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UVA Hosts Panel Focusing On Voices Of Civil Rights Era
The UVA Center for Politics hosted a Monday panel discussion spotlighting “Voices of the Civil Rights Movement.” ...
Our Region's Catholics React To Choice Of New Pope
Many of this area's leading Catholic voices are praising the election of Pope Francis. Bishop Francis DiLorenzo of the Ca...
Dinwiddie Residents Will Honor Slain State Trooper
Many Petersburg area residents will attend the Tuesday funeral of a veteran state trooper who was gunned down last Thursday a...
Area Residents Attend Black Community Town Hall
Several dozen city residents came together Wednesday night for a Black Community Town Hall. Joy Johnson is a longtime leader ...
City Strives To Forge Stronger Link With PVCC
The city wants stronger ties to Piedmont Virginia Community College, including having more high school kids taking PVCC cours...
Former Bishop Walter Sullivan Dies In Richmond
A funeral mass will be held next week for a longtime leader of Virginia's Catholics. Bishop Walter Sullivan led the Catho...
Group Looks For King Award Winner
Each year, somebody is honored during the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration for upholding King's values and promoti...
Mallek Meets White Hall Constituents
Albemarle supervisors chair Ann Mallek has kicked off a series of town hall meetings in her White Hall District. Mallek is he...
Dalai Lama Hosts Talks At Paramount Theater, Pavilion
The Dalai Lama came to Charlottesville Thursday to host a panel discussion at The Paramount Theater and then held a public ta...
Sculptor To Create Vinegar Hill Monument
The city's Dialogue on Race and the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center have hired someone to create a monu...
Vandals Damage Two Virginia Mosques
Police are investigating vandalism surrounding two Virginia mosques. The "Washington Post" is reporting at least 30...
Area Residents Will Honor Pherbia Tinsley
Local residents will pause today to honor Charlottesville's second homicide victim of 2012. There will be a funeral at 11...
Louisa Firefighter Killed In Accident
A member of the Louisa County Department of Fire and EMS was killed Thursday morning in a traffic accident. State Police iden...
Albemarle Police Investigate Vandalism Incidents
AlbemarlePolice want the public's help following recent vandalism. Firecrackers were put in mailboxes on Dickerson Road, ...
Rutherford Institute And Tea Party Scold City Over Park Fees
The Rutherford Institute and the Jefferson Area Tea Party are scolding the city for the way it's treating a religious gro...
Advocates For Black Youth Honor High School Kids
The 100 Black Men of Central Virginia have honored many of our area's high school students. the organization held its fou...
Greenberg Not Interested in Position at Southern Methodist
Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg said he is not interested in the position at Southern Methodist University on M...
Ultrasound Protesters Will Be Prosecuted
Richmond's top prosecutor will move ahead with trying women's rights protesters who oppose the ultrasound law. They w...
Easter Egg Hunt Saturday In The City
The city Easter egg hunt is this coming Saturday. It's at CHS starting at 10 a.m., rain or shine. There will be candy, pr...
General Assembly To Miss Budget Deadline
The General Assembly will not make the deadline budget. That means they will adjourn on schedule Saturday with it unfinished....
Occupy Movement Stages Protest At Pantops Verizon
The local Occupy movementstaged a protest Wednesday afternoon. The group is taking part in a so-called "Shut Down the Co...
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...
Police And Family Believe Body In Reservoir Was Shifflett
Albemarle Police and the family of an Earlysville man believe a body that was retrieved last week is that of James Alvin Shif...
Occupy Protesters Found Guilty
More Occupy Charlottesville protesters have been found guilty of trespassing. Following a hearing Friday (Jan. 27) in City Ge...
Local King Celebration Awards Announced
The organizers of the local celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have announced the winners of this year's awards...
Area Residents Remember Alicia Lugo
Area residents paused Saturday to honorthe late Alicia Lugo. Lugo (pictured) wasthe founder of the Teensight program for youn...
School Boards Honors Lugo
The Charlottesville School Board paused Thursday night to honor the late Alicia Lugo.Lugo (pictured) died shortly before Chri...
Alicia Lugo Will Be Honored At Memorial Service
There will be a memorial service later this week for Alicia Lugo.Friends and family will honor Lugo (pictured) at 11 a.m. Sat...
Woman Urges County Leaders To Listen To Protesters
An Albemarle resident wants county leaders to heed the advice of Occupy Charlottesville.Nancy Carpenter has brought the group...
Martin Luther King Celebration To Be Held January 15th
Organizers are gearing up for the local celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 27th annual event will be held J...
Martin Luther King Celebration To Be Held January 15th
Organizers are gearing up for the local celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 27th annual event will be held J...
Bell Speaks To Local GOP Activists
The 2012 General Assembly will convene in mid-January, and Albemarle Delegate Rob Bell will have a lot on his plate.Bell (pic...
Bell To Officially Announce Run For Attorney General
Albemarle Delegate Rob Bell will make his expected announcement Tuesday. Bell is holding a news conference in the General Ass...
Shanty Created By Protesters Has Been Disassembled
The Occupy Charlottesville protesters have torn down a shanty structure at Lee Park. The city told the Occupy group that thei...
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...
Chocolate Lovers Relish Their Annual Festival
Consumers with a sweet tooth had their moment in the sun this weekend.The fifth annual Charlottesville Chocolate Festival att...
Cherry Blossom Festival Will Be Bigger In 2012
Organizers of the National Cherry Blossom Festival will expand the festivities next year.The festival will run five weeks to ...
Charlottesville Schools Exceed Expected Enrollment
Most of the Charlottesville Schools have enrolled more students than projected. Human Resources Director Faye Giglio says the...
Weather Service Confirms Small Tornado Hit Fluvanna
The National Weather Service has determined a small tornado touched down Labor Day in Fluvanna County. Weather Service person...
Albemarle Schools Remove 1887 Novel From Reading Lists
A Study in Scarlet will be removed from the sixth-grade reading lists in the Albemarle Schools.The County School Board voted6...
Educators And Others Honor Dawn Reddick
Area residents have paid their final respects to a Charlottesville teacher who was killed last month in Newark, New Jersey.Ci...
City School Board Remembers Dawn Reddick
The Charlottesville School Board paused Thursday to remember the late Dawn Reddick.Vice-Chairwoman Llezelle Dugger says Reddi...
Many Localities Open Cooling Centers
There are cooling centers to beat the heat. In addition to the Herman Key Recreation Center, there's a cooling center at Eben...
Rabbis Include Our Area On Charity Bike Ride
Three young rabbis included Charlottesville on a charity bicycle ride.They are riding bikes to raise awareness and money for ...
Pair Sentenced For Torching Ruckersville Church
Two young men have been sentenced for arson and other crimes against Ruckersville Baptist Church and an adjacent graveyard. G...
VMI Boosts Tuition For Next Academic Year
America's oldest state-supported military college will boost its tuition in the fall semester. The Virginia Military Institut...
City Schools Get New Family Life Education Curriculum
Charlottesville Schools have a new family life education curriculum.The City School Board has voted 4-1fro a new set of new D...
William And Mary Boosts Tuition And Fees
The College of William and Mary is raising its tuition and fees. Virginians who attend the Williamsburg school will pay 7.7% ...
Dogwood Parade Canceled: Carnival Reopens Sunday
Organizers of The DogwoodFestival say there will be carnival rides at McIntire Park on Sunday. Saturday was a washout for the...
City Council Meeting Scheduled
City Council will hold a neighborhood town hall meeting that targets areas south of the CSX tracks.Councilor Kristin Szakos s...
Yeardley Love Family Releases Statement
The family of Yeardley Love released a statement Monday prior to the preliminary hearing of her accused killer:"Yeardley...
Councilors Plan Town Hall Event
The city's elected leaders are getting ready for another town hall event. Councilwoman Kristin Szakos (pictured) says Mount Z...
Greene Jury Finds Teenager Torched Church
A Greene County jury has determined 18-year-old Stephen Fox set fire last August to Ruckersville Baptist Church. The jury fou...
VA Tech Board Delays Setting Tuition, Fees
Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors is holding off on setting tuition and fees for the 2011-2012 academic year until later this...
City Endorses Post High Program For CHS
The city will establish a life skills program for older teens with mental disabilities.The Charlottesville High School Post H...
Palin To Address Liberty Conference
Sarah Palin will speak later this year at a conference at Liberty University. Palin will address the Extraordinary Women Conf...
Sign Language Measure Headed To Governor
A new language could soon be taught in our schools. Sign language. A measure that would offer sign language as a foreign lang...
Fundraising Record For Red Kettle Campaign
The Salvation Army set a fundraising record for its 2010 Red Kettle campaign.The bell ringers across the U.S. raised 2% more ...
School Leaders Prefer State Senate Budget Amendments
Several area school superintendents and school board leaders say they prefer the State Senate version of budget amendments. L...