Charlottesville VA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville will not continue using Flock cameras now that the pilot program has expired, City Manager Sam Sanders announced. The decision comes after months of concern from city council about data privacy and how information collected by police could be accessed or shared beyond...

Dr. Eric Lowe, chair of the EVMS/ODU Department of Pediatrics and CHKD’s Chief Clinical Academic Officer, is denouncing the recent hepatitis B vaccine changes.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Virginia State Police is investigating after an attempted arrest by Augusta County authorities took a violent turn Wednesday night, ending with a deputy wounded by gunfire and the suspect being killed. The shooting happened on the 800 block of Parkersburg Turnpike about two miles west...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Charlottesville Police Department charged 18-year-old Albemarle County resident Nasir Dashawn Walker with two counts of attempted malicious wounding and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon for his role in a September shooting incident in the 1000...

WMRA's "Adoptable Animals of the Week" (for December 17, 2025) features three dogs available at the SPCA in Charlottesville. Hi, I’m Cinnamon Toast Crunch — sweet, spunky, and just a little bit crunchy around the edges (in the best way)! I’ve got that perfect blend of sugar and sass that’ll make every day feel like...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - George Rivera and Christopher “Scar Face” Wilmore are using their boxing gyms to give people the space they need to get back on track. “When they come to us we give them a place where they feel welcome, no body is judging them, nobody is labeling them,” Wartime Fitness Warriors CEO...

There are many steps along the way from a transportation project going from an idea to something actually constructed. On December 10, the Virginia Department of Transportation held a design public hearing for a replacement of a bridge that carries Route 824 across Stockton Creek in western Albemarle County. Route...

Editor’s Note: This article is a humor column. Dec. 17, the University Judiciary Committee announced via “text-blast to the entire school” that they would be suspending the Lighting of the Lawn Committee after they finalized their investigations on allegations of “jolly hazing” that broke after the drone show. After...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – An Augusta County Sheriff’s deputy was shot while attempting to serve an arrest warrant Wednesday night outside of Staunton, the sheriff’s office announced. The suspect was killed, Virginia State Police announced. Deputies went to a location at about 8:38 p.m. to...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Law enforcement has reviewed a threatening mass email sent to schools across the Commonwealth and concluded it was a hoax, Albemarle County Public Schools and Charlottesville City Schools informed families Thursday morning. The threatening email was sent “to many school...