
Former Arlington priest charged with sexual assault of minor
Attorney General Mark R. Herring has secured two felony charges against retired priest Terry Specht, 69, of Donegal, Pa., for alleged sexual assault against a minor.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring has secured two felony charges against retired priest Terry Specht, 69, of Donegal, Pa., for alleged sexual assault against a minor.

The holidays are a time to spend with loved ones, and even though this year’s celebrations will continue to look a little different, one thing will never change – driving responsibly means everyone can get home for the holidays safely.

We’re 20 years into Checkpoint Strikeforce, and the effort aimed at deterring drunk driving in the Commonwealth can claim this success: a 41.2 percent drop in alcohol-related crashes since 2001.

Matthew Allen, a 10th grade student at Patrick County High School, is the statewide winner of the 2021 Jingle Your Way to a Safe Holiday Jingle Contest.

There were four fatal traffic crashes in Virginia over the recent Thanksgiving travel weekend, the lowest number over Thanksgiving in more than a decade.

A memorial for Khaleesi Cuthriell, a 3-year-old who died while in the care of an Augusta County couple, has been established at the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office in Verona.

Questions are being raised among community members about the EMS response to a house fire in Deerfield that took the life of an Arlington woman in the area visiting family, and has another individual fighting for his life in MCV.

U.S. Marshals and detectives with Albemarle County Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division received information about a wanted subject known to be in Albemarle County.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the next two weeks.

Four children suffered minor injuries in a crash involving a school bus and a train reported at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Elkton.
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