Charlottesville VA

STAUNTON — It started with a request for an interview. In February, Aaron Q. Barmer was downtown when he approached Staunton Commonwealth’s Attorney John Baber, who had been sworn into office weeks earlier, and asked to speak with him. Baber told him to contact his office. What appeared to be a routine interaction woul

The 2026 CMR Farm Show will be remembered as the year of record livestock exhibitors and an amazing sale of project animals that topped the charts of organizers from Culpeper, Madison, and Rappahannock counties.  It also marked the return of the Friends of CMR, a group consisting of people and businesses interested in

Rita Carroll’s farm in Orange, Virginia, is full of gold—not the precious metal, but a profusion of crocuses that contain sunny-hued saffron, the world’s most expensive spice. “It’s a beautiful purple crocus,” she says. “When you pick saffron fresh, it smells like honey. It’s lovely.”

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash in Rockingham County where a man from Grottoes died Wednesday, according to a VSP release. At about 7:30 a.m., VSP received a report of a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on Oak Shade Road. VSP said its preliminary investiga

Greene County’s Board of Supervisors moved Monday toward putting a 1% local sales-tax referendum for school construction on the November ballot, but the meeting’s sharpest conflict centered on immigration enforcement.  Dozens packed the overflowing Celt Road board room to argue over Sheriff Steve Smith’s cooperation wi

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A heat wave gripping the region this week is driving up energy usage, and electric companies are urging customers to cut back during peak high-temperature periods. Dominion Energy said taking preventative steps now will help customers avoid surprises on their electricity bills. Customers a

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors will consider a ballot referendum to add a 1% sales tax raise to November’s ballot during Wednesday’s meeting, according to the published agenda, funds that would be used to pay for school capital improvement projects. The board is also

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UPDATE: Katherine Lee Willis has been safely located. An alert has been sent out by the Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle Emergency Communications Center for Katherine Lee Willis. Willis is 93 years old and was last seen wearing a pink cardigan with a grey v-neck cardigan, black leggings, and

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville police are investigating a shots fired call from early Wednesday morning, July 15. The call came in at 2:30 a.m. The caller told dispatchers they heard gunshots in the area of 1054 S. First St. Officers responded to the scene. No injuries were reported. South...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Charlottesville Police arrested 48-year-old Michael Shaft Brewington in connection with last Thursday’s sexual assault at the Free Bridge encampment, according to a CPD release. Brewington was taken into custody Wednesday without incident. He is charged with aggravated sexual ba