'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' is a campaign aimed at keeping people from driving while under the influence.

According to Youth Of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety, 65% of teens who died last year in car crashes were not wearing seat belts.

The Liberty and Jefferson Forest high school YOVASO clubs were among the 15 award winners recognized during the annual Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO) Awards Banquet held Saturday night, July 16, at James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, Va. A Liberty High School teacher was also recognized, as well as two students from Jefferson Forest High School. From Roanoke Co., Northside High School was recognized, as well as a Life Counselor at the school.

Northside High School held a pep rally at the football field Friday to raise awareness about distracted and unsafe driving.

Four of the six finalists in the “Jingle Your Way to a Safe Holiday” competition are students from Southwest Virginia, and they need your vote to win.

ROANOKE, Va – Virginia State Police are teaming up with several organizations in our area to make sure teen drivers stay safe on the road this Halloween weekend. The Youth Of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety Organization (YOVASO) is encouraging teens to make good choices and celebrate responsibly by carving pumpkins with safety messages this year. Organizers say since the holiday falls on a weekend more people on the road are at risk. There is a contest for the best pumpkin which ends on Halloween at midnight. For more information, click here.

ROANOKE, Va. – A local organization needs your help to continue its efforts to save teenagers' lives. Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety, or YOVASO, is in the running for a $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist Grant for its After Prom Grand Finale Event. This grant is especially important right now, as fundraising efforts for YOVASO have taken a big hit during the pandemic. “We’ve saved over 85,000 lives in 31 years. This money is important because it’s going to allow us to keep continuing our event and save even more lives,” said Becky Parr, After Prom Grand Finale coordinator.

Part of Hollins Mill Road will be closed to from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.FairMapsVa holds a community conversation this evening on redistricting. They will talk about a proposed state constitutional amendment which creates a redistricting commission to use census data to redraw congressional and state legislative districts. It will vote on leaving Wednesdays as Virtual Learning Days with the other days of the week being A-B days, through December. It could also vote to allow those doing all virtual learning to return to school on October 19th, instead of waiting for the second semester. The board will also hear about plans to make snow days virtual learning days.

Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia. Law enforcement will give an update today on the investigation into the homicide of two Virginia Tech students. Heidi Childs and David Metzler were shot and killed on August 26, 2009, in the parking lot of Caldwell Fields in Montgomery County. Today is the last day to cast your vote as a local organization tries to win money for an after-prom. If you use the Midtown Parking Deck in Lynchburg, there are changes you need to know about.

Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia. The Roanoke Board of Zoning Appeals will discuss a new animal clinic in downtown. Angels of Assisi wants to build a facility there, which will house a vet clinic and animal shelter. Centra's new president will talk to the Lyncuburg business community today. Dr. Andy Mueller will share his vision for the regional healthcare system at the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance's Business at Breakfast.