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Police investigating disorder, shooting at Holly's Diner
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A late Tuesday night shooting sent one person to the hospital in Charlottesville. The Charlottesville Police Department reports officers were dispatched to the area of Holly’s Diner on East Market Street around 11:25 p.m. A 30-year-old man was found with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound...
'Lucky she didn’t leave in a body bag': Local nursing home endangered residents for years.
All the details in our Health Safety stories come from publicly available Final Orders, Consent Orders, Orders of Suspension and other documents from the Virginia Department of Health and other government agencies. For more information, see the Editor’s note below the story. In 2021, an elderly, bedridden resident at the Petersburg-based nursing home Battlefield Park HealthCare Center was panicking. An employee of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) −a federal agency within the United...
Boozy Olympics, biscuits rise again, and dill-ightful cider
Brookville Biscuit & Brunch returned in early June with a bountiful lineup of biscuit sandwiches. It’s the last call for the inaugural Virginia Cocktail Games, hosted by the Virginia Spirits Board. In this boozy, stateside version of the summer Olympics, 25 bartenders from five regions across the commonwealth compete to create the best cocktail. The two-round competition begins July 26 with a round of online voting running through August 11, culminating in a live mixology battle at Virginia Distilled on September 14. Mix your own and follow along at virginiaspirits.org.
Orlando Allen Jr. Sentenced to 43 Years
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Cheryl V. Higgins has sentenced Orlando Allen Jr. to 43 years in prison for the March 4, 2023 murder of Justice Kegan Kilel at the Sunshine MiniMart. 20 years of the time imposed by the court was suspended leaving an active sentence to serve of 23 years.
2024 Olympics: Ultimate Guide to Tracking the Virginia Cavaliers in Paris
The University of Virginia will be represented at the Paris Olympics with 20 athletes who are either former or current UVA athletes or UVA graduates who did not play an NCAA varsity sport.
Virginia Announces Top Tier Women’s Recruiting Class
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia track and field program announced its women’s signing class for the 2024-25 season on Tuesday (July 23). The class features a total of 17 athletes including six transfers and four international student-athletes. “The majority of our incoming women represent an incredible class of...
An Update on the Hoos in Major League Baseball
The MLB all-star break has passed and some Virginia Cavaliers products are amidst pennant chases with their respective ball clubs. Several more are knocking on the door in the minor league ranks. Here is an overview of the ‘Hoos in professional baseball:. Andrew Abbott (Cincinnati Reds) The southpaw has...
Field Hockey Tryouts / Practice begin August 5th
Varsity and JV Field Hockey tryouts will start on August 5th. Practices will start at 4:30pm and go until 7:00pm on Monday through Friday. Practices will be held at the CHS Turf Field in the CHS Stadium. Student athletes should bring tennis shoes, water bottles, Field Hockey stick, and Field Hockey Goggles if they have them (Field Hockey stick and goggles can be provided if a student does not have gear). Student athletes must have a VHSL physical on file with the school dated after May 1st, 2024 in order to participate.
Agugua-Hamilton Adds Jackson Kenyon to Staff
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia women’s basketball head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton announced today (July 23) the hiring of Jackson Kenyon as the Cavaliers’ Director of Scouting and Player Development. Kenyon comes to UVA after serving as video coordinator for Winthrop’s women’s basketball program last season. “I...
Henrico BZA to consider short-term rentals, turkey shoot July 25
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Room at the Henrico Government Center on Parham Road. • a request by Cynthia Leal for a conditional use permit for short-term rental of a dwelling at 8700 Hungary Spring Road in the Brookland District;. • a request...
UVA Earns 4.5-Star Rating in Money Magazine’s Best Colleges of 2024
Money Magazine has given the University of Virginia a 4.5-star rating in its “Best Colleges of 2024” assessment. The publication considered several metrics, including graduation rates, the cost of tuition, financial aid and alumni salaries in assigning a possible two to five stars to the school. Money started...
Environmental groups raise issues about Hopewell plant’s air permit
Last week, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a petition with federal regulators that raises pollution concerns stemming from Virginia’s issuance of an air permit to an AdvanSix Resins and Chemicals manufacturing plant in the city of Hopewell. On July 19, the SELC filed the petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of […] The post Environmental groups raise issues about Hopewell plant’s air permit appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
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