Afton man facing abduction, other charges following barricade incident
NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — An Afton man is being held without bond after deputies responding to a welfare check Thursday heard a gunshot from inside a home and learned a woman was allegedly being prevented from leaving, according to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called...
Three-car wreck in Albemarle County leaves one dead, two injured
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A three-car wreck on Route 29, at the interchange with Interstate 64, on Wednesday killed a 85-year-old Stuarts Draft man and injured two other people, Albemarle County Police announced Thursday. Dewitt Hutchinson was a passenger in one of the three cars. He was...
McClellan, Perriello raise alarm on healthcare costs at Charlottesville roundtable
Concerns about the future of healthcare, from rising insurance costs to rural clinics closing, dominated discussions at a Protect Our Care roundtable.
Charlottesville’s newest Omakase comes to North American Sake Brewery
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Virginia’s first and only sake brewery has a new complimentary dining experience – but it’s is booked until November. Led by Chef Yoshihiro Tauchi, Sanga Omakase is a multi-course dining experience where the menu is rewritten based on Tauchi’s inspiration and the freshest ingred
11 Restaurants In Virginia That Became Famous For Just One Thing
Have you ever notice how some restaurants become famous for basically one thing and then just… stick with it? No 47-item personality crisis. No desperate need to reinvent the menu every six months. Just one dish people will drive across the state for, argue about online, and casually bring...
Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken opens on West Main Street
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken is officially open for business on West Main Street. The restaurant sits where Kung Fu Tea used to be, next to Starbucks and Q-Noodles. It is also the 500th Bonchon location worldwide. “They told me and I was freaking out in the...
Virginia localities rethink Flock camera use
(The Center Square) – Virginia localities are reconsidering automated license plate readers as communities weigh their crime-fighting benefits against concerns over privacy, data sharing and compliance with a new state law. Lynchburg last week temporarily shut off all 15 of its fixed Flock Safety cameras while the Poli
Opening Convocation welcomes new students to Grounds
Marking one of the first major milestones of a new student’s University experience, the Opening Convocation and Honor Induction took place Sunday evening on the Lawn. The ceremony formally welcomed the University community's newest members, bringing together around 4,000 first-year and transfer students. To many attend
Seven-story student housing building in Fifeville clears administrative hurdle
A proposal to build a seven-story building in Fifeville moved closer toward construction on August 20 when Charlottesville city staff approved a key document required for the project to proceed. “This Development Plan shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of approval or until August...
Council votes to convey land in Belmont to facilitate 13-unit development
Developer Nicole Scro is working on several projects across the City of Charlottesville that take advantage of higher residential density allowed by the zoning code adopted in late 2023. One of them is a 13-unit development on two parcels, separated by a narrow strip of city-owned land, on Palatine Avenue in Belmont.
