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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

City Council approves Avon Streetscape plan taking away on-street parking

Charlottesville City Council unanimously selected a cheaper shared-use path over a more costly sidewalk and two bike lane proposal for a VDOT Avon Street Streetscape project, but after a spirited debate about on-street parking.

3 weeks ago

City Council approves $50-million bond authorization for UVA Alumni Hall project

No city or economic development authority money is involved, but Charlottesville City Council has approved the UVA Alumni Association's request for $50-million in Charlottsville Economic Development Authority bonds toward demolition and rebuilding of Alumni Hall.

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

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

Fifeville residents petition city to enforce fireworks laws

City residents launched an online petition aimed at getting Charlottesville to do more enforcing of its existing fireworks laws, especially on the Fourth of July.

3 weeks ago

Victim critically injured in late Sat. West Main shooting

A victim is in critical but stable condition after a late Saturday night shooting in the 800 block of West Main St.

3 weeks ago

Staunton’s boiled water advisory a strong reminder of Charlottesville’s plans to strengthen water infrastructure

Staunton experienced a 48-hour boiled water advisory underscoring the need for localities to strengthen their water supply and infrastructure.

3 weeks ago

Plaintiff in city zoning case speaks out

One of the plaintiffs in the White vs. Charlottesville zoning lawsuit laid out the reasons for the action against the city.

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

City Police Civilian Review Board Executive Director resigns

Weeks after declaring the city should start over again with its enabling ordinance of a Police Civilian Review Board, Executive Director Inez Gonzalez has resigned as of August 15 after participating in her last meeting Thursday evening.

3 weeks ago

Ribbon cutting Thursday at the new Charlottesville Middle School

The second day of the 2025-26 school year was Day 2 for students of the new Charlottesville Middle School, and it was a ribbon-cutting day in the beautiful gym in a $90-plus-million school where one may see the city of Charlottesville can have nice things.

3 weeks ago

Legal analyst: Charlottesville zoning case “going to go on for a long, long time”

As Charlottesville Circuit Judge Claude Worrell kept his June 30 summary judgement rendering the city's 2024 development code "null and void", but gave the city time to show its work on a traffic study inquiry, legal analyst Scott Goodman told WINA Morning News this case "is going to go on for a long, long time".

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

Fifth annual Soul of Cville Festival is the event’s biggest production to date

The scope of the festival has grown considerably since 2021.

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

Judge allows White vs. Charlottesville zoning ordinance case to continue

Arguments will continue in the case against the city's zoning ordinance, a judge ruled Wednesday.

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".

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3 hours ago in Albemarle County, Charlottesville City, Education, Local

GA resolution to be presented Monday on Charlottesville 12 Day

Charlottesville City Schools Monday observes Charlottesville 12 Day for September 8, and a presentation of a General Assembly resolution honoring them happens that morning outside the Albemarle County Office Building at Preston and Ridge.

17 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."

19 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.

21 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.

21 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.