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Success and adventure were in the cards for VCU’s Stephen Custer, who helped build a key program in the School of Business
Poultry and blackjack are among the colorful elements in the longtime educator’s journey. From corporate heights to casino nights, Stephen Custer has enjoyed a career that has been anything but ordinary. Now 82, Custer, Ph.D., has served for nearly two decades as an assistant professor and director of the...
Albemarle County, Charlottesville, UVA announce launch of Climate Resilience Cohort
Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia has announced the launch of the Climate Resilience Cohort, a grant opportunity to fund community participation in preparing for the local impacts of climate change. The initiative seeks up to 10 community-based organizations serving disadvantaged or vulnerable community members...
White supremacist groups must pay more than $2 million in damages to ‘Unite the Right’ victims, appeals court rules
On Monday, a federal appeals court ruled white supremacist and nationalist groups will have to pay an more than $2 million in punitive damages to people who suffered physical or emotional injuries from the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Pinpoint Weather: Hot and humid with p.m. storms
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Hot and humid conditions will impact Southwest and Central Virginia on Friday. Showers and storms are possible during the afternoon and evening. For Friday, Heat Advisories will go into effect from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for counties along and east of the Blue Ridge. Highs will be in the upper […]
Suspect arrested in DC after leading Virginia State Police on chase in stolen car
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. police arrested someone after they led Virginia State Police (VSP) on a chase in a stolen car and hit another car in the process Thursday evening. Just before 7 p.m., a VSP trooper was alerted to a stolen Toyota Prius heading north on I-395. The trooper turned on his […]
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