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Albemarle County
10 hours ago
Aiming to ‘shake things up,’ Jim Dillenbeck running again for Rio District school board seat

Jim Dillenbeck is running against incumbent Leslie Pryor in the Rio District, marking the only contested school board race in the county this year.

UVA
14 hours ago
“Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” will be protested at the Rotunda on Friday

The event gets underway at noon.

Election
20 hours ago
Jason Miyares, Jay Jones face off in AG debate dominated by talk of Jones’s violent texts

The two candidates also squabbled over a host of lawyerly issues in their first and only debate: criminal prosecutions, consumer protection and unlawful discrimination.

Election
1 day ago
Mike Pruitt outraises incumbent John McGuire in early 5th District candidate fundraising

It’s way early in a 2026 Congressional campaign, but one of the Democrats hoping to get the nomination for the 5th District Congressional seat is “excited” to have outraised Republican incumbent John McGuire in 3rd-quarter fundraising.

Jason Miyares and Jay Jones
Election
1 day ago
Virginia AG candidates squaring off Thursday night in Richmond

Nearly two weeks after texts from the Democrats’ Attorney General candidate Jay Jones fantasizing about putting bullets in the head of a former Virginia House Speaker were revealed, he will face off against Republican incumbent Jason Miyares at the University of Richmond at 6pm Thursday night.

Surrounding Counties
1 day ago
Man defends home with a sword against abduction suspect in Culpeper

‘Wild’ incident results in arrest of Jesse Harris, who is now charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony while armed with a deadly weapon.

Albemarle County
1 day ago
Local first responders share their experiences: ‘It sucks you in’

An Albemarle Firefighter, Charlottesville EMT and the Greene County Sheriff all share what it’s like to work as a first responder.

Albemarle County
1 day ago
County supervisors delve into report on ‘understaffed and overburdened’ police, fire rescue

Staffing issues need to be addressed for the Albemarle County Police Department and Fire Rescue to elevate its service, but there are other short-term solutions that can aid in that goal, as well, according to a report presented to the Board of Supervisors.

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