Charlottesville VA

A Fishersville woman was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 64, per the Albemarle County Police Department. The Albemarle County Police Department, Virginia State Police and Albemarle County Fire Rescue were dispatched to mile marker 109 at approximately 12:51 a.m. Oct. 27, according to police. According to police, a tractor-trailer struck a vehicle, causing the vehicle to collide with a gooseneck trailer traveling in front of it. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Sally Tripp,

A 19-year-old Chesterfield County woman is dead and a Canadian man is facing charges after a late-night crash in Albemarle County.

HARRISONBURG, VA (ROCKTOWN NOW) – Jack Brown’s, the Harrisonburg burger and beer restaurant that has locations nationally, including one in Charlottesville, has been acquired by a Green Shoots Brands, the owners of national chains like Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon, Carvel, Little Caesars and Dave’s Hot Chicken. The Florida investment firm will take control of all 22 Jack Brown locations, according to Green Shoots website.

The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law has identified five cases so far that deceased serologist Mary Jane Burton worked on that it’s investigating for potential wrongful convictions — and that number could go up as the center works through more cases. Corey Parker,...

With Election Day approaching, UVA students have an opportunity to influence who represents Central Virginia in Congress. On November 3rd, voters in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District will choose between Republican incumbent Representative John McGuire, Democratic challenger Tom Perriello, and independent candidate Cooke Harvey. The two primary candidates — Perriello and McGuire — offer different perspectives on the role of the federal government, economic policy, and the country’s political

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia’s Chance Mallory was one of 20 players named to the preseason watch list for the 2027 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday (Oct. 26). The annual Bob Cousy Award, named after the Class...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – One person was shot in an incident Sunday morning in the Taco Bell parking lot on 5th St. following a dispute between two individuals, according to Charlottesville Police Department release. Police are investigating but said there is no active search for a suspect at this time.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – 23-year-old Hnada Mohamad Almualem of Charlottesville died in a single-vehicle crash in Louisa County Saturday evening, Virginia State Police announced Monday. Almualem was a rear-seat passenger in the vehicle when it ran off the right side of Shannon Hill Rd., striking a sign...

Residents of Albemarle County are pushing back against Dominion Energy's plans to rebuild nearly 16 miles of high-voltage transmission lines between Charlottesville and Gordonsville. WMRA's Anjoleigh Schindler reports. Dominion wants to replace existing wooden “H-frame” transmission poles with steel towers that would average twice the height of the current ones....

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Plans for a 24-mile trail connecting Charlottesville to the Blue Ridge Tunnel are taking shape, as Albemarle County works to identify a preferred route for the long-awaited Three Notched Trail. The proposed shared-use path would connect Charlottesville through Crozet and west toward Afton Mountain, giving...