Bria Stith
Multimedia Journalist
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Bria Stith joined NBC29 at the end of May 2022.
She came to the Charlottesville area after graduating from East Carolina University in May 2022. While at school, Bria was a part of the ECU Women’s Track and Field team. She received her Bachelor of Science in Communication and Master of Science in Sport management.
Bria interned for WAVY TV 10 in the Summer of 2019 and WNCT TV 9 in the beginning of Spring 2020.
Bria is from Lawrenceville, Va. In 2013, she moved to Norfolk, Va. where she attended Matthew Fontaine Maury High School.
In her free time, Bria likes lifting weights, spend time with family, and watching sports.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 3:50 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
UVA Health has found that storing fat around the waist may not increase your diabetes risk.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2023 at 5:40 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Organizations like the Virginia Discovery Museum and ACAC are encouraging active and out of the box learning during the summer months.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2023 at 5:29 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Aflac and UVA Women’s Basketball brought some joy to UVA Children’s Hospital Thursday, June 15.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2023 at 9:20 AM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Albemarle County Public Schools is trying to fill positions for two of its middle schools with persistent special education vacancies.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2023 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Virginia’s estimated rate of new melanoma cases is below the national average, according to the CDC.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 11:45 AM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) recently announced the rollout of the new Gold Standard Digital Hub for veterans in Virginia.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 3:52 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
The Virginia High School League voted in Wednesday, May 3, an official policy that helps guide student-athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness (NIL).
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:08 AM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Under a law recently passed by the General Assembly, all Virginia public schools will be required to have automated external defibrillators.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 3:42 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Councilor Michael Payne says the goal is to make the application process easier for community members.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 10:28 AM EDT
|By Bria Stith
The University of Virginia is looking into adding more housing for its students.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 12:22 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
UVA Health, along with an international team of researchers, is receiving a $3 million grant to study children’s guts. This research is aimed to improve children’s health and understand its development.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 6:51 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Deer tick season has become a year-round event, and UVA Health says that because of this, it has seen many patients come in with tick-borne diseases.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
The Grey Pine Lodge in Waynesboro is wrapping up its remodeling. This boutique motel is taking the place of the Colony House Motel.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 7:25 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
According to two surveys reported by EAB and the School Superintendent Association, the number of teachers reporting they have witnessed a violent classroom incident has doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 2:44 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
Senate Bill 1487 in the General Assembly would allow the use of alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water cremation, to decompose a body.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2023 at 6:52 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
The Charlottesville Police Department held its first annual hiring event at Charlottesville High School.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 4:17 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is preparing for its annual Back-To-School Food Drive.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 6:37 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
Erika Proctor introduced a few puppies who will be representing the Charlottesville area on Team Fluff.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 5:30 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
With the start of the new year, the minimum wage across Virginia increased from $11/hour to $12/hour. The raise is tied into a 2020 law passed under Former Governor Ralph Northam.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 5:36 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
New reports from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and Forbes Advisor says dangerous driving behaviors are on the rise in Virginia.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 4:45 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
The Emily Couric Cancer Center at UVA Health is hosting a support group for prostate cancer patients and survivors.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 4:46 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
The holiday season is underway, and Magic on the Mall is offering a variety of ways to celebrate for free in Charlottesville.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 3:36 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
With the holiday season underway, the American Nurses Association is encouraging everyone to get vaccinated against the flu.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 4:44 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
The University of Virginia’s ROTC cadets and midshipmen are inviting the community to come out to honor veterans this coming week.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2022 at 8:41 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
The Veterans Committee of Central Virginia hosted its annual commemoration event to honor African American veterans and educate the community on their stories.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 6:56 PM EST
|By Bria Stith
Eastwood Farm and Winery hosted Start A Spark of Central Virginia Sunday, November 6. Donations from the event are going toward keeping families warm this winter.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 7:08 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
After a spring and summer of physical and emotional growth on horseback, Charlottesville Area Riding Therapy celebrated its students in front of friends and family.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 8:17 AM EDT
|By Bria Stith
People gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘The Walton’s,’ a show that highlights a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and WWII.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 11:59 AM EDT
|By NBC29 and Bria Stith
The Charlottesville Police Department says one person is dead and two are injured in connection with a shooting in the area of West Main Street.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 3:44 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Students at Crozet Elementary School are walking and biking to school.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
In Virginia, people who are 21 and older are allowed to posses a small amount of recreational marijuana or cannabis.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 4:30 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposed policies about transgender student rights is bringing up concerns about the toll they could take on a teenager’s mental health.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 5:14 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Remnants of Hurricane Ian brought wind and rain to Virginia, leading to a wide array of damage.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 9:38 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Virginia Hemp Coalition and the Commonwealth Collective hosted its first ever Virginia Cannabis Freedom Festival.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 8:39 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
On September 3, Montpelier kicked off a new tour in which visitors are able to explore the East Woods.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 3:46 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Much like the rest of the country, Virginia is facing a teacher shortage. One of the biggest reasons that people are less likely to get into teaching and that current teachers are considering leaving the field is because of the low pay.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 4:06 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
As UVA students start to pour back into town and on grounds, businesses on The Corner are bracing for a much needed return to normal.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 5:34 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
A project two years in the making is expected to wrap up by the end of 2022.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 5:26 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Charlottesville is working to reduce its carbon emissions by 2030.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:33 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Ranked voting has been adopted by states like Alaska and Maine. Delegate Sally Hudson explains how this style of voting can possibly help Virginia’s 2023 elections.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 5:29 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
According to Hubert Milk Dispensers, milk cartons make up half of school’s waste across the country.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 6:22 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Charlottesville says there are no specific, credible threats to connected to August 12.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2022 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
More shelters in the central Virginia area are opening their doors to beagles from the Envigo breeding and research facility.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 6:39 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Back to school shopping is underway, and based on a new survey, parents are expecting those costs to double form last year.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
The first black-owned brewery in the Charlottesville area is coming soon.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 4:05 PM EDT
|By Bria Stith
An engineering professor with the University of Virginia is working to program safety tools into robotic surgery.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 9:19 AM EDT
|By Bria Stith
Around one million people in the U.S. are battling with multiple sclerosis.