Charlottesville VA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Heather Heyer Way, a portion of 4th Steet in Downtown Charlottesville, was closed on Wednesday, August 12, to mark nine years since Heyer was murdered during the Unite the Right rally. The closure ran from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. James Alex Fields Jr. is serving...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Country music icon Willie Nelson is on the road again, and his traves will bring him to Charlottesville next month. The 14-time Grammy Award winner will play at Ting Pavilion on the Downtown Mall on Sept. 20, according to an announcement from the venue.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Researchers at UVA Health have identified a drug that may reverse brain changes caused by the stress of surgery, anesthesia and intensive care, according to new findings from the university. Postoperative delirium can affect people of any age but is particularly common in older and frail..

From the home she’s owned on Azalea Drive since 2017, Casey Gioeli watched the trucks roll in and the trees come down. Several weeks earlier, Stanley Martin Homes began construction on Azalea Springs: 45 new Fry’s Spring homes squeezed into a steep, thickly forested 7.6-acre ravine between Azalea Drive and Monte Vista

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions awarded the 2026 Robert W. Baker Achievement Award to the recently retired chairman of the Albemarle-Charlottesville Thomas Jefferson Planning District, Keith Smith. According to a release from the Virginia Association of

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Ragged Mountain Running & Walking Shop co-owner Audrey Lorenzoni Sackson is preparing to walk 25 miles for a cause close to her heart – raising funds and awareness for Innisfree Village. Sackson will walk 25 miles, a 1/2 mile for each of...

The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport says operations have returned to normal after Monday night’s heavy rain and thunderstorms caused damage.

AFTON, Va. (WVIR) -The Rockfish Valley Community Center is making a push to finish a 14-year transformation project and is asking the public for help. The total cost of the project is $64,000. The center has raised $33,000 so far and needs to raise $20,000 more to unlock a matching grant of the same amount.

How was his English?” an unseen man asks Greene County sheriff’s deputy Capt. Brian Shifflett, as he climbs back into his cruiser a little after 11am on June 23. “Pretty good,” says Shifflett. He’s just pulled over a driver, supposedly for speeding in rainy conditions on a rural road near Stanardsville. But Shifflett a

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - JABA’s Friends in School Helping program (FISH) is looking for volunteers across Central Virginia for the upcoming school year. The free program pairs trained mentors with students from pre-school through high school to support them academically and emotionally. Winter Broadhurst, assistan