HENRICO, VA (WWBT)- Water has been running like a stream since December through 87-year-old Bill Rouse's backyard. He says he doesn't know why, and he can't get any answers from the county. So Bill's family called 12 to straighten it out. 

Bill Rouse is a World War II veteran, and accustomed to handling his own problems. But this one wasn't getting the right attention from Henrico, he says. If you need combat boots to keep your feet dry while walking through your backyard, you've got a problem. 

Bill is looking for a simple answer from Henrico County: why is his backyard soggy, soaked, covered in water? 

"It's terrible. You can't get to your backyard. Can't get to your tool shed to even get a shovel out. Up to your ankles in mud and water," he said. 

A local developer has big plans for a stretch of farmland north of Short Pump. Robert Babcock, 52, recently sold 30 acres off the North Gayton Road extension to the Breeden Company for $8.72 million. Breeden will use that land for a 420-apartment project. But that is only a slice of a larger development that will stretch from Gayton to Pouncey Tract Road on the north side of Interstate 64... Read More

HENRICO, VA (WWBT)- The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Henrico-based Genworth Financial has cut dozens of jobs in both Richmond and Lynchburg.

The cuts affect fewer than 40 people in Richmond.

This announcement comes just days after Genworth's chairman and chief financial officer, resigned.

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