Charlottesville VA

While many communities in the Commonwealth rely on groundwater or rivers, Charlottesville gets its water from rain and snow melt which, in the age of climate change, is hard to predict. That’s why the local water authority is using dynamite to clear a path for six and a half miles of pipe to connect a large but shallow

City Council’s May 4 vote to award “The Mark at Charlottesville” a necessary Certificate of Appropriateness for construction cannot be reversed, City Attorney John Maddux explained at the Council’s first regular meeting of the month July 20. The planned, seven-story luxury apartment in the historically Black...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Virginia National Bank is celebrating its 28th anniversary this Wednesday, marking another year of serving its valuable customers. As the bank celebrates this milestone, three longtime employees shared some of their experiences working for VNB and how it has changed over the yea

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – As Albemarle County Public School students enjoy the final weeks of summer break, nearly 180 new teachers are already hard at work preparing for the upcoming school year through the school division’s annual New Teacher Academy, which began Monday. The multi-day orientation...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Bright red tomatoes spilled across vendors’ tables as festivalgoers wandered through the closed-off stretch of Graves Street, sampling fresh slices of heirloom tomatoes, browsing tomato-inspired artwork and snapping photos in outfits that ranged from subtle red accents to full t

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - Four juveniles are facing felony charges after a string of crimes including damaged property, vehicle break-ins and a stolen vehicle report in Waynesboro, according to police. The incidents were reported June 10 and 11 in the 600 blocks of South Linden Avenue and South Magnolia Avenue...

The situation at the Rivanna Trail encampments is reaching a boiling point, with a viral video of a man (who has since been identified as a white supremacist who believes Heather Heyer’s killer should be free) walking through the area. The video, along with the death of an unhoused man living at the site, a tent fire,

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Postal workers and supporters gathered at Charlottesville’s downtown post office Tuesday, July 28, hoping to deliver a message to Congress. Demonstrators advocated for continued federal funding of the U.S. Postal Service and raised awareness about the implications privatization of the mail

Tucked deep on Tuesday night’s Greene County Board of Supervisors agenda but way before Matters from the Public was a board discussion on what some county residents deemed “radical” by-law changes.  Chair Steve Catalano (Stanardsville District) claimed during board discussion the changes came about at the urging of the

RICHMOND, VA (AP) – A report released Tuesday shows Old Dominion University did not ask a student about his criminal history before or after readmitting him, that before he opened fire in an ROTC class in March that injured two students and killed Army veteran instructor and Charlottesville native, Lt. Col. Brandon Sha