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2023 Sokolof Merit Scholarships
Please join us on Sunday, May 21 at 7 p.m. in the Shirley & Leonard Goldstein Community Engagement Venue at the Staenberg Omaha JCC to honor some of our community’s best and brightest – the 2023 Sokolof award winners! In 2004, the late Phil Sokolof left a bequest to create the Phil & Ruth Sokolof Honor Roll Fund and the Karen Sokolof Javitch Music Appreciation Fund.
Sokolof Honorees
The Sokolof Awards reception was held Tuesday, June 14 in the Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Community Engagement Venue of the Staenberg Omaha JCC.
100-year-old woman shares wisdom, family’s Richmond legacy
By Diane Walker | June 14, 2021 at 8:02 PM EDT - Updated June 14 at 8:02 PM HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - A Henrico woman who recently turned 100 years old is sharing her wisdom on a long life and her family’s Richmond legacy. If you live to see 100 like Maxine Anderson Wright, you get to celebrate as long as you like. Born in 1921, she reached her milestone birthday on May 13. More than a hundred family members and friends traveled near and far to uplift a woman they respect and revere.
Strangers come together to help Petersburg woman coping with recurring sewer backups
By Diane Walker | May 25, 2021 at 7:56 PM EDT - Updated May 25 at 7:56 PM PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - A group of people came together to help a Petersburg woman coping with recurring sewer backups. Help was immediately offered to 88-year-old Bertha Moss after On Your Side Investigator Diane Walker’s original story aired about the terrible situation affecting her health and peace of mind.
Richmond restaurant owner get paycheck protection loan after issues with application
By Diane Walker | May 6, 2021 at 10:05 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 10:05 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Reggie Littleton was banking on getting a loan through the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program but the process hit a snag when Wells Fargo denied his application. NBC12 On Your Side was able to help get things back on track. This happened just in the nick of time because the Small Business Administration says its Paycheck Protection Program has run out of cash.
VCU Health presents investigative reporter Diane Walker with its inaugural ‘Community Champion Award’
By Diane Walker | April 19, 2021 at 8:16 PM EDT - Updated April 19 at 8:16 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - NBC12 has great news to share during National Donate Life Month. Monday, Diane Walker received the “Community Champion Award” from the leaders of VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center. Diane was chosen as the first recipient of this prestigious honor for her recurring news reporting in 2019 of organ transplantation, living donations, care advancements and storytelling.
‘Just pray to God I get it fixed’: Sewage backups plague 88-year-old Petersburg woman
By Diane Walker | April 13, 2021 at 7:27 PM EDT - Updated April 13 at 9:04 PM PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - An 88-year-old woman living in Petersburg has been plagued by sewage backups for the past several months. She’s dealt with a steady drip from a clogged sewer line, pushing raw sewage and wastewater back into the home. It has filled the tub, the toilet and even overflows into the washing machine and other plumbing outlets. “It’s devastating,” Bertha Moss said.
Nameless stranger helps struggling family with rent
By Diane Walker | December 22, 2020 at 9:01 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 9:01 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Many families are struggling to keep a roof over their heads during the pandemic, but a south Richmond family is getting some relief at a critical time from people they will never meet. An eviction moratorium at the federal level will only offer temporary relief. That’s partly why two ordinary people dipped into their own cash to help.
Legally blind man kicked out of nursing home gets help from community
By Diane Walker | November 24, 2020 at 8:45 PM EST - Updated November 24 at 8:45 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - It’s a new beginning for a legally blind man who was thrown out of a Richmond nursing home and onto the street with no place to go, and without proper medication. You may remember Steven Brown when our team investigated allegations against a local nursing home in September.
Richmond woman gets refund after paying incorrect wastewater bill for 44 years
By Diane Walker | October 27, 2020 at 9:00 PM EDT - Updated October 27 at 10:38 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Richmond woman says the city wore her down haggling and debating over a proper refund amount for 44 years of incorrect billing. Zenobia Gary paid a city wastewater fee for more than four decades until she discovered her home was never connected to Richmond’s sewer system.
Richmond woman gets refund after paying incorrect wastewater bill for 44 years
By Diane Walker | October 27, 2020 at 9:00 PM EDT - Updated October 27 at 10:38 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Richmond woman says the city wore her down haggling and debating over a proper refund amount for 44 years of incorrect billing. Zenobia Gary paid a city wastewater fee for more than four decades until she discovered her home was never connected to Richmond’s sewer system.
News | Robertson School | Virginia Commonwealth University
Trailblazing journalist Dorothy Gilliam to talk at Robertson School Speaker Series Sep 24, 2020 Posted in: News Dorothy Butler Gilliam will speak at the Robertson School's virtual Speaker Series event on Oct. 13. (Kea Dupree Photography) The Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture is excited to announce Dorothy Butler Gilliam, the first Black woman reporter at The Washington Post and author of an acclaimed book about newsroom diversity, for its Speaker Series event on Oct. 13.
Former nursing home resident with ALS says patients are mocked, treated rudely
By Diane Walker | September 17, 2020 at 6:25 PM EDT - Updated September 17 at 6:25 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A terminally ill woman spent her time at a Richmond nursing home speaking out, wanting to share her story in hopes of helping others. Debra Beeler was a resident at Bonview Rehabilitation and Healthcare on Forest Hill Avenue in Richmond. This former resident says patients are mocked, treated rudely, and the staff stressed out and at a breaking point.
Disabled man says Richmond nursing home threw him out
By Diane Walker | September 16, 2020 at 7:15 PM EDT - Updated September 16 at 7:15 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Steven Brown says medical professionals put his life in jeopardy when Bonview Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Richmond, threw him out on the street. On Your Side Investigator Diane Walker continues her look into the allegations, including what Brown says happened to him last year.
Woman says Richmond nursing home ignored mother’s plea for help Original
By Diane Walker | September 15, 2020 at 6:50 PM EDT - Updated September 15 at 6:50 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A year after her mom’s funeral, a Chesterfield woman still has no peace. She’s speaking out about the care her mom received at a nursing home that she believes led to her death. On Your Side Investigator Diane Walker looked into Joanna Heiskill’s complaints against Bonview Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Richmond. Bonview is part of the Florida-based “Consulate Healthcare” chain.
Woman finally receives insurance reimbursement several months later
By Diane Walker | August 27, 2020 at 9:28 PM EDT - Updated August 27 at 9:28 PM CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - A Chesterfield County woman has finally received reimbursement from an insurance company after a freak accident damaged her car. Carolyn Chambliss’ car hit a hole at the Fast Mart Hull Street Road location. It got stuck and had to be pulled out of the hole by a tow truck.
Insurance company finally looks into woman’s car damage claim after 7 months
By Diane Walker | July 29, 2020 at 8:48 PM EDT - Updated July 29 at 8:48 PM CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - A freak car accident continues to be a lot of trouble for one Chesterfield County woman. Carolyn Chambliss says her car literally struck a hole as she pulled up to a gas pump. She then reported the damage right away and says everyone was on the same page about reimbursement, but now she feels she’s getting the runaround.
Woman wrongly charged for wastewater for 44 years wants $26K refund Original
By Diane Walker | July 21, 2020 at 8:12 PM EDT - Updated July 21 at 10:48 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Zenobia Gary says the City of Richmond overbilled for 44 years, as she was wrongly charged a wastewater fee. Her sewer line is not connected to Richmond’s solid waste system, and it never has been but she received monthly bills as if it was. Like Gary, Richmond thought it was disposing of all the wastewater coming from her home. No one knew it was going into a septic tank.
‘People are dying’: Concern over COVID-19 sparks push for early prison release
By Diane Walker | June 19, 2020 at 9:05 PM EDT - Updated June 19 at 9:05 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - For months, 12 On Your Side has fielded many calls and emails from family members worried about loved ones in prison during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, one worried wife of a Greensville inmate is wondering why he has not been released. The way Latasha Bufkin sees it - the time is of the essence. Her husband, Jimmy Lee Bufkin, Jr., will have served his time up to Feb. 12, 2021.
Hopsital loses coronavirus patient’s valuables, clothes
By Diane Walker | May 21, 2020 at 9:25 PM EDT - Updated May 21 at 9:26 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A couple called NBC12 investigators after they beat coronavirus because the hospital, Mary Washington, lost the husband’s valuables and clothes while he was near death fighting the virus. A check for more than two grand was shipped to Carl and Marie Edwards today from the Fredericksburg hospital.
Don’t assume COVID-19 testing is free, BetterMed explains why it’s charging
By Diane Walker | April 14, 2020 at 10:41 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 10:41 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Several viewers called have NBC12 upset with Chesterfield-based BetterMed over the cost of its COVID-19 testing. The viewers claim they were led to believe testing was free or low cost and not $300. BetterMed blames the federal government in part for making statements that testing would be free but failing to roll out a plan for people who need financial help the most to get tested.
Stolen funds returned to disabled Navy veteran
By Diane Walker | February 19, 2020 at 11:52 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 11:52 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Stolen funds have been returned to a disabled Navy veteran after calling 12 On Your Side. Ken Bullock says someone stole his Supplemental Security Income benefits card and spent the money, but he was unable to get the card company to believe him. Bullock says someone wiped out more than $500 of his S.S.I. benefits.
Driveway pavers who attempted to bully Henrico residents deny any wrongdoing
By Diane Walker | February 13, 2020 at 11:17 PM EST - Updated February 13 at 11:17 PM HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - The driveway pavers who tried to bully Henrico residents out of thousands of dollars are denying any wrongdoing. On Your Side Investigator, Diane Walker tracked them down and even talked with one paver who says he wasn’t there, but his truck was there when workers left a mess of the driveway because the homeowner refused to pay their shocking price.
9 Hoosier Haunts to Rattle Your Halloween
It’s that time of year again! Here are nine Indiana haunts that’ll keep you up at night. Just a reminder, though, it’s illegal to go to some of these places yourself — and we don’t advocate trespassing — but the stories themselves are quite thrilling! Big Tunnel (Tunnelton) Big Tunnel in Tunnelton, Indiana. | Photo by Carla Roberts “Oh, yeah, we parked the car. Turned off the lights. … When we turned them back on, there were people moving across the tracks in the distance,” said the store employee.
Search for driveway pavers who attempted to scam Henrico residents
By Diane Walker | January 7, 2020 at 11:50 PM EST - Updated January 7 at 11:50 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - We’re On Your Side tonight with a warning about some brazen driveway pavers trying to scam people out of thousands. Henrico police know about them and they’re working to catch them in the act so they can arrest them. These pavers have big heavy equipment and the right equipment to do the job. Their vehicles are unmarked.
Richmond homeless shelter spreading holiday hope with toy drive, and there’s still time to give!
By Diane Walker | December 17, 2019 at 9:40 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 9:58 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - It’s getting close to the big day, but you still have time to brighten the holidays for children and their families at the Home Again shelter in Richmond. We wanted to see just how things were going at the pick up location - whether donations are up or down. So, we got Andre Neita, the coordinator, to show us what he’s gotten so far.
Toys, household items being collected for Home Again Shelter families
By Diane Walker | December 3, 2019 at 9:30 PM EST - Updated December 3 at 9:30 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - To make a difference in a child’s life at Christmas consider picking up a few gifts for a homeless family. Every toy received will end up in the hands of a homeless child. Every household item you donate benefits families as they prepare to move into their own home.
Ways to protect yourself from a bad moving experience
By Diane Walker | November 22, 2019 at 8:22 PM EST - Updated November 22 at 8:22 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - With some research, you can avoid a bad moving experience and easily find a licensed, reputable mover who’s respectful of your time and money. The Better Business Bureau can help you verify how good the company you’re considering is. It only takes a few minutes to check the BBB and online reviews.
Moving company reconsiders woman’s claim after damaged furniture
By Diane Walker | November 21, 2019 at 9:39 PM EST - Updated November 21 at 9:39 PM HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Patricia Gordon claims “All My Sons Moving and Storage” held her belongings, hostage, until she paid a much higher price than her initial quote. She also says the crew damaged her belongings. All My Sons Moving says the initial quote of $445 was a deposit and that they never hold personal belongings hostage.
Shelter collecting toys, household items for homeless families this Christmas
By Diane Walker | November 15, 2019 at 8:14 PM EST - Updated November 15 at 8:14 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The push is on to collect as many new toys and household items as possible for homeless children and their families at HomeAgain Shelter. Your gifts boost spirits and build confidence. You can give knowing that every toy will end up in the hands of a homeless child and every household item donated will help families as they prepare to leave the shelter and move into their own homes.
Disabled Montpelier woman gifted new handicap ramp
Family gifted brand new handicap ramp By Diane Walker | November 12, 2019 at 8:29 PM EST - Updated November 12 at 8:29 PM HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - A Montpelier family says their prayers have been answered after they got the brand new handicap ramp they needed. T.Y.L. Restoration and Remodeling took on the job for free after seeing On Your Side Investigator Diane Walker’s story of Debra Marchetti and her mom covering up holes and stepping over rotted spots on their old ramp.
Things to do when buying a used car
Things to do when buying a used car By Diane Walker | November 1, 2019 at 8:59 PM EDT - Updated November 1 at 8:59 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Buying a car is an emotional purchase, and dealers are banking on that emotional purchase rather than a “smart one.” So, there are some things you should keep in mind before driving a vehicle off the lot and ending up with a problem ride.
Records show sheriff’s office hasn’t turned in unclaimed money in past 5 years to state
By Diane Walker | October 25, 2019 at 9:42 PM EDT - Updated October 25 at 9:46 PM HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - No unclaimed money has ever been given to the State Literary Fund, at least in the past five years, according to the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office’s own records. On Your Side Investigator, Diane Walker filed a Freedom of Information Act request after the sheriff confiscated more than a grand from a private citizen who found the money in a Home Depot parking lot.
If you find a large amount of money on the street - do you get to keep it?
By Diane Walker |  Posted: Wed 3:08 PM, Oct 23, 2019 (WWBT) — If you find a wad of cash on the street - do you get to keep it? Well, if you keep it without trying to return it, that’s considered “theft by finding.” A Hanover resident reported the money he found thinking he would get to keep it if no one claimed it, but the sheriff’s office kept it. It may surprise you, but law enforcement agencies make up their own policy. So procedures can vary.
If you find a large amount of money on the street - do you get to keep it?
By Diane Walker | October 22, 2019 at 8:55 PM EDT - Updated October 22 at 8:55 PM (WWBT) - If you find a wad of cash on the street - do you get to keep it? Well, if you keep it without trying to return it, that’s considered “theft by finding.” A Hanover resident reported the money he found thinking he would get to keep it if no one claimed it but the sheriff’s office kept it. It may surprise you, but law enforcement agencies make up their own policy. So, procedures can vary.
Terminally ill tenant’s wish for apartment repairs comes true
By Diane Walker | October 15, 2019 at 9:48 PM EDT - Updated October 15 at 9:48 PM CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - A Chesterfield woman has a much nicer apartment to enjoy during her final days. Queen Ann Ray, 88, is dying of cancer and says she was struggling to get management at Crystal Lakes Apartments to renovate her place. After her, On Your Side story aired, Ray says crews came in and spruced it up. Ray says she’s happier now than she’s ever been.
Company to build new wheelchair ramp for Hanover family
Help is coming to repair the ramp! (Source: NBC12) By Diane Walker | October 11, 2019 at 8:19 PM EDT - Updated October 11 at 8:19 PM MONTPELIER, Va. (WWBT) - A company in Ruther Glen is going to build a new wheelchair ramp for a Montpelier family who is in need of one. After an employee with the company, who saw Debra Marchetti and her mom, pointing out all the holes that make their ramp dangerous, says he was moved by their story and immediately called to help.
Virginia family seeks help for deteriorating wheelchair ramp
By Diane Walker |  Posted: Wed 1:17 PM, Oct 09, 2019 MONTPELIER, Va. (WWBT) — As a handicapped-accessible ramp rots and crumbles beneath their feet, a Montpelier family who rely on the ramp to enter their home is asking for help. The current ramp is more than a decade old. The organization that originally built the ramp is no longer in business. Debra Marchetti said the ramp served them well but over time has become a safety hazard.
Virginia family seeks help for deteriorating wheelchair ramp
By Diane Walker | October 9, 2019 at 4:49 AM EDT - Updated October 9 at 4:49 AM MONTPELIER, Va. (WWBT) - As a handicapped-accessible ramp rots and crumbles beneath their feet, a Montpelier family who rely on the ramp to enter their home are asking for help. The current ramp is more than a decade old. The organization that originally built the ramp is no longer in business. Debra Marchetti said the ramp served them well but over time has become a safety hazard.
Terminally ill tenant fights for apartment repairs
By Diane Walker | October 4, 2019 at 9:00 AM EDT - Updated October 4 at 9:00 AM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A tenant at Crystal Lakes Apartments in Chesterfield says her landlord is slow to make repairs and sometimes doesn’t make them at all. At 88, the terminally ill tenant at Crystal Lakes apartments says her quality of life is mostly what she thinks about. Queen Ann Ray is in hospice care and no longer receives cancer treatment.
If a rental has bed bugs, who pays? It depends on the circumstance
By Diane Walker |  Posted: Mon 1:19 PM, Sep 30, 2019 RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) — It’s never good news to find bed bugs in your rental. They infest and spread like crazy and make everyone’s life miserable. So who has to fix it? The Virginia Residential Landlord Tenact Act has all the answers about who is ultimately responsible. “They can hitchhike on anybody.
If a rental has bed bugs, who pays? It depends on the circumstance
By Diane Walker | September 27, 2019 at 10:35 PM EDT - Updated September 27 at 10:35 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - It’s never good news to find bed bugs in your rental. They infest and spread like crazy and make everyone’s life miserable. So who has to fix it? The Virginia Residential Landlord Tenact Act has all the answers about who is ultimately responsible. “They can hitchhike on anybody.
Chesterfield couple frustrated by delay in construction of crypt
By Diane Walker | September 24, 2019 at 11:43 PM EDT - Updated September 24 at 11:43 PM CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - A Chesterfield couple is frustrated by the delay in construction of a crypt they were told would be built by now. Arnold and Patsy Gwinn say they paid nearly $16,000 for a crypt, and they were assured the mausoleum would be built by now. It’s not, and it seems no one at South Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery can tell them when construction will begin.
Thief uses Richmond woman’s identity to shop online
By Diane Walker | September 18, 2019 at 9:36 PM EDT - Updated September 18 at 9:45 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - If you get an email saying your order is being processed, act quickly if it’s a purchase you did not authorize. One Richmond woman, Lynda Sharp Anderson, says a thief actually used her identity to order a $1,100 iPhone on Walmart’s website. A “Hello Lynda!" email from Walmart attracted her attention informing her of the delivery date for a Straight Talk iPhone from Walmart.
Undetected water leak destroys couple kitchen; insurance won’t pay
By Diane Walker | September 12, 2019 at 9:10 PM EDT - Updated September 12 at 9:10 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Alfred and Dorothy Branch recently found out a water leak that decimated their kitchen walls and floor is not covered under their homeowners insurance. They say they have been State Farm customers 34 years so, they think a lot about the $800 a year premium.
Moving company pays to replace Henrico man’s damaged hardwood floors
By Diane Walker | September 10, 2019 at 8:52 PM EDT - Updated September 10 at 8:52 PM HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - A moving company has agreed to pay a man to repair his hardwood floor after it was damaged by movers. Jim Hunter says movers messed up his Brazilian cherry hardwood floors by causing grooves and bumps throughout his home. Hunter says it happened in March and he couldn’t get WayForth moving company to pay him what it would cost to replace the floors, until he called 12 On Your Side.
Company fixes gutters for Chesterfield homeowner
Homeowner says gutters are finally fixed By Diane Walker | August 27, 2019 at 9:00 PM EDT - Updated August 27 at 9:00 PM CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - A company has fixed all the issues with a Chesterfield homeowner’s gutters after he called 12 On Your Side. Darien Ruffin said that the last repair at his home happened Monday, and Leaf Filter finally got Ruffin’s gutters working like they should.
Company repairs work on faulty gutters
By Diane Walker | August 21, 2019 at 8:15 PM EDT - Updated August 21 at 8:20 PM MECHANICSVILLE, Va. (WWBT) - A homeowner in Mechanicsville said their gutters were fixed after being featured in an On Your Side segment. One homeowner said Leaf Filter fixed the problem with his new gutters, but another homeowner featured in the story says he’s still having issues.
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