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As the weather begins to warm up, the Charlottesville Department of Public Works will begin performing road maintenance. As part of this effort, Public Works encourages residents to help in the city’s “Pothole Blitz,”

The National Weather Service has issued an Elevated Fire Risk for the area for the afternoon.

A shaper of Virginia’s judiciary system, former Virginia Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Koontz, has passed away at age 85.

Albemarle Police have released a mainly encouraging annual report showing major crimes and fatal traffic crashes down in the county in 2024.

With more than 62 percent of all poison exposure cases nationwide involving medicines, UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center and Pharmacy are sharing the safest approaches to medication storage and disposal. 

The Virginia High School League Executive Committee has announced VHSL Assistant Director of Compliance Ty Gafford as its next executive director.

The front runners in the Virginia Governor’s race filed petitions Monday, on the first day they could, with the State Department of Elections to get on the ballot in their June 17 primaries.

Charlottesville City Council has approved a new agreement with the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA for animal shelter services for the next three years, with yearly options after extending the agreement to five years.

A federal lawsuit led by Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has resulted in a final settlement with the NCAA that will eliminate restrictions on student-athlete compensation for name, image, and likeness (NIL) during recruitment. The agreement, pending court approval, marks a major shift in collegiate athletics governance.

Authorities are investigating the deaths of two Albemarle County residents found inside their home with gunshot wounds.