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2 weeks ago

UVA Medical researchers find monoclonal antibody to stop deadly sepsis

Monoclonal antibodies was a medical term many became familiar with when they were successfully used to treat early variants of COVID, and now University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have developed one to stop sepsis, an often deadly full-body infection.

2 weeks ago

Woman killed, man injured in Glenmore explosion that leveled one home

The fatal blast also damaged 12 other houses, displacing those residents.

3 weeks ago

Nelson County man found guilty of sex crimes involving a minor

The victim was 11 years old at the time.

3 weeks ago

Charges filed against driver involved in Amish buggy hit-and-run

Charges against Stuart James Russell Swink include DUI maiming.

3 weeks ago

UVA Hospital earns highest national trauma care honor

UVA Health University Medical Center has earned the highest possible designation for trauma care in the United States, recognition as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.

3 weeks ago

UPDATED: Albemarle Police continue seeking critically missing elderly man

Albemarle Police is seeking the public's help in locating a missing person they say means a credible threat to his health.

3 weeks ago

Albemarle Fire Rescue Chief Dan Eggleston announces retirement

Albemarle County Fire Rescue Chief Dan Eggleston is retiring effective October 24, the end of a 23-year run in the post.

3 weeks ago

Hit and run victim dies from injuries; police still searching for driver

The victim in Sunday night's hit-and-run incident on Monacan Trail has died.

3 weeks ago

Cville Chamber CEO Andrea Copeland 2025 Virginia Business Magazine’s Women in Business honoree

Andrea Copeland is the new CEO of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, and an honoree for the Virginia Business Magazine's 2025 Women in Leadership Award.

3 weeks ago

ACPD seeking hit-and-run driver who critically injured pedestrian Sunday

Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who left a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries.

3 weeks ago

RWSA advises of blasting in northern Albemarle water pipeline project

Prepare for some loud noises in a portion of northern Albemarle County throughout the week as the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority does some blasting as they prepare to enter the next construction phase for a replacement raw water pipeline from the Ragged Mountain Reservoir to the Observatory Water Treatment Plant.

3 weeks ago

Virginia Insurance Marketplace warning of expiring premium tax credits for next year

Administrators with Virginia's Insurance Marketplace has begun getting the word out of upcoming changes that may affect how much consumers pay for their health insurance next year.

3 weeks ago

12-hour search ends in assault suspect’s apprehension in Fluvanna County

Albemarle County Police apprehended Malik I. Thornton, a 22-year-old Charlottesville man, who was considered armed and dangerous.

3 weeks ago

Albemarle registrar Lauren Eddy resigns

Albemarle County general registrar and director of elections Lauren Eddy resigned her position.

3 weeks ago

Charlottesville mayor praises policework in Fourth of July shooting arrest

Mayor Wade reiterated that more arrests could be forthcoming, while questions persist about connection with Brookdale shooting, gang involvement.

3 weeks ago

UVA Economist says the federal government is partly to blame for a high priced real estate market

Professor Ed Burton contends a major factor in higher interest rates which affects the expense of a monthly mortgage is being driven by federal government actions that he says need to change.

3 weeks ago

Area Democrats challenge Winsome Earle-Sears’s education record

Democrats criticize Winsome Earle-Sears's support of Trump education policies.

3 weeks ago

Sen. Deeds concerned of outside influences steering UVA BOV decisions

Charlottesville Democratic State Senator Creigh Deeds sits on two key committees overseeing University Administrations, and tells CvilleRightNow "in my view, (the UVA Board of Visitors) has "not protected the University from outside influences".

3 weeks ago

Double Hoo named UVA School of Medicine interim dean

The University of Virginia has named alum and chair of radiology and medical imaging, Dr. Colin Derdeyn, as its interim Dean of the School of Medicine.

4 weeks ago

Monticello, Jefferson Foundation land $1 million grant

Monticello, has secured a two-year, $1 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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13 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

This year’s song of the summer is a ballad, not a banger. Here’s what that says about us

For the past 14 weeks and counting, the top Billboard spot has been held by a love ballad: Alex Warren's "Ordinary." As Berklee College of Music professor and forensic musicologist Joe Bennett notes, the February release is "a fair bit slower than the mean average for the Hot 100, or for a historical song of the summer."

16 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Education, Local, Surrounding Counties

Man wanted in Waynesboro for allegedly putting a firearm inside a student’s book bag

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A student immediately told a teacher and an administrator that they knew who had done it.

18 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Lifestyle, Local

Charlottesville PrideFest hopes to bring together LGBTQ+ community

Charlottesville Pride will host its annual PrideFest at the Ting Pavilion this Saturday from 12:30-7:30 p.m.

18 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local

Weekend lane closures on I-64 Albemarle bridges

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Watch for constricted lanes on I-64 through Albemarle County just outside the city for VDOT bridge safety inspections over the weekend between Pantops and Monticello.

18 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Local, Surrounding Counties

Charlottesville area bears brunt in survey of food costs forcing Virginians into debt

 A survey done for DC-based Share Our Strength's No Did Hungry Virginia campaign shows rising food costs are putting nearly half -- 45% -- of Virginians into debt, and the challenge is even more pronounced in the Charlottesville area.