Five deaths have been recorded after Winter Storm Jonas. The Virginia State Police say they were snow-related deaths after the start of the winter weather on Friday. State police also responded to over 68-hundred calls for service over the weekend. The calls included over 14-hundred traffic crashes and more than 21-hundred disabled vehicles.
A Memorial erected near the site of Master Trooper Junius A. Walker’s death is going to be removed from Interstate 85. The Walker Family and Virginia State Police would like to thank everyone for their support after their tragic loss. Virginia State Police wrote “As we continue to mourn the loss of Master Trooper Junius A. […]
Troopers and communities from across Virginia all came out to pay their respect to Master Trooper Junius A. Walker, 63, Monday night at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Petersburg where the funeral will also be held this morning at 11. Funeral services will be followed by a private burial and Governor Bob McDonnell will be among the speakers. Governor McDonnell has ordered all […]
Russell Brown of Chesterfield County is charged with capitol murder in the shooting death of Master Trooper Junius Walker. Brown is now being held without bond and awaiting trail on counts of attempted capital murder of a police officer and two counts of a firearm in commission of a felony. Police said, around 1:20 p.m. Walker pulled up to a black […]
Hurricane Irene is gone but the death, destruction, and debris left in her wake is real. One fatality locally, a Chesterfield man died from injuries he received when a tree fell onto his home. Go to WTVR.com for details. If you need to report any down trees, live wires, or debris, please alert Dominion […]
