
Update: Planned militia protest against Augusta County business canceled
A planned March 3 protest against an Augusta County business has been canceled, Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith said today.

A planned March 3 protest against an Augusta County business has been canceled, Augusta County Sheriff Donald Smith said today.

The Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force, as part of an ongoing investigation, executed a search warrant in the 200 block of Old Lynchburg Road in the City of Charlottesville on Tuesday.

The Charlottesville Fire Department was awarded the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Fire Department Response this past weekend at the annual Virginia Fire Chiefs Association Fire & Rescue Conference.

Members of Skyline Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant in the 300 block of North Delphine Avenue in the City of Waynesboro on Feb. 6.

Traffic signals with flashing yellow left turn arrows will be installed at five intersections on Route 33 and Route 29 in Greene County during the next two weeks. One intersection in Fauquier County will also be outfitted with the new signal heads.

A Shipman man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in the Gladstone community of Nelson County reported on Monday morning.

The Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force, assisted by the Albemarle County Police Department and United States Marshals Service, arrested three fugitives following a Jan. 26 traffic stop in 1200 block of Seminole Trail in Albemarle County.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Gov.-elect Ralph Northam today proposed their joint legislative agenda for the 2018 General Assembly session. The legislative package includes proposals to expand Medicaid and implement universal background checks in order to purchase a gun.

Gov.-elect Ralph Northam announced today that current Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran will continue his service as part of the incoming administration.

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teens in the United States.
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