A new school in the Commonwealth could bring help to students struggling with addiction. The Harbor Hope Center would combine your typical high school environment with counseling and resources for teen addicts. State leaders have already approved nearly one-point-five-million dollars for proposed recovery schools in Hampton Roads and Loudoun County. Right now, there's only one recovery school operating in the state of Virginia. The new school would lean on virtual learning combined with recovery specialists that understand adolescence and teenage brains.
The Virginia Department of Corrections says three people are facing charges for allegedly bringing drugs into a Chesapeake prison.
Richard Stelling has more...Preview: The Richmond International Airport sets new record for the most guns caught at its checkpoints in a year.
Officials say there were a total of four airports in Virginia which set records for the most guns caught at their checkpoints with Richmond International Airport among the highest on the list with 32 guns caught by security.
Those other airports include Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport with 41 guns, Norfolk International Airport with 34 guns and Washington Dulles International Airport with 29 guns in 2024. A spokesperson for the TSA tells WRIC that there were a hundred an 45 handguns intercepted at Virginia airport security checkpoints last year. Nationwide, TSA reports officials detected over 6 thousand 6 hundred firearms at airport checkpoints in 2024,