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2 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City
VDOT seeks input on Emmet St. and 250 Bypass interchange and corridor reconfiguration
The department recently launched two surveys as it explores potential improvements along Route 29. Both surveys will be accepting comments through Oct. 27.
6 hours ago in Albemarle County, Education
Dillenbeck speaks out after resigning from Albemarle School Board
The former Rio District representative, who resigned at the behest of his fellow board members last Wednesday, released a statement on his departure.
11 hours ago in UVA
UVA Special Collections Library launches two new exhibitions
One exhibition explores Edgar Allan Poe's time as a UVA student, and the other details the Englishmen who played a part in both the colonization of Virginia and the draining of the English Fens.
1 day ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Surrounding Counties
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to open applications Tuesday
The federally funded program, offered through the Virginia Department of Social Services, aims to help low-income households with their heating bills.
1 day ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Education, Local, UVA
Mustaches 4 Kids fundraiser set for November
100% of the proceeds will go to benefit Piedmont CASA and Foothills Child Advocacy Center, two organizations which work with children who have been the victims of abuse.
1 day ago in Albemarle County, Food Scene, Local
Charlottesville pastry chef wins national competition
Charlottesville pastry chef Charles Zimmerman won first place at the 2026 National Pastry Conference with a pirate-themed chocolate sculpture weighing nearly 40 pounds.
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44 minutes ago in Entertainment, Trending
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur
An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip.
48 minutes ago in Trending, World
Surgery confirms pope has lung cancer and he had the lower lobe of his right lung removed
Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. The tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery.
8 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
RJ Mitte, ‘Breaking Bad’ actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34
Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34, authorities and his representatives said.
