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James River is the #1 healthiest Chesapeake Bay tributary
SCOTTSVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A recent report from the University of Maryland shows the James River is the healthiest tributary to the Chesapeake Bay for the 14th year in a row. It gave the James River a C+, a 55% average. This is the highest grade the river has received...
Valley Roofing & Exteriors celebrates 20 years in business
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Anson Martin founded Valley Roofing and Exteriors in 2004 as a one-man business, after working for several years in construction. Now 20 years later, the company maintains between 50 and 60 employees and serves customers from Rockingham to Albemarle County. “I look at my journey through...
MACAA seeking new executive director
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Monticello Area Community Action Agency needs a new leader. This comes after Executive Director Sarah Hanks resigned earlier this month. She had been leading the organization for nearly five years. “Sarah was instrumental in navigating the pandemic, and in strengthening our mission and vision,”...
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...
Queen City Porch Swingers at Offbeat Roadhouse
The Queen City Porch Swingers will pull into Offbeat Roadhouse Friday night, July 26, for a concert which will also be broadcast on WTJU. Staunton’s favorite Trad Jazz band, the Queen City Porch Swingers takes you back in time with the infectious melodies of songs from the 1910s through the 1940s.
Former WVIR anchor Dave Cupp dies
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Dave Cupp was, for 26 years, WVIR’s evening anchor and news director. His legacy lives on in the careers of scores of young journalists who began at the television station. Cupp was born October 7, 1949 in Chandler, Okla., to Gene and Betty Cupp. Early...
Chamber of Commerce selling downtown space
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce is moving, but possibly not very far. The Chamber is selling its current downtown office sapce, located at the corner of 5th and Market St. Board of Directors Chair Sasha Tripp says they still need to finalize number, but the...
UVA Alum Returns to Virginia as Assistant Coach
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Former Virginia standout Helen (Tompkins) Samaniego has been named assistant coach for the Virginia rowing program, head coach Wes Ng announced Friday (July 19). Samaniego, who competed at Virginia from 2006-10, arrives in Charlottesville after serving as an assistant coach this past season at NCAA champion...
O'Ferrall and Anderson talk of transition from college to pro teammates
ARLINGTON, Texas – They sat next to each other in their new Orioles uniforms, with freshly signed contracts to remain teammates beyond college. Infielder Griff O’Ferrall and catcher Ethan Anderson were shoulder-to-shoulder during this morning’s video call with media and quick to smile at the opportunity to go from the University of Virginia to first-day picks in the 2024 draft.
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.
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