UVA to test if MRI can reveal undetected brain injuries in soldiers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have received a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to test whether a cutting-edge magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner can identify now-undetectable brain injuries in soldiers exposed to blasts....
Marie “Mama” Whitten Remembered at Track Reunion
Teacher, coach, co-worker, driving instructor, Mama. These are the names Marie Whitten was known by, but the things she will be most remembered for are her ability to see the positive in everyone, her role model as a coach and mentor, and her sense of humor. Whitten died July 28.
Nation’s Top Center Narrows Recruitment to Five Schools, Including Virginia
The top center recruit in the nation has narrowed his recruitment to five schools and Virginia is among them. Arafan Diane, the No. 1 center recruit in the coun
Fire damages three vehicles in Market Street garage
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Three total vehicles are damaged after one caught fire Saturday afternoon in the Market Street Parking Garage. CFD was dispatched at 4:09 p.m. to a car on fire with flames visible on the second floor. The first fire units arrived shortly after and found a 2012 GMC Acadia with...
Albemarle’s deputy fire chief is now Charlottesville’s emergency management coordinator
As Albemarle County seeks a new fire chief, there is at least one internal candidate who will likely not apply. John Oprandy, the county’s former deputy chief of emergency management, has taken on a new role for the City of Charlottesville. City Manager Sam Sanders announced on September 2...
Charlottesville area bears brunt in survey of food costs forcing Virginians into debt
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A survey done for DC-based Share Our Strength’s No Did Hungry Virginia campaign shows rising food costs are putting nearly half — 45% — of Virginians into debt, and the challenge is even more pronounced in the Charlottesville area. The survey finds for families with kids in...
Harrisonburg police investigating alleged armed robbery; no threat to the public
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The Harrisonburg Police Department is currently investigating an alleged armed robbery. A call of the incident originated in the 100 block of Lewis Street in Harrisonburg. As this investigation is ongoing, Harrisonburg spokesperson, Michael Parks said that officers will likely be in the...
The Gigantic Secondhand Shop In Virginia Where You Can Shop All Day For Just...
Your grandmother’s attic called, and it moved to Harrisonburg – except this time it’s the size of a warehouse and everything’s actually organized. Gift and Thrift isn’t just another thrift store tucked between a nail salon and a sandwich shop. This is the kind of...
Countryside: Bobcats Are Our Neighbors, Even If We Don’t See Them
Few of us have encountered a bobcat, but almost all of us have been near this secretive animal. “They’re our neighbors, even if we don’t see them,” said Nicole Gorman, the Virginia Tech Ph.D. candidate conducting the Bobcat Movement Ecology Project in Albemarle County. The project includes Virginia Tech researchers...
Rivanna River pedestrian bridge once again misses out on federal funding
For the third time in a row, a project to build a pedestrian bridge across the Rivanna River has failed to qualify for federal funding. “We unfortunately did not receive the RAISE grant that we applied for the Rivanna River pedestrian bridge,” said Taylor Jenkins, director of transportation at the Thomas Jefferson...
