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3 weeks ago

ACPD arrests pair in attempted thefts from cars on Crafton Circle

Maquarr I. Chambers and Dyonte L. Trice tried to get away but failed.

4 weeks ago

State Senate Democrats urge UVA to reject Trump administration education compact

The group calls the compact an unprecedented federal intrusion into institutional autonomy and academic freedom.

4 weeks ago

Chesterfield County man arrested for child solicitation in Charlottesville

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A Chesterfield County man has been arrested for trying to meet with a 14-year-old…

4 weeks ago

Shots fired into Augusta County home

The charges include child abuse or neglect with reckless disregard for life.

4 weeks ago

Coalition plans rally next week against Compact at UVA

Fairly quiet since the semester began at the University of Virginia in light of the summer's Jim Ryan resignation, and now the Compact the White House has sent the University, the quiet will be broken next week with a rally tentatively set for next Friday, October 17.

4 weeks ago

Four injured, one critically, during fight in Louisa

A male suffering an apparent stab wound had to be airlifted for emergency medical treatment.

4 weeks ago

East Rivanna Fire Co. raising funds for girls orphaned by Keswick fire

The East Rivanna Volunteers Fire Company and the First In Foundation, which helps first responders and their families in crisis, is raising funds for the needs of two little girls orphaned when their parents died in a Sunday morning fire on Starry Skies Lane in Keswick.

4 weeks ago

Search firm presents some 30 candidates to selection committee for UVA President

The executive search consultant finding potential candidates for the University of Virginia President's search revealed Tuesday they are in active conversations with roughly 30 people "who've expressed something between tentative to extraordinary interest", and some faculty are concerned about the process in light of the letter from the White House.

4 weeks ago

Charlottesville City Council moves toward purchase of a $6.2 million property to address homelessness

The city has long sought where to put a low barrier shelter.

4 weeks ago

Ron Huber returns to Charlottesville Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office

Following 18 years as Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Virginia, Ron Huber has returned to the city.

4 weeks ago

Manning Biotech Institute tops off toward a 2027 completion

Ground was broken in December 2023, and completion hopefully by holiday time 2027, Monday was a key milestone in the construction of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology’s 350,000-square-foot facility at Fontaine Research Park.

4 weeks ago

Jason Lineen named interim Chief at UVA Health Children’s

UVA Health has named Chief Strategy Officer Jason Lineen as interim chief of UVA Health Children's as the inaugural person in that position, Cindy Bo, has stepped away for personal reasons.

4 weeks ago

Earle-Sears calls on Democrat Jay Jones to leave Attorney General’s race

Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears is calling for Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general, to drop out of the race after the revelation of violent text messages he sent back in 2022.

4 weeks ago

UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $13 Million to battle deadliest blood cancer

NCI funding advances efforts against acute myeloid leukemia.

4 weeks ago

Parents form a single, large city schools PTO fund

After kind of a false start with the effort around the time of the pandemic, Charlottesville schools parents are banding together with a citywide PTO fund.

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3 days ago in Lifestyle

Ramen instead of Reese’s? Looming SNAP cuts change what’s on offer for Halloween trick-or-treaters

Many people across the U.S. are preparing to give out shelf-stable foods to trick-or-treaters this year to help fill the void left by looming cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about one in eight Americans buy groceries.

3 days ago in Trending, World

King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence

King Charles III on Thursday stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace said.

4 days ago in Sports, Trending

IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh

FILE -Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom.