➤ Hunt, Texas: Gov. Glenn Youngkin said he joined swift water rescue crews and the Texas National Guard as they extracted members of his family who were stranded by flash flooding along the Guadalupe River last week. Virginia has deployed two swift water rescue teams to the region. (More)
➤ Central and Western Virginia: A flood watch was in place through last night for large swaths of the state. More rain is likely in many areas today. (Details)
➤ Fauquier County: Two women were injured when an Amtrak train heading to Manassas struck their pick-up truck while they were trying to cross the tracks. No one on the train was injured. (More)
➤ Surry: The Federal Emergency Management Agency will conduct an emergency preparedness exercise on July 22 at Dominion Virginia Power’s nuclear plant. The drills are held every other year to ensure that state and local governments are prepared to handle an incident. (Details)
➤ Norfolk: Police Chief Mark Talbot reported that crime in the city is at its lowest level in five years, with homicides down 40% and larcenies down to pre-pandemic levels. (More)
➤ Clarke County: Officers arrested Oklahoma man Jose Ismael Lopez Santos after a tip that he would attempt to bring drugs into the state. Police say they seized at least 10 pounds of cocaine with a street value of at least $500,000. (Details)
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