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4 weeks ago

Virginia Dept. of Forestry offering free riparian forest buffer installations

Eligible projects available on a first-come, first-served basis.

4 weeks ago

Portion of Carpenter’s Mill in Greene Co closes for two weeks Monday

Beginning Monday, Sept. 22, contractors for the Virginia Department of Transportation will begin work to repair a low-water bridge on Route 616 (Carpenters Mill Road) just north of the intersection with Route 607 (Matthew Mill Road) in Greene County. 

4 weeks ago

Who’s more excited to welcome this Trump ally to Virginia – Democrats or Republicans?

Vivek Ramaswamy, a former GOP presidential candidate now running for Ohio governor will be the featured guest at a Friday night rally.

4 weeks ago

First Amendment discussion takes Tim Heaphy back to the days writing 2017 report

The man who wrote the final report on what happened in Charlottesville in 2017 said many of the things said about the First Amendment takes him back to the days of writing that report.

4 weeks ago

Beefed up law enforcement at Riverheads Schools Complex after fictitious threat

Additional Augusta County Sheriff's deputies were at the Riverheads School Complex near Greeneville Friday in an abundance of caution after what turns out to be fictitious threat.

4 weeks ago

UVA men’s lacrosse gets program’s largest ever gifts

Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation announced Thursday two unprecedented anonymous seven-figure commitments establishing endowed scholarships in support of the Virginia men’s lacrosse program.

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."

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