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Cville among top on two WalletHub college town rating lists
A WalletHub survey ranks Charlottesville as the 9th-best overall college town in the United States, and the 2nd-best small college town.
City Council approves White v. Charlottesville development code suit settlement
City Attorney John Maddux said at City Council Monday night he was initially skeptical since the city offered the White V City of Charlottesville plaintiffs similar terms in July, but he endorsed City Council approving a settlement of the suit that councilors passed unanimously.
Violet Crown buyer commits to keeping downtown mall building a theater
The week it becomes a major venue for Virginia Film Festival screenings, an announcement Tuesday morning that three cinema-loving Charlottesville residents have purchased the building housing the Violet Crown and the theater is not going anywhere.
Council approves purchase of property for low-barrier shelter
Charlottesville City Council voted to approve the purchase of a $6.2 million facility to serve as a low-barrier homeless shelter during Monday's meeting.
Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger spar over abortion in Virginia
PETERSBURG, VA. (AP) — Rae Pickett stepped onto Richell Hines’ front stoop wearing a pink T-shirt that foretold the case…
Western Albemarle High students launch petition to keep bathrooms exclusive to biological sex
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Several Western Albemarle High School students have launched a petition to go back…
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Red-hot Mbappé, Kane and Haaland lead Madrid, Bayern and City as Champions League returns
Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons.
2 weeks ago in National
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services
A problem at Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early Monday, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal.
2 weeks ago in Entertainment
Horror sequel ‘Black Phone 2’ dials up a No. 1 opening
The horror sequel "Black Phone 2" topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
2 weeks ago in World
Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world's most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre 's facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.
Monticello identifies six additional Jefferson slaves
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Monday announced identification of six additional individuals enslaved by Thomas Jefferson.
2 weeks ago in Lifestyle
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.
2 weeks ago in , UVA
Wahoo Rundown: Field hockey bounces back from its first loss of the year with wins over Liberty, W&M
Volleyball also swept Virginia Tech last week.
City Council considers White v. Charlottesville development code settlement
Although a trial date is set for nearly a year from now, City Council Monday night considers a settlement with the plaintiffs in the White v. Charlottesville City Council lawsuit.
UPDATE: One suspect apprehended in Sunday afternoon Crozet shooting
Albemarle County Police have a suspect in custody in a Sunday afternoon shooting in Crozet.
Gov. Youngkin announces Rockingham facility foreshadowed at AstraZeneca groundbreaking
Foreshadowing it during October 9th's AstraZeneca groundbreaking in Albemarle County, Governor Youngkin has announced Merck has begun construction on a $3-billion pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Rockingham County, bringing 600 jobs to the Elkton location.
President James Monroe’s daughter, Eliza Monroe Hay, to be buried in Richmond
Eliza Monroe Hay has spent 200 years in an unmarked French grave.
Charlottesville city leaf collection begins Oct. 27
The City of Charlottesville announces it will start collecting fallen autumn leaves residents rake to their curbs October 27.
UVA Medical researchers find possible molecular issue in Down syndrome development
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have found lack of development of a particular molecule essential for central nervous system development and function could cause faulty brain circuits seen in Down syndrome individuals.
UVA declines to sign Trump administration’s ‘Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education’
UVA became the fifth school to decline to sign the document.
