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4 weeks ago
UPDATE: Missing Crimora woman safely located
Erica Dawn Ortiz was last seen on September 9.
4 weeks ago
Greene County man arrested for thefts at local big box stores
Additional charges are pending.
4 weeks ago
Crash on eastbound 250 Bypass at Barracks Road cleared
Drivers may want to consider an alternate route.
4 weeks ago
Crash on southbound 29 Bypass at Fontaine cleared
The left lane and left shoulder are closed.
4 weeks ago
Bodies of missing hikers, Charlottesville-area natives, found in Colorado
Two Charlottesville-area natives who disappeared last week during a hunting trip in southern Colorado have been found deceased.
4 weeks ago
VA joins seven states and the feds suing Ticketmaster for inflated prices
State Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined Virginia among seven states and the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit filed against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster LLC, for violating consumer protection laws and driving up ticket prices for Virgnia consumers.
4 weeks ago
RWSA Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Friday and Saturday
The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority's solid waste authority this weekend is having a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event for residents of Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville, and Town of Scottsville.
4 weeks ago
Police Chief Kochis says city technologically behind and not catching up anytime soon
Charlottesville Police Chief Mike Kochis, who just returned from a conference with local leaders and law enforcement from across the Commonwealth were sharing crime data with each other, and he told WINA's Morning News there's no question "we are so far behind in this city when it comes to technology and the way we aggregate and bring together data".
4 weeks ago
Westhaven residents irked by West Main high rise proposal
City Council is hearing about a West Main Street high rise proposal when the item is not anywhere near their agenda right now but calls into question a portion of the new zoning code.
4 weeks ago
Colorado search continues for missing hunters from Charlottesville area
Park Ranger: "If a person carried with them and/or could acquire adequate shelter, water and food, they could survive in that area for days."
4 weeks ago
Two city seniors arrested on drug-related charges on Hardy Drive
The investigation came after community complaints and several drug overdoses.
4 weeks ago
“Shopping Cart Killer” sentencing continued until December
Charlottesville's Tonita Smith, was one of Anthony Eugene Robertson's victims.
4 weeks ago
Person sought in connection with Lake Monticello shooting victim
Aloys Hopfensperger is in critical condition.
4 weeks ago
Triple A finds new vehicle ownership costs down slightly in 2025
The cost of very few things is lower this year than it was last year, but a Triple-A survey shows new vehicle ownership and operation costs are one of those, though only slightly.
4 weeks ago
Democrats statewide, Missel locally, enjoy campaign fundraising advantages
New campaign finance disclosures show all three Democrats in the statewide races raised more money than Republicans, while Samuel Miller District Albemarle Supervisors candidate Fred Missel among the top local office fundraisers in the Commonwealth.
4 weeks ago
34th Annual United Way Laurence E. Richardson Day of Caring Sept. 17
Some 2100 volunteers are ready to go working on some 115 projects for Wednesday's 34th Annual United Way Laurence E. Richardson Day of Caring.
4 weeks ago
With early voting set for Friday, National Voter Registration Day encourages preparedness
With early voting starting Friday, the League of Women Voters of the Charlottesville Area is urging eligible voters to register or check their registration on Tuesday's National Voter Registration Day.
4 weeks ago
City manager on efforts to solve homeless issues: ‘It will take all of us’
On the heels of public comment two weeks ago when City Council floated an ordinance about handling encampments on public rights-of-way, City Manager Sam Sanders provided a detailed progress report on efforts over the last two years attempting to improve the situation of unhoused in the city, and noted a number of properties and options they're looking at to provide the needed services.
4 weeks ago
Search continues for Charlottesville hunters missing in Colorado wilderness
A pair of hunters from Charlottesville have been missing since Thursday evening.
4 weeks ago
ACPD investigating a Saturday home break-in; suspects still at large
The suspects cut power to the home before entering but fled when they came upon the homeowner and their dog inside the house.
