Charlottesville VA

The Albemarle Planning Commission has recommended denial of a developer’s second request to fill in a portion of the floodplain in order to build a commercial building in the county’s Broadway Blueprint. The Commission had voted 4 to 3 in April 2025 to recommend approval of Elemental Ecotech’s...

In yet another test of the city’s new zoning code, the Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review has denied a necessary permit required for the current design of an apartment complex. The December 16 vote against the certificate of appropriateness was 6 to 1. On December 31, an attorney for...

In Orange County Circuit Court on Tuesday, Nathan Daniel Loflin, of Orange, pled guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to fraudulently obtain welfare in the form of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for his then girlfriend and now wife, April Elizabeth Bates Loflin. In November April Loflin...

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - An Augusta County woman was charged as the result of a drug investigation at Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, according to a release from the Albemarle County Police Department.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) — Kimberly Sheffield has been appointed as the Jefferson School Foundation’s new Executive Director, the foundation’s Board of Directors announced on Monday. “Kimberly Sheffield understands the heart of this institution and the community it serves,” Board Chair Martin V. Burks...

The transfer portal has not been super kind to Virginia through the first few days, but they got a big win today. Linebacker Maddox Marcellus is going to re-si

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - A former Air Force musician now animal communicator, Kathy Boyer has released a new book that intertwines her life with the animals who accompanied her, titled 'Memoir of a Crazy Cat Lady: My Journey from Air Force Musician to Animal Communicator’.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW)- Three Virginia wrestlers placed in the Top 10 finishes at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. over the weekend, led by Gable Porter taking fifth at 141 pounds and Colton Washleski ending up fifth at 157. Kyren Butler finished seventh at 141, with his lone...

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville has earned international recognition for its work across Central Virginia.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Trees on the Downtown Mall are getting a fresh trim for the new year. Charlottesville Parks and Recreation is cutting back some of the trees on the Downtown Mall as part of their yearly maintenance. Workers are removing dead branches and doing structural pruning on trees...