The Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA has taken in more than 100 dogs since the first of the year including six arriving from Buckingham County in just the last few days. Executive Director Angie Gunter said they are trying to help out other shelters in Central Virginia so the animals will not be euthanized. According to Gunter, 44…… Continue Reading
Church Burglar Arrested
The Albemarle County Police Department says a Ruckersville man has been arrested for burglarizing a pair of local churches. According to a release, 28-year-old Steven Tyler Miller is facing multiple charges including breaking and entering, grand larceny and destruction of property. Police say there were two separate incidents earlier this month involving churches on Stony…… Continue Reading
‘Supere Wood’ As Strong As Steel
(Metro) Scientists in Maryland say they’ve invented a new kind of “super wood” that’s so strong it could stop a bullet. They claim in a new study that it’s 12 times stronger than normal wood and can be used in cars, airplanes and even body armor. The lead researcher at the University of Maryland says…… Continue Reading
Nelson County Rescue Squad To Close Down
The Nelson County rescue squad is planning to close down in the coming months. According to The Nelson County Times, the organization has seen a decline in membership and fewer volunteers. The squad plans to shut down April 30 and its assets will be given to other emergency response organizations. The Nelson County Times reported…… Continue Reading
Indivisible Charlottesville Protests At Garrett
Members of Indivisible Charlottesville gathered outside of the Albemarle County office building Tuesday to urge Congressman Tom Garrett to vote ‘no’ on the new tax reform bill. Garrett has already voted ‘yes’ on the bill and said in a statement that he is proud of doing so; but due to some required procedural changes, the…… Continue Reading
Grand Jury Indicts 5 In August Violence
A grand jury handed up indictments for five men accused of violence on August 12th in Charlottesville. James Fields, Jr. was indicted on first degree murder and nine other felonies for running his car into a crowd of people and killing a woman. Meanwhile, three men were indicted for their roles in a beating at…… Continue Reading
CHO Experiencing Delays From Atlanta Outage
According to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport website multiple inbound flights from Atlanta are still being delayed. Power is back on at Atlanta Georgia’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, but the power outage is causing residual delays. For up-to-date flight information into or out of CHO, visit www.gocho.com.… Continue Reading
The Town of Orange Police Department is investigating several smash and grabs that occurred Sunday. According to a statement on the department’s Facebook page, officers responded to the area of the Orange County Nursing Home and Dogwood Village in response to a report of several vehicle larcenies. A suspect vehicle was captured on surveillance video…… Continue Reading
Vehicle Break-Ins At After School Proram
The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several vehicle vandalisms and larcenies that took place outside of an elementary school. Officials say unknown suspects damaged several cars and stole items of value from the vehicles during an after-school-program at Rockfish River Elementary School. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the sheriff’s…… Continue Reading
Aqua Virginia Attempts Defense Of Rate Hike
In defense of the company’s proposed rate hike, Aqua Virginia President John Albach says residents need to pay more, partly because the water system wasn’t maintained by the previous owners. Those previous owners sold to Aqua Virginia in 2003, and Albach says the company has made several improvements since then; most of which, he says,…… Continue Reading