PRESS RELEASE

Governor’s proposed budget to feature increased funding to ensure key student supports for safe learning environments

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced his proposed budget will feature an additional $39 million in new money for investments to ensure safe learning environments for Virginia’s...

Virginia awarded competitive $15.5 million federal grant for improvements at Virginia Inland Port

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced today that the Port of Virginia was awarded a $15,500,197 federal grant through the highly competitive Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development...

VDOT cleanup continues as winter storm exits region

RICHMOND, Va. – As the major winter storm exits the Commonwealth, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews remain focused on plowing and treating roads around the...

POLICE: 7 Day FRPD Arrest Report 12/10/2018

Governor Northam declares State of Emergency in advance of expected winter storm

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam on Saturday, December 8th, declared a state of emergency in advance of winter weather effects on southern Virginia anticipated to begin this weekend...

Virginia to focus on maximizing assets to increase economic growth in all corners of the Commonwealth

WILLIAMSBURG—Speaking at the Virginia Chamber Foundation’s 2018 Virginia Economic Summit, Governor Ralph Northam today presented his Comprehensive Economic Development Policy for the Commonwealth, which focuses on...

Northam administration kicks off Computer Science Education Week in Virginia

RICHMOND—Proclaiming December 3–9, 2018 as Computer Science Education Week in Virginia, today Governor Ralph Northam will join First Lady Pamela Northam and administration officials to kick...

POLICE: 7 Day FRPD Arrest Report 12/3/2018

Thanksgiving traffic deaths claim 14 in Virginia over long weekend

RICHMOND – The 2018 Thanksgiving holiday weekend proved deadly for 12 drivers and passengers, to include a City of Winchester police officer. During the statistical counting...

Governor allocates $5 million investment of federal workforce funds to redesign career pathways to place skills training at forefront

RICHMOND—On November 27th, at an event held at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Governor Ralph Northam announced a collaborative effort to transform workforce programs offered through...

POLICE: 7 Day FRPD Arrest Report 11/26/2018

Winchester police officer killed in motor vehicle crash

On November 24, 2018, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Officer Hunter Edwards, 30, was involved in a single-vehicle crash on West Jubal Drive in the City of...

Announcing the retirement of beloved “Siggi” from the House of Hope

The Board of Directors of the House of Hope, a sixteen-bed residential program for homeless men, announces the retirement of Sigrid Hepp-Dax from the Board. Siggi,...

Ninth cargo resupply mission successfully launches from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport

RICHMOND—Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, NASA, and Virginia Space celebrate a successful NG-10 launch for cargo resupply to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission occurred on...

Virginia’s unemployment rate ranks lowest among Southeast states; Commonwealth posts 55 consecutive months of over-the-year employment growth

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady in October at 2.9 percent. The October 2018 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Virginia...

Governor Northam announces Amazon selects Virginia for major new corporate headquarters

ARLINGTON—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Amazon, Inc. will invest approximately $2.5 billion to establish a major new headquarters in Virginia that will create more than...

Herring and fellow state AGs call for recusal of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker

RICHMOND  – Attorney General Mark R. Herring on Thursday joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general calling for the recusal of Acting Attorney General Matthew...

POLICE: 7 Day FRPD Arrest Report 11/5/2018

Fatal hit-and-run on I-66 in Warren County, police need public’s help

Virginia State Police is asking for the public’s help with locating the suspect vehicle that fled the scene of a fatal crash in Warren County Tuesday...

Assault at the Warren County Skate Park

On October 19, 2018 it was reported to the Front Royal Police Department that a male had sustained injuries from an assault at the Warren County...

New state-of-the-art mobile museum and education studio connects Virginians in all parts of the Commonwealth with VFMA’s art collections

FREDERICKSBURG—Sixty-five years after the launch of the original Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VFMA) Artmobile, Governor Ralph Northam and VMFA Director Alex Nyerges today hosted a...

POLICE: 7 Day FRPD Arrest Report 10/29/2018

Ten Virginia agriculture-related projects receive $556,321 in grant funding to advance specialty crop production and increase economic development

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced an award of $556,321 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for ten Virginia agriculture-related projects. The...

Glaize & Brother Juice Company to build new apple pressing facility, support Virginia’s growing hard cider industry

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Glaize & Brother Juice Company, LLC will invest over $1.03 million to build a new apple pressing operation in the...

State police urges teen motorists to be road responsible

RICHMOND – National Teen Driver Safety Week kicked off Monday, and Governor Ralph Northam, Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian J. Moran and Virginia...

POLICE: 7 Day FRPD Arrest Report 10/22/2018

Did you lock your car doors?

Warren County, VA – The Warren County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind residents to lock their vehicle doors, and not leave valuables unattended in their...

Governor Northam announces Virginia to begin accepting applications for expanded health coverage on November 1

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that beginning on November 1, 2018, state agencies will accept applications from Virginia adults newly eligible for health coverage under Medicaid...

Governor Northam announces Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport selected for Rocket Lab’s first launch site and integration facility on U.S. soil

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced today that Rocket Lab, a California-based company, has chosen Virginia Space and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport as the location for Launch Complex-2...

Governor Northam announces FEMA approval of Virginia’s request for Hurricane Florence major disaster declaration

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced today that Virginia’s request for a major disaster declaration to speed aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal...