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17 hours ago
UVA men’s basketball received $5 million gift
The University of Virginia has announced the CEO of a Salem-based Caterpillar machinery dealership has given $5 million to the men's basketball program.
19 hours ago
Hoos-Hokies Commonwealth Clash kicks off with a 25,000-pound Smithfield Foods donation
Taking advantage of getting together for Hoos-Hokies clashes across an array of sports, Smithfield Foods Monday donated some 25,000 pounds of protein to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank as part of the Commonwealth Clash.
24 hours ago
VDOT shifts traffic to new north side of Old Ivy Bridge
A milestone in the Old Ivy Road Bridge reconstruction after contractors finished up building the north side of the bridge and shifted traffic onto it.
2 days ago
UVA student council presidents called for full-fledged student BOV members
The presidents of the University of Virginia main Grounds and UVA-Wise student councils have written a memorandum of cooperation that includes a call for full-fledged student members of the Board of Visitors.
2 days ago
Current and legendary UVA QBs in conversation in CavFutures podcast
A Monday afternoon social media drop of "The Faces of QB1" by CavFutures brings together a conversation between two legendary past University of Virginia quarterbacks Shawn Moore and Bryce Perkins, and current quarterback Chandler Morris.
2 days ago
Local mechanic adds another item to checking along with vehicle tires and batteries as cold weather prep
Vehicle maintenance experts and advocates espouse the need this time of year to prepare your vehicle for cold weather by checking tire and battery health, but a Charlottesville mechanic is urging residents to check their vehicles for rodent nesting.
3 days ago
Virginia falls to Butler 80-73 in the Greenbrier Tipoff finale
The Wahoos fall short in their finale of the Greenbrier Tipoff.
3 days ago
CPD collects 58 guns in their second ‘Gun Buy Back’ event
The Charlottesville Police conducted another successful gun buy back event on Saturday, bringing the grand total of 145 firearms in two events within the last six months.
3 days ago
Time Magazine ranks UVA 3rd-best public university in nation for leadership
Formed by former President Thomas Jefferson, led by former President James Madison as rector, and with former President James Monroe once on the Board of Visitors, Time Magazine has ranked the University of Virginia the third-leading public University in the nation for leadership development.
3 days ago
UVA researchers helping military mitigate blast brain injuries
University of Virginia School of Medicine and Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) researchers will use a federal Department of Defense grant to better identify, prevent and treat brain injuries for military personnel caused by repeated blast exposures.
4 days ago
Spanberger hints at University governing changes to come
Appearing on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger called a UVA agreement with the feds "a weakened pact", and promised changes are coming in the way the Commonwealth allows its universities to govern themselves.
4 days ago
Tickets now available for Christmas at the Paramount
Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio and “Christmas in Killarney” are this year's featured works.
5 days ago
VAFB survey finds Thanksgiving meal cost slightly down from 2024
With grocery prices up significantly over the past couple of years, some bit of relief with the annual Virginia Farm Bureau Thanksgiving meal market basket informal survey finding the price down slightly for that turkey day meal.
6 days ago
Feds approve Commonwealth’s BEAD proposal toward county and city connectivity
Albemarle County is one of beneficiaries of the Commonwealth’s Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Final Proposal approved this week by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA).
6 days ago
University Heights fire displaces seven residents
Albemarle Fire Rescue reports seven people displaced after a fire ignited in a unit of the University Heights Apartments Wednesday night.
7 days ago
State Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of Cuccinelli UVA BOV rejection
The Supreme Court of Virginia has refused to hear the appeal of a Fairfax County circuit judges granting of an injunction prohibiting the seatings of eight Senate committee-rejected university board members, including former state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors.
7 days ago
NPS reopens closed portions of Skyline Drive, Appalachian Trail
With a wildfire 80% contained, thanks in part to Tuesday's rain, the 25-mile stretch of Skyline Drive that had been closed is now open again.
1 week ago
State trooper hurt in I-81 pursuit crash
A state trooper was injured Tuesday night in a crash during a pursuit on I-81 in Augusta County before the suspect vehicle crashed a short time later, ending the incident.
1 week ago
CPD to hold news conference on the disappearance of Sage Smith.
It will take place on Thursday at CitySpace.
