Jay Hart

Jay Hart is a news reporter with CvilleRightNow.com. Reach him by email at jhart@charlottesvilleradiogroup.com or call 434-977-6397.

tickets
Albemarle County
2 years ago
Virginia Attorney General announces antitrust suit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster

Virginia is among 30 states and the federal government filing a lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster alleging violation of antitrust laws. 

food barrel
Albemarle County
2 years ago
Stamp Out Hunger 2024 collections push area over 2.5-million pounds over all those events

The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s Les Sinclair says letter carriers picked up 91,000 pounds of food, good for 76,000 meals… and brings the Stamp Out Hunger collections from all the area events to more than 2-and-a-half million. 

school bus back
Albemarle County
2 years ago
Clayborne Education CEO observes student/parent split on youth resource officers

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – As the Charlottesville School Board mulls over whether to […]

Joe Platania
Charlottesville City
2 years ago
City’s chief prosecutor says friends of the victim were among those not cooperating in the Hall murder case

 Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney Joe Platania on Morning News talked about the frustration he expressed earlier after lack of cooperation from a murder victims’ friend resulted Tuesday in a plea deal downgraded a 2nd-degree murder charge to a manslaughter conviction.

thunderstorm anvil cloud
Albemarle County
2 years ago
Be weather-aware for severe storms Thursday afternoon into evening

 Be weather aware this afternoon into the evening as scattered to numerous thunderstorms are forecast this evening… and a few may be severe. 

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Charlottesville City
2 years ago
Charlottesville School Board mulls over adding “youth resource officers”

Charlottesville schools sent a message out to families today (Wednesday) as the board prepares a vote on whether to add specially-trained “youth resource officers” from the police department into schools.

Misspelled Matoaca HS diploma
Albemarle County
2 years ago
Graduates’ Chesterfield County high school name misspelled on diplomas

MATOACA, VA (WWBT/CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Chesterfield County Schools is correcting an embarrassing misspelling on […]

Jowell Travis Legendre
Albemarle County
2 years ago
Red Onion inmate charged with killing Louisa man convicted of UVa sexual assault

An inmate serving a 58-year sentence at the Red Onion supermax in southwest Virginia for aggravated malicious wounding is now charged with killing his cellmate from Louisa County… a man serving 30 years for sexually attacking a UVa student in Charlottesville.

Governor Youngkin and Del. Katrina Callsen
Albemarle County
2 years ago
Gov Youngkin signs Charlottesville freshman Delegate Katrina Callsen’s kinship foster care legislation

 Legislation chiefly sponsored by Charlottesville Delegate Katrina Callsen inspired by what happened in Augusta County to 3-year old Khaleesi Cuthriell was the subject of a signing ceremony by Governor Youngkin.

UVA encampment breakup
Albemarle County
2 years ago
City Councilor Michael Payne apologizes at Council meeting to May 4 protestors

CHARLOTTESVILLE (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – City Councilor Michael Payne offered an apology to all subject […]