Nelson named new Orange PD Chief
Interim Orange Town Manager, Chris Snider, announced Friday that the town has promoted Deputy Chief Rebecca Davis Nelson to the position of Chief of Police. In October 2002, Deputy Chief Nelson was hired as a part-time police officer/community service officer and has worked herself through the ranks...
64-year-old man arrested after armed robberies at Albemarle mall
A 64-year-old Charlottesville man is facing multiple charges after police say he robbed multiple businesses at an Albemarle County mall at gunpoint.
ACPD charges Verona woman in connection with jail drug investigation
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A Verona woman has been charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail. The Albemarle County Police Department charged Brooke A. Maddox, 32, with one felony count of delivering a controlled substance to a prisoner after a drug...
Rabid raccoon in Staunton, Va., sparks rabies alert reminder
STAUNTON, Va. (WFXR) – The Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) collected a raccoon from a residential area that tested positive for rabies. CSHD wants to remind the community to keep their pets vaccinated for rabies. Rabies is linked to a virus that attacks the nervous system and can be deadly to humans and...
Popitos Pizza opens second location
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Popitos Pizza is expanding to Charlottesville. The shop has had a location in Albemarle County since 2022 and expanded to Charlottesville this week. It is co-owned by Lauren and Ray Zayas, who started Popitos in their backyard. They say they’re looking forward to taking advantage of...
After marathon loss, No. 21 Virginia tries to bounce back vs. NC State
NC State (10-4, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat visiting Wake Forest 70-57 on Wednesday, a result that was the Wolfpack's second-best defensive outing in terms of points allowed. Virginia (11-2, 0-1) had a more taxing outing in its ACC opener, falling 95-85 in three overtimes at Virginia Tech on Wednesday....
Fine Art and Craftsman Alan Box Levine
“I’m always having a conversation with myself between art and craft. Art is for the heart and craft for the wallet,” says fine artist and fine craftsman Alan Box Levine in his studio at the McGuffey Art Center In Charlottesville, Va. “Art is a window to the world. It has nothing to do with money. I also restore old...
It’s in the numbers — so this engineer wants data to work for us...
As a kid, Ckalib Nelson loved problem solving. He would even fix his grandmother’s computer for her. These days, he works as a business intelligence engineer who applies his technical skills to build public data platforms. His first project was the Charlottesville Crime Dashboard, which anyone can use to explore the...
Morning Clouds, Then Clearing & Seasonal
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. It’s a cloudy and cold start to the day. We’ll see partly sunny sky, and breezy conditions this afternoon. Temperatures will warm into the mid to upper 40s. Meanwhile, we are tracking an area of low pressure to our south. Clouds develop tonight, and a few rain and snow...
Look Back 2025 #2: Another year, another larger budget in Charlottesville
City Manager Sam Sanders often says that Charlottesville is a locality that punches above its own weight. 2025 was certainly a year where the City Council was willing to keep doing more than what most localities do to provide housing and appeared to demand more. The five elected officials are...
