Kindness Cafe celebrates six years with community birthday party in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Kindness Cafe is celebrating six years of serving the Charlottesville community with a birthday party this weekend. The nonprofit coffee shop will host its sixth anniversary celebration Saturday, July 11, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at its Brooks Family YMCA location. The event is free and open to
More Scattered Showers & Storms this Weekend. Temps Back Down
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Still more scattered showers and storms this weekend, with temperatures lowering and turning a little less humid, by later Sunday into early next week. Weekend Forecast. Another slow-moving cold front will approach Saturday and then move just to our south into Sunday morning. Partly to mos
CHO Airport hosts electric aircraft transporting manufactured organs
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Charlottesville Albemarle Regional Airport hosted an event celebrating the first conventional takeoff and landing of electric aircraft conducted under the Federal Aviation Administration’s electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). A pair
Police search for suspect in Keswick
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Albemarle County Police are searching for a wanted person in the area of Richmond Rd. and Black Cat Rd. in Keswick, the department announced Saturday morning. The suspect is described as a 36-year-old, light skinned black male, standing 6-foot-2 and weighing 180 pounds....
Two UVA projects to go before Virginia review panel
Buildings under the ownership of the state government must get an endorsement from an appointed body in the Virginia Department of General Services. “The Art and Architectural Review Board (AARB) reviews and advises the Governor on the acquisition and design of works of art, buildings and structures on property owned b
UVA hoops transfer portal superlatives: Biggest steal, highest ceiling and more
Breaking down each member of Virginia basketball's 2026 transfer portal class with different superlatives.
State budget delivers nearly $150 million to JMU for nursing, healthcare expansion
HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — James Madison University will receive nearly $150 million in Virginia’s new state budget to expand nursing education and modernize campus facilities. The budget, approved June 29 by the General Assembly and incorporating Governor Abigail Spanberger’s amendments, provides $146.8 million
UVA Health first in Virginia to offer new treatment for uveal melanoma
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UVA Health is the first hospital in Virginia to offer a new treatment for uveal melanoma, a cancer that begins in the eye and in many cases can spread to the liver. “We know we can’t cure cancer in this setting, but we can get a...
Nelson County Sheriff’s Office welcomes newest members
NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Nelson County Sheriff's Office is introducing some new members. Meet Deputy Rylee Truslow, Deputy Angie Bonner and her four-legged partner, K-9 Banga. Deputy Truslow joined the sheriff's office on June 1, 2026. She's a 2022 graduate of Nelson County High School. The sheriff's...
Former Superintendent failed to notify School Board of Swiney investigation for months
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Albemarle County School Board was not notified of the investigation into allegations of sex crimes against former staffer Michael Swiney until the day before his arrest, multiple officials confirmed to Cville Right Now on Thursday. During the public comment portion of Thursd

















