The FBI is warning parents about a rising online threat targeting kids.

Investigators with the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, or ICAC, said they’ve seen a major increase in the number of tips they’re tracking down — from an estimated 2,000 in 2019 to 10,600 last year.

Your laptop and cell phone security is key to digital safety.

Last Thursday, Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released statements regarding the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, a piece of legislation they both cosponsored. It is set to receive a final vote in the Senate next week.

A 26-year-old New York man pled guilty Monday after authorities said he drove 8 hours to attempt to meet a 14-year-old Lynchburg girl.

Two New River Valley police departments have issued warnings about online scams.

An 11-year-old girl from Bedford County was reportedly abducted after communicating with a Florida man through an online game, authorities say.

A Nelson County man was arrested on charges of sending nude images to a child in another state, according to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.

A New York man has been arrested and charged after traveling to meet up with an underage girl in Lynchburg, according to the Lynchburg Police Department.

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The Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a student from Central Academy Middle School (CAMS) in Fincastle received a threat on Snapchat on Tuesday.

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A North Carolina will spend the next nearly 20 years in prison for receiving sexually explicit images and videos from teenage boys living in Southwest Virginia via Snapchat.

More than 1,400 pinwheels have been placed outside four locations, led by the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Each one represents a victim from last year.

A Southwest Virginia man has been sentenced to 27 years for using Snapchat to coerce underage girls into sending him sexually explicit photos, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

As people move more of their lives online, predators are doing the same.