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Palestinians Accused Of Running A Bootleg Cigarette Ring
Sixteen Palestinians are being accused of running a bootleg cigarette ring from Virginia to New York.Erika Kane reports:
Civil War Buffs Get Opportunity To See Big Collection
It's described as one of the greatest Civil War collections ever discovered. Local fans of that period had a chance to he...
Armed Police Force Being Considered At PVCC
Thepossibility of anarmed police force is under consideration at Piedmont Virginia Community College. Piedmont president Fran...
Burial Of Boston Bombing Suspect Sparks Criticism
A Richmond woman says she arranged the Virginia burial of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect. Martha Mullen is a Methodist who...
City Candidate Shares Views On Non-Violent Offenders
A candidate for city prosecutor says we need to think differently about the way we treat non-violent criminals. Steve Deaton ...
Culpeper Police Want Help Finding Abduction Suspect
Culpeper Police need your help finding a man who's accused of abducting and assaulting his girlfriend. Gilberto Dominguez...
New Details Emerge On Violent Incident In Christiansburg
We're learning more about the violent Friday incident that left two women wounded at a satellite campus of New River Comm...
Israeli Ambassador Met With Protesters At UVA
The Israeli Ambassador to the United States spoke at the Miller Center on Thursday. Michael Oren was met with a small group o...
Police Charge Eastern Shore Couple With Arson
State Police have arrested two residents of the Eastern Shore in connection with dozens of fires that began last November. St...
Man Charged With Stabbing In Recent Brawl
A Charlottesville man has been charged in connection with a stabbing during a recent brawl. City Police say 28-year-old Walte...
More Arrests Following Weekend Brawl Outside BW3
City Police have made additional arrests following a weekend brawl in the parking lot of BW3. All four of the more recent arr...
Goochland Man Dies After Playing Russian Roulette
The Goochland County Sheriff says a young Army reservist died last week after a game of Russian roulette with some of his fri...
Update: Buckingham Man Faces Many Charges Following Brawl
A Buckingham County man has been arrested following a violent Sunday morning brawl that City Police say began inside BW3 in t...
Worker Injured In Construction Site Accident
A man was injuredFriday several stories up at a construction site near the UVA Hospital emergency room. City fire battalion c...
Police Charge Security Guard With Impersonating Officer
A security guard has been charged with impersonating a police officer. City Police say 28-year-old Vasco Degaman Wright (pict...
Fluvanna County Files Multiple Charges Against Kardos
We now have Fluvanna County's list of charges against 23-year-old James Lewis Kardos. The Fluvanna Sheriff's Office h...
Measure Would Increase Penalties For Weapons At School
Having an illegal weapon at school could soon mean a more serious penalty. Measures increasing penalties for illegal weapons ...
Civil War Site In Alexandria Takes Some Heat
Civil War battlefields and other sitesare getting a lot of attention during the 150th anniversary of that conflict, and oneof...
Albemarle Police Arrest Two Burglary Suspects
Albemarle Police have arrested two burglary suspects in connection with an incident on Barracks Road. County Police say 19-ye...
Area Lawmaker Salutes Legendary Virginian
Creigh Deeds has honored one of the best known Virginians who's buried within his State Senate district. Stonewall Jackso...
Nelson Man Pleads Guilty To Meth, Firearms Charges
A Nelson County manpleadedguilty to drug and weapons charges justbefore the case was to go to a jury. 35-year-old Thomas Mass...
Authorities Probe Fire At Historic Nelson Home
A pre-Civil War home in Nelson County that was built for a member of the Cabell family was destroyed by fire last week. The A...
Guard Units Don't Expect To Be Overseas During Christmas
This should be a Christmas to remember for the National Guard families across our Commonwealth. For the first time since the ...
Man Charged With Stealing Guns
A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing guns. 18-year-old Jacob Austin Berry (pictured) was charged with breaking into...
Fire Guts Charlton Avenue Home
A house in the Rose Hill neighborhood was destroyed by a Sunday afternoon fire. Battalion Chief W.A. Hogsten says the fire be...
Culpeper Police Search For Suspect In Alleged Armed Robbery
Culpeper police charged a 17-year-old boy with armed robbery late Wednesday night and are seeking a second person involved in...
Police Charge Man With Multiple Offenses Outside AHS
Albemarle Police have charged a city man with multiple crimes following a weekend incident in a high school parking lot. 49-y...
Update: Police Suspend Search For Michael Currier
Albemarle Police did a four hour search Wednesday for Michael Nelson Currier after he bolted during a traffic stop. Officers ...
Area Residents Learn More About Black History
A diverse crowd came to City Hall Thursday night to find out more about local and Virginia black history. Bishop G. H. Gohann...
Trash Basket Fire Fills City Apartment With Smoke
City fire officials say a trash basket fire filled a Ridge Street apartment with smoke Sunday morning, but there were no seri...
Maryland Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Downtown Incident
Charlottesville Police have charged a man originally from Maryland with attempted murder in connection with an incident on th...
Harmon-Wright Trial Date Set In Culpeper County
The trial for a onetime Culpeper police officer who's accused of killing a woman will take place early next year. Daniel Har...
King George Supervisors Support Memorial To Buried Troops
The King George County Board of Supervisors has approved a request to install a memorial at the entrance to a landfill where ...
City Police Investigate Weekend Stabbing
Charlottesville Police are investigating a weekend stabbing incident. Police say a man told officers he was stabbed in a leg ...
Virginian Admits Trying To Blow Up U.S. Capitol
A native of Morocco who's accused of plotting a suicide bomb attack on the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to a charge of...
Warner On Middle East Tour
Mark Warner is on a trip to the Middle East in his role as a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Warner sa...
History Buffs Remember Civil War Dead
History buffs assembled near the University of Virginia's McCormick Road on Saturday for a ceremony reflecting the origin...
Farmville Police Fatally Shoot Man
State Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a suspect by Farmville Police. Authorities say a man got out of his car ...
Police Investigate Break-In On Fontaine Avenue
Charlottesville Police are searching for a male suspect in a weekend break-in. Police say the suspect entered a house in the ...
Arrests Made In Shots Fired On Premier Circle
Albemarle Police have arrested two suspects in connection with shots being fired on Premier Circle off 29 North. The incident...
Veterans Support Kaine
Tim Kaine has been endorsed by a veterans political action committee. The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate has the backing of...
Three Suspects Arrested In Home Invasion Of UVA Students
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a home invasion of some UVA students. City Police say a total of four ma...
New Exhibit In Appomattox Opens
A new exhibit operated by the Museum of the Confederacy will open(Saturday 3/30) in Appomattox. It includes the sword used by...
New Museum Opens This Week In Appomattox
A new museum will open Saturday in Appomattox. It will include the sword used by Robert E. Lee during his surrender to Ulysse...
Albemarle Police Charge Woman With Robbery
Albemarle Police have charged a woman with robbery in connection with an incident early Wednesday. 22-year-old Malika Rae Ann...
Rixeyville Man Charged With Rape
A Rixeyville man has been charged with rape and assault. 24-year-old Joshua L. Fincham was taken into custody by a special op...
Police Seek Suspect In Several Crimes
Albemarle Police are looking for a suspect in several crimes. 48-year-old Michael Nelson Currier (pictured) is wanted for bur...
Police Search For Armed Game Stop Robbery Suspect
Albemarle Police are trying to find the man they say held up a store on Seminole Trail Tuesday. The suspect entered the Game ...
City Police Captain Retiring
A high-ranking officer with the Charlottesville Police Department is retiring. Captain Bryant A. Bibb (pictured)has announced...
Albemarle Police Mourn Officer Who Had Medical Retirement
The Albemarle Police are mourning a retired member of their force. 48-year-old retired Corporal Robert Howard Morris, III, ha...
Longtime City Police Officer Has Died
A long-serving officer with the Charlottesville Police Department has died.72-year-old Robert O. "Bobby" Jones (pic...
City Police Make Arrest In Recent Armed Robbery
Charlottesville Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a recent armed robbery. Police have charged 19-year-old Rya...
Police Need Help Identifying Larceny Suspects
Albemarle Police need your help in identifying two suspects. They believe the men might be responsible for larcenies from car...
PA Man Arrested In Culpeper After High Speed Chase
The Culpeper County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man following a high speed chase on Route 29. Authorities say 27-year...
Suspects Flee After Pursuit From Albemarle Into Fluvanna
Two suspects are at largefollowing a pursuit early Friday by Albemarle Police and Fluvanna Sheriff's deputies. The incident b...
Councilors Approve Anti-War Resolution
City councilors have adopted a resolution that tells Congress and President Obama to stay out of foreign warsand keep their d...
Governor Wants Change In Gun Background Checks
Governor McDonnell says if it could be legally possible, he would support any move to do away with the criminal background ch...
City Police Seek Robbery Suspects
Charlottesville Police are searching for two male suspects following a robbery in the 100-block of Franklin Street. Police sa...
Armed Robbery In Albemarle Square
Albemarle Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened Wednesday at the Albemarle Square Shopping Center.They say ...
Arrest Made In Robbery At Bank Of America
Charlottesville Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a robbery at the Bank of America branch in the Barracks Roa...
Council Hopes To Find Alternative Park For Protesters
City Councilors have told Occupy Charlottesville they will help them find an alternative to Lee Park.The council had a marath...
Arrest Made In September Shooting At Wild Wing Cafe
Charlottesville Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting incident in September at the Wild Wing Cafe. Pol...
Albemarle Police Cars Have New Look
The Albemarle Police Department has new patrol cars. They were unveiled to the public Friday (Nov. 18).
Cars Shot Out In Fry's Spring Neighborhood
City Police say windows on four cars were shot out this past weekend on various streets in the Fry's Spring neighborhood. The...
Five Charged With Inhaling Laughing Gas
Charlottesville Police arrested five people from the Tidewater area early Wednesday after a tank of nitrous oxide allegedly w...
County Officer Accidentally Shoots His Hand
An Albemarle Police officer has NON life-threatening injuries after he accidentally shot himself in the hand during a firearm...
Grant's Wilderness Command Post Saved
General Grant's command post in The Wilderness has been saved. A vital bit of ground where Grant camped during the Battle of ...
Orange Supervisors Approve New Walmart Off Route 3
The Orange County Supervisors have approved another special use permit for Walmart.The retail giantwants to build on commerci...
Richmond Police Arrest Protesters In Public Plaza
Richmond Police have made mass arrests, after chasing Occupy Wall Street protesters from a public plaza.Police spokesman Gene...
Police Out In Full Force For Halloween
Look for a bigger police presence on area roads during Halloween. Albemarle Police will have more patrols as part of the Chec...
Warrant Issued For Shooting Suspect
City Police have issued a warrant for a suspect in a shooting incident that left one man wounded. 34-year-old Shannon Christo...
UVA Sierra Club To Hold Overnight Protest
There's another group that plans to camp out this week. The Sierra Club chapter at UVA will be spending Wednesday night at th...
Bullets Fired Into House In Fifeville
Charlottesville Police are investigating an incident involvingbullets fired into a house in the Fifeville neighborhood. Polic...
City Police Investigate Robbery And Shooting
Charlottesville Police are investigating a weekend robbery and shooting in the 10th and Page Street neighborhood. Police say ...
Grand Jury Indicts Taybronne White
A Greene County grand jury has indicted a Charlottesville man on three first-degree murder charges and a single count of capi...
Local Activist David Swanson Vows To Shake Up D.C.
A local activist is glad Congress is returning to Washington from its Columbus Day recess.David Swanson and other anti-war pr...
Two Suspects Charged In West Park Market Robberies
Twosuspects have been charged in connection with the string of robberies at the West Park Market on Four Seasons Drive. Count...
FBI Locates Stolen Confederate Flag In Caroline County
FBI agents based in Virginia say a stolen Confederate battle flag will be returned to Louisiana. The Richmond office of the F...
Stolen Confederate Flag's Heading Back To Louisiana
FBI agents based in Virginia say a stolen Confederate battle flag will be returned to Louisiana.The Richmond office of the FB...
Consultants Look At Development Challenges In Orange
Consultants are examining development and preservation issues near the Wilderness Battlefield area in Orange County.Historian...
Firefighters Don Pink Shirts To Honor Cancer Patients
Area firefighters are wearing different garb on Fridays.They are trading in their normal uniforms for red and pink shirts on ...
Judge Certifies Charges Against Taybronne White
A judge has forwarded multiple felony charges against a Charlottesville man to a Greene County grand jury.Judge Bill Barkley ...
Citizen Stories About Executive Mansion Sought
Virginia's First Lady hopes people will share stories about the Governor's Mansion. Maureen McDonnell says there will be a bo...
Update: Conference On Military Spending Concludes
A three-day conference that focuses on America's military spending wrapped up Sunday.The conference spotlighted the Military ...
Local Residents Remember 9-11
A onetime high-ranking Navy officer wants Americans to display bravery, as opposed to fear, in the post 9-11 world.Retired Re...
City School Board Supports Day Of Peace
The Charlottesville School Board has approved a resolution endorsing an International Day of Peace.Albemarle resident Bob McA...
Local Fire Official Appointed To State Board
A local fire official has been appointed to a statewide board. Battalion Chief Steve Elliott (pictured) of Albemarle Fire and...
Standoff Ends Peacefully At Albemarle Trailer Park
Albemarle Police say a four-hour standoff ended peacefully on the Fourth of July at a trailer park south of the city. Police ...
Webb Seeks Money For Battlefield Restoration
Virginia's retiring U.S. Senator Jim Webb has teamed up with Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia in a quest for $10 million ...
City Council To Hold Another Neighborhood Meeting
The next City Council neighborhood meeting is Thursday night. City spokesman Ric Barrick says the councilors will listen to t...
Entertainment Venues Benefit Area Service Personnel
Armed Forces Day will happen May 21st, and City Fire Chief Charles Werner is promoting a web site known as paraderestva.org. ...
Governor Vetoes PBS Funding
Governor McDonnell has vetoed one item in the state budget and has signed off on everything else. McDonnell's veto cuts $424,...
Congressman Hurt Reacts To Osama bin Laden News
Fifth District Congressman Robert Hurt is among those reacting to the death of Osama bin Laden. Hurt says it marks a great vi...
George Allen Reacts To Bin Laden's Death
Former U.S. Senator George Allen welcomes the news that Osama bin Laden is dead.Allen (pictured) says bin Laden's death repre...
City Police Seek Robbery Suspect
City Police are searching for a male suspect in a strong-armed robbery. Police say a man pounded on the door of a house in th...
Robert E. Lee's Sword To Be On Display In Appomattox
The sword of General Robert E. Lee will make its home in Appomattox, where it was to have been surrendered 146 years ago. Mus...
J.W. Sieg Wines Chairman Terry Sieg Passed Away
The chairman of J.W. Sieg Wines and a former UVA football player has died. Terry Sieg passed away over the weekend. He was 69...
National Parks Drop Admission Fees This Week
Virginians can visit any national park for free this week.National Park Week will last until Sunday.The closest site on the l...
Police And Firefighters Compete To Benefit Nonprofits
Local police officers and firefighters have kicked off a new competition called "Battle of the Badges."A group of c...
Route 3 Expansion In Culpeper Faces Opposition
A VDOT plan to widen a section of Route 3 in Culpeper County is drawing more opposition. The Civil War Trust has added its vo...
Albemarle Police Arrest Two Following Dog's Slaying
Albemarle Police have arrested two men in connection with the killing of a dog while they were hunting in the Earlysville are...
Virginia Tech Names Commencement Speaker
The Virginia Tech spring commencement speaker will be attorney Kenneth Feinberg. He served as an administrator of funds to co...
Colonial Williamsburg Adds Civil War Tours
Colonial Williamsburg plans to offer a Civil War walking tour so visitors can learn about its major sites during that conflic...
Police Seize Marijuana And Weapons In Botetourt
State Police have seized marijuana, rifles and pistols from a house in Botetourt County. Authorities say a raid in Fincastle ...
Webb Wants To Commemorate Civil War
Senator Jim Webb says he wants to make sure the nation properly commemorates the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Ci...
Former UVA Football Player Accused Of Brandishing Firearm
A former UVA football player who now plays for the Minnesota Vikings has been accused of brandishing a firearm. A neighbor of...
Spring Cleaning Planned At Civil War Sites
Volunteers are being sought for cleanup and restoration projects on Civil War battlefield properties and historic sites in Vi...
Area Residents Display Interest In Civil War Heirlooms
There was a high-tech version of spring cleaning recently for local families. People who own diaries, letters, and other item...
Man Pleads Guilty To Charges From JMU Riot
A Northern Virginia man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer during a riot last year near James Madison Universi...
Two Suspects Arrested In Recent Murder Case
Police have arrested two people in connection with Charlottesville's first homicide of the year, but murder charges have not ...