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Culpeper & Orange persons of interest
Crime
1 year ago
Three apprehended in Culpeper-Orange abduction and robbery

Three persons of interest have been apprehended in a Wednesday incident that allegedly started with an abduction in Culpeper County and involved a robbery in Orange County.

National
1 year ago
Powerball jackpot has climbed to $950 million

The jackpot could be higher at the time of the drawing.

Monticello High School
Albemarle County
1 year ago
Governor celebrates SOL scores on tougher tests; area results mixed

Governor Youngkin is celebrating an uptick in 2024-25 academic year Standards of Learning scores in reading and math even as the state made the exams more difficult, though local scores are more mixed

UVA women's lacrosse
Albemarle County
1 year ago
Women’s lacrosse gets largest gift in UVA women’s athletics program history

Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation have announced what they call “a transformative $3 million anonymous gift to endow scholarships for the UVA Women’s Lacrosse program”. 

Charlottesville City
1 year ago
Organizers believe the City SRO Community Forum was a productive first step

Citizens gathered on Tuesday night at Trailblazer elementary to discuss the return of School Resource Officers to City Schools.

Charlottesville federal court
Crime
1 year ago
Scammers are sending fake U.S. District Court arrest warrants

As with other fake warrant scams, people are asked to use Bitcoin, gift cards or bank account information.

bird shot damage to Firefly fiber
Albemarle County
1 year ago
Firefly Fiber Broadband urging not shooting around power lines while dove-hunting

As dove hunting season approaches, Palmyra-based Firefly Fiber Broadband is launching a new campaign urging residents to “Be a Good Neighbor.”

Cleo Powell, Chief Justice of Virginia Supreme Court
Local
1 year ago
Double Hoo and UVA Law grad Cleo Powell elected next state Supreme Court Chief Justice

1982 UVA Law grad and Double Hoo Cleo E. Powell has been unanimously elected by her peers as the next Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court.

Albemarle Co Police image
Albemarle County
1 year ago
Albemarle Supervisors wonder if 10-minute rural response time goal is achievable

After hearing the myriad data by County COO Kristy Shifflett in the Strategic-Plan-Execution Analysis-Report (SPEAR), supervisors took particular note in Priority 1 police response time in rural areas under the Safety and Well Being data and its achievability.

Local
1 year ago
Barber: Virginia, Coastal Carolina mysteries to each other going into opener

With remade football rosters, Virginia and Coastal Carolina won’t know what to expect from each other Saturday night.