:13 PM EDT
|By John Hood
The public commenting started off with school board chair, John Axselle, telling the crowd that because of the number of speakers signed up, another public comment period on the proposed policy will happen again Tuesday, August 16 at 7 p.m.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 11:19 PM EDT
|By John Hood
David Gott, with Legend Brewing Co. has been serving craft beers for more than 20 years in Manchester but a bill he just received has left him with a not-so-good sour taste in his mouth.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 11:28 PM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom, John Hood and Macy Moors
The fire destroyed buildings and shut down Route 360 in the area.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 6:41 PM EDT
|By Riley Wyant and John Hood
Officials said a civilian called 911 this morning reporting a body in the water near the Huguenot Bridge.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 4:05 PM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
Firefighters were called to the scene at 909 E. Main St. just before 2 p.m.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
Multiple agencies are continuing their search for two missing women after going over the Bosher Dam on the James River.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2022 at 7:09 PM EST
|By John Hood
Over the last two months lawmakers in Virginia’s General Assembly have put in hours of work, going through hundreds of bills, and passing new legislation but on its final day of session leaders were unable to pass the state’s budget for the next two years.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 6:19 PM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
A 5-year-old girl has died following a UTV accident in Disputanta on Monday.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2022 at 10:23 PM EST
|By John Hood
Some of those formulas are under SNAP and WIC benefits in Virginia.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 7:11 PM EST
|By John Hood
Henrico County Public Schools says it will no longer allow maskless students in the classroom following a ruling made by an Arlington County judge on Friday that temporarily stopped Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 5:56 AM EST
|By NBC12 Newsroom and John Hood
A source told NBC12 the Richmond School Board met in a closed session Sunday and voted to take legal action in an effort to block the Governor Glenn Youngkin’s executive order on optional masking in schools.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2022 at 9:05 AM EST
|By John Hood
Parents and students across Virginia are gearing up for School on Monday when Governor Youngkin’s executive order on masking is set to start, some parents still sending students without masks despite what their school division says.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 6:15 PM EST
|By John Hood
For many Virginians, their new year’s resolution is to save more money, but that can be difficult to do during the winter, especially when heating your home.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2021 at 1:05 PM EST
|By John Hood
Dozens of people from around the county met at the state capitol on Saturday to support a Virginia family pleading with Gov. Ralph Northam to pardon their family member sentenced to 1,800 years in prison.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2021 at 6:55 PM EST
|By John Hood
After tornadoes destroyed many communities in multiple states non profits in Virginia are stepping up to help provide relief.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2021 at 6:57 PM EST
|By John Hood
While its the end of a long journey for many, it was an even longer journey for some after many graduation ceremonies were cancelled due to the pandemic.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2021 at 10:51 PM EST
|By John Hood
More than 2,400 Americans lost their lives on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, and of those 41 were natives of Virginia.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2021 at 6:26 PM EST
|By John Hood
A 70-year-old Chesterfield man is looking for answers after his home was broken into, nothing was taken but left a message of hate was left behind.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 5:25 PM EST
|By Joi Bass and John Hood
Virginia Commonwealth University has shut down a freshman residence hall due to mold issues for the rest of the year.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2021 at 7:18 PM EST
|By John Hood
It’s a spectacle that some say they’ve only heard stories about from their parents but on Saturday morning thousands were out on Leigh St. in Richmond, ready to be a part of the Armstrong/Walker Classic legacy.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2021 at 6:51 PM EST
|By John Hood
A Chesterfield church continues its mission of delivering hope to the community after holding its annual Thanksgiving dinner despite the church’s bus being destroyed last month.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2021 at 7:11 PM EST
|By John Hood
The deadline for the 2021 expanded child tax credit is on Monday and advocates are pushing parents to apply online with the fear that many families in the Commonwealth may miss out.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2021 at 2:18 PM EST
|By John Hood
After the U.S House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill late Friday night the country will be seeing its largest investment toward improving roads, bridges, and broadband internet in decades.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2021 at 7:16 PM EDT
|By John Hood
As the time for early voting has come to an end, both candidates for governor are making one last lap around Virginia as they aim for the checkered flag on Tuesday.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By John Hood
One of golf’s greatest Phil Mickelson swings back into Richmond this weekend defending his title at the 6th annual Dominion Energy Charity Classic.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2021 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By John Hood
A Chesterfield mother is on high alert after she says her daughter was almost abducted near her school bus stop on Friday.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 5:37 PM EDT
|By John Hood
After almost a year of continuous repairs and delayed reopening, Willis says it will be time to get your skates back on soon.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 4:59 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Bridgewater Chief of Police Joe Simmons says after 30 years in law enforcement and more than 20 with the town, it's time to start the next chapter in life.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2021 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By John Hood
A Facebook page for Sheetz has grown in followers over the last week, and this Sunday the family, along with a group of volunteers, will be searching the area Sheetz went missing.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 6:10 PM EDT
|By John Hood
During Monday night’s Rockingham County School Board meeting, Division Superintendent Dr. Oskar Scheikl addressed how they plan to continue to provide relief to teachers during the pandemic.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2021 at 4:36 PM EDT
|By John Hood
In a three-hour immersive program, Dynamic Aviation is inspiring students to reach for the stars.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2021 at 7:23 PM EDT
|By John Hood
A Shenandoah County man who pleaded guilty to murdering his wife two years ago this week was in court on Monday waiting to hear his fate.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2021 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Police in the town of Strasburg say they are investigating a hate crime after a home was spray-painted with hateful words early Sunday morning.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 4:21 PM EDT
|By John Hood
The leaves will be falling soon here in the Valley, but Harrisonburg’s Department of Public Works is already gearing up for the city’s first snowfall when it happens.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 6:07 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Beam has been living at his home in Sugar Grove since 2016 and says his flood frustration stems from an easement established in the 1960s.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Virginia’s Redistricting Commission has two of its possible new state legislative maps, but political analysts say the hard part is not over.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 6:22 PM EDT
|By John Hood
The library and county school division are forming a consortium to try and find another provider to try and speed things up for residents by applying for the second round of federal dollars.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 6:07 PM EDT
|By John Hood
The results show a student’s strengths and weaknesses, it’s even more important this year as it shows the impact COVID-19 had on a child’s learning.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Work on bringing the Valley Rail Trail into fruition is running full speed ahead as all three counties the trail would run through allocated money for an appraisal of the tracks.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By John Hood
An algae bloom advisory put on parts of the Shenandoah River since July has been lifted.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 7:04 PM EDT
|By John Hood
Out of Sentara’s 12 other hospitals in Virginia and in parts of North Carolina RMH is leading with Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk following with 48 COVID patients as of Monday.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By John Hood
The transit system that’s been years in the making will provide two shuttles traveling north and south along the Rt. 11 corridor, Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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