Meal programs available for students over summer break
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Summer break is here for schools, but that doesn’t mean meals stop for local children. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is once again participating in the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program. This program ensures kids across the region have access to healthy meals...
Key to treating Alzheimer’s may lie within immune system, UVA researchers say
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A breakthrough at UVA Health could reshape how we understand and treat Alzheimer’s Disease. Researchers say they’ve uncovered a new target in the brain, one that could eventually help stop the disease in its tracks. For decades scientists have searched for answers to what...
Nelson County Sheriff’s Office takes ABC 13 to see where a Shipman man was...
NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Nelson County Sheriff's Office is shedding new light on a perplexing murder case involving a naked man found dead on a tractor. Investigators have arrested Katelynn Hipes in connection with the death of Kevin Small, who was discovered shot and killed on Serenity Trail in April.
City Council public hearing tonight on increasing water, wastewater, and natural gas rates
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – City Council tonight has a public hearing considering increases in the water, wastewater, and natural gas utility rates. The agenda item reads, “The need for investment in City utility systems is not without cost, but the City’s utility rates must also be balanced with the...
Beigie spotlighting grant writing at Greene Citizen Academy session
Anyone who remembers the exceptional writing of former Greene County Record Editor Terry Beigie, will love to hear her presentation on grant writing at the seventh installment of the Greene County Citizen Academy. Sponsored by Greene County government including the planning and zoning department in partnership with...
Arts This Week: Ruffin Gallery’s Echoes of the Shadows
The Ruffin Art Gallery graduation exhibition is open until June 6th. The exhibition is a collection of student works curated by two of the department’s graduate students. For Arts This Week, we spoke with Elena Yu Ganiyu Jimoh and Elnaz Latifpour. Elena Yu:. I’m Elena Yu and I’m the...
Sonia and Hanne Kah – Live at WTJU
Underwriting WTJU is a way to broadly share information about your business. It’s also a way for your business or organization to gain community-wide recognition for your support of WTJU’s community mission.
Jail vote removed from City Council’s Monday meeting agenda
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) A vote to approve funding for the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail was removed from the agenda for Monday night’s Charlottesville City Council meeting, but the community group opposing the project said they still plan to make their objections heard during the public...
Charlottesville road closures for utility work
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A full road closure will be put in place for utility work on Emmet Street S. between Stadium Road and Jefferson Park Avenue, June 9 and through August 15. Additional flagging operations on Stadium Road will occur in conjunction with the implementation of the Emmet Street...
Jefferson-Madison Library begins summer reading challenge
DHS takes down ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ list that included central Virginia localities. A federal list of alleged “sanctuary jurisdictions” has been removed from the DHS website. E-bike demo joins Charlottesville farmers market. Updated: May 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM EDT. Bicyclists of all ages hit the streets...
