Charlottesville VA

Central Virginia hides a train tunnel you can walk straight through. The Blue Ridge Tunnel cuts under Afton Mountain near Rockfish Gap, running 4,273 feet end to end, close to eight-tenths of a mile. Trains rumbled through here for decades. Today the crushed-stone trail stretches about 2.25 miles from one...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Hemp businesses in Virginia are now required to follow stricter rules governing how hemp products are made and sold in the state. As of Aug. 15, any product containing more than 2 milligrams of THC cannot be manufactured or sold as a hemp product in Virginia.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Current and former Virginia swimmers competing on opposite sides of the globe last week put up several peerless times across their respective meets, including three world records. At the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris, UVA second year Sara Curtis, representing Tea

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The Albemarle County Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place Saturday night. ACPD officers were dispatched to the 200-block of Harvest Drive around 11:30 p.m. following a report of a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, officers were unable to determine if a crime had

An eco-tourism project planned around canines has been given approval from planning commission members in Greene County. The non profit Piper Foundation presented the proposal for their 300 acre campus that will provide a vacation spot for sheep dogs and similar breeds and their owners along with serving low income fam

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Two people have been arrested following a burglary investigation in the Wintergreen area, according to authorities. 21-year-old Ethan William Garfield and 38-year-old Amanda Lynn Helon, both of Afton, Virginia, have been arrested in connection to two home burglaries, according to the Winterg

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A Charlottesville Police Department K-9 Unit dog, Blue, died the evening of August 16. Blue was found unresponsive in a Charlottesville police vehicle at his handler’s home in Greene County before he was pronounced deceased. According to the CPD website, Officer Darius Nash was Blue’s...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - More than a hundred people filled IX Park Saturday for Soul of Cville, a celebration of culture, community, and the young people shaping its future. This year’s theme was Future Heirlooms: We Are the Ancestors. “We are really paving the platform for our youth. We...

Aiden Nichols of Troop 111 is leading a multiweek effort to improve Camp Crockett with a new path, tent pads, and signs, backed by donations from Lowe’s, local supporters, and a private gravel donor. The post ▶︎Eagle Scout Project Aims Refurb of Camp Crockett first appeared on The Piedmont Journal Recorder .

Written by: Sam OrlandoAugusta County Sheriff's Office Legal Woes GrowCHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA – The legal woes of the Augusta County Sheriff's Office keep growing. A lawsuit...