First Alert: Intense Heat & Humidity, Scattered Storms
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. It’s a warm and humid start to the day. A heat Advisory is in effect for most of the region until 8pm this evening. While afternoon high temperatures will warm into the mid to upper 90s, the Heat Index is expected to be well above 100. We are tracking a cold front to our west
Indivisible Charlottesville to host community gathering highlighting civic engagement
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Community members are invited to gather for an evening of food, civic engagement and entertainment as Indivisible Charlottesville hosts a community potluck and concert watch party on Sunday. The event, which marks the one-year anniversary of No Kings Day, is designed to bring...
Meet Big Mama: Massive horse rescued from slaughter is ‘ready to be loved on’
Big Mama stands 6 ft. 7 in. tall and is one of the world's largest female horses. Meet the rescue that saved her from slaughter.
Car break-ins target apartments on West Main Street near UVA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Thieves are smashing windows and stealing from cars parked outside apartment complexes near the University of Virginia. A number of car break-ins have occurred in parking garages on West Main Street. Renters at the apartments in the area say their cars were broken into and their belongings
In Albemarle County, Park’s Edge residents endure stinking floods, rat infestations, fire hazards
“My toilet is leaking and draining all over my floor. In the master bedroom, with an odor,” Park’s Edge resident Lanika Hester emailed to her property manager at 9:55 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. A foul-smelling substance — maybe sewage? — was spewing from the sink in the apartment next door, she wrote. It […]
Friends of Downtown release schedule for mall’s 50th birthday bash
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – After being talked about publicly for months by city leaders, the itinerary for the 50th birthday bash for the Downtown Mall on July 3 has been released by Friends of Downtown Charlottesville. “The final brick was laid on July 3, 1976 as a...
Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority work session tonight
The Board of Commissioners for the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority had been scheduled to meet tonight at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers for a work session but the meeting was canceled in the later afternoon. While the agenda had not been posted online, this newsletter is on the...
Braeburn to Colonial road paved with anticipation
Virginia trainers eager for Colonial Downs meet to kick off. It’s a two-hour drive from the Braeburn Training Center in Crozet, Virginia, to Colonial Downs: a rolling voyage through young Virginia timber broken up by occasional farm fields before passing through Richmond, and plenty of time to ponder. “It’s...
Kentucky’s Upcoming Visit To Virginia Stirs Memories Of Wildcats’ Last Visit
Don’t know about you, but I think it’s exciting that Virginia is matched up with a home game against blue blood Kentucky in this season’s ACC/SEC Challenge. We are depending on our faithful readers and new readers to support our endeavor to deliver you the best and complete coverage of UVA.
Charlottesville police plan July 4 fireworks show for neighborhood after 2025 shooting
The Charlottesville police are partnering with the Tonsler League and DJ Runway for the July 4 event at Tonsler Park.

















