Charlottesville VA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A Charlottesville church says it is finally getting answers after weeks of trying to fix a damaged utility pole sitting outside its building. The issue is located right outside the Historic Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, on the corner of 12th Street and Rosser Avenue. According to Pastor Nehemiah Brown, the pole was struck by a car and has...

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Chandler Snyder has been convicted of child neglect after a three-day trial. Snyder was facing two counts of child neglect and one count of malicious wounding after police allege he had abused his two-year old daughter. A preschool teacher corroborated that claim, according to Staunton police.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UVA Health is the first hospital in the Mid-Atlantic to offer wireless pacemakers to patients. “The beauty of this new system is that it is the first kind of leadless pacemaker that paces, is capable of pacing the left bottom chamber of the heart, left ventricle, which is in effect the most important chamber of the heart because it squeezes...

Rate by 2 cents  leaving county with less than $200K buffer  Greene County Board of Supervisors held public hearings Tuesday night, including Calendar Year 2026 Tax Rates and Fiscal Year 2027.  Following the public hearing and board discussion, the supervisors adopted the tax rates and passed the resolution to set the percentage of tax relief for 2026 as authorized by the Personal Property Tax...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Protesters took to Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall Friday, May 1, marching against billionaires and powerful corporations. “This is kind of just, like, living proof that it is working,” said Ian Powers, a high school sophomore. Powers said he has been to several protests, and he...

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One of the nation’s top point guards in the recruiting class of 2028 has an offer from Ryan Odom’s Virginia program. A composite 5-star by the major national recruiting services, this 16-year-old is already turning heads on a national stage and his offer list is about to explode.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A middle school in Orange County is taking a closer look at its past—bringing renewed attention to its roots as a school that once served Black students. At Prospect Heights Middle School, a new plaque now sits on campus, offering context and recognition to a...

If you’ve driven fast past the Madison County High School speed enforcement zone on U.S. Route 29 since Wednesday, expect a ticket in the mail soon.  The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced via Facebook that it has begun enforcement via the newly installed speed cameras.  The sheriff’s office began a 30-day warning period on March 30.  “We will begin issuing summonses to those...

The 2027 budget resolution has been adopted by the Board of Supervisors at its meeting on April 28, 2026, by an unanimous vote.  The Board of Supervisors is responsible for spending taxpayer dollars wisely and efficiently providing needed services while protecting the pocketbooks of county taxpayers through minimizing taxes.  As citizens and businesses struggle to control spending in inflationary periods, the county faces the...