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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLERIGHTNOW) – Whether you’re looking to take in cinematic short films, indie-folk brilliance, or a string-backed Coldplay tribute, there’s plenty to explore across the region. Each week, Anand Harsh of 106.1 The Corner will direct your attention to the music and arts events happening in...

The Lawn Selection Committee announced Feb. 14 that 48 rising fourth-year students were selected to live on the Lawn for the 2026-27 academic year. The Selection Committee — composed of 64 fourth-year students who choose the new Lawn residents — selected these students from a pool of 207 applicants with an overall...

Manuel Lerdau is a professor in the dept. of environmental sciences at UVA. His childhood friend, Paul Mirel is employed by NASA, and together they have come up with a new way for people to track the health of plants on earth. "All plants, in order to induce photosynthesis, which...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – After seeing real estate assessments rise an average of nearly 6.2%, Albemarle County residents await the new budget County Executive Jeff Richardson will present to the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday at noon. The County is currently operating under a $644-million budget,...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello will welcome retired four-star general and 26th U.S. Secretary of Defense General Jim Mattis and philanthropist, author, and civic leader David M. Rubenstein for a special Founders Day Weekend conversation, Character, Service, and the American Experiment, on...

Charlottesville residents and University students voiced their continued concerns with the student housing development project on West Main Street at a City Council meeting Feb. 17. Students and citizens asked the Council to be more proactive in creating affordable housing solutions for marginalized communities and...

With all seats finally filled, the Civilian Oversight Board is moving past its "trial-run" phase to begin active case work and street-level engagement. The post Seven years in, Charlottesville’s police oversight board is moving forward with its first review of a police internal affairs investigation appeared first...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The first Black female police chief of Charlottesville, Virginia, is now the third female chief in Jackson. At a special meeting on Tuesday, the Jackson City Council confirmed Dr. RaShall Brackney as the city’s next top cop. Brackney was confirmed on a 6-1 vote and...

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting near Albemarle High School that took place back in January.

The No. 1-ranked Cavaliers ventured to Raleigh, N.C., Saturday for the lone individual tournament of the spring, the Richard Sykes Individual hosted by NC State at Lonnie Poole Golf Course. With the change of format in the interlude of their win last week in Puerto Rico and a major event...