News

 The mother of the Newport News 1st-grader who shot his teacher in the classroom in January now faces federal gun charges. 

For the first time since Lisa Robertson resigned in December, Charlottesville has a permanent city attorney. 

The Wahoos will host a Super Regional in Charlottesville this weekend after defeating ECU for a second time to advance.

An unresponsive business jet that caused a scramble of military aircraft over DC has crashed in rugged mountainous territory in Nelson County.

Charlottesville City Council will be busy Monday before their regular meeting interviewing City Manager candidates in closed meeting that afternoon. While just as a meeting interviewing candidates last week was followed by no comment or vote, this is to be the same. However, an agenda item at Monday evening’s regular meeting shows Council will vote on the nomination by interim City Manager Michael Rogers of a new City Attorney.

 Albemarle County is looking for public input in an effort to streamline development fees.

The state is doing Free Fishing Days weekend starting Friday, June 2 through Sunday, June 4.

 A mailer distributed last week by the Amy Laufer campaign has created a lot of noise over the week among those planning to vote in the Democratic primary, and has brought out a chastisement from former City Councilor Heather Hill. 

A special Friday morning meeting of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors after Wayne District’s Scott Seaton discovered the Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center has been illegally charging fees to release animals… and the animal control officer has illegally charged fines.

Local congressional representatives have reacted to the House vote on extending the debt ceiling.