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Local Optometry Office Participates in World Sight Day

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

Eight million people worldwide are blind due to the need for eyeglasses. But, a nationwide initiative is hoping to reduce that number.



Update: Police Find Items That May Belong to Earl Funk

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

Articles believed to be Earl Funk’s were found in the Cedar Mountain Area Tuesday, October 7th after ten days of searching for the missing Staunton man. The items found include a hat, keys, a pack of cigarettes, a tent stake, and a boot.



Three People in the Hospital After Car Flips Over on Route 29

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

A one car accident on Rt. 29 near Austin Drive in Albemarle County has sent three out-of-towners to the hospital. Traffic was down to one lane on the northbound side as crews worked to clear the scene.



Russell Stover Candies Issues a Hazelnut Allergy Alert

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

Russell Stover Candies, Inc., is recalling its 2 7/8 oz size of Private Reserve Assorted Chocolates in Virginia and other states because one piece of candy in the assortment may contain undeclared hazelnuts due to a labeling error.



Foreclosure Could Impact Albemarle County Revenue

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

A slowing economy means foreclosure is a real threat to many people in the area. Officials say local foreclosures could put a strain on Albemarle County.



Kaine Announces Budget Cuts

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

Governor Tim Kaine has ordered 570 layoffs, cut college funding by at least 5 percent and postponed state employee raises from next month until next summer.



UVa To Cut Over $10 Million From Budget

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

The University of Virginia released how much they would have to cut from their general fund because of the governor’s plan: 7% or about $10.6 million.



Survey: Albemarle Residents Want Transportation Tax

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

A new survey shows folks in Albemarle County are tired of seeing transportation projects cut because of funding. Fifty-five percent of respondents even say they would be willing to pay an additional transportation tax.



Scottish Chef Cooks for Students and Enjoys First Time in States

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

UVa students will get to experience international cuisine tonight without even leaving the dining hall. It’s all apart of Aramark’s International Guest Chef Exchange.



A Greener Charlottesville: GreenMatters Workshop

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

Solar energy was the topic of discussion earlier this week at the GreenMatters workshop, a two year series of workshops, hosted by the Habitat Store in Charlottesville, designed to educate the public on green building.



No Lights Yet For Darden Towe Softball Fields

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

Albemarle County supervisors heard from several softball players and coaches in the area Wednesday night, but decided to hold off on making a decision



Police Release Names of Girls Found Dead in Mother’s Freezer

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

Police have released the names and a photograph of two young girls whose bodies were found in a basement freezer in Calvert County, Maryland. Montgomery County police say they have tentatively identified the girls as Jasmine Nicole Bowman, who would be 9 now, and Minnet Cecila Bowman, who would be 11.



Man faces another charge in ‘88 killing

By Charlottesville Daily Progress • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

Alvin Lee “Butch” Morris, 67, appeared in court this morning as a first appearance on a murder during the course of a robbery charge. Circuit Judge Cheryl Higgins said the charge will be secured under Morris’s previously set $50,000 bond.



State GOP Delegates React to Budget Cuts

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 10th, 2008 • Category: Features

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling says he applauds the Governor’s commitment to balancing the budget without raising taxes, but says he’s still concerned about Kaine’s revenue growth estimates.



Goodwill and Dell Say Don’t Throw Away Your Old Computers

By WCAV - HomePage - Headlines • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Features

Local Goodwill chapters are asking you to recycle old computers. They’ve partnered with Dell to offer the free service across the Commonwealth.



City can’t gauge return on housing outlay

By Charlottesville Daily Progress • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Features

Charlottesville spent $2.1 million on affordable housing last fiscal year, yet the city has no record of the numbers of planned or completed affordable units. 



Budget for UVa sliced by 7 percent

By Charlottesville Daily Progress • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Features

The University of Virginia will lose $10.6 million of its $161 million state funding appropriation, a cut of nearly 7 percent.



‘Woodsman at heart’ still lost after 10 days

By Charlottesville Daily Progress • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Features

Earl Funk has spent most of his life loving the outdoors. His family is holding out hope that the 50-year-old will survive his latest foray into the wilderness.



Woman accused of sex with students sees hearing postponed to November

By Charlottesville Daily Progress • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Features

STANARDSVILLE — A Greene County woman facing charges of having sex with William Monroe High School student-athletes had a hearing postponed Thursday.



Man arrested in high-speed chase faces federal charges, jail time

By Charlottesville Daily Progress • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Features

A Staunton man accused of leading Virginia State Police on a high-speed chase on Interstate 64 that ended in Charlottesville is now facing federal drug and firearm charges and jail time.