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3 weeks ago

UVA maintains No. 4 spot in US News 2026 Best Public Colleges ranking

The new 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings are out and the University of Virginia retains its #4 spot in Best Public institutions in the land.

3 weeks ago

Salvation Army Cville seeks holiday season bell ringers

On the first full day of autumn, the Salvation of Army of Charlottesville has begun preparing for the holiday season putting out a call for bell ringers for its 2025 Red Kettle Campaign.

3 weeks ago

Blue Ridge Area Food Bank receives 80,000 pounds of chicken from Perdue

Perdue's donation is part of an 800,000-pound gift to food banks along the east coast.

3 weeks ago

UVA President Selection Committee expects to interview candidates in late November

The UVA Board of Visitors' Presidential Search Special Committee expects to interview prospective candidates for the job tentatively in late November.

4 weeks ago

HOPS grant applications being taken through October 20

The funds are used to maintain and enhance housing-related services.

4 weeks ago

Virginia Dept. of Forestry offering free riparian forest buffer installations

Eligible projects available on a first-come, first-served basis.

4 weeks ago

Who’s more excited to welcome this Trump ally to Virginia – Democrats or Republicans?

Vivek Ramaswamy, a former GOP presidential candidate now running for Ohio governor will be the featured guest at a Friday night rally.

4 weeks ago

First Amendment discussion takes Tim Heaphy back to the days writing 2017 report

The man who wrote the final report on what happened in Charlottesville in 2017 said many of the things said about the First Amendment takes him back to the days of writing that report.

4 weeks ago

UVA men’s lacrosse gets program’s largest ever gifts

Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation announced Thursday two unprecedented anonymous seven-figure commitments establishing endowed scholarships in support of the Virginia men’s lacrosse program.

4 weeks ago

UPDATE: Missing Crimora woman safely located

Erica Dawn Ortiz was last seen on September 9.

4 weeks ago

Greene County man arrested for thefts at local big box stores

Additional charges are pending.

4 weeks ago

Crash on eastbound 250 Bypass at Barracks Road cleared

Drivers may want to consider an alternate route.

4 weeks ago

Crash on southbound 29 Bypass at Fontaine cleared

The left lane and left shoulder are closed.

4 weeks ago

Bodies of missing hikers, Charlottesville-area natives, found in Colorado

Two Charlottesville-area natives who disappeared last week during a hunting trip in southern Colorado have been found deceased.

4 weeks ago

VA joins seven states and the feds suing Ticketmaster for inflated prices

State Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined Virginia among seven states and the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit filed against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster LLC, for violating consumer protection laws and driving up ticket prices for Virgnia consumers.

4 weeks ago

RWSA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Friday and Saturday

The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority's solid waste authority this weekend is having a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event for residents of Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville, and Town of Scottsville.

4 weeks ago

Colorado search continues for missing hunters from Charlottesville area

Park Ranger: "If a person carried with them and/or could acquire adequate shelter, water and food, they could survive in that area for days."

4 weeks ago

Two city seniors arrested on drug-related charges on Hardy Drive

The investigation came after community complaints and several drug overdoses.

4 weeks ago

“Shopping Cart Killer” sentencing continued until December

Charlottesville's Tonita Smith, was one of Anthony Eugene Robertson's victims.

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