Curt Autry
Anchor

Curt Autry is the anchor for 12 On Your Side News at 4, 5, 6 and 11 p.m.
Autry is an 18-time Emmy winner, a nationally published author, a well known animal advocate and served three terms as regional Vice President of the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He has been a fixture on Richmond television for more than 25 years. Curt started his broadcasting career in Dallas, Texas and has also anchored newscasts in Oklahoma City and Raleigh.
He is a married father of three and, just recently, a grandfather ("Gaw-Pee") to five - three girls and two boys, who are all five and under.
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Updated: Aug. 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM EDT
|By Curt Autry
NASCAR is heading back to Richmond Raceway this weekend for the highly anticipated Cook Out 400 under the Saturday night lights, bringing sold-out crowds — and major traffic delays — to Henrico County.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
A historical marker on Pemberton Road near Quioccasin honors Tommy Edwards, a Henrico native and the first African American artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM EST
|By 12 On Your Side Digital Team and Curt Autry
The search began on Christmas Eve and continued through Sunday Dec. 28.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM EST
|By 12 On Your Side Digital Team and Curt Autry
This week marks the 20th anniversary of one of Richmond’s most heartbreaking crimes.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM EDT
|By Curt Autry and Daniel Heffner
For Dylan Motley from Colonial Heights, the sound of thunder is music to his ears.
Updated: May 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM EDT
|By Curt Autry
An Ameila County family who buried their 17-year-old son over the weekend is speaking out about what they say their son endured every day at the high school.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2024 at 6:44 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
A young Ukrainian mother, who we’re calling “Olga,” had a bone tumor called an osteoma growing out of her forehead.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 6:51 PM EDT
|By Curt Autry
Dr. Joe Niamtu says when anyone has significant weight loss, regardless of how it’s achieved, the face is typically the first visible indicator.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:35 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
Doug Wilder sits down with NBC12 to reflect on his past, while also giving his opinion on current events.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 11:03 PM EDT
|By Curt Autry
Imagine your child is so sick, that when doctors brought you updates, they were unable to hold back tears. That was the case for the parents of Piper Philips, who was being treated for a rare form of leukemia, that is often fatal.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:05 PM EDT
|By Curt Autry
On Sept. 11, 2001, a Henrico man single-handedly saved more than 120 lives in the South Tower of the World Trade Center.
Updated: Dec. 25, 2020 at 2:41 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
It was Christmas morning in 2019, and 23-year-old Morgan Crookston finally got the gift she’s wanted since elementary school.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 at 6:24 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
A peanut allergy is no joke. The condition, which affects over 1 million U.S. children, has no cure - and can be fatal if serious reactions aren’t treated quickly.
Updated: May 17, 2019 at 4:43 AM EDT
|By Curt Autry
A Chesterfield woman put in her will that her beloved dog should be put down upon her death so its remains can be buried with her.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2019 at 8:54 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
Just before sun up, on a cold crisp winter morning, deep in the woods of Disputanta - a few hundred deer hunters gathered with a singular mindset, they're here to bag a big buck. But truthfully, there is a deeper purpose.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2019 at 8:52 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
A Richmond grandmother looking for companionship says she felt let down by a local match-making service that charged her almost $5,000 to find dates.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2018 at 9:46 PM EDT
|By Curt Autry
For 17-year-old Yasmin Ibrihim, it was a dream come true: a consultation with Richmond cosmetic surgeon Dr. Joe Niamtu was the first step in her highly improbable journey to get her ears fixed.
Updated: May 23, 2018 at 7:12 PM EDT
|By Curt Autry
Sabrina Squire retires this week, and while Curt Autry had the good fortune of co-anchoring with Sabrina for about a decade, many of you grew up with the combination of Gene Cox and Sabrina.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2018 at 11:00 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
A dozen men gather in Richmond's Manchester district for LeVar Carter's naked yoga class to purify their bodies and minds, and reach awareness and control over their internal state.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
An elderly woman's home burned to the ground, and because of her dementia, the insurance had lapsed. Tonight though, she has a new home - thanks to the Secret Samaritan.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2018 at 8:52 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
A woman who's been breathing in mold and sleeping on her couch for months reached out to the Secret Samaritan for help.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2017 at 6:00 AM EST
|By Curt Autry
Many of us get nostalgic around the holidays. For one local mom, those feelings sparked a search for her late grandma's apple pie recipe.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2017 at 10:13 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
A local multi-millionaire continues to help struggling families get back on their feet - by offering to pay for one thing that would turn their lives around. Today, it's a decorated paratrooper of the 82nd Airborne.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2017 at 10:17 AM EST
|By Curt Autry
Berta had come to this dentist about a year ago. On the first visit, he laid out a plan of attack to fix her teeth, but after that first trip, she never went back.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2017 at 11:24 PM EST
|By Curt Autry
YouTube is full of videos showing consumers the tricks of the trade to perform minor procedures, usually done by plastic surgeons - in the privacy of their own home - and - at a fraction of the cost.

































