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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.

Sports
1 week ago
Barber: As confetti fell on Duke, belief in UVA was rising

For Ugo Onyenso and the Cavaliers, the run to the ACC title game and tight-game with the top-ranked Blue Devils is proof the team can make some noise during March Madness.

Sports
2 weeks ago
No. 1 Duke holds off Virginia for ACC title

Unlike the regular-season meeting, UVA kept close to Duke all game long Saturday night.

UVA Sports
2 weeks ago
UVA drills Miami, advances to ACC title game

UVA finished the first half in dominant fashion on its way to a 84-62 win over the Hurricanes, earning a spot in the ACC championship game for the first time since 2023.

Charlottesville City
2 weeks ago
ODU shooting victim was a 2002 Charlottesville High School graduate

Lieutenant Colonel Brandon A. Shah, a Staunton native and decorated military veteran who directed ODU’s ROTC program, was killed when a gunman opened fire on a classroom Friday. Shah was killed and two other people were wounded.

Local Sports
2 weeks ago
Culpeper’s Maliq Brown helps propel Duke past FSU, into ACC semis

Brown, the ACC’s Defensive Player and Sixth Man of the Year, forced a pair of key turnovers that turned into fast-break baskets for the Blue Devils in Thursday’s win.

UVA Sports
2 weeks ago
UVA survives, advances against N.C. State in ACC tourney opener

Cavaliers will play in the semifinals Friday at 7 p.m.

UVA
2 weeks ago
Make-A-Wish kids visit with UVA baseball

Wednesday afternoon, 12 children who battled critical illness got the chance to spend time with the UVA baseball team, part of an event put on by the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Virginia and Cav Futures. 

Surrounding Counties
2 weeks ago
Orange Town Council considering 2A defense resolution

A preliminary draft of the resolution was posted on social media Wednesday, but Mayor Harrison Cluff said it is still very much a work in progress.

UVA Sports
2 weeks ago
On brand: Defense could carry UVA basketball this March

Virginia has allowed just 66.1 points per game in its last 11 outings as it opens play in the ACC tournament.

Crime
2 weeks ago
How did a cyber tip lead to the arrest of an elementary school teacher?

Federal law requires internet service providers to report possible child pornography cases to a national agency, which refers cases to a nationwide network of task forces.