Charlottesville VA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Foothills Child Advocacy Center and the Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA) have announced their plans to co-locate at a new shared space located at 154 Hansen Road, Unit 201 in Charlottesville. Moving to one shared location will allow both organizations “to better support...

Interesting tidbit from the second installment of the “Inside Virginia Athletics” podcast that dropped last week: UVA Athletics is now requiring student-athletes to sign “binding” contracts. “These contracts, these agreements, you just have to have them, and that is that is going to continue to evolve...

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - After years of neighbor advocacy, last October, Albemarle Supervisors closed the gate to cars on Free Bridge Lane, a cut-through road near Darden Towe Park. Then began a one-year trial, during which Albemarle County said tens of thousands of people used the promenade, whether for...

PALMYRA, Va. (WVIR) - A new butterfly house in Palmyra’s Pleasant Grove Park is giving central Virginia’s pollinators a new home. The butterfly house is a project of the Fluvanna Master Gardeners and Rivanna Master Naturalists and is an extension of the Wildlife Habitat Restoration Project at the park.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - First Alert Weather Day Thursday afternoon and evening, for the threat of flash flooding and isolated severe with scattered storms. A Flood Watch is posted for portions of the Central Virginia Piedmont. Still hot and humid Thursday with storms developing by afternoon, as a slow moving,...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Back-to-school time is approaching, and Charlottesville is getting ready to celebrate. The 13th annual back-to-school bash hits the Ting Pavilion on the Downtown Mall on Saturday, August 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. Families who registered ahead of time can grab free backpacks, meet school...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The courts at Boar’s Head Resort may be quiet now but soon, they’ll be filled with energy, laughter, and plenty of encouragement. ACEing Autism is gearing up for its first session in Charlottesville and it’s looking for participants to help make it happen.

As summer draws to an end, it's apple orchard time here in Central Virginia. Apples are a treat parents can feel good about sharing with their kids. Apples are packed with vitamins and fiber, but low in calories. Now's the time to start planning for fall family fun at one of these orchards.

Albemarle County is joining the long list of schools expanding its school zone speed camera program for safety reasons.

In the rolling hills of central Virginia sits a white clapboard building that might not catch your eye if you didn’t know better – but the parking lot packed with cars sporting license plates from across the Commonwealth tells a different story. BBQ Exchange in Gordonsville has become...