Few elections in the nation’s history have provided such a divide as this year’s, with the two major candidates and so many of their supporters saying the outcome will determine the fate of the country and whether it can hold to its democratic moorings. As they cast their ballots, voters have opinions on the divide as diverse and complex as the nation itself. Perhaps no place captures this range of perspective more clearly than Charlottesville, Virginia.
The Route 690 (Columbia Road) bridge over the James River at Columbia in Fluvanna County is closed until later today due to a large pothole in the pavement and erosion on the shoulder at the south end of the bridge in Cumberland County.
Sites in Culpeper and Harrisonburg are among 10 in the Commonwealth including in a new $2.6-million grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program, or HBIIP.
Charlottesville Mayor Juandiego Wade will join UVA Batten’s Public Engagement in Governance Looking, Listening & Learning Lab and several other groups for an anti-gun violence ride and rally.
Albemarle County is letting the public know ahead of shutting down Free Bridge Lane which runs along the Rivanna River toward a small entrance to Darden Towe Park… and are making it a promenade.
A week before next Tuesday’s elections as the candidates make “closing” arguments of their campaigns.
AccuWeather is predicting a notable uptick in tropical storm activity in the Atlantic next month, with the possibility of one to three named storms forming.
Nighttime temperatures are getting chilly, but Triple-A urges you to prepare your vehicle for winter NOW before we start seeing the really cold weather.
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal single vehicle crash that occurred Saturday afternoon on Possum Island Road in Amherst County.
So far, Virginia remains unaffected, but the CDC has added three more states to now make it 13 where people contracting e-coli illness from McDonalds’ quarter pounders live.