Lananna Named ACC Women’s Coach of the Year
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Atlantic Coast Conference office announced the yearly awards Monday (June 30), naming Virginia Director of Cross Country and Track and Field Coach Vin Lananna the Outdoor ACC Women’s Coach of the Year. After being named the Outdoor ACC Men’s Coach of the Year last...
Red Fox rescued by Wildlife Center of Virginia
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — On June 20, the Wildlife Center admitted a Red Fox that had been seen in Albemarle County for nearly two months with a piece of plastic trash wrapped around his neck. The object, which resembled a drain cover, restricted the fox’s movement and made it difficult for him to eat and...
The Square Improvements are Happening
Lots of discussion at the FB post with these pictures. The Square Improvements, from the County’s site*. *I’m pasting a lot of what’s on the County site as often they change urls and such, and I think it good to have a record. Overall improvements to The...
University of Virginia Health’s Manning Institute receives $50 million
The University of Virginia Health System (UVA Health) has announced a pair of $25 million anonymous gifts to support the construction of a state-of-the-art biomedical research, development, and manufacturing facility. The gifts will fund the completion of the four-story, 350,000-square-foot home of the university’s...
First Alert: Showers, Storms, Heavy Rain, & Gusty Wind
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. We have declared today a First Alert Weather Day. A slow moving cold front will bring showers and storms to the region this afternoon into tonight. Any storm that does develop can cause heavy rain, gusty wind and small hail. A Flood Watch is in effect for a portion of our...
Staunton father detained by ICE; wife calls for his return
A carpenter and father of two living in Staunton was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in early June. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi spoke with his wife about why they came to America and her fears about her husband's possible deportation. Listeners should be advised this story contains descriptions of violence.
Sunday, June 29 – Game Recaps
Charlottesville jumped ahead with four runs in the second and led the rest of the way to defeat the Cannons 8-2 in a game shortened to six innings due to rain. James Nunnallee (Mississippi State) was 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs to lead the Tom Sox. Preston Gamster (TCU), Brock Clayton (Florida) and Perry...
New Anthony Wayne Historic Marker Dedicated in Lucketts
A new – and more accurate – historical marker for “Wayne’s Crossing” on the Potomac was dedicated on June 1 at Lucketts Community Park on Route 15. The marker commemorates the crossing of the Potomac River by Gen. Anthony Wayne and about a thousand Continental troops on May 31, 1781, on their way to reinforce...
Nyeem Hill sentenced after Feb. manhunt on UVA Grounds
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - 19-year-old Nyeem Hill is going back to prison, after just six months of being back on the outside. Hill gained notoriety after a police manhunt all around University of Virginia Grounds in February. That earned him a three-year active sentence after pleading guilty to Unlawful...
City’s new development code ruled null and void
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) The city’s new Development Code was ruled null and void in Charlottesville Circuit Court on Monday, June 30, 2025. The default judgment ruling in favor of the plaintiffs by Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Claude Worrell means the city must now go back to its older rules....
