The coywolves of Albemarle County: A new species that calls the area home
A lone, gray pickup truck with its headlights off rolls along the gravel road in the pale light of a full moon. The truck stops along a tree line in […]
London bridge: Beta Bridge documents student reaction to UVA head coach resignation
Coming off of six seasons as head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers football team, Mike London resigned November 29, the day after the team lost its last game of the […]
Nelson sheriff candidate indicted for election fraud
William Everette “Billy” Mays, the Nelson sheriff’s office investigator who led the Alexis Murphy missing teen case, was indicted on two counts of election fraud November 24. Mays ran for […]
UPDATED: No UVA students aboard crashed bus
Virginia State Police have determined that speed was a factor in the November 29 motorcoach accident by an Abbott Trailways driver in North Chesterfield County. The bus, driven by Thomas […]
Unsettled: Syrian refugees and the politics of fear
You know, it takes a special kind of politician to unite elected officials from all points of the political spectrum. When was the last time you can remember a lone […]
Horse owner speaks out about neglect at Somerset farm
A stallion of the Lipizzan breed, Conversano II Aloha II, was trained to the highest level in Grand Prix dressage and ridden by owner Jean Thornton for 20 years. That […]
John Wayne Jordan escapes by Gator—briefly
John Wayne Jordan, 50, a trustee at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail, disappeared on a John Deere Gator and was on the lam for about 11 minutes from the time […]
Machete maelstrom: Mallory can continue to coach
Popular youth coach Joe Mallory, 43, made news earlier this year when the Charlottesville Cavaliers were disqualified from the boys National Travel Basketball Association’s championship tournament for playing a girl […]
Unwelcoming cities: Chasm grows in our nation’s reaction to refugees
In the week since terrorists waged the largest attack in Paris since World War II, sympathy to the French has been pretty much universal. To Syrians fleeing slaughter in their […]
Volunteer core: ‘Tis the season to give back
The holiday season is a time when giving and sharing is on everyone’s mind. And that is especially true of volunteers who give their time and share their skills with […]