Charlottesville VA

Charlottesville Police Department (CPD) reported Saturday a Greene County man has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies related to a Halloween night shooting at a River Road apartment building in the city. Dispatch received multiple calls at approximately 12:43 a.m., Saturday morning, and one law...

In the years following the Civil War, a group of Black women in Gordonsville turned fried chicken into possibility.

COSHOCTON − Three Coshocton teen members of the Coshocton Boxing Club were recently invited to participate in a tournament in Waynesboro, Virginia. It was a chance for them to show off their skills, before they compete in the Crowtown Throwdown II. The three boxers who took part in the Virginia tournament were Zander...

HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA — A routine traffic stop turned into a distressing confrontation when federal immigration agents detained a mother who was driving her teenage daughter to school after she failed to recall her Social Security number on demand. According to reports, the woman had presented her work permit,...

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) – A New York man is still missing after leading Virginia State Police and local law enforcement on a chase yesterday on I-81. Shortly before 3 Sunday afternoon, State Police Spokesperson Robin Lawson reports that the Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office asked for assistance pursuing...

HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A woman was arrested after a shooting in the Phipps Bend Industrial Park area of Hawkins County on Saturday. According to a news release from the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), deputies found a man with gunshot wounds in the roadway. The victim identified the shooter as his...

Volunteers with Veterans Garden of Augusta, a new nonprofit project in Staunton, are working to create a healing, hands-on space for local veterans to connect, learn and grow, both in the garden and beyond it. VGA recently secured a one-third acre lot on Frontier Drive in Staunton, and volunteers have...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Downtown Mall was filled with marching and music Saturday afternoon as community members gathered for a “Jazz Parade for Democracy.”. Composers, musicians, singers, actors, and demonstrators used the parade to share their thoughts on the state of democracy — showcasing signs and...

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Nelson County Sheriff's Office is participating in a challenge in order to raise funds for Project Lifesaver Program. The department has taken up the "No Shave November" challenge, with Sheriff Mark Embrey and Major Brad Metje already in the lead. Citizens will be...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Every tray that leaves the kitchen at Vision BBQ takes planning — from the pulled pork to the brisket. Co-owner Michael Blevins says rising beef prices have made that planning a little tougher. When asked what he would tell someone thinking about getting into the...