When reports of the death of a homeless man at the Coal Tower last Saturday night began circulating in the homeless community, the blame game started. As the story was told, the man was allegedly turned away from PACEM, a seasonal night shelter, for being drunk and later died of exposure, alone. Reports of his […]
Construction of the Meadow Creek Parkway (MCP) has receded like a mirage for decades, as lawsuits held up the road that cuts through McIntire Park. While it may still take years for construction to begin on the city’s two portions, the Albemarle County section of the two-mile road was completed on October 13, one day […]
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Corinne Geller, spokesperson for State Police, said that the second victim suffered a self inflicted wound, but would not elaborate any further on the crime scene.
According to a statement that appears on Virginia Tech’s website, the shooting occurred after a routine traffic stop on campus around noon today.
Joshua Peter Gomes, 25, is accused of breaking into the office of the University Registrar in order to steal transcript paper
West Main Street links the University of Virginia to the city’s Downtown Mall and surrounding businesses, and it can be argued that it also connects the city’s past with its future.
Last week, police moved to break up Occupy encampments in Los Angeles and Philadelphia and arrested and charged hundreds of occupiers.
Of the 18 members of Occupy Charlottesville arrested, 8 are men and 10 are women; several live in and around Belmont and only one is listed as homeless.
Cuccinelli was previously linked with a run for Senate against Democratic Senator Mark Warner, but has apparently changed set his sights on executive office.