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Sarah Chakales

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Sarah Chakales

    Henrico Police seeking tips in 1998 double homicide of roommates (opens the original)

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    HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - The Henrico Police Cold Case Review Team is continuing to investigate a February 1998 double homicide in the Tuckahoe Magisterial District and is asking the public for help. On Feb. 11, 1998, around 9:45 a.m., Henrico Police responded to the 300 block of Sleepy Duck Place [now 8405 Sleepy Duck Place] for a welfare check tied to a suspicious situation. The call came from a daycare worker after 36-year-old Shelly Schantz failed to drop off her son that morning. Officers arriv

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Sarah Chakales

    Teachers, parents confront Henrico school board over HVAC failures (opens the original)

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    HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Teachers and parents confronted the Henrico County School Board and superintendent Thursday night, demanding accountability over failing HVAC systems and classroom conditions across the division. Speakers took turns at the podium, describing classrooms sitting at 85 degrees with fans running over lessons. Several called a recent apology from the division too late. Lauryn Galloway, a Henrico County teacher for five years, told the board the urgency now being shown is only be

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Sarah Chakales

    Man receives longest sentence ever for animal abuse in Virginia’s history (opens the original)

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    WARNING: This story may contain graphic elements that some viewers may find difficult to read and watch. HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - A Chesterfield man was sentenced Wednesday in Henrico to 15 years in prison for torturing and killing cats as part of an online fraud scheme, according to prosecutors. The sentence nearly doubles the previous state record for an animal cruelty case in Virginia. Rodney Travis Jr. was arrested earlier this year by Henrico police and charged with six counts of felony animal

  4. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Sarah Chakales

    Henrico Schools face backlog of more than 600 HVAC work orders (opens the original)

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    HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - 624. That’s the number of open HVAC and facility work orders across the divisions. 12 On Your Side obtained that information through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Over half of the work orders remain unresolved and have been on the books for more than 30 days. Another 41 work orders have been open for more than a year. At Deep Run High School, three active repair tickets date back to September 2023, three years ago. School officials said 18 schools were experi

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Sarah Chakales

    Henrico school board downplays HVAC crisis across division, despite well-known issues (opens the original)

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    HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Henrico County Public Schools’ new director of operations laid out plans to address air conditioning breakdowns in schools during a presentation to the Henrico School Board Thursday night, with some board members downplaying the widespread HVAC problems in schools. Greg Dunaway, director of operations, told the board the division is working to move from a reactive posture to a proactive one when it comes to facilities operations and mechanical systems. “It means improving e

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