Albemarle County police have responded to several car break ins at the Woodlands of Charlottesville apartment community since the start of the new year. Stolen items have included laptops and cash. Police are reminding people to lock their cars, remove valuables, and report break ins to the authorities.… MORE INFO »
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Gathers Delays Charlottesville City Council Campaign
A man hoping to run for Charlottesville City Council announced Tuesday evening that he will be delaying the start of his campaign due to resurfacing health issues. Don Gathers broke the news to reporters at an event where he was scheduled to kick off his campaign alongside community activist Michael Payne. Both men had planned…… MORE INFO »
Work Starts On UVA Memorial To Enslaved Laborers
Construction is underway on the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia. The memorial will honor the thousands of enslaved people who built UVA in the 19th century. Site work for the memorial has started on the triangle of grass located across from the University Corner. Some of the initial activity on the…… MORE INFO »
Proffit Road Bridge Reopens In Albemarle County
The Virginia Department of Transportation says the bridge over the Rivanna River on Proffit Road in Albemarle County reopened Tuesday afternoon. The bridge was supposed to be closed all week while crews worked to remove debris that had washed up against the bridge in recent storms. The work was completed ahead of schedule.… MORE INFO »
State Board Approves Compressor Station Permit In Buckingham
On Tuesday, the State Air Pollution Control Board approved a controversial permit for a compressor station in Buckingham County. The station will be part of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project. Activists have raised concerns about a potential disproportionate impact on the predominantly African American Union Hill community, which is located near the compressor station site.…… MORE INFO »
Santa Visits UVA Childrens Hospital
Santa Claus stopped by to visit children who had to spend the holiday in the UVA Children’s Hospital. Santa said he looks forward to the trio to Charlottesville and visiting the kid every year. “It’s an opportunity for me to come out and bring a little bit of joy to the families of the children…… MORE INFO »
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Indivisible Charlottesville Protests At Garrett
Members of Indivisible Charlottesville gathered outside of the Albemarle County office building Tuesday to urge Congressman Tom Garrett to vote ‘no’ on the new tax reform bill. Garrett has already voted ‘yes’ on the bill and said in a statement that he is proud of doing so; but due to some required procedural changes, the…… MORE INFO »
Grand Jury Indicts 5 In August Violence
A grand jury handed up indictments for five men accused of violence on August 12th in Charlottesville. James Fields, Jr. was indicted on first degree murder and nine other felonies for running his car into a crowd of people and killing a woman. Meanwhile, three men were indicted for their roles in a beating at…… MORE INFO »
CHO Experiencing Delays From Atlanta Outage
According to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport website multiple inbound flights from Atlanta are still being delayed. Power is back on at Atlanta Georgia’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, but the power outage is causing residual delays. For up-to-date flight information into or out of CHO, visit www.gocho.com.… MORE INFO »