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2 weeks ago

Driver illegally passes, then hits school bus

The bus's stop arm was struck during National Schools Bus Safety Week.

2 weeks ago

Fire and frost warnings in place for next two days.

Weather forecasters have chances of fire and frost prominent over in a 24-hour period.

2 weeks ago

Film Festival offers standby tickets for sold out films

VAFF Artistic Director Ilya Tovbis told CvilleRightNow just because you find a show sold-out on the site, it does not mean you're out-of-luck.

2 weeks ago

CPD seeking man wanted for contributing to the delinquency of a minor

The charges are in relation to a non-profit June event called Come As You Are Cville.

2 weeks ago

Cville among top on two WalletHub college town rating lists

A WalletHub survey ranks Charlottesville as the 9th-best overall college town in the United States, and the 2nd-best small college town.

3 weeks ago

Council approves purchase of property for low-barrier shelter

Charlottesville City Council voted to approve the purchase of a $6.2 million facility to serve as a low-barrier homeless shelter during Monday's meeting.

3 weeks ago

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger spar over abortion in Virginia

PETERSBURG, VA. (AP) — Rae Pickett stepped onto Richell Hines’ front stoop wearing a pink T-shirt that foretold the case…

3 weeks ago

Western Albemarle High students launch petition to keep bathrooms exclusive to biological sex

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Several Western Albemarle High School students have launched a petition to go back…

3 weeks ago

Monticello identifies six additional Jefferson slaves

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Monday announced identification of six additional individuals enslaved by Thomas Jefferson. 

3 weeks ago

Gov. Youngkin announces Rockingham facility foreshadowed at AstraZeneca groundbreaking

Foreshadowing it during October 9th's AstraZeneca groundbreaking in Albemarle County, Governor Youngkin has announced Merck has begun construction on a $3-billion pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Rockingham County, bringing 600 jobs to the Elkton location.

3 weeks ago

President James Monroe’s daughter, Eliza Monroe Hay, to be buried in Richmond

Eliza Monroe Hay has spent 200 years in an unmarked French grave.

3 weeks ago

UVA Medical researchers find possible molecular issue in Down syndrome development

 University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have found lack of development of a particular molecule essential for central nervous system development and function could cause faulty brain circuits seen in Down syndrome individuals.

3 weeks ago

UVA declines to sign Trump administration’s ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’

UVA became the fifth school to decline to sign the document.

3 weeks ago

Hundreds urge UVA’s board, interim president to ‘reject the compact’

A crowd starting at around 200 grew to around 300 during a "Reject the Compact Rally" on the Lawn at UVA.

3 weeks ago

Mike Pruitt outraises incumbent John McGuire in early 5th District candidate fundraising

It's way early in a 2026 Congressional campaign, but one of the Democrats hoping to get the nomination for the 5th District Congressional seat is "excited" to have outraised Republican incumbent John McGuire in 3rd-quarter fundraising.

3 weeks ago

Virginia AG candidates squaring off Thursday night in Richmond

Nearly two weeks after texts from the Democrats' Attorney General candidate Jay Jones fantasizing about putting bullets in the head of a former Virginia House Speaker were revealed, he will face off against Republican incumbent Jason Miyares at the University of Richmond at 6pm Thursday night.

3 weeks ago

Albemarle Board of Supervisors unanimously passes its new comprehensive plan

Several expressed oppositions during the public hearing.

3 weeks ago

UVA Health screens dementia documentary at The Center

 UVA Health neuropsychologists and a dementia care coordinator will be at the Center at Belvedere Thursday evening hosting a screening of the documentary "Keys, Bags, Names, Words: Hope in Aging and Dementia".

3 weeks ago

WPD has made arrests in a September gun incident at a Waynesboro school

Christopher Richard Cook, who faces the most charges, was arrested in Albemarle County.

3 weeks ago

Albemarle supervisors vote on AC44 Wednesday night

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on the AC44 Comprehensive Plan update at its Wednesday meeting. The plan is one county staff have spent years working on.

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