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2 days ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Politics, Surrounding Counties
JMU prof: U.S. strikes in Iran could boost Virginia’s GDP, help protect Medicaid funding
JMU's Bob Roberts calls it the Reagan defense scenario, and if it lasts long enough, it could help Virginia cover rising healthcare costs.
3 days ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Surrounding Counties
Albemarle County supervisors hold second of four budget work sessions
Affordable housing was one of the session's main topics.
5 days ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Virginia Assembly
As GA session prepares to wrap, Del. Katrina Callsen pushing for healthcare protections, ICE limitations
Heading toward a March 14 General Assembly session "sine die", Charlottesville Delegate Katrina Callsen says she still has 21 of 24 bills she's sponsoring in play.
6 days ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Local Sports, Sports, UVA, UVA Sports
Hoos boost Charlottesville to Top 35 WalletHub’s best cities for college basketball fans
Heading into March Madness, credit and finance protection company WalletHub finds in a survey Charlottesville the 34th best city for college basketball fans in the United States.
1 week ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Education, Local, UVA, Virginia Assembly
University BOV reform on a long and winding GA journey
Some form of reform is likely to be passed by this year's General Assembly on University Board of Visitors appointments and terms, but the House and Senate have some wide gaps in bills they've passed.
1 week ago in Charlottesville City, Education, Local
CCS names new Charlottesville Middle School principal
Dr. Summerlyn Thompson, the current principal of Walker Upper Elementary, will take the helm of CMS in the next school year.
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22 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending
Ryan Coogler aware of potential Oscar history ahead but focused on ‘Sinners’ team before ceremony
Ryan Coogler understands what Sunday night could mean for Oscar history. He's just not dwelling on it. Instead, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker is looking forward to spending one more night with his "Sinners" collaborators who helped bring the film to life.
22 hours ago in National, Trending
US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once
Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.
Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him, signaling no letup in war as oil prices surge
Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday, signaling no letup in the war launched by the United States and Israel. Oil prices surged as Iran attacked regional energy infrastructure and the U.S. and Israel bombed targets across Iran.
