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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

Primera Air sets up at Dulles Airport, will specialize in low-cost transaltantic flights

Gov. Ralph Northam welcomed representatives from Primera Air to Dulles International Airport (IAD) in celebration of the carrier’s inaugural flight to Virginia from London Stanstead Airport (STN). The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the launch of the first low-cost, transatlantic service between London and the Capital Region. Initially, there will be five nonstop, roundtrip flights per week,

Pass rates on the 2017-2018 Virginia SOLs were little changed from 2016-17 pass rates

Some 79 percent of the students who took SOL reading tests passed, compared with 80 percent during 2016-2017,

Manassas Airport to receive state grant for road project

The Virginia Aviation Board has approved a $46,014 grant to Manassas Airport for terminal loop road rehabilitation.

Unvaccinated Fauquier Co. mare tests positive for West Nile Virus

A nine-year-old pony mare from Fauquier County tested positive for WNV at VDACS’ regional animal health laboratory in Warrenton and a USDA lab in Iowa. The horse was not vaccinated for WNV and has recovered. Symptoms included loss of control of bodily movements and partial paralysis in the hind limbs, dazed appearance and lack of ability to stand.

Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America to invest in new equipment for Augusta Co. plant

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Aug. 14 that Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America (SMA) will make a multi-million dollar investment in new machinery at its manufacturing operation in Augusta County in the Shenandoah Valley.

First case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) found in a Virginia horse in 2018

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has announced the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse this year. The horse, a Quarter Horse mare from Suffolk, entered the North Carolina State Veterinary school hospital in late July and subsequently died. The disease has an 80 to 90 percent mortality rate.

Virginia to step up traffic patrols in major effort to combat drunk driving

Partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement mobilization, approximately 89 law enforcement agencies—including local and Virginia State Police—will operate 94 checkpoints and 612 saturation patrols Aug. 17-Sept. 3.

NIBCO Inc. to expand its manufacturing operation of wrought copper fittings in Shenandoah Valley

NIBCO, a provider of valves, fittings, and flow control products for commercial, industrial, and institutional construction, as well as residential and irrigation markets, will expand its manufacturing operations, retrain current employees and add 30 new jobs. Its plant has been located in Stuart's Draft for 49 years.

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