Two individuals connected with a heroin trafficking conspiracy that brought heroin from Maryland into Shenandoah County, Virginia, and caused one fatal and one non-fatal overdose were...
Governor Northam joins the Virginia Emergency Support Team to share the latest updates on the COVID-19 response. Highlights include: Northam cleared by health officials after testing...
Del. Elizabeth Guzmán, D-Woodbridge, said she is no stranger to the struggles of low-paying jobs. Guzmán said she immigrated to the United States from Peru as...
Today, October 13, the Department of Justice announced it has charged more than 14,200 defendants with firearms-related crimes during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, despite the challenges...
Governor Ralph Northam declared Monday, October 12, 2020, Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the first such proclamation in Virginia history. Governor Northam issued...
Governor Ralph Northam today, October 8, 2020, announced a new allocation of more than $220 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act...
Governor Ralph Northam today, October 7, 2020, announced he is directing $12 million in additional funding from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES)...
The pandemic could be driving an increase in opioid overdoses, according to recently published data and insights from people who work in a local treatment center....
~ Virginia to invest $1.7 million to scale up Network2Work initiative connecting job seekers to high-quality careers, wraparound supports ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today, October 6,...
RICHMOND, VA – The Department of Elections was made aware that six outdoor mail collection boxes were broken into sometime between Saturday afternoon, October 3rd, and...
On September 10, 2020, Virginia State Police Captain Keenon C. Hook joined the Department’s Executive Staff as a Deputy Director of the Bureau of Administrative and...
Highland County is excited to further “tap” into what it is most known for – maple syrup – by introducing the Virginia Maple Syrup Trail! This...
Effective October 1, 2020, the Virginia State Police launched a new website strictly designed to aid the public with submitting and tracking Freedom of Information Act...
The Department of Historic Resources announced today that grants from this year’s Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund will protect more than 610 acres including acreage associated with...
Virginia voting is off to an active start, with tens of thousands of people hitting the polls during the 45-day early voting period. Over 164,000 citizens...
SALEM, VA — Students, schools, and youth groups across Virginia are kicking off a statewide campaign this week to increase seat belt usage rates among teens...
The Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill this month to provide free school meals for 109,000 more public school students in the commonwealth. House Bill...
Governor Ralph Northam voted early Friday morning, September 18th, in person at the Richmond general registrar’s office on the first day of Virginia’s 45-day early voting...
RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Department of Elections announces that in-person voting begins Friday, September 18, 2020. Also, absentee ballots will be sent to all voters...
The general moratorium on utility shutoffs is extended through October 5, 2020. The State Corporation Commission (SCC) issued the order following a request from Virginia Governor...
Governor Northam joins the Virginia Emergency Support Team to share the latest updates on the COVID-19 response. Highlights include: The Southwest Virginia region increase in COVID-19...
RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia Department of Elections wants Virginia voters to know that they are free to be absentee! The Department today announced “Free to...
RICHMOND (September 10, 2020) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the below statement following the passage of his bill out of both the House and...
With 17 traffic deaths reported for the Labor Day weekend, the preliminary 2020 statewide statistics match the 2019 statistics. This was a jump from 2018 numbers...
On September 3, 2020, Rama Gogineni of Chesterfield County, Virginia pleaded guilty to failing to collect, truthfully account for, and pay over employment taxes. According to...
Governor Northam joins the Virginia Emergency Support Team to share the latest updates on the COVID-19 response.
The state Senate approved a bill Friday that would prohibit search and seizures based solely on the odor of marijuana. Activists say this is a small...
~ 16 Virginia school divisions to participate during 2020-2021 academic year ~ Governor Ralph Northam today announced that students in 16 Virginia school divisions will be...
A bill that could reshape how law enforcement responds when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis reported out of the House Public Safety Committee on...
The non-partisan environmental watchdog group the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) has released a five-page “Executive Summary” of its 40-plus page report on developmental and environmental impacts...