Virginia State Police have filed search warrants for video footage and driving data from inside a tractor-trailer involved in a crash on Interstate 81 that killed three people, including a 2-year-old child.
Virginia State Police have installed speed safety cameras in work zones along I-81. The cameras are now in Botetourt and Roanoke counties between mile markers 143 and 150.
Four animals are still missing after a rescue transport van was involved in a crash this past weekend.
The highway handles an enormous volume of freight and passenger traffic. More than 12 million commercial trucks travel the interstate annually, moving over $300 billion in goods.
Peppers Ferry Road in Wytheville will experience a partial closure due to a lane addition project involving Interstate 81, Wytheville Police Department said.
The emergency room at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Christiansburg is celebrating its first anniversary, having served 13,000 patients since opening its doors as part of a $14 million investment in local healthcare.
The project aims to realign a hazardous S-curve, add a third lane, and provide a lasting solution to improve safety and emergency response on Interstate 81 near Buchanan.
A Virginia State Trooper and two Wythe County deputies were treated and released from the hospital for smoke inhalation after they helped rescue two commercial truck drivers following a crash.
A shooting incident on Interstate 81 northbound near Troutville prompted a police investigation, a traffic detour, and a brief secure status at several Botetourt County schools, officials said.
Attention, drivers! From Monday, July 28, through Friday, Aug. 1, the Ironto Rest Area located on northbound Interstate 81 at mile marker 128 in Montgomery County will be closed temporarily for paving construction.
You might be sick of the construction taking place on I-81, but once VDOT is done with its current 65 projects its looking ahead at what else they can do to make the highway safe.
Governor Glenn Youngkin is highlighting the progress the Commonwealth has made in enhancing safety, reducing congestion and improving Interstate 81.
Heads up, drivers! Bridge work is set to start taking place overnight on I-81 near Staunton, and it could affect your commute.
Heads up, drivers! An extended ramp closure on I-81S at exit 141 has been scheduled for this weekend, starting Friday at 8 p.m. as deep mill paving work gets underway.
State police and traffic officials are reminding people to stay safe on Interstate 81. In a news conference on Tuesday, they highlighted their efforts to combat safety hazards on the highway.
A Roanoke County jury found a Martinsburg, West Virginia man guilty on charges related to a shooting along Interstate 81 in Roanoke County in Sept. 2022, according to Virginia State Police.
Virginia State Police is aiming to crack down on speeding and reckless driving on Interstate 81 with Operation DISS-rupt.
A North Carolina 18-year-old was arrested in Christiansburg after kidnapping a 17-year-old girl, traveling to Virginia, and then fleeing from police on Interstate 81, according to the Christiansburg Police Department.
One person is dead and another was left with serious injuries after a crash involving five vehicles in Roanoke County Saturday night, according to the Virginia State Police.
A gas line exploded Tuesday near a highway in rural western Virginia, but no injuries were reported, according to local officials.
