
Marijuana arrests down 8 percent in Virginia: On eve of decriminalization
Marijuana-related marijuana arrests declined more than 8 percent from 2018 to 2019, according to annual data compiled by the Virginia State Police.

Marijuana-related marijuana arrests declined more than 8 percent from 2018 to 2019, according to annual data compiled by the Virginia State Police.

The 2020 Memorial Day weekend not only netted a reduction in overall traffic volumes on Virginia’s highways, but also a slight decrease in traffic deaths.

Larry Allen Turner was apprehended earlier this evening in Pocahontas County, W.Va.

The political fight over COVID-19 response has a new front – at the state and local government level.

Virginia State Police Trooper J. Joiner is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Thursday at 4:20 a.m. on Interstate 81 at the 244.6 mile-marker in Rockingham County.

At 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, Virginia State Police responded to two crashes in the northbound lanes of I-81 at the 207 mile marker in Augusta County.

All Interstate 81 southbound lanes between exits 213 and 205 are scheduled to be closed from about 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday for Virginia State Police to investigate a recent crash.

The Virginia Coronavirus Fraud Task Force and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations are warning taxpayers to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments.

Virginia State Police Senior Trooper Anthony Clore has found an additional way to help protect Fluvanna County and the neighboring communities.

The Harrisonburg Police Department would like to remind all businesses that Gov. Ralph Northam’s temporary ban on all restaurants in the state from offering dine-in service is still in effect.
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