
McAuliffe declares state of emergency ahead of Hermine
Governor Terry McAuliffe today declared a state of emergency and urged residents of the Commonwealth to prepare for significant storm impacts generated by remnants of Hurricane Hermine.

Governor Terry McAuliffe today declared a state of emergency and urged residents of the Commonwealth to prepare for significant storm impacts generated by remnants of Hurricane Hermine.

The ACLU and the Roanoke NAACP have asked the Department of Justice to investigate the practices of the Roanoke County Police Department.

An Interstate 66 overpass was dedicated this week in memory of slain Virginia State Police Trooper Harry Lee Henderson.

A minor controversy has erupted online in response to an article in the News Leader on the police chase that ended on Interstate 81 in Augusta County.

A police chase that began in New Market ended on Interstate 81 in Augusta County Wednesday evening with the suspect in custody.

Members of the Waynesboro Police Department’s Special Operations Division and the department’s SWAT Unit executed a narcotics search warrant Monday night at 2229 Cortland Street.

Del. Dickie Bell has filed legislation that would expand Virginia hate crime laws to include police, firefighters and EMS personnel.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced the launch of a new program to help ensure safe, mutually respectful interactions between Virginia teens and law enforcement.

The McAuliffe administration will host a series of listening sessions with law enforcement and community partners on ways to strengthen relationships.

A new state-federal partnership that will provide Virginia law enforcement agencies with additional resources and training to combat human trafficking.
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