
Trucker sentenced for transporting minor across state lines for sex
A Cahokia, Ill., man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for transporting a minor from Virginia to South Dakota with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

A Cahokia, Ill., man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for transporting a minor from Virginia to South Dakota with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced an allocation of more than $7.7 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia grants to advance community economic recovery efforts.

Much publicity has been given to the removal of statues in Richmond that glorified the military leaders who led the Confederate insurrection against the Union that resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths during the Civil War.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has announced the award of more than $2.6 million in grant funding for the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

Gov. Ralph Northam has announced a $24.7 million federal GEAR UP grant to increase access to higher education and jobs training for Virginia students.

As of Friday, the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy is now known as the Virginia Department of Energy.

Sean Nelson has been selected as the new VDOT Culpeper District engineer.

Across the commonwealth, gardeners and community members are encountering more fall armyworms than ever, as the high number of early named storms in the Atlantic has pushed currents of warm air — and moths — north into Virginia.

The CDC has awarded a $6 million grant to two VCU researchers who will co-lead a project on community-led strategies to promote healthy communities, positive youth development opportunities, and to prevent and decrease youth violence in Richmond.
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