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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

Pedestrian deceased after being struck by freight train in Gainesville Oct. 9, 2023

The investigation revealed that the pedestrian was walking within the tracks as the train was approaching the above area. The train engineer sounded the train horn to warn the pedestrian, who continued to walk within the tracks before being struck by the train.

OmniRide adds 19 new buses to its fleet

"The addition of these buses will allow us to maintain an adequate contingency fleet and give customers safe and comfortable rides, as they reduce traffic and improve air quality – which has been our mission for 37 years. The addition of these buses will also allow us to expand and increase the frequency of OmniRide services ,” said OmniRide executive director Bob Schneider.

New investment and 745 warehouse jobs coming to Caroline County near Richmond

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced that World Class Distribution, Inc. (WCD Inc.), a distribution, warehousing, and cold storage network company, will invest $275 million to build a 1.2 million-square-foot distribution facility in Caroline County north of Richmond, which will create 745 new jobs.

Rt. 29 northbound in Centreville to close Sept. 26 for Cub Run bridgework

Northbound Route 29 (Lee Highway) will have single-lane closures between White Post Road and Paddington Lane, weather permitting, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 to implement a traffic shift, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. During that time, the northbound Route 29 lanes between White Post Road and Paddington Lane will be shifted to a split configuration with one lane to the left and the other lane to the right of the work area in the median. The split configuration will be in place until this winter.

Virginia vehicles that don’t have to be licensed still have to be insured

In addition to farm use vehicles, the new legislation requires any exempt vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer to be insured with personal injury liability and property damage liability coverage.

Hearing June 15 on Sunday OmniRide bus service for Lake Ridge, Dale City, Woodbridge, etc.

Sunday service would mimic the Saturday service schedule already in place and would include Local Woodbridge/Lake Ridge, Dale City, Dumfries and Route 1 routes, along with the Prince William Metro Express.

Va. State Police, US Homeland Security and truckers take aim at human trafficking April 18-20

A high-visibility, human trafficking prevention and public outreach initiative began today, April 18, in Virginia. Va. State Police in partnership with U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Virginia Trucking Association are involved in the effort known as Operation Safe Passage.

VDOT’s advice on getting ready for anticipated snow…and then

VDOT says its crews are ready for snowfall and wintry precipitation forecast across northern Virginia Monday morning.

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