News Staff Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the selected members of his antisemitism task force. The initial members were chosen through an application process, including Office of the Attorney General employees, law enforcement, educators, and leaders in Virginia’s Jewish Community. The Attorney General’s Task Force was announced in February and is the first of its kind in … Read more
In April the Virginia General Assembly amended the Code of Virginia to establish new requirements and restrictions for certain hemp-derived products. Beginning July 1 amendments to Virginia’s Industrial Hemp Law and Food and Drink Law will direct the manufacturing and retail sale of certain hemp-derived products in the Commonwealth. It also details how the Virginia … Read more
Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging, is recognized with an award from the Virginia Transit Association. The Rappahannock Record reports the agency received the Outstanding Community Program Award for the Art in Transit initiative. It’s the fourth consecutive year Bay Transit received this award for the program in collaboration with the RAL … Read more
A driver is charged in a 2-car collision on General Puller Highway at Regent Road in Hartfield. Acording to the Southside Sentinel one driver was traveling west on Route 33 when a car pulled out in from of them causing their vehicle to roll over. The Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad responded but no one … Read more
Entries are now accepted for the 2024 Calendar of Peace, Hope & Well-Being photo contest. According to the Gazette-Journal it is held by the Prevention, Health and Wellness Division of the Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck Community Services Board and ALLIANCE well-being for Virginia communities. Entrants are encouraged to submit photods showing what makes them happy, brings … Read more
The 2023 Clean The Bay Day event was an overwhelming success according to organizers who told News on the Neck that nearly 100,000 pounds of debris was collected at the 3-hour annual event held the first Saturday in June. More than 3,000 volunteers worked across about 200 sites. The most common items collected were plastic … Read more
Two people are hospitalized from a two-vehicle crash last Thursday in Hayes. According to Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Rescue crews were called to the 5100 block of George Washington Highway near Hickory Fork Road. One of those injured was extricated from the wreckage. The severity of the injuries was not disclosed. The crash is under … Read more
The Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information to apprehend two wanted individuals. Isaac Wade Miller of Colonial Beach wanted for felony Failure to Appear while Kyle Koontz Weakley of King George is wanted on a Felony Warrant Passing Counterfeit Currency and a Misdemeanor Warrant for Obtaining Money by False Pretense. Photos are at the … Read more
A report frim e Virginia State Police in crimes in 2022 finds violent crimes across the Commonwealth are on the rise. Those are murders, forcible sex offenses, robbery, and aggravated assault. The report states there were over 17,600 violent crime offenses reported in 2022. compared to over 16,800 in 2021. The analysis determined homicides increased … Read more
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced the final approval of opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Virginia will receive up to approximately $365.6 million over 15 years, which is expected to start being paid by the end of 2023. According to the AG’s office Virginia’s share of national investigations … Read more