Up to standards?
On January 6, the Virginia Department of Education released a revised proposal of the state’s history and social science standards of learning, after previously proposed standards sparked severe public backlash […]
Shots fired
Amidst holiday celebrations, a string of shootings hit the Charlottesville area in December. On December 18 at around 2:20am, the Charlottesville Police Department responded to a shots fired call on […]
Jail broke
Crumbling paint. Exposed pipes. Cracked floors. As I walk through the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, it is clear the 48-year-old facility is in horrible condition. When ACRJ Superintendent Martin Kumer guides […]
House hunt
In April, Khalesha Powell received an important notice: She needed to find a new place for her family to live before her building in the South First Street public housing […]
Next top cop
Since former Charlottesville police chief RaShall Brackney’s controversial firing last fall, Captain Latroy “Tito” Durrette has acted as the CPD’s interim chief, while the city searches for the department’s next […]
Permanent solution
After purchasing the Red Carpet Inn off Route 29 in Albemarle County last March, the Piedmont Housing Alliance renovated the 40-year-old rundown motel, and transformed it into an emergency shelter […]
No, thank you
Before ditching Charlottesville for California last month, former Police Civilian Oversight Board executive director Hansel Aguilar evaluated the board’s long-awaited first case, which concerned the violent arrest of a man […]
‘The money is there’
In Virginia’s state prisons, just about everything costs money, from phone calls to soap to toilet paper. And because incarcerated people make less than 50 cents per hour, they often […]
Face to face
Republican Representative Bob Good and his 5th District Democratic challenger Josh Throneburg met for their first and only forum on October 26 at Hampden-Sydney College—after Good refused or ignored multiple […]
Domestic murder
On October 25, the Albemarle County Police Department arrested Shawna Marie Natalie Murphy for the murder of her boyfriend, Matthew Sean Farrell, at his home. Shortly before 8:30am, the ACPD […]