Crime and Public Safety

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (320+ words) A $17 billion settlement between the owner of Facebook and 48 states, including Virginia, is a “down payment on reforms” to make social media more accountable to the needs of children, Virginia’s attorney general said. In a media call with Virginia journalists…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (471+ words) RICHMOND, VA, UNITED STATES, September 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Patent Attorney, a U.S. intellectual property law... Patent Attorney Launches Redesigned Website with Expanded Resources for Virginia Innovators RICHMOND, VA, UNITED STATES, September 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Patent Attorney, a U.S. intellectual property law firm serving inventors…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (662+ words) For generations of Virginians, there was only one Sheriff Steve Draper. Draper, the longtime Martinsville lawman whose 32 years in office made him the longest-serving active sheriff in the Commonwealth, died on Saturday, Aug. 29. His death ended a remarkable run in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (530+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia localities are reconsidering automated license plate readers as communities weigh their crime-fighting benefits against concerns over privacy, data sharing and compliance with a new state law. Lynchburg last week temporarily shut off all 15 of its fixed…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (175+ words) (The Center Square) – Child-safety measures for children and $353 million from a $17.1 billion settlement are coming to Virginia from Meta, owner of the Facebook and Instagram platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg was spared a spot on the stand to tell jurors his…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (945+ words) For many Virginia homeowners, the family home is more than an asset. It’s where children grew up, memories were made, and decades of life unfolded. Placing your home in a trust can help protect that legacy while making things easier…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (121+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Law Foundation awarded grants totaling more than three-quarters of a million dollars to nearly 30 nonprofit organizations at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. CBS 6's Bill Fitzgerald helped emcee the Thursday luncheon, where each recipient…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago   (641+ words) The Virginia State University campus turned into a chaotic scene early Saturday, Aug. 15, after five people were injured in a shooting near a dormitory during move-in weekend for students. By 11 a.m., about 10 hours after the shooting at the Ettrick campus, the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (384+ words) Authorities are seeking additional people who fired weapons during a weekend shooting at Virginia State University that left five people wounded Police Looking for Additional People Who Fired Guns in Virginia University Shooting That Wounded 5 Police investigate the scene of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (483+ words) A federal judge in Roanoke on Friday declined seven Virginia business owners' request to eliminate a new regulation that removes an exception to the state's limit of 2 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per product package. The new standard took effect Aug....