
Virginia man pleads guilty to distributing child pornography
A Lebanon man pleaded guilty this week to using the online messaging application KIK to distribute images of child pornography to undercover law enforcement officers.

A Lebanon man pleaded guilty this week to using the online messaging application KIK to distribute images of child pornography to undercover law enforcement officers.

VDOT is suspending many highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon on Friday, July 2, until noon on Tuesday, July 6.

Four defendants pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia this week to federal dogfighting and conspiracy charges for their roles in an interstate dogfighting network across the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey.

The proposed auxiliary lane would extend from the I-81 southbound on-ramp from I-64 westbound at exit 221 to the I-81 southbound off-ramp to Route 262 at exit 220 in Augusta County south of Staunton.

VDOT will make Memorial Day weekend travel easier by suspending most highway work zones and lifting most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia.

The Commonwealth has reached an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to extend passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979.

Thirty-four Virginia Union University students were arrested following a peaceful sit-in protest at the whites-only lunch counter of Thalhimers Department Store in Downtown Richmond on Feb. 22, 1960.

Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News. Excerpts from a recent Roundup follow; full Roundup is here.

Another round of winter weather is forecasted to move into the Shenandoah Valley late tonight and into Sunday. People are asked not to drive if possible.

Richmond Area Honda Dealers will be the new title sponsor of the Capital City Classic, Richmond Athletics and VCU Athletics announced jointly Tuesday.
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