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Va, State Police answer nearly 500 calls for assistance since midnight Jan. 11

Virginia State Police report State Troopers have responded to more than 400 incidents and 94 crashes

Nuclear power emergencies: FEMA to test eliminating sirens and using phone alerts only

US Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has given six days noticeof a virtual public meeting on June 28, 2022 for public comment on a significant change to Virginia’s alert and notification system for nuclear power plant emergencies. FEMA will conduct an exercise of the new system --no warnings only cell phone alerts - on June 28, 2022.

July 7 seminar at Manassas Regional Airport on Advanced Air Mobility and Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Learn how Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are transforming the aviation industry during a free Manassas Regional Airport seminar on July 7, 2022 at 7 p.m. in the Airport’s main terminal building. Registration is required at https://bit.ly/AAMSeminar

29 update on 29th: VDOT slates June 29 virtual update on rehab of Cub Run Bridge (Rt. 29 north )

Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a virtual construction update Wednesday, June 29 starting at 7 p.m. on work to rehabilitate northbound Route 29 (Lee Highway) bridge over Cub Run to improve driver and pedestrian safety and extend the overall life of the bridge. The bridge was originally built in 1954, some 68 years ago.

LEGO to build $1 billion U.S. manufacturing plant outside Richmond, to create 1760+ jobs

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced today June 15 that the LEGO Group will invest more than $1 billion to construct its U.S. manufacturing plant in Chesterfield County outside Richmond. The company will construct a new 1.7 million-square-foot precision manufacturing facility in Meadowville Technology Park, which will create 1,760+ new jobs, according to the Governor's Office.

Ten “Operation Fly Formula” flights bringing baby formula this week

There are 10 Operation Fly Formula flights currently scheduled for this week that began June 13, projected to import nearly 5 million, 8-ounce bottle equivalents of infant formula to the United States.

Social Security trust funds improve, says Board of Trustees

The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI and DI) Trust Funds are projected to become depleted in 2035, one year later than projected last year, with 80 percent of benefits payable at that time.

Kevin Costello is new Tourism Administrator for Prince William County

Prince William County has selected Kevin Costello as its next Tourism Administrator. Costello is the President of the Steuben County Conference and Visitors Bureau in New York’s Finger Lake region.

As of June 6: PWC has new procedure to submit initial land development plans

An analysis of the current backlog identified roughly 37 percent of Land Development project applications submitted by customers are failing the quality control process for simple reasons (i.e. missing documents).

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