
Study: New teen drivers three times as likely to be involved in deadly crash
New teen drivers ages 16-17 years old are three times as likely as adults to be involved in a deadly crash, according to new research from AAA.

New teen drivers ages 16-17 years old are three times as likely as adults to be involved in a deadly crash, according to new research from AAA.

A Virginia Tech terrorism expert says the fatal concert bombing in Manchester may actually indicate the so-called Islamic State is losing power.

Attorney General Mark Herring released a new video educating law enforcement officers on how to recognize and respond to a heroin or opioid overdose.

More than $1.5 million in legislative branch savings will be returned to the general fund at the end of fiscal year 2017.

Virginia tourism revenue reached $24 billion in 2016, a 3.3 percent increase over 2015, outpacing the national growth rate of 2.7 percent.

Five days of much-needed rain helped bring about an early end to spring wildfire season in Virginia, according to the Virginia Department of Forestry.

A drug dealer who used his drug supply to coerce women into prostitution was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison.

Virginia has the distinction of having had the first mental health hospital in the country although it was called an insane asylum.

The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech will participate in the National Service Animal Eye Exam Event in May.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday the recipients of the 2017 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards.
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