State transportation officials say they’re on the path to building a permanent bridge over the North Fork Rivanna River in northern Albemarle County — and this time they say they’ll stick to it.
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Louisa County police said that Julian P. Martin Jr. of Henrico County was arrested for soliciting a person whom he believed to be a thirteen-year-old girl.
The new Charlottesville YMCA can look forward to a big boost this fall, thanks to a local golf tournament.
A Charlottesville resident takes first place at a Slam Theatre Festival in New York, and his words will now be brought to life.
Culpeper Police are looking for a man suspected of shooting another man in the parking lot of the Westside Grocery convenience store Monday afternoon.
“They said here’s a problem, and all of them helped find a solution to the problem,” said Delegate Rob Bell.
A mother, and her four children, were victims of a home invasion Tuesday morning, police say. Authorities are still searching for two suspects.
The father of two children who tested positive for cocaine appeared in a Louisa County courtroom Tuesday for a preliminary hearing.
The judge determined there was enough evidence against Derrick Christmas to move the case before a grand jury.
The younger teen arrested in the Interstate 64 shootings testifies in court, and is sentenced to an alternative program to juvenile detention.
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In Brief
I-64 teen gets 6 months »The 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to shooting into occupied vehicles and homes during a March 27 rampage was sentenced today on appeal in Albemarle Circuit Court to six months in Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention, followed by supervised probation and restitution to the victims of over $12,000. More details Wednesday.
Berkmar Business Park developer not responsible for connector road »The conceptual development plan for the Berkmar Business Park. Frank Stoner says the final project will include a mix of uses with buildings of different sizes on each block (Source: Frank Stoner) The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has deferred…
Virginia has a strong showing in a new report on welfare reform »Governor Kaine is highlighting a new report from the federal government that praises Virginia’s success in finding jobs for welfare recipients. Kaine says Virginia has fared the best among the 50 states in terms of job-entry rates for a program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). He’s quoting from a U.S. Health and Human Services report for fiscal years 2005 and 2006. Virginia had the nation’s second highest rate when it came to job retention for each of those years. Charlottesville’s Peppy Linden (pictured) is the Secretary of Virginia’s Board for Social Services, which oversees the programs. Linden is best known as the director of the Virginia Discovery Museum on the Downtown Mall.
The Albemarle Supervisors will gather feedback on debris burning »The practice of burning debris in Albemarle County has come under fire. The Albemarle Supervisors plan to hold a work session where public input will be taken. Current options include banning all open burning, increasing the regulation of debris disposal, grinding the material, or taking it to a landfill. Registered nurse Robin Hoffman (pictured) says funds to support enforcement could be a part of the problem. (Listen to Robin Hoffman) The work session will include a discussion of the health effects and the environmental consequences of the various options.
