Vanished: Virginia’s other missing women

Hannah Graham’s disappearance has dragged other local missing persons cases, abductions, and murders back into the public eye—particularly those of Nelson County teen Alexis Murphy, whose body is still missing even as her convicted murderer, Randy Allen Taylor, sits in jail, and Morgan Harrington, whose remains were found in Albemarle in 2010 three months after […]

New Ragged Mountain Dam gets a ribbon cutting

Elected officials, members of the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA), and environmental leaders were among the crowd of locals that gathered atop the newly completed Ragged Mountain Dam last Thursday to celebrate the official opening of a controversial project that Charlottesville mayor Satyendra Huja called “the most significant infrastructure achievement in this community in […]

Weekend of violence: Wertland area rocked by alleged assaults in the days around Hannah Graham’s disappearance

More than a week after 18-year-old Hannah Graham disappeared in the early hours of Saturday, September 13, Charlottesville police are offering limited information on several alleged assaults that occurred near UVA Grounds. While the alleged assaults and Graham’s disappearance all occurred within the same 48-hour period, police say they are unrelated and in one case […]

Hannah Graham case POI worked as cab driver

As police search for a person of interest in the Hannah Graham case after losing track of him on Saturday, September 20, details about his employment history are emerging. “On Saturday, we became aware that several years ago Jesse Matthew worked at Yellow Cab,” said Yellow Cab of Charlottesville owner Mark Brown, who told C-VILLE that […]

Police lose track of POI as search for Hannah Graham enters second week

The parents of missing UVA student Hannah Graham spoke publicly for the first time at an afternoon press conference today, one week after their daughter was reported missing and minutes after Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo told assembled reporters that police have lost track of the person of interest in her disappearance. “I believe Jesse […]

What’s Happening at the Jefferson School?

Touch the Band Performance a Success at Carver Recreation Center On Friday, 50 people danced and sang along to the music of Touch The Band at Carver Recreation Center at the Jefferson School City Center. “The concert was nice,” said Dan Carpenter, Carver Recreation Center Manager. “We’ll do another one on a Saturday in early […]

Police seek man who had contact with Hannah Graham

Charlottesville police have released a description of a man they say is a person of interest in the disappearance of UVA second-year Hannah Graham. A witness identified the man as having contact Graham in the early hours of Saturday morning, September 13, shortly before she disappeared. According to a press release from police, the man is described […]