The Virginia Sheriffs’ Institute (VSI) Scholarship Program is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year. The institute established the grants to provide an opportunity for young people across Virginia to receive financial assistance to pursue an education in law enforcement or criminal justice.
This program is limited to students attending Virginia colleges and universities, majoring in only criminal justice. Students majoring in law or pursuing a career as a lawyer are not eligible.
By Tyler Arnold
(The Center Square) – Virginia legislation that would have protected the freedom to worship during health emergencies was defeated in a Senate committee after seven Democrats joined together to block the bill from advancing.
By Casey Harper
(The Center Square) – The Biden administration extended the federal mask mandate for public transportation Thursday even as states and local governments around the country drop their mandates.
Today, Virginia Department of Transportation crews are preparing staff, equipment, and materials to mobilize Saturday morning in emergency response ahead of an anticipated storm that’s expected to bring rain, winds, and snow to the area.
According to VDOT, crews will be ready to clear downed trees and debris, apply treatment materials to reduce icing and improve traction on Interstate 95, primary and high-volume secondary roads, and receive support from tree contractors, if required. Crews will remain on stand-by through the weekend as needed to respond to any hazardous road conditions.
Route 628 (American Legion Road) in Stafford County will close at the bridge over Interstate 95 on Monday, April 4 to construct a new overpass as part of the 95 Express Lanes Fredericksburg Extension project.
A family member pimped out a teenage girl for cash, police said.
On March 10, Prince William County concluded an investigation into sexual assaults reported near Manassas between December 2019 and October 2021.
Manassas city streets will shine green on Saturday, March 12.
A Woodbridge man was held with bond on charges he sexually assaulted two children who lived in his home.
On March 9, detectives with the Special Victims Bureau, in coordination with Child Protective Services (CPS), began an investigation into a sexual assault that was reported to have occurred at a home in Woodbridge on March 8.
(The Center Square) – A new Virginia law prohibits school divisions from enforcing face mask mandates, but at least one school district and some parents are suing the commonwealth to overturn the legislation.
Senate Bill 739, which Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed into law in February, allows parents to opt their children out of any school-imposed mask rules. Under the legislation, which school districts were required to comply with beginning March 1, school officials are prohibited from using any disciplinary or academic punishments to enforce mask rules if a parent opted a student out.
