PWC Police make arrest in connection with Jan. 9. 2025 shooting.

In conjunction with Virginia Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness Week May 22-28, 2016, the State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance encourages Virginians to consider their insurance options before winds and rain arrive. Hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30 each year. Plan now by reviewing the details of your insurance policy to ensure you have the coverage you need in the event disaster strikes.

When the weather warms up, mosquitoes will get more active very quickly, so it’s time for horse owners to think about vaccinating their horses against mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). The presence of an infected horse in the area indicates that mosquitoes carrying the EEE or WNV viruses are present, and those insects pose a threat to humans and horses. Therefore, in addition to vaccination, everyone needs to think about mosquito control to keep down populations.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced May 23 that producers of the upcoming political thriller Public Affairs have selected Norfolk, Virginia as their filming location. The project will star Adrian Grenier (Entourage) and Mimi Rogers (Hope Springs), and will be directed by Sundance alum and DGA-award winner Eric Bross (Restaurant). The film was written by Tom Cudworth (Restaurant).

The program was singled out for outstanding conservation impact among the 80 similar programs that comprise an international conservation network across the United States, Canada and Latin America. In addition, the program’s 25-year director, Tom Smith, was presented with NatureServe’s first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded a contract worth approximately $31.1 million to Branch Highways Inc., of Roanoke to design and construct a reversible extension of 95 Express Lanes at the southern terminus in Stafford County.

Virginia’s IT provider has fixed an issue that caused a statewide outage Saturday morning, and DMV online transactions are once again available for customers. Service was restored around 1:30 p.m., a news release stated.

All Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) customer service centers are closed May 21 due to a statewide IT outage. Online services are also currently unavailable.