(Metro) More women than ever are running for office, and most Americans think it’s great. Over all, just over 60 percent of adults in a new Pew Research Survey said they thought it was a good thing. Women were more excited about it than men, at 68 percent compared to 51 percent. Republicans, however, weren’t…… Continue Reading
Algae Bloom Partially Closes Lake Anna
A harmful algae bloom has closed large sections of Lake Anna – according to the Virginia Department of Health, the North Anna and Pamunkey branches of the lake in Orange, Louisa and Spotsylvania Counties have been affected by the harmful bloom. Advisory signs have been posted warning residents and visitors to avoid contact with the…… Continue Reading
VDOT Advisory: Fluvanna County Debris Removal
VDOT has issued an advisory that a Fluvanna County boat ramp and parking lot will be closed for up to three weeks while debris is removed. Crews have already mobilized equipment to remove a large amount of debris near the South Boston Road bridge over the Rivanna River via the Crofton boat ramp. The work…… Continue Reading
Charlottesville Man Charged: Domestic Dispute Shooting
In an update on an ongoing police investigation, a Charlottesville man has now been charged in a domestic dispute at a Charlottesville home over the weekend that turned into a shooting. 20-year old Tyrell Justin Fletcher is facing a charge of brandishing a firearm in Saturday afternoon’s “shots fired” incident on Lankford Avenue – but…… Continue Reading
Paramount Hosts Pulitzer Prize Winner
Next month, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Forman, Jr. will deliver a lecture on racism at Charlottesville’s Paramount Theater. A former professor at Yale Law School, Forman’s book “Locking Up Our Own – Crime and Punishment in Black America” won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize. This September 27th lecture at the Paramount is sponsored by UVA and…… Continue Reading
Northam Orders General Assembly Special Session
On Monday, Governor Ralph Northam signed a proclamation calling the General Assembly into a special session on August 30th to re-draw the voting districts for Virginia’s House of Delegates as ordered by Federal Court. The court previously ordered lawmakers to come up with a new map by October 30th after ruling that lawmakers had illegally…… Continue Reading
Police Arrest Couple In Domestic Shooting
Police in Charlottesville report that a domestic dispute led to a shooting on Lankford Avenue on Saturday afternoon near Mount Zion First African Baptist Church. After police responded to the scene shortly after 1:30 pm, an unidentified man and woman, were taken into custody by police and removed in handcuffs but it was unclear who…… Continue Reading
Virginia Unemployment: Lowest Since 2007
According to statistics released on Friday, Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is at its lowest in eleven years. The report by the Virginia Employment Commission shows that July’s rate of 3.1 percent is not only lower than June, but decreased by .6 percentage points from a year ago – making it the lowest since August,…… Continue Reading
Pantops Master Open House
A Pantops Community Advisory Committee meeting and Master Plan open house are scheduled in a joint event being held on Monday, August 27th. Public feedback will be accepted on areas of land use, parks and transportation. Open house will run from 6 to 8pm at the Albemarle County Office Building on McIntire Road.… Continue Reading
IX Park Hosts 7th Annual Brewers Festival
Craft brewers from across the Commonwealth showed off their skills in Charlottesville this weekend — the IX Art Park was filled with hundreds of people for the Seventh Annual Virginia Craft Brewers Festival on Saturday. Organizers said the craft beer industry has exploded — because Virginians like to know where their food and drink come…… Continue Reading