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NTSB recommends stricter ELD regulations after blaming driver fatigue for party bus crash
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued new recommendations for Electronic Logging Device usage following an investigation into a fatal crash between a semi truck and a party bus. The report was released Wednesday, August 29th after a thorough investigation into the December 2022 crash that left three people dead. The NTSB says that the […] The post NTSB recommends stricter ELD regulations after blaming driver fatigue for party bus crash appeared first on CDLLife.
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center earns Magnet with Distinction for nursing excellence
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge has received the Magnet with Distinction recognition for nursing excellence, the “gold standard for nursing excellence,” according to Sentara officials. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program is the highest national honor for nursing excellence and identifies superior quality in...
Virginia Students Make Some Gains on Annual Test Scores; Schools See Less Absenteeism
Virginia students’ reading and math assessments for the 2023-24 school year saw some improvement over last year after months of recovery efforts, according to data released by the Department of Education Tuesday. However, pass rates in other subjects are still behind results from the 2022-23 school year. Pass rates for grades 3 through 8 in […]
Trucking company fined $621K after worker death in Virginia
VIRGINIA — The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s OSHA Compliance fined a Rosemount trucking company $621,600 after a worker died while working in a tanker trailer at a facility in Virginia in March. In July, the state agency issued 10 serious citations to Wayne Transports for violations...
Unison’s RCM&D Acquires Virginia Benefits Firm MillenGroup
Maryland-based insurance, benefits and risk management firm RCM&D announced the acquisition of MillenGroup, a Richmond, Virginia-based benefits advisory firm. Laura Millen, founder and senior managing partner, and John Millen, co-founder and managing partner, will join RCM&D’s employee benefits leadership team in Richmond, according to the announcement. RCM&D is a...
WATCH: Storms roll through DC, Maryland, Virginia
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Heavy storms brought bouts of rain, lightning and hail as it began rolling through the D.C. area on Thursday night. Here’s what some DC News Now viewers captured in their neighborhoods: Lightning striking near Colgan High School in Prince William County, Va. — Hail in Boyds, Md. — Golfball-sized hail […]
Virginia Launches New Enhanced 2024 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign
Virginia has launched a new enhanced 2024 DUI enforcement and public education campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Governor Glenn Youngkin kicked off the campaign alongside law enforcement, medical professionals, and EMS responders who work tirelessly day and night to save lives from the dangers of drinking and driving. The campaign is in its […]
Parents / Kids Ask Virginia Supreme Court to End Racially Divisive School Board Policy
A group of diverse parents and their children are suing the Albemarle County School Board for enacting discriminatory policies and indoctrinating students in radical ideology. In 2019, the school board enacted a policy that violates students’ civil rights by treating them differently based on race, and by compelling them to affirm and support ideas contrary […]
FCPD charge Sterling man in deadly hit-and-run on Leesburg Pike
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Detectives in Fairfax County said a driver was charged in connection to a deadly pedestrian crash on Leesburg Pike in Great Falls on July 20. In an update on Aug. 30, the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) announced 63-year-old Guanglu Xia, of Sterling, was charged with Felony Hit-and-Run. […]
Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff, & ECC 9/11 Memorial 5k to shut down roads
ARLINGTON, Va. (DC News Now) — The 22nd Arlington Police, Fire, Sheriff, & ECC 9/11 Memorial 5k race will be shutting down some roads in September. The race will take place on Sept. 7 and many roads in Pentagon and Crystal City will be closed to accommodate it. From around 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., […]
The unresolved case of Sarah and Jacob Hoggle: 10 years later
BETHESDA, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - As the 10th anniversary approaches of one of the Washington, D.C. area’s most notorious missing persons cases, new developments are drawing renewed attention to the tragic disappearance and murder of young Sarah and Jacob Hoggle. The children vanished on Labor Day in 2014,...
Community invited to weigh in on how Alexandria should regulate Airbnb and other short-term rentals
Alexandria’s City Council will be weighing up new regulations on short-term rentals this fall, and the City is collecting public feedback on what shape that should take. Occupancy limit of two per bedroom plus two additional persons. The operator must maintain a guest log of all occupants for one...
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