Lieutenant Ronnie Warren with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources says it’s important to be safe when you're hitting the water this summer.

A man is headed to prison, and part of that sentence is connected to a firearm found in a student’s backpack at an elementary school.

Just last weekend, roughly 20,000 travelers, family, friends, and students celebrated the class of 2025. And the preparation has already begun for next year’s Final Exercises weekend.