Local
9 months ago
UPDATED: Red Flag Warning until 7PM Due to Wind and Low Humidity, NWS Says

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning from 11am to 7pm for a critical wildfire risk.

Albemarle County
9 months ago
Virginia AG: State Law Requires 23andMe to Delete Your Data if You Request It

State Attorney General Jason Miyares has issued a consumer alert regarding 23andMe’s bankruptcy filing and the rights Virginians have concerning their genetic data. 

Sen Tim Kaine
Albemarle County
9 months ago
Sen Kaine Among 14 Demanding Answers About Houthi Airstrike Top Secret Chat on Unsecured App Involving an Editor

Virginia U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, and 13 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter to President Donald Trump Monday demanding answers about several Cabinet officials’ accidental adding of a reporter to an unsecured group chat where secret, high-level military planning was occurring. 

Gov Youngkin 2025 State of the Commonwealth speech
Albemarle County
9 months ago
Governor Amends Virginia’s Budget Bill to Increase Rainy-Day Reserves over Changes in Washington

Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Monday that he hoped to bolster Virginia’s rainy-day fund by $300 million in light of economic uncertainty surrounding the White House’s overhaul of federal jobs and its impact on the state’s workforce. 

Cindy Bo
Albemarle County
9 months ago
UVA Health Children’s Chooses Cindy Bo for Inaugural Chief Position

 UVA Health has named a seasoned hospital leader as its inaugural chief for UVA Health Children’s who will oversee all operations and team members there.

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Crime
9 months ago
Harrisonburg Police X Page Hacked and Claims To Be President of Liberia’s Page

The Harrisonburg Police Department is urging web surfers not to click links on its X page as it was hacked over the weekend and now claims to be the account of the current Liberian President Joseph Boakai.

Slate Hill wildfire
Albemarle County
9 months ago
Albemarle Firefighters Contain Wildfire Ignited by Camper Fire in a Slate Hill Drive Back Yard

A wildfire that burned some 200 acres off Slate Hill Road in Albemarle County is fully contained after starting around 2:30 Saturday afternoon with a fire reported in a back yard burning in a camper. 

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Local
9 months ago
Fatal Crash Closes Blue Ridge Parkway Near Wintergreen

Augusta and Nelson County emergency crews had to close the Blue Ridge Parkway near Reeds Gap and Wintergreen for a fatal crash and fire shortly after 12:30 Sunday afternoon

Scott Jenkins
Charlottesville City
10 months ago
Former Culpeper Co Sheriff Sentenced to 10 Years on Federal Bribery Convictions

A Charlottesville federal judge has sentenced former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins to 10 years in federal prison for accepting more than $75,000 in bribes in exchange for appointing numerous northern Virginia businessmen as auxiliary deputies.

Albemarle County
10 months ago
Risk of Rapid Fire Spread Through 7pm Friday

The National Weather Service has issued an advisory for a threat of rapid fire spread until 7 this evening.

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