Virginia emergency management officials are planning a statewide tornado drill in March. Officials are seeking businesses and organizations, schools, and families and individuals to register for the drill set for on March 12 at 9:45 a.m. The drill is a …
Need help preparing for a disaster in Virginia? There’s an app for that. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has developed the free Ready Virginia mobile app provides emergency planning and preparedness guidance. It also provides location-specific weather warnings, disaster …
Prosecutors say a series of robberies by a suspect called the “fake beard robber” cost stores in Hampton Roads, Va., more than $47,000. A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted 38-year-old Ronald Wayne Carr of Newport News on charges of …
Structures on Virginia’s Eastern Shore continue to be targets for an arsonist. Virginia State Police tell media outlets that 24 fires have been set in Accomack County since Nov. 13. The latest incident occurred early Sunday morning when a portable …
The cost per claim for medical care for injured workers in Virginia was higher than in most states and growing faster, according to a new study, Benchmarks for Virginia, CompScope 13th Edition, by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). “The …
Virginians who had to endure stifling heat after storms caused massive power outages last summer should prepare to hunker down against the cold this time around, Gov. Bob McDonnell said Saturday as Hurricane Sandy churned along the Atlantic Coast. In …
Virginia recently became the 45th state to license public adjusters, according to a notification letter issued by the Commissioner of Insurance, Jacqueline K. Cunningham, to property/casualty insurers. The new law, effective Jan. 1, 2013, title 38.2 of the Code of …
A safety crackdown on five Virginia interstates yielded more than 3,000 citations for speeding, reckless driving and other traffic offenses. Virginia State Police troopers also arrested three motorists on drunken driving charges and 11 others on felony and drug charges. …
A retired Virginia Air National Guard officer has been sentenced to 31/2 years in prison for forging death certificates so she could collect life insurance benefits. Vickie T. Armes was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Richmond. Armes collected more …
Insurance giant GEICO is going to become a lot more familiar to travelers who visit Virginia’s 43 Interstate rest stops, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced on Thursday. The company has signed on to sponsor “safe phone zones” at the …