Traffic Advisory: Road Closure – Preston Avenue
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Permitted utility construction work will occur within Preston Avenue between Rugby Road and 10th Street NW from 12:00 AM (midnight) to 6:00 AM, beginning Monday, March 2 and is expected to last through Friday, March 6 (weather permitting). Motorists are advised to follow posted detours,...
Play of the Week: Bruce Thornton does it all—in one play— against Virginia
Though Ohio State didn’t come away with the win in the Nashville Hoops Showdown this weekend in Tennessee, they kept it close against the No. 15 team in the country, even without the Buckeyes’ starting guard John Mobley Jr., who was ruled out indefinitely with a hand injury.
City Council to consider $10-million-plus 2025 surplus destiny
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Charlottesville City Council will begin deciding what to do with $10,001,875.49 of surplus from the 2025 budget to be distributed in 2026 during its Tuesday night meeting. Of that, $8.5-million is “unrestricted” and staff recommends that be allocated as it has been in...
55-year-old man missing out of Greene County since January
The Greene County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to find a 55-year-old man that has been missing since January.
WHSV First Alert Forecast: Mid-Day — Feb. 16, 2026
Meteorologist Cody Barnhart shares a look at viewer photos of melting snow as temperatures rise this week, plus more of your forecast for the day ahead.
Spanberger announces grants to restore Brownfield sites, including Waynesboro and New Market
RICHMOND, VA (Rocktown Now) — Governor Abigail Spanberger has announced that eight Virginia localities will receive nearly 1.6 million dollars in Site Remediation Grants from the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund. The awards allow local governments to restore and redevelop...
The Pork Belly At This No-Frills Restaurant In Virginia Is Out-Of-This-World Delicious
There’s a moment when you bite into perfectly smoked meat that time seems to stop – that’s exactly what happens at Barbeque Exchange in Gordonsville, Virginia. The smoke hits your nose before you even walk through the door, a siren song of hickory and applewood that’s practically criminal in its ability to make your...
Hundreds come to see the UVA Presidents’ Day Declaration at the Dome
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A line extended well into the corridor of the West Lawn waiting to get into the building and up the stairs to the Rotunda Room for at look at one of the two original copies of the Declaration of Independence the University’s creator, Thomas Jefferson, wrote.
Rare Declaration of Independence copy draws crowds to UVA Rotunda
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Hundreds of visitors lined up at the University of Virginia’s Rotunda on Monday, February 16 to view one of the nation’s earliest printed copies of the Declaration of Independence. The rare document is one of just 26 surviving Dunlap Broadsides, and was displayed to...
The bardo invites Charlottesville to step into the in-between
The bardo, a newly opened gallery-café nestled Downtown, took its first step into Charlottesville’s arts scene and welcomed visitors seeking an afternoon of calm reflection Jan. 31 during its grand opening. The space bridges the line between art and community as its patrons can enjoy coffee, baked goods and carefully...
