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Q&A: How UVA’s Olympic presence can enhance the university’s brand
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (UVA Today) – While the University of Virginia won’t begin its next athletics season until Aug. 7, when the women’s soccer team takes on the University of Tennessee in an exhibition match, there’s plenty of opportunity to cheer on Cavaliers before then. UVA has...
Virginia Theatre Festival closes 50th Anniversary season with 'The 39 Steps'
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Virginia Theatre Festival is wrapping up its 50th Anniversary season with the two-time-Tony Award-winning show, The 39 Steps. The show features only four actors playing more than 150 characters in a whirlwind performance. Detector Nicholas Minas is making his Virginia theater festival debut for the show telling the story adapted from the classic film by Alfred Hitchcock, The 39 Steps.
City trash decal year already underway; buy ASAP to avoid disrupted pickup
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLERIGHTNOW) – Charlottesville’s new trash decal year began on July 1. Residents who use an annual trash decal for weekly trash service and have not purchased a new 2024-2025 trash decal are encouraged to purchase a new one as soon as possible to avoid any disruption in trash pickup service. Residents who have purchased a new decal since June 1st and have not received it in the mail should reach out to the City Treasurer’s Office to obtain a replacement.
CPD connects with local teens through basketball game
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Members of the Charlottesville Police Department and teenagers at the Boys and Girls Club went head-to-head in a basketball game Wednesday, and it was a close one. Ultimately, CPD fell 21-17 to the teens, but the officers says they are the real winners because they...
Crozet’s Thomas Heilman feeling prepared heading into Olympics
CROZET, Va. (WVIR) - Seventeen-year-old Thomas Heilman says he feels prepared for the Olympics. The Crozet native has been in the pool six days a week for the past year at Charlottesville’s Piedmont YMCA getting ready for this moment. “It’s been a lot of fun, but obviously it takes...
BREAKING — U.Va. declares itself the "Cavalier Republic" in time for the Olympic Games
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The Cavalier Republic, previously known as the University of Virginia, has declared itself an independent nation and hinted at plans to annex the City of Charlottesville as part of its territorial holdings. This announcement comes just ahead of the commencement of the Olympic Games where the Republic sees a chance to capitalize on its previous dominance in the collegiate sports realm and bring said dominance to the global athletic stage.
Local woman-owned shop aims to make sustainability more accessible
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A woman-owned business on the Downtown Mall is helping promote sustainability in Charlottesville. Pitsuda LaRussa founded The Botanique & Co. last December. She says switching to an environmentally friendly lifestyle can seem overwhelming. That’s why the shop aims to help customers take small steps by selling...
Kids meet police at community basketball game, kids win
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Charlottesville Police Department hosted a career and sports clinic at the Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia on Wednesday. CPD says it’s part of their broader initiative to connect with the community. The department has done community walks and a living room town hall.
Former Prince George superintendent named acting superintendent of Hanover Public Schools
The former superintendent of Prince George County Schools, who announced she was retiring from the school district to care for her mother on April 19, was named Hanover County Public Schools' acting superintendent on Tuesday.
City of Richmond announces plan for repairs to Tredegar Pipeline Trail Pipe following sewage spill
The City of Richmond continues to work with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regarding two isolated events that occurred during July 2024 at the Tredegar Pipeline Trail. These are two separate incidents and not a continual leak. Initial investigation showed that the first leak on July 2 was related to a wet weather event and was exacerbated by a stormwater connection from an adjacent commercial property. The City reported this to DEQ within 24 hours as required. The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities confirmed there were no leaks on July 3. There were also no citizen reports of the pipe leaking for the two weeks between the two incidents. The July 2 incident has been closed by DEQ.
Augusta County gunshot victim flown to UVA; police on the hunt for suspect
The adult victim, whose identity has not been released, was flown from Riverheads Elementary School to UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville for treatment. His condition is currently unknown. Deputies from the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene in the 3500 block of Lee Jackson Highway at 7:49 p.m....
Crews respond to house fire in Lake of the Woods community
ORANGE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Emergency crews from Orange and Spotsylvania counties responded to a house fire in the Lake of the Woods community on Wednesday. According to the Orange Volunteer Fire Company, the fire occurred on the 3500 block of Lakeview Parkway. When crews arrived on the scene,...
Pinpoint Weather: Periods of rain Thursday, drier weekend
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — A weak front will linger near the Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, providing the region with scattered showers and isolated storms. However, a stronger front will bring changes by the end of the week. Expect periods of rain on Thursday as scattered showers and isolated storms impact the region. Overall, it will be cloudy […]
Seed to Sale | Some hemp farmers believe Virginia's law changes were needed, while still unsure of industry's future here
RICHMOND, Va. — On July 1, 2023, a slate of sweeping changes to the hemp industry took effect in Virginia amid a crackdown to better regulate hemp-derived products and consumer goods in the state. Hemp, while similar in look to marijuana, tests below 0.3% Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. Because of its...
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