Governor Younkin has signed the Codi Alert Program into law. The alert program is part of an initiative to protect children from exploitation, increase penalties for child predators, and ensure rapid response for missing or endangered children. The Codi Alert is named after Codi Bigsby who was reported missing from his Hampton home in January 2022. The alert will be sent to phones within a 10-mile radius of where a missing child lives and where the child was last seen.
The state Department of Environmental Quality is fining a company for problems found at several solar farms in Virginia. The 158-thousand-dollar fine for Energix Renewables came after an inspection at the company's
facilities in Henry, Sussex, Wythe and Buckingham counties. It found issues
with drainage, erosion and sediment. The company agreed to fix the problems as part of the consent order. The company has previously been fined nearly 200-thousand dollars for similar violations.