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3 weeks ago
Current and legendary UVA QBs in conversation in CavFutures podcast
A Monday afternoon social media drop of "The Faces of QB1" by CavFutures brings together a conversation between two legendary past University of Virginia quarterbacks Shawn Moore and Bryce Perkins, and current quarterback Chandler Morris.
3 weeks ago
Local mechanic adds another item to checking along with vehicle tires and batteries as cold weather prep
Vehicle maintenance experts and advocates espouse the need this time of year to prepare your vehicle for cold weather by checking tire and battery health, but a Charlottesville mechanic is urging residents to check their vehicles for rodent nesting.
3 weeks ago
Time Magazine ranks UVA 3rd-best public university in nation for leadership
Formed by former President Thomas Jefferson, led by former President James Madison as rector, and with former President James Monroe once on the Board of Visitors, Time Magazine has ranked the University of Virginia the third-leading public University in the nation for leadership development.
3 weeks ago
UVA researchers helping military mitigate blast brain injuries
University of Virginia School of Medicine and Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) researchers will use a federal Department of Defense grant to better identify, prevent and treat brain injuries for military personnel caused by repeated blast exposures.
3 weeks ago
Spanberger hints at University governing changes to come
Appearing on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger called a UVA agreement with the feds "a weakened pact", and promised changes are coming in the way the Commonwealth allows its universities to govern themselves.
3 weeks ago
Tickets now available for Christmas at the Paramount
Saint-Saëns’ Christmas Oratorio and “Christmas in Killarney” are this year's featured works.
3 weeks ago
Judge gives UVA shooter five life sentences
An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge sentenced Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. to five life sentences, the maximum penalty allowable.
3 weeks ago
VAFB survey finds Thanksgiving meal cost slightly down from 2024
With grocery prices up significantly over the past couple of years, some bit of relief with the annual Virginia Farm Bureau Thanksgiving meal market basket informal survey finding the price down slightly for that turkey day meal.
3 weeks ago
Feds approve Commonwealth’s BEAD proposal toward county and city connectivity
Albemarle County is one of beneficiaries of the Commonwealth’s Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Final Proposal approved this week by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA).
3 weeks ago
University Heights fire displaces seven residents
Albemarle Fire Rescue reports seven people displaced after a fire ignited in a unit of the University Heights Apartments Wednesday night.
4 weeks ago
State Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal of Cuccinelli UVA BOV rejection
The Supreme Court of Virginia has refused to hear the appeal of a Fairfax County circuit judges granting of an injunction prohibiting the seatings of eight Senate committee-rejected university board members, including former state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors.
4 weeks ago
CPD to hold news conference on the disappearance of Sage Smith.
It will take place on Thursday at CitySpace.
4 weeks ago
UPDATE: Wildfire closes portion of Skyline Drive and Appalachian Trail near Rockfish Gap
Skyline Drive is closed from Rockfish Gap to Loft Mountain, mile marker 104.6 to 79.5, due to the blaze.
4 weeks ago
Triple-A says Thanksgiving air travelers could deal with lingering issues
The busiest travel holiday of the year is about to be upon us, and Triple-A predicts 92-million Americans will travel 50 miles or more over the Thanksgiving break.
4 weeks ago
Hokies tap James Franklin as next football coach
BLACKSBURG, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — James Franklin was hired as Virginia Tech’s coach on Monday, a little more than…
4 weeks ago
Elevated fire risk Monday cancels planned Big Meadows burn
The area is under an elevated fire danger into Monday evening.
4 weeks ago
Charlottesville resident, JMU professor pleads guilty to possession of childhood pornography
William Chisholm Van Norman's charges included possession of child pornography, second offense.
4 weeks ago
Pedestrian bridge opening completes VDOT ‘Hydraulic Road/U.S. 29 bundle’ projects
VDOT is celebrating with the opening of the pedestrian bridge over 29 the completion of what it calls the "Hydraulic Road/U.S. 29 bundle", but there's still work to be done on one project.
4 weeks ago
Flags will be lowered on Friday to honor a POW declared missing in action in 1968
United States Navy Captain Thomas Edwin Scheurich will be laid to rest with full military honors.
4 weeks ago
UVA researcher identifies first U.S. death from tick-borne meat allergy
A world-renowned UVA School of Medicine allergist has confirmed the first death in U.S. history of a "meat allergy" occurring after someone is bitten by a Lone Star tick.
