Former UVA employee Dena Bowers has filed a lawsuit in Charlottesville Circuit Court against the University of Virginia and several staff members for her firing last November. The suit, filed June 19, alleges Bowers’ firing was done without proper notice and violated her free speech rights. In October 2005, Bowers, who is active with the […]
Police have charged 22-year-old Jermaine Leon Thurston of Charlottesville with second-degree murder, malicious wounding and two firearms charges for a shooting that killed a young Charlottesville man.
The defense for Ingo shooter Robert Lee Cooke made last-ditch attempts to lighten Cooke\’s sentence at a hearing last week. Robert Lee Cooke was found guilty in April of shooting Ingo, a K-9 officer, while fleeing a burglary scene on October 24, 2004. He was paralyzed from the waist down when he was shot by Ingo\’s handler, Albemarle County Police officer Andy Gluba. Ingo had to be euthanized due to his injuries.
The next chapter in a local development saga unfolded last week, when the Little High Area Neighborhood Association (LHANA) sued Region Ten, a mental health support agency, to obtain documents. LHANA was specifically looking for correspondence between Region Ten and City officials, documents which LHANA hopes will support its position that a housing community for the mentally disabled requires public debate and a Planning Commission review.
The Cavalier Daily has been the champion of student journalism, self-governance and free speech at UVA since, like, a long time ago. And yet, with all of that under their grosgrain belts, they still find time to dabble in a little constitutional law. Amazing!
A UVA class has released the first study of our local food system, which could help address problems like diabetes, obesity, heart disease and hunger in our neighborhoods
Whether it’s new homes, widening roads or general urbanization, there’s no denying that Crozet is experiencing some serious growing pains. The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors last week approved a design plan for widening Jarman’s Gap Roadâan important step toward accommodating an expanding population, and giving the County’s Master Plan a much-awaited kick in the pants.
From the get-go, it was clear that last week\’s Albemarle County School Board meeting would revolve around a single topic: alcohol, kids, and what schools can do when those two volatile compounds mix off-campus.
Alex Citron drives around with a bumper sticker that reads “What is Ix?” Well, at the moment, the former Frank Ix & Sons textile mill is 17 acres of mostly dilapidated space along Sixth Street between Elliott and Monticello avenues. But, if all goes as planned, it will soon be home to another Downtown theater group.
A late-night party at Panda Garden on Emmet Street this weekend led to a series of shootings that injured two and sprayed a home with bullets, according to media reports.