Charlottesville VA

Today’s Five Finds on Friday come from Eastwood Farm and Winery chef Lou Sumpter, who next week will help prepare a special dinner spotlighting the women who built some of Charlottesville’s favorite food and beverage ventures. In “How She Built It,” Athena Eastwood will lead a discussion with Gail Hobbs-Page (Caromont Farm), Kitty Ashi (Monsoon Siam), Emily Harpster (SugarBear), and Susan Sweeney (Cake...

Defense and aerospace technology manufacturer L3Harris has announced plans for a $1.27 billion expansion of its Orange County site to increase the company’s production of solid rocket motors. Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Carrie Chenery, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade, joined L3Harris representatives and Orange County officials at the...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Officers from several law enforcement agencies are searching the area near the 1200 block of Monticello Avenue. The Charlottesville Police Department says a pursuit from outside of the jurisdiction ended in that area. Multiple police agencies are now searching for the suspect. Residents and drivers...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Dogwood Vietnam Memorial held a rededication ceremony Friday, April 17, inviting people to come together to recognize those who gave their lives in Vietnam. “We will remember them,” said Joel Jenkins, with the Dogwood Vietnam Memorial Foundation, reciting a poem at the rededication ceremony.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A police chase from outside Charlottesville ended in the 1200 block of Monticello Avenue on Friday, April 17, after the suspect crashed into two parked cars before running away. The suspect was wanted in Madison County, according to a Virginia State Police news release. State troopers...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-- The stage is set for Virginia's spring game on Saturday afternoon. "I'm looking forward to splitting the teams up and getting after it," Virginia head coach Tony Elliott told reporters on Thursday after practice. This year's game will be a little bit different than previous spring games. According...

Virginia-based agricultural biotechnology company AgroSpheres, Inc. announced the opening of its first commercial biomanufacturing facility in Charlottesville. The company expects the site to develop and produce biological crop protection solutions that replace chemicals and microplastics on U.S. farms and soil. It added that the plant would decrease dependence on foreign chemical ingredients and address a shortage of premium commercial fermentation facilities in the...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Charlottesville School Board voted not to reconsider the school resource officer program being instituted in the next academic year despite a call from some community activists to “rethink” and “revote.”. Though the issue was not on the agenda for...

Virginia shopping gets a whole lot more memorable once you leave the usual strip malls behind. O enormous indoor market has earned the nickname “Amish Walmart,” and the moment you walk in, the comparison starts to make perfect sense. More than 20 independently owned shops fill the space...

Americans have spoken on what they believe is the best fast-food burger — and the most expensive. A newly released YouGov study surveyed Americans about their dining preferences, including where they turn for their favorite fast-food burger. The consensus? Five Guys . Five Guys locations near Staunton, VA Staunton : 1013 Richmond Ave, Staunton, VA 24401 Waynesboro : 831 Lew Dewitt Blvd, Suite 101, Waynesboro, VA...