Charlottesville VA

Have you been contemplating pet adoption, or simply love perusing adorable pets? A myriad of delightful pets are available for adoption at various animal shelters in the vicinity of troy..

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Virginia Living released its Best of Virginia winners for 2025, including Harrisonburg’s Bar-B-Q Ranch for best barbecue restaurant, one of the many winners in the Shenandoah Valley region, which Governor Glenn Youngkin also recognized. The family-owned restaurant, operating since 1947, is...

STAUNTON, VA (Rocktown Now) — The City of Staunton’s new 1-million-gallon elevated water storage tank at Staunton Crossing has lifted its 264-ton steel bowl. According to a release, the top of the tank now sits approximately 240 feet above the ground. The lift marks a key milestone for Staunton Crossing, the city’s...

FCHS welcomed Deputy Jason Herring as its second School Resource Officer (SRO) alongside Sergeant Joshua Greene. Herring’s office is located near the girls’ bathroom in the Cafeteria. Herring brings years of dedicated service with him, having been in law enforcement since 2007. From 2007-2010, he was a Virginia...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Smithfield and Virginia Tech are teaming up to donate thousands of pounds of food to Feeding Southwest Virginia, supporting people in need. The donation aims to help students and community members in the greater Blacksburg and Charlottesville areas. This marks the fifth year of the effort to fight...

A Charlottesville man is dead after he was ejected from his vehicle as a result of a crash in Albemarle County late Monday morning.

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - A possible plea deal for an attempted murder case involving a teenage boy from Augusta County will no longer happen. Now 17-year-old Kayden Antonio Wallace, who is being charged as an adult, will face a jury after being accused of stabbing a 35-year-old man 10 times this past June.

Recently, a letter from the UVA Office of Undergraduate Admission has sparked a discussion among alumni who have children applying to the university. The letter expressed gratitude for the application and acknowledged the ongoing affinity that graduates often retain for the university. However, it also pointed out...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A new breakthrough treatment born at UVA is giving hope to patients with one of the deadliest forms of blood cancer. The FDA just approved ziftomenid, a once-a-day pill for people with a rare type of acute myeloid leukemia, especially those whose cancer comes back or doesn’t respond to...

Charlottesville is clearing the way for native plants in parks through its Urban Forest Restoration initiative.