Charlottesville VA

Tickets are now on sale for the Tidewater Current, a new Virginia Breeze intercity bus route scheduled to launch April 20. The service marks the first east-west transit option in the network, connecting Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads with Richmond, Charlottesville and the Shenandoah Valley.

In Charlottesville, city staff and community partners are working multiple housing projects in an effort to both meet the growing demand and limit potential displacement. Plans are underway on a low-barrier shelter, as well as a mixed-use development and affordable housing project. Each proposal needs approval from...

MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA (Rocktown Now) – UPDATE: 11:42am: All lanes of I-81 have reopened, and authorities say the truck will remain in the median for removal later Tuesday (3/31) evening. Dispatched just after 9:00 AM, crews responded from Harrisonburg Fire Department Station 2 (Pleasant Valley Road) Rockingham County...

Northrop Grumman is asking Virginia for an environmental permit for small-scale emissions related to its new facility in Waynesboro. The new manufacturing facility sits on 87 acres and could employ up to 330 people at full capacity, according to the Northrop Grumman's website page on the Waynesboro location ....

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — Dogs and cats of all ages, breeds and sizes, and even small critters are available through area animal rescues and shelters, as well as opportunities to help homeless animals through foster programs, donations and help with fundraisers and other family-friendly activities. Contact...

Is college worth it? Ultimately, the answer depends on what a person wants to do in the future and how they feel about college itself. Some students drop out because it’s either too difficult or not what they expected. Others stay all four years and graduate successfully. When looking...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Good morning. We’ll see mostly cloudy sky and breezy conditions today. Despite the clouds, a steady southwest breeze will warm temperatures into the low 70s. Temperatures will continue to warm into the 80s, over the next few days. Meanwhile, we are tracking a cold front. Scattered...

UVA Health is honoring its more than 1,000 physicians on National Doctors’ Day by donating $10,000 each to six Virginia nonprofits in Charlottesville, Culpeper and Northern Virginia. “Every day at hospitals and outpatient clinics across Virginia, our physicians provide excellent, compassionate care to thousands of...

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Verona man who was arrested last summer on rape charges will have to wait another two months before going to trial. The trial for Bryan Glenn Andes was supposed to start this morning in Augusta County Circuit Court, but according to online records, it was delayed until May 19,...

There’s a lot of safety testing for each new part used in a car, and a lot of that research goes on at the University of Virginia.