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3 days ago

Blue Ridge Area Food Bank raises awareness for Hunger Action Month

Over 170,000 people per month visited the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in the past fiscal year, a 16% rise over the previous year.

3 days ago

UPDATE: One suspect in city gunfire incident apprehended

The suspects fled on foot near Scottsville road after being pursued from downtown Charlottesville.

3 days ago

Albemarle County high schools begin weapon screenings

Albemarle County high schools will begin screening students and staff for weapons this week.

4 days ago

Former Commonwealth Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to speak against ranked choice voting

“Ranked Choice Voting” is used in some Virginia primaries, including Charlottesville's,

4 days ago

Powerball jackpot grows to $1.1 billion

Three ticket holders won $50,000.

4 days ago

Crozet Square and Oak Street improvements past the halfway point

Albemarle County reports construction in downtown Crozet is moving steadily toward completion as the Crozet Square and Oak Street Improvements Project moves past halfway through near the completion of Stage Three.

6 days ago

UVA Health advises concussion awareness as school sports seasons rev up

With high school and college sports, especially football, going into full swing, the UVA Health Sports Concussion Service team emphasizes the importance of recognizing symptoms of concussion. 

7 days ago

Three robbery and abduction suspects arrested

Among the charges are carjacking, robbery and abduction by force.

1 week ago

COVID vaccines harder to come by now in Virginia

Federal regulations may make it harder for Virginians to receive the updated COVID vaccine.

1 week ago

Virginia ginseng harvest season starts Sept. 1

 Labor Day begins the ginseng harvest season in the Commonwealth, and the state ag department wants harvesters to know of the laws protecting this valued plant. 

1 week ago

Albemarle County considering building a fourth high school

One of the options the school board will discuss next month is constructing a fourth high school along the Route 29 corridor.

1 week ago

Powerball jackpot has climbed to $950 million

The jackpot could be higher at the time of the drawing.

1 week ago

Governor celebrates SOL scores on tougher tests; area results mixed

Governor Youngkin is celebrating an uptick in 2024-25 academic year Standards of Learning scores in reading and math even as the state made the exams more difficult, though local scores are more mixed

1 week ago

Women’s lacrosse gets largest gift in UVA women’s athletics program history

Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation have announced what they call "a transformative $3 million anonymous gift to endow scholarships for the UVA Women’s Lacrosse program". 

1 week ago

Scammers are sending fake U.S. District Court arrest warrants

As with other fake warrant scams, people are asked to use Bitcoin, gift cards or bank account information.

1 week ago

‘Splash Bash’ to showcase young swimmers from underserved communities

Over 100 young swimmers and volunteers will gather Sept. 7 at Fry’s Spring Beach Club for the second annual Splash Bash.

1 week ago

Firefly Fiber Broadband urging not shooting around power lines while dove-hunting

As dove hunting season approaches, Palmyra-based Firefly Fiber Broadband is launching a new campaign urging residents to "Be a Good Neighbor."

1 week ago

Double Hoo and UVA Law grad Cleo Powell elected next state Supreme Court Chief Justice

1982 UVA Law grad and Double Hoo Cleo E. Powell has been unanimously elected by her peers as the next Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court.

1 week ago

Albemarle Supervisors wonder if 10-minute rural response time goal is achievable

After hearing the myriad data by County COO Kristy Shifflett in the Strategic-Plan-Execution Analysis-Report (SPEAR), supervisors took particular note in Priority 1 police response time in rural areas under the Safety and Well Being data and its achievability.

1 week ago

Charlottesville man charged with multiple auto break-ins in the Fishersville area

The charges also include felony credit card larceny.

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