Charlottesville VA

This is the time in Charlottesville’s fiscal cycle when there is active work on three different budgets at once. Finance Director Chris Cullinan is working to close the books on fiscal year 2025 which ended on June 30. He’ll go before the City Council in December to present the results of the audit which will likely...

Nearly 50 years have passed since the United States adopted the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act which set up rules for how solid waste is managed across the county. “RCRA states that ‘solid waste’ means any garbage or refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air...

A local woman is sharing her love of baking with Wenonah Elementary school families sharing fresh bread and other items each month. Lauren Wisherd, owner of Bonobos Bakery on the East Main Street in Waynesboro, reached out to the school with an offer to bake and donate fresh loaves of bread.

Last evening, around 6:00pm, a gathering with candles was observed near the beautiful idea/the nook on the DTM. The event sparked curiosity and led to various discussions on social media platforms, with people trying to decipher the purpose of the gathering.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - A gang member tied to Sureno 13 was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg on Wednesday for selling methamphetamine and possessing firearms. The man, Hector Espinosa, 37, of Stephens City, was sentenced to 240 months, or 20 years, in federal prison, according to a release...

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Appearing on The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger called a University of Virginia agreement with the feds “a weakened pact,” and promised changes are coming to the way the Commonwealth allows its universities to govern themselves....

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Construction is underway at the Dogwood Vietnam Memorial near the 250 Bypass in Charlottesville. The memorial is adding 26 University of Virginia students who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam War. The additions move the total number of servicemen in the memorial to 56. The...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A $5.3 million grant from the Department of Defense is supporting UVA research, building on almost 20 years of understanding of blast-related brain injuries. “We have learned some really important things over the years that are, have brought us to the point where we have a...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Showers will continue into Saturday morning, before drier conditions take hold. General rain amounts a quarter to less than a half inch. How quickly the clouds thin out for some sun, will impact high temperatures. Expecting highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. After a chilly start Sunday,...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. It’s a cloudy and chilly start to the work and school day. Watch for areas of fog during your morning commute. A stalled boundary to our south, will lift north as a warm front, delivering a few showers today. Steadier bands of rain are expected tonight, as we track an area...