Charlottesville VA

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - While you were sleeping last night, 22-year-old Xavier Dillard was using every last bit of energy to accomplish something he’s worked on for years: breaking a Guinness World Records title by completing 12,412 pull-ups in 24 hours. He started at 10 a.m. Saturday and finished...

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - After seven years of serving the Friendly City, AJ’s Gentlemen’s Barbershop is growing beyond city limits to a brand new location in the City of Staunton. AJ Jalal, founder and CEO of the gentlemen’s barbershop, was putting together the finishing touches before the grand...

Virginia Tech got a Crystal Ball prediction to flip Virginia Class of 2027 wide receiver Demarcus Brown.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - 100 Black Men of Central Virginia awarded $59,000 in scholarships Saturday morning to high school seniors across Central Virginia. The nonprofit works to uplift young men and their learning while eliminating educational gaps. Saturday’s scholarships are part of that mission and a celebration of students and their accomplishments.

This corner of Virginia’s Piedmont region does not look like a food destination at first glance. But behind its calm streets, a surprising food scene has been growing for years. Locals have built something unique, shaped by passion rather than trends or big names. Small kitchens, local farms, and...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The national average cost to fill up your gas tank went down this week. The price is still the highest it’s been in the last three years. Part of the drop in price is due to the price of crude oil going down. AAA says...

(Gray News) - Gray Media and WVIR are launching the Star-Spangled Sing-Off, a contest that invites Americans to send in their best a cappella rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” for a chance to win a big prize. The contest’s winner will get an all-expenses-paid trip to Nashville to...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A Charlottesville church says it is finally getting answers after weeks of trying to fix a damaged utility pole sitting outside its building. The issue is located right outside the Historic Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, on the corner of 12th Street and Rosser Avenue. According to Pastor Nehemiah Brown, the pole was struck by a car and has...

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Chandler Snyder has been convicted of child neglect after a three-day trial. Snyder was facing two counts of child neglect and one count of malicious wounding after police allege he had abused his two-year old daughter. A preschool teacher corroborated that claim, according to Staunton police.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UVA Health is the first hospital in the Mid-Atlantic to offer wireless pacemakers to patients. “The beauty of this new system is that it is the first kind of leadless pacemaker that paces, is capable of pacing the left bottom chamber of the heart, left ventricle, which is in effect the most important chamber of the heart because it squeezes...