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1 week ago in Lifestyle
Fall books: Fiction takes the spotlight in bookstores during the midterm season
Midterm election news will fill the headlines this fall, but, among book buyers, fiction will likely have top billing.
1 week ago in , Health & Wellness
UVA Health doctors perform first robotic-aided heart surgery in Virginia.
Staff trained for over six months in preparation for the Aug. 14 procedure at UVA Health.
The Forum: What is the most affecting form of art?
Amidst the paralyzing stream of content in today's media landscape, how does someone approach the challenge of finding the art that touches them at the deepest level, moving them emotionally, instead it going in one ear and out the other? Host Marshall LeMert brings together a roundtable of special guests to find out!
1 week ago in National
Still recovering from Hurricane Lala, Hawaii prepares for a possible weekend cyclone
Communities still recovering from last weekend's hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days from another tropical system gaining strength over warm Pacific waters.
UVA alum Wales to step down as Virginia Theater Festival Artistic Director
In a letter to festival supporters, Wales announced her nine-year run as artistic director will come to an end Friday.
1 week ago in Sports
No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd of the Dallas Wings is set for season-ending surgery on sore knee
Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd is set for season-ending surgery on a sore knee that has sidelined this year's No. 1 overall pick for the past five games.
1 week ago in Sports
Max Verstappen extends contract with Red Bull to 2030 after he weighed up leaving F1
Max Verstappen says he seriously considered leaving Formula 1 before the four-time champion instead committed to four more years with Red Bull on Thursday.
1 week ago in Sports
Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers to play NHL games in Germany in 2027
The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers will each play two regular-season games in Germany next year as part of the NHL and NHLPA's efforts to grow hockey in the country, the league announced Thursday.
1 week ago in Entertainment
Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won't resume their roles as working members of the royal family, The Associated Press learned Wednesday.
1 week ago in World
Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks
Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain what officials have described as the fastest Ebola outbreak in history.
Albemarle Supervisors recognize retiring police chief
Col. Sean Reeves is retiring on Oct. 1 after 25 years working in the ACPD.
Wawa shooting suspect in CPD custody
The suspect in the incident that injured three people on Aug. 6 outside the Wawa on 5th St. in Charlottesville has surrendered to police without incident.
1 week ago in Entertainment, Music
After losing a friend and writing ‘Say So,’ Dan + Shay are back with the autobiographical ‘Young’
The lead single from Grammy Award-winning duo Dan + Shay's forthcoming album "Young" is a hard pivot from the wedding songs that make up so much of the country pair's discography.
1 week ago in World
Safari helicopter crashes in northern Kenya, killing 7 people, including 5 Americans
A safari helicopter crashed Wednesday morning in a remote part of northern Kenya, killing seven people, including five Americans, according to local police and the U.S. State Department.
Impaired Culpeper driver knocks down utility pole, crushing gas station canopy
A 71-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday after the crash.
Albemarle Supervisors to consider Attain on 5th issues
The board will consider an application for an affordable housing tax rebate from the developer of the Attain on 5th apartment complex during its meeting Wednesday.
1 week ago in National
Election takeaways: Donalds joins historic field and progressive scores upset victory in Florida
As the long, contentious primary season nears its end, Democratic voters elevated another progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while President Donald Trump's chosen candidate in his adopted home state, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, won the nomination to be the state's first Black governor.
Nonprofit Cville BioHub working to develop local talent for area’s biotech industry
Its data shows one-in-three area Bachelor of Science grads leaving within a decade, and Cville BioHub fosters connections to keep them here.
1 week ago in National
Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he’s unhappy with country’s deal with Iran, officials say
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran to manage ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, two regional officials said Tuesday, a day after Trump leveled the threat.
1 week ago in Entertainment
Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report says
Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickersonand his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released Tuesday.
