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Eric Burk - July 31, 2022

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Community Violence Top Public Health Concern for Virginia Voters

A Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association poll found that community violence and crime is the top public health concern for Virginia voters. “In the public opinion survey from Mason-Dixon Polling and Strategy, 51 percent of respondents cited community violence and crime as the top public health concern for their families. Health care workforce shortages, which […]

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Austin Hamblen - April 19, 2022

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Virginia State Police Launch Statewide Effort to Combat Human Trafficking

The Virginia State Police have partnered with the Department of Homeland Security and the Virginia Trucking Association to help bring an end to human trafficking. The initiative is called “Operation Safe Passage. ” Launched on Monday at 10 a.m. during a ceremony at the Virginia Welcome Center on I-95 in Caroline County, and set to […]

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Eric Burk - April 17, 2022

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Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police Says New Survey Shows Need for Mental Health Resources for First Responders

In preliminary results of a mental health survey of first responders released by the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP), 21 percent of those who completed the survey indicated problems with alcohol, 20 percent had clinically significant scores for anxiety, and 19 percent had clinically significant scores for depression. VACP officials think that understates […]

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TRS Staff - March 4, 2022

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Authorities Brace for Trucker Convoy’s Arrival on Virginia Highways

Virginia State Police are preparing for the potential arrival of a trucker convoy headed to our nation’s capital this weekend. Authorities are particularly concerned that protests may impact traffic in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. As CBS 6 Richmond reports: U.S. Capitol Police erected a fence around the Capitol building ahead of President Joe Biden’s […]

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TRS Staff - January 13, 2022

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Ex-Virginia Lawmaker Criminally Charged

A Giles County grand jury has indicted a former Virginia state legislator with four counts of embezzlement from his former employer, the county historical society. Joseph Ryan Yost represented the 12th District in the House of Delegates as a Republican from 2012 to 2018. Yost lost reelection in the 2017 House of Delegates elections to […]

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Alex Lemieux - February 18, 2019

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Virginia Lawmakers Approve Speed Camera Use In Highway Work Zones

The move from the Virginia General Assembly comes after a 20 percent increase in highway work zone deaths in 2017 and over 2,600 crashes in those areas.

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TRS Staff - January 23, 2019

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K-9 Officers Garner More Protections Against Abuse With GOP-Led Bill

As the Virginia State Senate is set to vote on legislation that would classify abusing a family pet a felony, they are setting their sights on providing the same measures against those who abuse or kill law enforcement animals.