Following a 12-month investigation by the Virginia State Police (VSP), a Virginia woman will have to spend four months in jail and make restitution in the amount of $18,295.12 for stealing insurance policy commissions. Based on information from Aflac Insurance, …
Virginia emergency management officials are planning a statewide tornado drill in March. The drill will take place on March 11 at 9:45 a.m. It is a joint effort between the state Department of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service. …
Police and federal regulators are investigating a man’s death at a residential construction site in McLean, Va. Fairfax County Police spokesman Bud Walker said police were called to a home Tuesday morning on Kinglet Court in McLean. Officers and fire …
Traffic accidents in Danville, Va., have fallen 52 percent since 2003. But police can’t point to a specific reason for the decline. Danville Police Maj. Chris Wiles says police have focused on speeding, reckless driving, seatbelt and DUI violations. But …
Metal studs will be installed on the James River Bridge’s new steel grid deck in a move to reduce accidents. Media outlets report that Virginia Department of Transportation officials announced the project Wednesday. They also released a three-month safety analysis …
Chesterfield, Va., authorities are searching for the person who stole a fire truck, took it on a joyride and then wrecked it. Media outlets report that a police officer discovered the fire truck in a ditch around 5:30 a.m. Saturday. …
A jury has awarded a Radford, Va., family more than $14 million in a lawsuit against Hyundai after a teenager sustained a brain injury in a 2010 car accident. A Pulaski Circuit Court jury made the ruling Friday in the …
About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. Washington County director of …
A June sentencing is set for a Mineral, Va., man convicted of stealing wire that controls lights and signal arms at railroad crossings. Donald Cosby pleaded guilty in March to grand larceny, malicious destruction of a railroad signal and trespassing. …
Two lawsuits stemming from a 2010 wreck that killed two Rocky Mount volunteer firefighters have been settled. One lawsuit was filed by Teri Anne Valentine against the estate of Fire Chief Posey Dillon. Dillon’s estate filed the other lawsuit against …