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eEnterprise | January 12, 2022

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Plowing continues as conditions improve on interstates and some primary roads, secondary roads and neighborhood streets still in severe condition with deep snow

Equipment operators and contractors with the Virginia Department of Transportation continued to plow and treat interstate and primary roads overnight. Last night, additional snow fell in many areas covering roads again. Crews and contractors are still working to plow and treat roads in 12-hour shifts around the clock. As of 4:30 a.m., motorists can expect the following road conditions for the 12-county Salem District: Interstates 77, 81 and 581 are mostly clear with isolated slick spots. The primary roads (those numbered 1-599) range from moderate to minor. These major roads throughout western Virginia are slushy and covered with snow still. Low-volume...

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State police to investigate officer-involved shooting in Woolwine

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Emergency declaration issued in advance of winter storm

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VDOT urges residents to plan now and avoid travel during major winter storm

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Northam issues emergency order Monday as health district continues to prepare for surge

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Snow, ice blast through South with powerful winter storm

ATLANTA (AP) — A dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice swept through parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, knocking out power, felling trees and fences and coating roads with a treacherous, frigid glaze. Tens of thousands of customers were without power in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Highway patrols reported
Republican Glenn Youngkin sworn in as Virginia 74th governor

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Striking a tone of bipartisanship and optimism, Virginia’s new governor, Glenn Youngkin, pledged to “restore trust in government and to restore power to the people” after he was sworn in to office Saturday. “Today we stand together on behalf of Virginians who’ve never lost faith, even when they suffered loss. Of Virginians
Major winter storm: South braces for big blast of snow, ice

ATLANTA (AP) — Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put a big part of the Southeast on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers scoured store shelves for storm supplies and crews raced to treat highways and roads as a major winter storm approached from the Midwest. In Virginia, where a