The mother Iris gave birth to the female calf on Dec. 9 following a seven-month gestation, zoo officials said. The newborn, who has yet to be named, is the third calf for Iris and the father, Corwin. She was also the second calf to be born in December, according to the zoo.

An endangered pygmy hippo has been born at a Virginia zoo. The yet-unnamed female was born Dec. 9 at Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia.

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia announced the newest addition to their animal family, a baby pygmy hippo, just in time for the holidays.

TV (ABC13) in Lynchburg, VA, died Dec. 18, just three weeks after he was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his wife Lynita Carter Spain announced in a Facebook post. He was 64. “It is with a heavy heart that I share the passing of my loving husband Mark,

Mark Spain, 64, who spent decades anchoring the news in Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Jacksonville, died on Dec. 18.

"He brought so much joy, compassion, love and strength into our lives,” the widow of the Virginia-based journalist said in a statement