
AAA projecting July 4th travel records this year
A record-breaking 46.9 million Americans and nearly 1.3 million Virginians are projected to travel 50 miles or more away from home this July 4th holiday.

A record-breaking 46.9 million Americans and nearly 1.3 million Virginians are projected to travel 50 miles or more away from home this July 4th holiday.

As travelers plan their vacations and pack their bags for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, Virginia State Police is urging motorists to make sure traffic safety is at the top of their agenda.

According to AAA, nearly 1.2 million Virginians will travel this Memorial Day weekend, nearly 5 percent more than last year, the most in more than a dozen years and 52 thousand more than last year.

The Virginia State Police is urging all motorists to put traffic safety at the top of their list of holiday priorities.

AAA projects 1.2 million Virginians will travel to celebrate Independence Day this year. The 2017 travel forecast is the highest since 2001.

Operation Border to Border patrolled U.S. Route 15 and U.S. Route 17 in an effort to prevent traffic crashes along the heavily-traveled corridor.

Between technology, a new president and lots of shifts in the way we see cars, the year has definitely shocked a lot of people.

The Virginia State Police are strongly encouraging motorists to make safe driving a priority during the Thanksgiving weekend.

Ryan Lochte was unfairly railroaded by Brazilian authorities and made to look like a Brian Williams-level fabricator by the U.S. media.

Five drivers, a motorcyclist, a teenage passenger and a pedestrian died in seven traffic crashes across Virginia over the Fourth of July weekend.
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