Governor Terry McAuliffe has declared a state of emergency throughout the Commonwealth today to empower public safety officials to respond to Tuesday’s flooding events in communities across Virginia and to prepare for more extreme weather throughout the rest of the week.

he Virginia Department of Transportation will bring the new I-66 Active Traffic Management System (ATMS) online Wednesday, Sept. 16 at noon. The system will be implemented between the District of Columbia and Route 29 in Gainesville.

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is warning consumers about possible exposure to undeclared food allergens in certain varieties of baked goods manufactured by Davis Bakery of Richmond, Va.

Governor Terry McAuliffe Sept. 8 announced the winners of the first-ever Virginia Velocity Business Plan Competition. The competition provided $850,000 to five companies in the bioscience and energy sectors that were looking to expand their business in Virginia.

Rolling full closures of I-66 in one direction are scheduled overnight Tuesday, Sept. 8 in order to test Active Traffic Management System gantries, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring issued the following statement on Tuesday, Sept. 2: "Our future progress as a Commonwealth requires an attorney general who is fiercely and fearlessly committed to promoting justice, equality, and opportunity for all Virginians. "For that reason, I plan to run for re-election as Attorney General."

Try Transit Week, which takes place Sept. 21-25, is a week-long, educational event designed to encourage Virginians to reduce their use of single-occupancy vehicles and try a form of public transportation such as vanpool, bus, rail, or ferry.

A DMV 2 Go mobile office is on site at George Mason University's Prince William campus in Manassas from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 1. All DMV transactions, Virginia birth certificates and hunting and fishing license applications are available.