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WAYNESBORO, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Wildlife Center of Virginia has launched its annual online Benefit Auction, giving supporters the chance to bid on exclusive items and experiences while helping fund the care of injured and orphaned wildlife across the Commonwealth. The auction is now open and runs through...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. Get ready for another heatwave. We’ll see partly sunny sky, and hot temperatures today. When you factor in high humidity levels, the real feel conditions ( Heat Index) will feel closer to 100. A isolated shower and storm will be possible later this afternoon into this evening

A pedestrian was struck on Thursday morning, Aug. 6, prompting a traffic alert and a response from emergency crews. The crash happened near the intersection of E. Main Street and Enterprise Avenue, according to the Waynesboro Police Department. Drivers were urged to use caution in the area as emergen…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – For Charlottesville City Manager Sam Sanders, seeing the finish line for the 2000 Holiday Dr. homeless shelter project has been “emotional.”. During an interview with WINA Morning News this week, Sanders said that, after the city purchased the property in November 2025,...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Albemarle County Police Chief Col. Sean Reeves, who has been on medical leave since May 8, has announced his retirement effective Oct. 1, ACPD announced Thursday. Reeves will conclude a career in public service that has spanned over 30 years, including 25 years...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Homeowners in the Monte Vista neighborhood say construction by developer Stanley Martin is damaging their properties, and that city officials have told them any resulting damage is a civil matter. “When we had these big storms this weekend, my neighbors and I were concerned about the...

On July 3, 2026, the Byrd and Carr families of Cobham and Cismont honored Gloria Carr Byrd (widow of Harry F. Byrd) on the occasion of her 90th Birthday Celebration. It was the most wonderful affair that I have ever attended with hors d’oeuvres, full course meal, dancing and a brief program! Several people had Reflecti

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Demolition of the Artful Lodger building began Thursday, August 6, on the west end of Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall. The fate of the space remains under discussion. The site was previously planned to be redeveloped into an apartment complex. The Artful Lodger closed its Charlottesville l

Next year is the 100th anniversary of the purchase of the Michie Tavern by Josephine Henderson, an early pioneer in the field of tourism. The structure was originally located between Earlysville and Free Union, but in 1927 Henderson paid to have it dismantled and moved 16 miles from Buck Mountain to its current locatio

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Gov. Abigail Spanberger will intervene at the State Corporation Commission (SCC) level about the proposed $67 billion merger between Virginia-based Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra, according to a Thursday morning release from the Governor’s Office. Spanberger is expect