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The Charlottesville School Board has voted to bring SROs back into the schools, with the first step forming a working group to do more research and craft a “memorandum of understanding”.

The state agriculture department has ended the Virginia Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine that was in effect in Albemarle County for the past few years, but it’s not because progress has been made in isolating the pest.

Wintergreen authorities say you might see smoke for several days after crews from Nelson and Augusta counties worked to contain a 3-acre wildfire near Humpback Rocks that broke out sometime after 4 Thursday afternoon.

Albemarle County has been awarded a $613,570 grant through the GO Virginia Region 9 Council to support the continued development of the Rivanna Futures site.

The alleged leader of the violent MS-13 street gang on the East Coast has been arrested in Virginia, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday.

 The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told Congress during a hearing Thursday about a midair collision over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people that the agency must do more to ensure flying remains safe. 

Heading into Spring Break for Charlottesville and Albemarle schools, gas prices are up because of the changeover to summer fuel blend, but it’s better than heading into Spring Break 2024.

Starting April 5, the Virginia Lottery will start selling tickets for a new Mega Millions game.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has removed U. Bertram “Bert” Ellis, Jr. from the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, according to a letter released Wednesday pursuant to subsection D of Virginia Code § 23.1-1300.

 The James Madison University Board of Visitors Wednesday morning affirmed the appointment of current University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Chancellor Dr. James C. Schmidt as the Harrisonburg university’s 7th President.