Traffic Safety

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (348+ words) We have all witnessed the Alexandria City Public Schools redistricting and school-bus debacle. Parents, upset that their children no longer have a school bus and distrustful of walking to school, are often driving children to ACPS school, or in some…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (282+ words) Excessive speed by orders of magnitude, a handful of impounds and a motorcyclist trying to pop a wheelie were among the myriad of traffic violations Richmond RCMP recorded in August. Local Mounties issued almost 1,300 Motor Vehicle Act violation tickets and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (682+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Changes could eventually be coming to Lafayette Boulevard as Norfolk transportation officials consider ways to slow drivers, improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and address a corridor with hundreds of crashes reported over the past decade. The Norfolk Department…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (93+ words) A pedestrian was struck and killed on Route 7 in Sterling, Virginia, Saturday night. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as Shawneil Clarke Alexander, 24, on Sunday. The deadly crash occurred Saturday near the intersection of Route 7 and Palisades Parkway....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (456+ words) LOCAL UPDATE: Anacostia River closer to being safe for swimming, report says August 21, 2026, 9:09 PM This story is part of WTOP’s 2026 Back to School coverage. The wheels on the bus will soon be going round and round again in Fairfax County,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (168+ words) Matt Small | [email protected] August 17, 2026, 7:57 AM A man died after a Metrobus struck him at Bailey’s Crossroads on Sunday night, the Fairfax County Police Department said. Officers responded to the intersection of Carlin Springs Road and Columbia Pike for a pedestrian…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (62+ words) Jurisdictions across the region have been adding more school zone speed cameras to keep students safe, but Alexandria police are reversing several citations after discovering one camera issued tickets in error. Jurisdictions across the region have been adding more school…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (36+ words) The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office is investigating a pedestrian-involved crash on Old Williamsburg Road, prompting road closure. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/pedestrian-involved-crash-on-old-williamsburg-road-causes-road-closure/...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (228+ words) NEWS ALERT: JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years SPORTS ALERT: Spain wins the World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 on Ferran Torres' goal in extra time July…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (482+ words) Red lights can be frustrating, but they can also save lives. During a recent Richmond Heights Safety Committee meetings, members discussed the possibility of adding Emergency Vehicle Pre-Emption units to the city’s intersections. These EVP units automatically give fire and…...