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1 week ago
Candidates in Virginia governor’s debate clash over shutdown and violent rhetoric
Topics such as transgender rights and controversial texts overshadowed the economy.
1 week ago
AstraZeneca breaks ground on $4.5-billion pharmaceutical manufacturing plant at Rivanna Futures
Federal, state, and local leaders all converged on Rivanna Futures in Albemarle County for groundbreaking on a $4.5-billion AstraZeneca pharmaceutical manufacturing plant, a historical development in the area.
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Former Albemarle registrar Lauren Eddy charged with embezzlement, forgery
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Former Albemarle registrar Lauren Eddy was arrested and charged with two counts of felony…
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ACPD arrests pair in attempted thefts from cars on Crafton Circle
Maquarr I. Chambers and Dyonte L. Trice tried to get away but failed.
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State Senate Democrats urge UVA to reject Trump administration education compact
The group calls the compact an unprecedented federal intrusion into institutional autonomy and academic freedom.
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Chesterfield County man arrested for child solicitation in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A Chesterfield County man has been arrested for trying to meet with a 14-year-old…
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Shots fired into Augusta County home
The charges include child abuse or neglect with reckless disregard for life.
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Coalition plans rally next week against Compact at UVA
Fairly quiet since the semester began at the University of Virginia in light of the summer's Jim Ryan resignation, and now the Compact the White House has sent the University, the quiet will be broken next week with a rally tentatively set for next Friday, October 17.
1 week ago
Four injured, one critically, during fight in Louisa
A male suffering an apparent stab wound had to be airlifted for emergency medical treatment.
1 week ago
East Rivanna Fire Co. raising funds for girls orphaned by Keswick fire
The East Rivanna Volunteers Fire Company and the First In Foundation, which helps first responders and their families in crisis, is raising funds for the needs of two little girls orphaned when their parents died in a Sunday morning fire on Starry Skies Lane in Keswick.
1 week ago
Search firm presents some 30 candidates to selection committee for UVA President
The executive search consultant finding potential candidates for the University of Virginia President's search revealed Tuesday they are in active conversations with roughly 30 people "who've expressed something between tentative to extraordinary interest", and some faculty are concerned about the process in light of the letter from the White House.
2 weeks ago
Charlottesville City Council moves toward purchase of a $6.2 million property to address homelessness
The city has long sought where to put a low barrier shelter.
2 weeks ago
Ron Huber returns to Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office
Following 18 years as Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Virginia, Ron Huber has returned to the city.
2 weeks ago
Manning Biotech Institute tops off toward a 2027 completion
Ground was broken in December 2023, and completion hopefully by holiday time 2027, Monday was a key milestone in the construction of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology’s 350,000-square-foot facility at Fontaine Research Park.
2 weeks ago
Jason Lineen named interim Chief at UVA Health Children’s
UVA Health has named Chief Strategy Officer Jason Lineen as interim chief of UVA Health Children's as the inaugural person in that position, Cindy Bo, has stepped away for personal reasons.
2 weeks ago
Earle-Sears calls on Democrat Jay Jones to leave Attorney General’s race
Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears is calling for Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, to drop out of the race after the revelation of violent text messages he sent back in 2022.
2 weeks ago
UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $13 Million to battle deadliest blood cancer
NCI funding advances efforts against acute myeloid leukemia.
2 weeks ago
Parents form a single, large city schools PTO fund
After kind of a false start with the effort around the time of the pandemic, Charlottesville schools parents are banding together with a citywide PTO fund.
2 weeks ago
CPD charges 20-year old Henrico woman in Wed. fatal Emmet Street pedestrian accident
Although cooperative in the investigation, a 20-year old suburban Richmond woman faces charges in the Wednesday night pedestrian accident that killed a 67-year old man on Emmet Street.
2 weeks ago
City Council considers Holiday Drive property purchase for low-barrier shelter
City Council Monday night will consider the purchase of a $6.2-million property at 2000 Holiday Drive next to the Econo Lodge for a possible low-barrier homeless shelter.
