
Virginia Tech criminologists awarded grant to study the impact of cybercrime on Virginians
When most people discuss ways to stop cybercrime, they focus on the technological realm.

When most people discuss ways to stop cybercrime, they focus on the technological realm.

Albemarle County commemorated the promotion of Col. Sean Reeves as the sixth Chief of Albemarle County Police Department with a swearing-in ceremony Tuesday evening.

Overnight ramp closures at the interchange of Interstate 81 and Route 606 at Exit 205 in Rockbridge County are scheduled to begin Monday and continue through Wednesday.

Law enforcement officials and the United States Attorney’s Office announced the recent arrests of 13 Roanoke-area residents on a variety of federal drug charges.

Staunton Fire Chief Scott Garber has been named the Virginia Fire Chief of the Year, in awards announced by Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week.

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the 500 block of Draft Avenue in Stuarts Draft at 6:54 p.m. Saturday and died at the scene.

A guaranteed game-day loser is anyone who chooses to drive drunk on Super Bowl Sunday. Whether you’re a Rams or Bengals fan, don’t let celebrating the game foul your life.

A former Bridgewater College student is in custody in the shooting deaths of a Bridgewater College police officer and campus safety officer on Tuesday.

A two-vehicle crash in Augusta County in the northbound lanes of I-81 at the 233 mile marker has claimed the life of a VDOT crash truck worker.

A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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