Charlottesville VA

Seven people were displaced after a fire last night at an apartment community located near the University of Virginia. Albemarle County Fire Rescue responded to University Heights on Colonnade Drive for an accidental cooking fire at approximately 9:30 p.m. When fire crews arrived, smoke was showing from one of the...

I stumbled into Gordonsville Ice House on a Tuesday afternoon when my stomach was growling louder than my car engine, and honestly, I had no idea what I was walking into. Tucked away on North Main Street in tiny Gordonsville, this place doesn’t scream for attention like those neon chain restaurants you see off every...

There are many ways to enjoy the gorgeous natural landscapes of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley, from hikes to scenic drives to some of the most stunning stargazing in Virginia at Shenandoah National Park. As the weather turns colder throughout the region, a particularly comfortable way to enjoy...

Recently, rumors have been circulating on social media about a possible sighting of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the Pantops area. The source of the rumor, deemed credible by some, claimed that the officers were spotted at a local Wawa gas station. The speculation has sparked a flurry of...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The city of Charlottesville is celebrating the opening of the Rugby Avenue shared use path. The path extends from Westwood Road to the skate park ramp near McIntire Park. Construction began in April and was completed in October. The path provides a safer and more accessible...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Tobacco Free Community Coalition will be on the Downtown Mall on Thursday, November 20, for the Great American Smokeout, offering support and resources for people interested in quitting tobacco. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. near Violet Crown, where visitors will...

Last Friday, the premier event of the Fall semester arrived with style at the Forum Hotel. The 2025 PILA Silent Auction provided students with some necessary relief from the pre-Thanksgiving stress by breaking up Never-Ending-November with a fleeting moment where they could tear up the dance floor just like they did...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Irina Tsiberman, the wife of Spotswood High School Girls Junior Varsity soccer coach, Treyvon Medley-Green, is continuing to recover not only after giving birth, but also after doctors discovered a tumor in the mother’s brain that required emergency surgery just days after initially being...

Charlottesville City Council created an affordable housing fund in 2007 that has been used for a variety of projects over the years. Fourteen years later, another generation of elected officials adopted an affordable housing plan that made a moral commitment to spend $10 million a year to maintain and create new units.

PALMYRA, Va. (WVIR) - Caring for Creatures animal sanctuary is building a new dog building out of recycled materials. The building is made of 90% recycled materials, including 25,000 plastic bottles. Stephanie Cimillo, a CFC board member, says the decision to choose this kind of building was easy. “I myself...