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The East Rivanna Volunteers Fire Company and the First In Foundation, which helps first responders and their families in crisis, is raising funds for the needs of two little girls orphaned when their parents died in a Sunday morning fire on Starry Skies Lane in Keswick.

The executive search consultant finding potential candidates for the University of Virginia President’s search revealed Tuesday they are in active conversations with roughly 30 people “who’ve expressed something between tentative to extraordinary interest”, and some faculty are concerned about the process in light of the letter from the White House.

Charlottesville’s Adele Stichel, a UVA law graduate, is the fourth person running for the Democratic nomination in the 5th district

The city has long sought where to put a low barrier shelter.

Following 18 years as Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Virginia, Ron Huber has returned to the city.

Ground was broken in December 2023, and completion hopefully by holiday time 2027, Monday was a key milestone in the construction of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology’s 350,000-square-foot facility at Fontaine Research Park.

UVA Health has named Chief Strategy Officer Jason Lineen as interim chief of UVA Health Children’s as the inaugural person in that position, Cindy Bo, has stepped away for personal reasons.

UVA Health’s Community Paramedicine team is getting boost from the donation of a new vehicle by Carter Myers Automotive.

Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears is calling for Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, to drop out of the race after the revelation of violent text messages he sent back in 2022.

Two adults were killed and two minors injured in a morning fire at a two-story home on Starry Sky Lane in Keswick on Sunday.