Charlottesville VA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A festive scavenger hunt is getting kids and families exploring businesses on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall. “It is a favorite of both families and of our businesses here on the Downtown Mall,” said Greer Achenbach, executive director of Friends of Charlottesville Downtown. The Friends...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Parking in Downtown Charlottesville will get easier starting Tuesday, December 16 when the Market Street and Water Street garages launch a new drive-in, drive-out system. The new system eliminates parking tickets, instead using cars as parking passes. The Metropolis technology uses...

VERONA, Va. (WHSV) - The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Verona man Sunday following a foot pursuit in the Midvale Drive area that involved a large law enforcement presence. At approximately 9:47 a.m., deputies with ACSO were in the area attempting to locate stolen property, ACSO said. During...

New research from the University of Virginia shows that even mild head injuries can quietly alter the brain for years.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A house on Stuart Circle in Charlottesville was hit by gunfire Monday morning, December 15. Charlottesville Police Department was called just before 1 a.m. and found dozens of bullet casings on the street. The house that was shot at was hit multiple times, but there are...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Restaurant and café Tonic in Downtown Charlottesville, announced its closure on social media on Friday, December 12. In the post, owners announced that Tonic’s last day of service will be Sunday, December 28 — citing tough times for small business owners as a reason for the closure.

A new fund aims to honor the life of Blake Durrett and help children staying at Ruth’s WARM House. Smooth Athletics co-owners Shannon Boyle and Jason Miller created the Blake Durrette Fund to honor the life of their former employee. An outgoing personality, Durrett, a 2018 Waynesboro High School graduate, was known...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. First Alert Weather Day, primarily for this morning. It’s a frigid start to the work and school day. Wind chills are expected to be in the single digits, to below zero. Sunshine will blanket the region. Meanwhile, a rapid warm-up is on tap starting tomorrow. Temperatures...

An Augusta County girl has been reported missing after she was last seen on Saturday, according to a family member. Kaylee Maria Blosser, 17, of Crimora, was last seen at her residence. Her whereabouts are unknown. Blosser is described as White, approximately five foot, four inches tall, 100 pounds, with...

A life was lost and a Saturday morning house fire in Greene County is being investigated. Greene County 911 received a call around 1 a.m. Saturday. The caller said the upstairs of his home was filled with smoke along with a bedroom on fire. Several area fire departments responded and quickly got the fire under...