
Traffic crashes claim 14 lives during 2021 Memorial Day weekend
The 2021 Memorial Day weekend not only saw an increase in overall traffic volumes on Virginia’s highways, but also an increase in traffic deaths.

The 2021 Memorial Day weekend not only saw an increase in overall traffic volumes on Virginia’s highways, but also an increase in traffic deaths.

VDOT’s Carrie Shepheard and Lou Hatter join the show to break down what VDOT is doing at the site of the Afton Mountain rock slide.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring commemorated National Crime Victims’ Rights Week by honoring 11 victims’ advocates at the fourth Unsung Heroes Awards ceremony.

Three local projects are among the 15 statewide set to receive a total of $6.3 million in GO Virginia economic development grants.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

According to recent data from USDA, nearly 40 million Americans live in food deserts, areas defined to be without grocery stores within one or more miles in urban regions, and ten or more miles in rural regions.

A burst of snow early this morning across much of Northern Virginia is coating roads and making travel hazardous.

Crews in the VDOT Culpeper District made significant progress treating roads during the day Sunday. Some additional light snowfall or mixed winter precipitation is possible through Monday morning creating the potential for slick driving conditions.

Snow is falling steadily across central and western Virginia, and VDOT is recommending delaying non-essential travel since the steady snow will make travel hazardous through the morning hours.

VDOT crews are preparing today for the winter storm that is forecast to affect much of the Commonwealth starting Sunday into early next week.