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In the weeks since Austin Lee Edwards went on a rampage in Riverside, California, it's become clear Virginia State police missed red flags about Edwards' mental health.

Virginia's Inspector General is investigating the state police hiring of a man who drove across the country, kidnapped a 15-year-old California girl and killed her mother and grandparents.

Virginias state government watchdog agency has cleared the states tourism office of wrongdoing over a state contract given to Gov. Glenn Youngkins political ad-maker to produce a tourism video.

Virginia watchdog agency: Tourism video contract was proper, Va. tourism office cleared of wrongdoing

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state government watchdog agency has cleared the state’s tourism office of wrongdoing when it gave Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s political ad-maker a state contract to produce a tourism video featuring the governor.

Virginia’s state government watchdog agency has cleared the state’s tourism office of wrongdoing over a state contract given to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s...

It says state procurement law allowed the agency to award the contract without seeking competitive bids.

The investigation was requested after the no-bid process was publicized by VPM News and other local outlets.

It says state procurement law allowed the agency to award the contract without seeking competitive bids.

The state inspector general said Wednesday that he’ll investigate allegations regarding a state tourism contract for the political media firm that works with Gov. Glenn Youngkin.