Albemarle County
3 years ago
A Local Leader Writes an Open Letter to the Community Addressing Some of the Gun Violence

In response to the violence we have recently experienced in the community, one local leader is reaching out to offer solutions and encourage unity.

Charlottesville City
3 years ago
Citizens weigh in at Buford Middle School at gun violence prevention forum

Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis, representatives from Charlottesville and Albemarle schools, State Senator Creigh Deeds, and representatives from the BUCK Squad, and Pastor Alvin Edwards were part of a community forum last night at Buford Middle School arranged by the Charlottesville Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence.

Albemarle County
3 years ago
Courteney Stuart Reports: Firing by attorney, cease-and-desist letter escalate CASPCA controversy

On Friday, March 17, a volunteer dog walker was fired from the Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA with an email from a Richmond-based attorney representing the CASPCA board. A cease-and-desist letter from the same attorney, dated the same day, claimed defamation by several other former volunteers and threatened legal action against them.

Albemarle County
3 years ago
WAHS assistant principal charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor

Harold Hackney allegedly let an apparently intoxicated student drive self, several others home.

Albemarle County
3 years ago
Mellon Foundation grants $5.8 million to Montpelier, descendants

Grant will memorialize lives of enslaved people.

Albemarle County
3 years ago
Monticello awarded $3.5 grant for African American oral history project expansion, digital archive

The Mellon Foundation’s gift will expand the UNESCO World Heritage Site’s “Getting Word” African American Oral History Project.

Albemarle County
3 years ago
Video shows Irvo Otieno pinned to floor before his death

Video also shows lifeless body during resuscitation efforts.

Albemarle County
3 years ago
Virginia man gets 4 years for attacking police at Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Geoffrey Sills convicted of assault, obstruction and robbery.

Albemarle County
3 years ago
Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old: ‘I thought I had died’

Abby Zwerner says the shooting has changed her life.

Albemarle County
3 years ago
Waynesboro police seek armed and dangerous suspect

Zaine Anthony Wells Jr is wanted for a shooting that sent another man to UVA Medical Center.