Virginia Tech launches education initiative to combat human trafficking
Virginia Tech is working to combat human trafficking by educating truck drivers and others in the transportation industry.
Virginia Tech is working to combat human trafficking by educating truck drivers and others in the transportation industry.
A nine-month investigation into vape shops in Front Royal resulted in a large seizure of narcotics, according to Virginia State Police.

A 12-year-old boy from Virginia Beach has been abducted and is believed to be in extreme danger, according to police.
The driver of a vehicle reported stolen died in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 195 in Richmond Wednesday night.
VMI alum Erik S. Siebert was sworn in on Tuesday as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, where he will oversee a staff of approximately 300 prosecutors, civil litigators, and support personnel.
A Virginia man was sentenced to more than five years in prison and ordered to pay $98,000 in restitution for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
A career criminal and convicted felon from Farmville was sentenced Wednesday to more than 13 years in prison for possession of a firearm.

A Southwest Virginia man now faces charges similar to his brother for their actions in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
The Virginia State Police, in collaboration with the Human Trafficking Institute and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, announces the launch of “Operation Silence Shattered.”
According to court documents and statements made in court, Timothy Agnew, the owner and operator at Red Hill Construction, filed false personal tax returns that substantially underreported his gross receipts, and thus his income, for the 2017-2021 tax years.
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