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Mike Barber

Mike Barber is the editor-in-chief at Cville Right Now. Reach him by email at mbarber@cvillerightnow.com.

Charlottesville City
6 days ago
CPD considering stronger police presence at future community events

Charlottesville Chief of Police Michael Kochis praised the organizers of Saturdays’ Tonsler Park “Trunk or Treat” and said CPD might start having a heavier presence at such community events to help ensure people’s safety.

Sports
7 days ago
Barber: Belief in Virginia football hard to come by after Wake drubbing

The Cavaliers limp into their open date with three straight ACC losses and their season slipping away.

Rowdy the tortoise
Charlottesville City
1 week ago
Missing Fifeville pet tortoise found on Halloween

Rowdy went missing on Oct. 14 near the intersection of Bailey Rd. and Ridge St. That’s where she was found by a jogger on Halloween.

Charlottesville City
1 week ago
CPD responds to gunfire at Tonsler Park ‘Trunk or Treat’ event on Halloween

One of the event’s organizers said no one was injured in the incident Saturday.

Tom Perriello (left) and John McGuire
Albemarle County
1 week ago
John McGuire, Tom Perriello make campaign stops in Albemarle as Election Day nears

Republican incumbent Rep. John McGuire and his Democratic challenger, Tom Perriello, both appeared at the Albemarle County Office Building on 5th St., Friday, as they began their final appeals to voters ahead of Tuesday’s election day. 

Izzie Begley and her brother, Will, will run the NYC Marathon on Saturday.
Local
1 week ago
Charlottesville TV personality and her brother tackling NYC Marathon

CBS19 sports anchor Izzie Begley and her brother, Will, are running to raise money for an organization that helps people pay for drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Taylor Cook and Jamie Brown
Surrounding Counties
1 week ago
Greene Co. stop results in drug, ammo charges for two people

Sheriff’s deputies also found a young child asleep in the car. 

Sports
1 week ago
Virginia’s Thijs De Ridder back to tackle ‘unfinished business’ after NCAA loss

De Ridder is the ACC’s Preseason Player of the Year going into his second season with the Cavaliers.

PCOB
Charlottesville City
1 week ago
Charlottesville’s Police Civilian Oversight Board set to review first cases

Now under a new governing ordinance, the board has a review, audit and monitor model. But some wonder if it’s truly independent from the police department.

Two lacrosse players in white Virginia uniforms face off on a field, helmets on and sticks ready.
Sports
2 weeks ago
UVA lacrosse announces anonymous seven-figure dollar gifts to program

The donations will fully endow the team’s 12.6 scholarships, closing a funding gap and securing the future for the Cavaliers.