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Abigail Spanberger
UVA
1 day ago
Spanberger hints at University governing changes to come

Appearing on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger called a UVA agreement with the feds “a weakened pact”, and promised changes are coming in the way the Commonwealth allows its universities to govern themselves.

Ask The Expert
2 days ago
Ask the Expert: How Brightstar connects with the community

Getting to know BrightStar’s Community Outreach Specialists.

Music>General
2 days ago
Tickets now available for Christmas at the Paramount

Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio and “Christmas in Killarney” are this year’s featured works.

UVA
2 days ago
Judge gives UVA shooter five life sentences

An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge sentenced Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. to five life sentences, the maximum penalty allowable.

Education
3 days ago
Woodbrook Elementary raises funds through walk-a-thon

27 classes and over 500 K-12 students participated in the first Woodbrook walk-a-thon. The students walked, jogged and ran a grand total of 4,216 laps and easily surpassed the dollar goal, raising over $12,000 with final numbers still being tallied. 

Thanksgiving turkey
Local
3 days ago
VAFB survey finds Thanksgiving meal cost slightly down from 2024

With grocery prices up significantly over the past couple of years, some bit of relief with the annual Virginia Farm Bureau Thanksgiving meal market basket informal survey finding the price down slightly for that turkey day meal.

Slide from the Sage Smith Presser 11/20
Crime
3 days ago
CPD finds person of interest in Dashad “Sage” Smith case

Police Chief Michael Kochis revealed CPD had found and interviewed Erik McFadden, the last person with known contact to Smith, last month.

UVA
3 days ago
UVA professor, student detail ‘evil’ they witnessed in shooting of three football players

Professor Theresa Davis and student Alexis Stokes took the stand on Day 4 of Christopher Darnell Jones Jr.’s sentencing hearing.

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