Virginia State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead after a traffic stop on I-64 in Augusta County Thursday, October 16. At 7:30pm, a trooper stopped a Ford Windstar minivan that was traveling east on the interstate near the 89 mile marker, police said in a press release. While the trooper was obtaining […]
Odd Dominion is an unabashedly liberal, bi-monthly op-ed column covering Virginia politics. If we here at the Odd Dominion could wave a magic wand and implement a single federal law, it would be this: All current non-statewide voting districts in Virginia are hereby dissolved, and all future districts, on both the state and national level, […]
Every year, don’t you say to yourself THIS is the year I’m going to get out and enjoy the incomparable beauty that is autumn in Virginia? And well you should. After all, who better than you deserves an enjoyable scenic drive through the foliage, the opportunity to splurge on local food and beverage, and a […]
Whether you are building your dream house or remodeling an existing bathroom, here are some tips on how to be ecologically smart and have a smart-looking result as well. Since bathrooms can be one of the most expensive rooms to renovate, being up to date can have a real impact on a home’s resale value. […]
Dominion Resources’ proposed $4.5 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline route spans 550 miles from West Virginia to North Carolina, and just 35 of those miles are in Nelson County. But it’s there that the natural gas transmission project, supported by Governor Terry McAuliffe and touted by industry as a job-boosting boon, is meeting with some of […]
Marking one month since their 18-year-old daughter Hannah Graham disappeared after last being seen on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall, Susan and John Graham issued another statement on Monday expressing gratitude for the extensive search effort and pleading for anyone with information in the case to share what they know. “It is heart-breaking for us that the person or persons who know where Hannah is […]
The architectural and engineering firm tasked with the controversial Belmont Bridge redesign has abruptly gone out of business, forcing the city to seek a new contract in a project that’s already seen years of debate and absorbed more than $1.2 million in public funds. Norfolk-based MMM Design Group announced in a September 9 letter to […]
Just two weeks before a diagnosis of Ebola in U.S. hit the news, local doctors were quietly testing a patient for the deadly virus at UVA’s infectious disease clinic. The test results were negative, but that doesn’t mean the threat of Ebola is something they’re taking lightly. In light of the recent epidemic of the […]
I agreed to be a phone-in guest on a national television show last night to discuss developments in the Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington investigations. Within seconds of going live, I was thrust into what I can only describe as an orgiastic frenzy of misinformation that I was unable to dispute successfully on air, and […]
Common Ground Healing Arts Welcomes New Instructor, Launches Fall Schedule Common Ground Healing Arts has several new classes on its fall schedule at the Jefferson School City Center, including offerings with instructor Tanya Valentine, who is teaching Yin Yang Yoga on Wednesday and Friday mornings at 7:00am and Yoga for Beginners at 10:30am on Saturdays. Yin […]