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Albemarle, Charlottesville have 11 new projects included in VDOT’s Six-year plan
In all, the county and city have 84 total projects out of 4,300-plus in the statewide plan.
24 hours ago in , UVA
UVA football to play Vanderbilt in 2028, 2031
Vanderbilt will be the first SEC team to play in Scott Stadium since 2002.
2 days ago in Sports
MLB owners propose banning high school signings, adding an international draft
Baseball owners proposed banning high school players from signing with major league teams, raising the age for international amateurs and slashing the money spent on signing bonuses in negotiations Thursday for a new collective bargaining agreement.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Former child actor Daveigh Chase, ‘The Ring’ villain and Lilo voice, dies at 35
Former child actor Daveigh Chase, known for her youthful voice in Disney's "Lilo & Stitch" and her villainous performance in the thriller "The Ring," has died. She was 35.
Early voting for Aug. 4 primaries underway
Cville and Albemarle poll locations closed June 19 and July 3, and two Sunday dates added to early voting schedule
Albemarle Co. promotes Bart Svoboda from deputy to Director of Community Development
Svoboda has served in Albemarle Co. development, zoning, and planning for 19 years
2 days ago in Sports, Trending
New Yorkers are set to fete the Knicks with a ticker-tape parade
New York is celebrating the Knicks in classic style Thursday, throwing a ticker-tape parade for the team that brought home the NBA championship longed for by generations of fans.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Lil Nas X shares a video update after getting mental health care: ‘There’s less fear in my heart’
The musician Lil Nas X posted a moving video update to his Instagram on Wednesday morning. In the nearly three-minute clip, the artist — born Montero Lamar Hill — shared that he "has been in rehab for a few months," and since then, has returned home to both Atlanta, where he is from and his family lives, and Los Angeles, where he resides.
2 days ago in National
Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum
Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago. The guestlist for Thursday's dedication ceremony includes Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera and Bono, along with former Presidents Joe Biden, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
2 days ago in Sports
US Open off to a slow and foggy start at Shinnecock Hills
For all the concern at the U.S. Open about wind and Shinnecock Hills drying out, another weather issue popped up Thursday morning. Thirty minutes after it began, play was stopped by fog.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Sabrina Carpenter gets 5-year restraining order against man who kept trying to enter her home
A man who tried to get into pop star Sabrina Carpenter 's home more than a dozen times was ordered by a judge Wednesday to stay away from her for five years.
Traffic on Barracks Rd. to be impacted by waterline improvements
Caleb Smith, a traffic engineer with the City of Charlottesville, said traffic will likely be affected until early September.
Miniature roundabout to be constructed beginning Monday at intersection of Greenbrier and Hillsdale
The project will last three days, weather permitting, and signs will be in place to help drivers navigate the roundabout.
ACPD responds to shots fired at Peyton Dr. Wednesday
A large number of shell casings were found at an apartment complex off Peyton Drive on Wednesday morning.
Scott Wagner and Kristi Norman make $5 million commitment to UVA athletics
The financial contribution is designed to strengthen football and men's basketball operational support while expanding scholarship opportunities for Virginia women's sports.
3 days ago in Sports
Tale of the ticker tape: The quirky history behind the Knicks’ first NYC parade
New York Knicks fans have waited forever for this. Thursday's ticker-tape parade for the new NBA champions will be a first. When the team won the title before, in 1970 and '73, they weren't honored with New York's signature procession.
3 days ago in Sports
Argentina is defending its World Cup title, and its fans are more obsessed than ever
As reigning champions Argentina returned to the World Cup stage Tuesday, there was no drive too long and no ticket too pricey for its most fervent fans.
3 days ago in National
A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week
Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that helped define his public image.
4 days ago in Lifestyle
Why eat junk on a camping trip? Tips and recipes for nutritious food on the trail
Few things feel better than a long hike in the woods, exhausting yourself as you soak in the fresh air and tranquility. Then, back to camp, where you chip away at those health benefits with packaged hot dogs slapped into a white-bread bun with a slice of plasticky processed cheese food.
4 days ago in National, Trending
Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast could become the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said.