An entire rail road tanker of crude oil may have been spilled into the James River in Virginia this week, but government officials have not detected any major environmental effect yet. According to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, the state government expects minimal environmental and drinking water effects from the spill. He added that local, state…
A public meeting was held in late April for Pittsylvania County, Virginia (VA) residents to voice their concerns about thru-truck traffic on Climax Road. Residents in that area want to see the road designated as no-thru truck traffic, due to serious concerns about safety with large trucks using that road. According to one resident, the…
A car’s driver who reportedly ran a red light at the intersection of Virginia Beach Blvd. and Lynnhaven Road in Virginia Beach, VA, struck an HRT bus, badly injuring eight aboard. The at-fault driver also sustained injuries in the April 30, 2014, collision and was charged by police with failing to obey a stop signal….
The grass landing strip of the Taylorsville Airport northeast of Hickory, North Carolina (NC), saw one of the stranger plane crashes I’ve learned about since earning my own small plane pilot’s license in the mid-1990s. On the afternoon of April 26, 2014, a single-engine Citabria 7ECA ran out of control after landing, flipped over and…
Several railroads are starting a new public relations campaign to highlight the grave dangers of walking near railroad tracks. There was a spike in rail deaths in 2013, particularly in central Virginia. The accidents there have underscored the catastrophic power of trains that cross paths with both pedestrians and drivers. In mid 2013, railroads declared 2012 the…