James Jobes

I am a news producer at WTVR CBS 6 in Richmond, Va.

Recent Articles

  • Supreme Court: DNA swab after arrest is legitimate search

    Posted on: 5:51 pm, June 3, 2013, by , updated on: 07:34pm, June 3, 2013

    The high court ruled suspects can be subjected to a police DNA test after arrest -- before trial and conviction -- a privacy-versus-public-safety dispute.
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  • Crews hunt Oklahoma river banks for more tornado victims

    Posted on: 5:50 pm, June 3, 2013, by , updated on: 06:11pm, June 3, 2013

    Six people remain missing after Friday's storms...
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  • 2 found shot inside car in South Richmond

    Posted on: 12:13 am, June 2, 2013, by , updated on: 06:47am, June 2, 2013

    Police tell CBS 6 they found a car with the two victims inside near the intersection of Commerce Road and Bruce Street.
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  • A LOOK BACK: Zach Daniel’s time in Oklahoma

    Posted on: 7:48 pm, May 28, 2013, by

    Chief Meteorologist Zach Daniel called the devastation in Oklahoma "worse than what you see on TV."
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  • Elvis’ connection to Michael Jackson’s death enters trial

    Posted on: 7:11 pm, May 28, 2013, by

    AEG Live co-CEO Paul Gongaware, whose career as a concert promoter started with Elvis Presley's last tour, testified Tuesday about Michael Jackson's final days.
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    Michael Jackson
  • NTSB: ‘Boom,’ then shudder, first sign of problem on Washington bridge

    Posted on: 6:59 pm, May 27, 2013, by

    The problem appears to have begun when the truck with its height of 15 feet, 9 inches, tried to cross the bridge, which has a clearance of 14 feet, 6 inches at its lowest point.
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    Bridge collapses into Skagit River
  • Passenger plane, military helicopter come close near D.C. airport

    Posted on: 6:40 pm, May 27, 2013, by

    The two aircraft came "extremely close" -- flying at the same altitude and within 950 feet of each other laterally.
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    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (PHOTO: DB King at Wikimedia)
  • Richmonders march against Monsanto

    Posted on: 11:58 pm, May 25, 2013, by , updated on: 08:35am, May 26, 2013

    Protestors carried signs with slogans like "I am not a science experiment" and say they have the right to know if they're eating something that has been genetically altered.
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  • Hanover pastor charged with felony embezzlement

    Posted on: 8:04 pm, May 25, 2013, by and , updated on: 09:06pm, May 25, 2013

    HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – A Hanover County pastor has been arrested and charged with embezzling $80,000 from his own...
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    PHOTO: Hanover County Government
  • Uh oh! You’re downing more calories than you think

    Posted on: 9:35 am, May 25, 2013, by , updated on: 09:49pm, May 24, 2013

    Most people don't realize they underestimate the amount of calories in fast food.
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    KFC File
  • Oklahomans remember little boy who loved soccer, hugs

    Posted on: 2:20 am, May 25, 2013, by , updated on: 10:15pm, May 24, 2013

    Some 300 mourners crowded inside a church to pay their respects to an elementary school student killed when a tornado churned through Oklahoma.
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    Oklahoma Tornado Victim Kyle Davis' Funeral
  • Obama tells Naval graduates sex assaults threaten military

    Posted on: 9:23 pm, May 24, 2013, by

    The President spoke in Maryland Friday to Marine and Naval graduates.
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