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Joe Platania
Crime
8 months ago
Commonwealth’s Attorney Platania details “global” approach to prosecution, addresses repeat offenders and gangs

Midway through 2025, Charlottesville Police Department and its officers have dealt with fentanyl drug busts, unconfirmed gang activity, and continued gun violence.   

Basketball on court at John Paul Jones Arena
UVA Sports
8 months ago
Virginia basketball to host Villanova in preseason exhibition

The Cavaliers and Wildcats will meet in the first ever preseason exhibition game at John Paul Jones Arena.

Charlottesville Circuit Courthouse
Charlottesville City
8 months ago
Circuit judge sets Aug. 13 zoning judgment reconsideration hearing

Charlottesville Circuit Judge Claude Worrell has set an August 13 hearing date on the city’s motion to reconsider his June 30 summary judgement rendering the 2024 Development Code null and void.

National
8 months ago
Sen. Warner joins legislative effort to release Epstein files

If passed, the Epstein Files Transparency Act would direct the U.S. Department of Justice to publicly release all files in Epstein investigation.

Local Nonprofits
8 months ago
Foothills Child Advocacy Center and SARA moving to shared location

Foothills Child Advocacy Center and the Sexual Assault Resource Agency will move to a new shared space on Hansen Road to centralize and streamline their services.

Business
8 months ago
Virginia minimum wage increase effective January 2026

The Virginia minimum wage rate will increase to $12.77, which is 36 cents more than the current rate.

Albemarle County
8 months ago
Despite federal job losses Virginia is reportedly in a strong financial position

Governor Youngkin has announced revenues that exceed projections and a nearly $2billion dollar increase in revenues year to year from FY24 to FY25.

Albemarle County
8 months ago
ACPD seeks information on location of missing person

Christian Tyler Contrado was last seen on July 25.

blue police lights
Albemarle County
8 months ago
Man killed in Monacan Trail crash identified

A box truck and a pickup hit each other head-on.

A suspended camera in black and white.
Albemarle County
8 months ago
Short film shines spotlight on Civil Rights figure Sala Udin

On Saturday August 9 Vinegar Hill Theater will host a screening of “The Price of Resistance: Sala Udin, An American Agitator,” a documentary short film that details the actions of Udin during the Civil Rights Movement and how he became a target of FBI surveillance in 1960s Mississippi.

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