
39 troopers joining ranks of Virginia State Police
The Commonwealth will graduate its 128th generation of Virginia State Troopers at a ceremony on Friday.

The Commonwealth will graduate its 128th generation of Virginia State Troopers at a ceremony on Friday.

Consumers are spending $69 more a month to fill-up compared to last summer. According to AAA, gasoline expenses are accounting, on average, for 7 percent of an American’s 2018 annual income.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones.

The men and women of the Virginia State Police and their families will gather together Tuesday, May 22, to honor all public safety professionals who have given the ultimate sacrifice in their service to the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The Virginia Environmental Endowment announced grant awards of $284,612 to 14 organizations dedicated to protecting and improving the Commonwealth’s natural resources and environment.

The 127th generation of Virginia State Troopers was welcomed into the ranks Friday, with 52 new troopers presented their diplomas during commencement exercises at the State Police Training Academy in North Chesterfield County.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $94,819,202 in federal funding to help Virginia communities with housing and infrastructure projects.

Roger Duvall, general manager and director of WEKU public radio in Lexington and Richmond, Kentucky, since 2007, has been named general manager at WVTF Public Radio and RADIO IQ. He will begin his new position June 25.

A growing number of local and regional Chambers of Commerce from across the Commonwealth have offered their support to increasing health care coverage access for thousands of hard-working, low-income, uninsured Virginians.

More than 3,400 trees will be planted across Virginia thanks to the teamwork of the Virginia Department of Forestry, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, U.S. Forest Service Chesapeake Watershed Forestry program, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and Altria Co.