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With frigid air keeping the area in its grasp all week, the City of Charlottesvillle reminded residents of two warming shelters open, and community partners extending operations during the cold spell.
About 300 members of the Virginia National Guard are on duty, standing by to help localities around the Commonwealth respond to the forecasted winter storm expected to hit the area Saturday afternoon into the evening.
New Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has announced a “national talent search” to fill chief counsel positions at three state universities, including at UVA.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the area that slightly shortens the predicted duration beginning 7 p.m. Saturday until 1 a.m. Monday.
Target, a Minneapolis-based national retailer, is the target of criticism over its reported support for ICE agents in the city.
City officials hope those in the encampment will consider moving to shelters during the height of the storm.
Charlottesville Police, along with the 3A Drug Task Force, have seized drugs and firearms in a Jan. 22 search warrant in the 500 block of 12th St. NW.
With the Charlottesville area expecting 8-to-12 inches of snow according to the Accuweather forecast, and local closings and delays already coming in, Governor Spanberger has declared a State of Emergency ahead of the weekend winter storm.
The start time was moved up due to the expectation of a significant winter storm late Saturday.
Officials from all over the region are encouraging residents to prepare now for what could be a considerable snowfall over the weekend.