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Crush Pad Wines up for USA Today Best Wine Shop
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Crush Pad Wines is up for USA Today’s 2024 Best Wine Shop in the country. Located in the Downtown Mall, Crush Pad Wines is known for its selection of fine wines. The shop said it’s honored to be considered in the contest after being in...
Charlottesville City Council to vote on using ranked-choice voting
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville is closing in on a new system of electing our local officials. City Councilor Michael Payne said the hope is to do a trial run of using ranked-choice voting in 2025. That means, when you go to vote for city council candidates, you have the...
PACEM hiring for Interim Executive Director
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry (PACEM) is hiring for an Interim Executive Director. PACEM is known for providing emergency shelter and services for the homeless. It goes to churches around Charlottesville, like New Haven Church. PACEM opens in the late fall and operates throughout...
Community Counts: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- In this Community Counts, Bo Sykes talks with Angela Guzman with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville talks about all the organization's projects around the area. For more information, click here. Watch the next Community Counts on the James Madison Museum.
Charlottesville tiki-torch rioter endorses Donald Trump at his Jan. 6 sentencing
WASHINGTON — A far-right extremist who already served time for his role in the racist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville in 2017 was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison Friday for stealing a police shield and twice using it against officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Former UVA Rowing Star Samaniego added to Coaching Staff
Charlottesville, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) UVA Rowing Head Coach Wes Ng had made a familiar addition to his coaching staff. Helen (Tompkins) Samaniego was a star for the Cavaliers from 2006-10, during her senior year on the Varsity Eight for UVA, she helped win the first NCAA team championship in the rowing program’s history. She comes off the heels of another NCAA championship as Coach at Texas last season. When asked about her appointment to her alma mater, Samaniego said “The stars aligned for me to work for Wes [Ng] at Virginia.”
TomSox Drop Thriller to Culpepper
Charlottesville, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW): On a good run of form in recent days, the TomSox battled the Culpepper Cavaliers last night on the road with a 4.5 game lead in the Valley League Southern Division. An early homerun from Colby Wallace started the Sox evening off the right way...
UVA Baseball: A Way Too Early Potential 2025 Lineup Card
With the draft finished, high school players committed, and with fall workouts fast approaching, here is our theory of how the Hoos could lineup as the NCAA College Baseball season begins on February 25th. C. Jacob Ferrence–The Salisbury grad transfer was excellent behind the plate for the Hoos last season,...
Charlottesville woman dead after two-vehicle accident on Seminole Trail
A fatal accident on Seminole Trail in Albemarle County Thursday night claimed the life of a 23-year-old Charlottesville woman. Shahd Boz Al Asaal sustained life-threatening injuries and later died after being transferred to a local hospital. Asaal was a passenger one of two vehicles involved in the crash that occurred...
Virginia Lottery Pick 3 Night, Pick 3 Day results for July 18, 2024
The Virginia Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 18, 2024, results for each game:. DAY drawing at 1:59 p.m. NIGHT drawing at 11 p.m. each day. Night: 3-2-7, FB: 2. Day: 1-3-8, FB: 0. Check Pick 3 payouts and...
UVA Health opens full treatment Parkinson’s disease clinic on Wednesdays
UVA Health opened a comprehensive Parkinson’s disease clinic Wednesday that brings together a multidisciplinary team to offer the full range of treatment options, including a groundbreaking treatment pioneered at UVA. The clinic is on the fourth floor of University Medical Center’s Primary Care Center at 1221 Lee St. in...
Mild Highs and Sunny Skies
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Following a heat wave and scattered showers, we’ve finally broken out into pleasant summer weather. Sunny, dry, less humid, and mild with highs in the 80′s for the day. That will not be the case long term. Saturday will feature cooler temperatures in the 70′s to low 80′s with early to midday showers and gray skies. The front that brings showers Saturday will stall to the south on Sunday, making for another widely sunny, dry, and more seasonable day. Today and Sunday will likely be the pick days for the next 7 days. After Sunday, an area of low pressure will allow for daily shower and storm chances through the remainder of the week. Check back for updates.
Visit these 5 designated dark sky parks to watch Perseid meteor shower in Virginia
VIRGINIA (DC News Now) — Do you enjoy stargazing or just need some weekend plans? The Perseid meteor shower could be visible now through Aug. 24 and you can get a good view at five parks in Virginia which were designated as International Dark Sky Parks by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). These five parks […]
After VMSDEP repeal, military families call on lawmakers to end the practice of ‘legislating through the budget’
After months of intense debate, Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed a bill repealing recently made changes to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP). Although they are happy with the repeal, military families now have their sights set on a new goal.
Multi-state deli meat-linked listeria outbreak kills New Jersey resident
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning Americans about a listeria outbreak that has sickened more than two dozen people across 12 states, believe to be linked to deli meat.As of Friday, 28 people have fallen ill -- all of whom have been hospitalized -- and two people have died, one from Illinois and one from New Jersey, according to the federal health agency.New York is the state with the most cases at seven, followed by Maryland with six. States that have also reported cases include Illinois, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia...
Virginia’s unemployment rate unchanged at 2.7% in June
Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.7 percent in June, according to data released on this week by Virginia Works, the state’s Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. The rate was 0.1% higher than the rate one year ago. The data shows the number of unemployed...
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