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Among the 7 charges against Jonathan Neil Chewning are threats in writing, harassment, and drug and firearm possession.

With diversifying the Albemarle County tax base a repeated top priority of county leaders, County Executive Jeff Richardson on WINA Morning News put some numbers to the story about how the county commercial and industry tax base has shrunk from about 15% of the burden in 2015 down to just over 11% today.

Albemarle County staff will update the Board of Supervisors October 1 on data center zoning and will recommend pausing consideration of new regulations and any potential overlay districts.

The new 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings are out and the University of Virginia retains its #4 spot in Best Public institutions in the land.

On the first full day of autumn, the Salvation of Army of Charlottesville has begun preparing for the holiday season putting out a call for bell ringers for its 2025 Red Kettle Campaign.

The situation was an isolated incident between two students, and didn’t pose a threat to the school community at large.

With less than two months until Election Day, and Jay Jones holding a 7-point lead over Jason Miyares in the most recent polling, the two Commonwealth candidates for attorney general have stepped up their attacks on each other.

The two Charlottesville-area natives who died on a hunting trip in southern Colorado on Sept. 12, triggering a massive search in the area, were killed by a lightning strike.

Perdue’s donation is part of an 800,000-pound gift to food banks along the east coast.

The UVA Board of Visitors’ Presidential Search Special Committee expects to interview prospective candidates for the job tentatively in late November.