Charlottesville VA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Arbor Day is often associated with planting new trees, but in Charlottesville, the work does not stop once they are in the ground. Van Yahres Tree Company, in partnership with ReLeaf Cville, is revisiting trees already planted across the Woolen Mills neighborhood, making sure they continue to grow and stay healthy.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - An Albemarle 17-year-old is behind bars and faces five charges connected to a drive-by shooting on Solomon Road in December of 2024. According to an Albemarle County Police Department news release, officers arrest the teen on Friday, April 24, and charged him with attempted malicious wounding, gang participation and three gun crimes. No one was hurt in...

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office said a Waynesboro man is in custody after a pursuit and search warrant execution earlier this month. On April 17, an ACSO deputy attempted to serve 33-year-old Brandon William Fitzner numerous probation violation warrants out of Madison County. While doing so, Fitzner had exited through a window, got into a vehicle, and fled...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A 24-year-old man wanted in connection with last week’s shooting on Old Preston Ave. is still at-large and the Charlottesville Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating him. Kevin Desjuan Anderson is wanted on two counts of malicious...

GROTTOES, VA (Rocktown Now) — Firefighters battled a significant house fire Thursday in a wooded area of Augusta County. Division Chief Colten Lotts said- that, around 1pm, units were dispatched on reports of a heavy column of smoke on the 300-block of Paine Run Road in Grottoes. “When the...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society is partnering with the Tom Tom Festival to give people a closer look at Charlottesville’s past through guided walking tours along the Downtown Mall. The tours take participants on an eight-block route through the heart of downtown, highlighting early businesses...

After months of hard work, Renaissance High School students have completed their second annual collaborative project with UVA.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. It’s a great start to the work and school day. We’ll see partly sunny sky and breezy conditions. Temperatures will warm into the low to mid 80s this afternoon. There is a chance for an isolated shower, but nothing widespread is expected. That will change during the day Saturday. An approaching cold front will deliver scattered showers and storms...

Malachi Fields built his journey through patience, setbacks, and steady belief in his path. His story doesn’t begin with hype or headlines but with quiet growth and overlooked moments. From high school quarterback to reliable college receiver, he reshaped his identity over time. That evolution says a lot about where he comes from and what drives him. Where is Malachi Fields From?Malachi Fields...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The University of Virginia has received a little more than half a million dollars to expand its food waste reduction and prevention programs. The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has provided UVA with $536,539, funds that originate from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program, to continue building food rescue and composting efforts.