‘Small But Mighty Steps’: 11-Year-Old Virginia Boy Wakes After Horrific Sledding Accident
An 11-year-old Virginia boy is clawing his way back after a terrifying winter accident left him unconscious in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, with his family sharing raw, moment-by-moment updates as an entire community stands by his side. Deacon Whitson was injured on Tuesday, Jan. 27, while spending a snowy...
Council agrees to allow scale back of Kindlewood project to 385 total units
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Kindlewood project, a multi-year redevelopment of the former Friendship Court neighborhood, will be scaled back due to rising construction costs and questions over the value of tax credits, Charlottesville City Council determined Monday. Originally planned to be 425 units...
Enterprise Community Development Secures Virginia Affordable Housing Awards
Enterprise Community Development announced significant affordable housing financing awards supporting the creation and preservation of quality homes for families and individuals across Virginia. As part of the record-breaking investment from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development through the...
Former Virginia Tech wide receiver bolts Blacksburg to join CFP program with new coach
Former Virginia Tech wide receiver Micah Matthews committed to James Madison in the Transfer Portal on Tuesday.
We the People: The Legacy of the Rosenwald Schools in Central Virginia
The legacy of the St. John School lives on in the names, stories and faces of those who attended the school in Gordonsville in the early 1900s. “It’s part of our legacy that we share as a community. It all began right here in these classrooms,” said 80-year-old Rebecca Kinney, who attended the St. John School as a...
Snow, ice lead to treacherous rescue assignments for local first responders
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – When an Albemarle resident’s evening hike with their pet in the western portion of the county resulted in the person becoming stranded in icy, mountainous terrain, Albemarle County Fire Rescue’s technical rescue team went to work. “They ended up setting up...
Charlottesville City Council moves to reallocate $469,000 to homeless services
Nearly $500,000 will be funneled into gaps in Charlottesville’s homeless services, thanks to a unanimous vote from Charlottesville City Council.
Support grows for family following Staunton child’s sledding death
A young Staunton boy who died following a sledding accident will be buried on Feb. 7, according to his obituary. Charlie S. Taylor was 11-years-old and a sixth-grader at Shelburne Middle School. In an email to The News Leader, the school said it would not be issuing a statement out of respect for the family. Ruth...
No doubting Tomas
Tomas Valincius is used to people mispronouncing his name. It comes with the territory. Many take the Biblical choice that rhymes with the more traditional Thomas. Others use the more Eastern European nomenclature, which stands to reason. Valincius was raised in a home where English was not the first language. As a...
Everything From Head Coach Ryan Odom In His Monday Media Availability Ahead Of Matchup...
All that Ryan Odom said on Monday afternoon ahead of an ACC matchup
