Charlottesville VA

RED FLAG WARNING – DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TODAY. At least one brush / wildfire has been reported Sunday morning in Nelson along Rockfish River Rd. Conditions continue to be very dangerous for wildfires across the entire area. URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE. National Weather Service Baltimore...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Friday is here! Another sunny day, the winds have calmed and the temperatures will reach the low to mid 60s. It’s a great day, so go out and enjoy it!. WEEKEND FORECAST. We’ve got another warmer weekend on the way, temperatures will warm into the...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority’s installation of a large water pipe is going to necessitate flagging operations and temporary lane closures beginning Sunday night, for four nights at the Fontaine Ave./Lewis Street intersection. Right now, there is a flagger at the...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville hosted its 12th annual Rake-A-Thon on Saturday, November 15, drawing hundreds of volunteers to raise money and support for affordable housing in Central Virginia. . “This is a really great way to engage a lot of people in one day in...

The City of Charlottesville asks residents to take part in two public surveys from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The surveys are part of the Project Pipeline transportation studies. They focus on possible changes to the U.S. 29/I-64 interchange in Albemarle County and the 5th Street Corridor,...

A social media user recently reached out to the community, seeking suggestions for activities to entertain out-of-town guests visiting the area. The user was particularly interested in events happening over the weekend of November 15th. The query sparked a lively discussion with locals sharing their favorite spots...

DURHAM – Duke came into Saturday’s home game against Virginia with dreams of reaching the ACC championship game. For too much of the game, the Blue Devils played like a team that will be fortunate to make a bowl game. Virginia surged past Duke 34-17 at Wallace Wade Stadium. It lifts the Cavaliers into a favorable...

A wallet belonging to an individual named Niall was recently discovered on McIntire road. The finder of the wallet took it to the downtown police department for safekeeping. Unfortunately, any credit cards that were in the wallet appear to have been destroyed by passing vehicles, leaving only shards of plastic strewn...

More than a hundred years ago, People’s National Bank did business at the corner of Main and East Third Streets in Charlottesville, while the First National Exchange Bank was serving downtown Roanoke. Nearly a decade ago, they closed, and developers wondered how best to transform them. Charlottesville needed more...

In my quest to reach an undesirable level of cinema pretentiousness, I chose to buy seven tickets to the Virginia Film Festival, totaling around $135. Some people have asked me, “Sam, why are you spending so much money on movies? Don’t you have anything better to do?” My answer is a resounding no.