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4 weeks ago

Scottsville Road down to one lane due to tractor trailer crash

FINAL UPDATE: The road has now fully reopened.   UPDATE: One lane is now open. Albemarle County Police ask drivers…

4 weeks ago

Which students get free school breakfast and lunch in the city and county this year?

Nine of Albemarle County’s 26 public schools and all 11 of Charlottesville's city schools qualified for the USDA’s school meal programs.

4 weeks ago

School zone speed cameras activate Wednesday in Cville and Albemarle

The Wednesday morning start of school in Charlottesville and Albemarle County means the activation of speed cameras installed in some school zones.

4 weeks ago

Bussing mixup leaves some county families scrambling for a ride to school

ACPS says it identified 29 students who walked to school last year and still need a spot on the bus as classes begin Wednesday.

4 weeks ago

UVA responds with some exception to Student Council BOV “no confidence” resolution

A University of Virginia response takes some exception to a Student Council "no confidence" resolution passed Friday regarding the Board of Visitors presidential selection process, and claims student involvement in this process exceeds the 2017 search.

4 weeks ago

Albemarle County Schools enforce new cell phone ban and increase safety measures for the new year

Ahead of the first day of school on Wednesday, ACPS outlines device policy and increased safety measures.

4 weeks ago

External factors continue to impact student performance in local schools

As Albemarle and Charlottesville prepare to return to school on Wednesday, they are still trying to solve the riddle of student achievement in underserved communities.

4 weeks ago

UPDATE: Missing Albemarle County man found

Christopher Foster was declared missing Thursday evening.

4 weeks ago

Family of woman fatally stabbed in Rockingham County home invasion speaks out

The Maryland man's random attack was preceded by a visit to Endless Caverns, the purchase of the weapon, then crashing his car into the attraction's souvenir shop before breaking into the home.

4 weeks ago

ACPD makes arrest in May shooting at Brookdale Apartments

ACPD, with assistance from the U.S. Marshalls, arrested a 20-year-old Charlottesville man.

4 weeks ago

Albemarle County Board of Supervisors approves two new affordable housing measures

Albemarle supervisors approved funding for two affordable housing initiatives on Wednesday.

Latest News

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.