Fewer Lives Lost: Thanksgiving Traffic Deaths Drop Across Virginia For Third Straight Year
Seven people lost their lives in crashes on Virginia roadways over the 2024 Thanksgiving holiday, a significant decrease from previous years, according to Virginia State Police.
The five-day period surveyed by officials, which ran from Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Dec. 1, saw seven fatal crashes across the state in Bath, Culpeper, Page, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Warren, and Wythe counties, officials said.
It represents an improvement compared to 11 fatalities in 2023 and a steep drop from 19 in 2022.
Among the crashes, only two of the victims were confirmed to have been wearing s…
Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who Northern Virginia Chose In Presidential Race
For the second straight presidential election, Virginia voters leaned toward the Democratic candidate, though this time President-elect Donald Trump came out on top.
On Tuesday, Vice President Kama Harris and Gov. Tim Walz received 51.56 percent (2,226,459 total votes) of the vote versus 46.36 percent (2,002,018 votes) for Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance in Maryland, according to the Board of Elections.
Four years ago, the numbers were similar, with President Joe Biden and Harris garnering 54.1 percent (2,413,568 votes) over Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence's 44 perc…
Fire Marshal Helps Deputies Detain Attempted Bank Robber In Spotsylvania, Sheriff Says
A knife-wielding man came up empty after attempting to rob a bank on Friday afternoon, according to the Spotsylvania County, who got a little help from their friends.
Fire Marshal Jeffrey Strang offered deputies an assist in apprehending local resident Xavier Roberts, 43, who was busted after a failed bank robbery attempt in Cosner's Corner, officials say.
According to a spokesperson from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, at around 1 p.m., Roberts walked into Atlantic Union Bank in the 10100 block of Patriot Highway, passed one of the tellers a note demanding money, and displayed a …
