Heated debate concerning the North Anna Power Station is expected to continue Wednesday, October 24, as Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff meet with members of the public to discuss the intention of Dominion Power to build a third nuclear reactor at the site, located 30 miles from Charlottesville.
In discussing this year’s planned $300 million budget cuts, Governor Tim Kaine has emphasized that education, public safety and public health will be protected. "Throughout this difficult process, we made a determined effort to keep these budget cuts from impacting our most vulnerable citizens," Governor Kaine said in an October 1 press release. "In fact, […]
Five bridges spanning railroad tracks in Charlottesville and Albemarle County are considered "structurally deficient" by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), and there are currently plans to replace only one of these troubled overpasses. These figures are the result of a recent study of area bridges by local VDOT officials. The qualification of "structurally deficient" […]
Beginning September 26, various local churches and self-described “pro-life” organizations began gathering at the local Planned Parenthood clinic on Hydraulic Road to pray and voice their objection to abortion as part of a national “40 Days for Life” campaign. They hope to maintain an active presence outside of the building 24 hours a day until […]
Many sex crimes involving children and the Internet can appear similar, at least in terms of sentences. Former Western Albemarle High School teacher Richard Neal Willetts has pleaded guilty to coercion of a minor and is potentially facing 10 years in prison. Stephen Michael Fortney, Bryan Petersen Malmstrom and Walter D. Gregory, all of Albemarle […]
Charlottesville City officials are considering a new tax to fund an expensive repair to the deteriorating stormwater drainage system. Currently, city management of the stormwater drainage system is funded from the general budget to the tune of $915,000 annually. The proposed changes recommended to City Council at the September 17 meeting would push that cost […]
UVA graduation, or what’s known as Final Exercises, is a grand affair any way you measure it. Whether you count the 5,900 degrees awarded in May or the estimated 45,000 friends and relatives who come to witness their conferment, Charlottesville is packed to the brim every year for this 178-year-old tradition. The only thing more […]
Charlottesville city officials are considering the feasibility of building a low-power AM radio station to transmit general, visitor and emergency information to the general public. If built, the station would be noncommercial and would have a limited transmission range of about six miles. The city already has the capability to transmit certain types of information […]
Linda Swartz has been carpooling to work for almost 30 years. In addition to saving gas money, she says she is less stressed in the mornings, which has made her 30 minute commute from Stuarts Draft, across the mountain in Augusta County, to Fontaine Research Park a lot more fun. "We usually talk, or sometimes […]
Despite warning of growing local gang activity, authorities in Charlottesville and Albemarle County are currently not receiving any federal or state funding designated for fighting gang violence. These funding streams, however, are beginning to appeal to local officials. "We’d be open to it," says Albemarle County police Lieutenant John Teixeira. "We have to be flexible […]