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  • Fifteen Dead in Fourteen Crashes Over Independence Day Holiday
    Preliminary data shows that 15 people lost their lives in 14 crashes over the four-day Independence Day holiday counting period (July 2-July 5).  The crashes occurred in the counties of Alleghany, Appomattox, Brunswick, Fauquier, Frederick (2), Nottaway, Pulaski, Roanoke, Shenandoah, Smyth, Spotsylvania, and Suffolk, and the City of Danville.  One head-on crash in Smyth County on July 3rd killed two people, and on July 5th in Frederick County a motorcyclist a trooper attempted to stop for reckless driving by speed died in a crash on Interstate 81 after refusing to stop for the trooper.
  • Huge Celebration Doesn’t Have To Mean Huge Headaches
    This year is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and that anniversary on July 4th also falls on a Saturday.  As a result, traffic is expected to be heavy as people travel to celebrations, fireworks, or just to vacations.  AAA Mid-Atlantic is forecasting over two million Virginians will be travelling more than 50 miles from home this year, with the largest percentage using our interstates and primary highways.   As of June 30, 2026, preliminary statistics show there have been 307 fatalities on Virginia roadways.
  • Law Enforcement Still Seeking Information in 1988 Murder of Tammy Thorpe
    Nearly 38 years after 20-year-old Tammy Thorpe was found shot to death on a gravel lane just outside the town limits of Warrenton, law enforcement remains steadfast in seeking information that will lead to the identity of the person or persons responsible for her murder.

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