justice gavel
Crime
7 days ago
Albemarle man who attempted to sexually assault a pet rabbit sentenced

20-year-old Benjamin Tucker was sentenced to six years and seven months in prison on one count of bestiality, two counts of possession of child porn

State Police
Local
7 days ago
State Police to run Operation DISS-rupt on I-64

State Police doing Operation DISS-rupt enforcement effort along all 299 miles of I-64 Feb. 5 and 6.

Albemarle County Office Building
Albemarle County
7 days ago
Albemarle Supervisors consider rezoning for Habitat duplex

Habitat for Humanity is seeking a rezoning of property by the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors to build a single duplex just outside of Crozet.

Tractor plowing driveways in Earlysville
Surrounding Counties
1 week ago
Local business owner helps plow driveways for neighbors

Blue Ridge Cyclery owner Shawn Tevendale is giving back to his community by offering to plow his neighbors’ driveways with his tractor in Earlysville.

Local
1 week ago
Snow, ice lead to treacherous rescue assignments for local first responders

Icy conditions can make even routine calls more complicated, and victims run the risk of hypothermia if they’re not rescued quickly.

farm equipment
Business
1 week ago
Lingering ice and snow are a mixed blessing for Virginia farmers

The challenges are many, but snow slowly melting into the ground will help overcome a serious drought.

Scott Beardsley addresses BOV
UVA
1 week ago
UVA Student Council passes resolution to keep Beardsley in name of ‘institutional stability’

The University of Virginia’s Student Council President said his interaction with new President Scott Beardsley has been “positive,” after the Council passed a resolution supporting Beardsley in the name of “institutional stability.”

Kindlewood Phase 1
Charlottesville City
1 week ago
Council agrees to allow scale back of Kindlewood project to 385 total units

Originally planned to be 425 units in 2018, it will now aim for 385.

bag of trash
Charlottesville City
1 week ago
No make-ups for missed City trash and recycling collections

Due to the recent winter weather, the City of Charlottesville has acknowledged some trash and recycling collection routes experienced incomplete or missed service.

South First Street Housing Project
Local Nonprofits
1 week ago
Local homebuilder pledges $1 million to redevelopment project

Greenwood Homes pledged $1 million to the South First Street affordable housing project last Thursday.