On Sunday, September 21, Dan and Gil Harrington stood quietly in the background at a press conference near Charlottesville Police Department headquarters, watching as another couple, John and Susan Graham, pleaded with the public to help them find their 18-year-old daughter Hannah, who disappeared from the Downtown Mall in the early morning hours of Saturday, […]
The Virginia State Police have confirmed that a forensic link ties Jesse “LJ” Matthew, arrested last week for abduction in the case of missing UVA student Hannah Graham, to the 2009 disappearance of Morgan Harrington, whose remains were found on an Albemarle County farm three months after she vanished after a concert in Charlottesville. “For […]
Each week, the news team takes a look at upcoming meetings and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle we think you should know about. Consider it a look into our datebook, and be sure to share newsworthy happenings in the comments section. Albemarle County supervisors Brad Sheffield (Rio) and Ann Mallek (White Hall) will hold a […]
Literacy Volunteers Students Celebrate Success at Achievement Ceremony On Thursday, a crowd of about 75 Literacy Volunteers students, their families, tutors, and staff gathered in Vinegar Hill Café at the Jefferson School City Center to celebrate the achievements of 44 Literacy Volunteers students. Executive Director, Ellen Osborne, kicked off the celebration. Tutor Richard Alonzo and […]
Although Jesse “L.J.” Matthew has been in police custody since his arrest on Wednesday on a beach in Galveston, Texas, he hasn’t given police any new information to help them locate the woman he’s accused of abducting, said Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo at an afternoon press conference on Thursday. “He invoked his right to […]
Statement by Brice Cunningham, owner of Tempo Restaurant concerning the investigation into the disappearance of Hannah Graham The Tempo Restaurant family joins the entire Charlottesville community as it continues its search to find Hannah Graham and return her to her family. As longtime members of this unique city, we share the resolve to ensure that Charlottesville […]
The former Venable Elementary School teacher who pleaded guilty earlier this year to a single count of online coercion and enticement of a minor and was sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison with no chance of parole was permitted to move home with his wife and two children after a judge agreed to […]
UPDATE, noon Thursday, September 25: An employee of the Galveston Sheriff’s Office confirmed this morning that Jesse Matthew was apprehended there after someone spotted him and called in a suspicious person report. Texas news website Click2Houston has reported that Matthew was camping on a beach on the Bolivar Peninsula when an observer reported him to authorities. A […]
Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta is back at work after her arrest last week on multiple felony charges related to misuse of public funds, and the majority of the electoral board that has the power to fire her say they want to see her keep her position—at least until after the November elections. Iachetta and local […]
By the time Hannah Graham’s parents, John and Sue Graham, first spoke about their daughter’s disappearance on Sunday, September 21, the 18-year-old UVA second-year had been missing for more than a week. It showed. Sue Graham, dressed in a long-sleeved T-shirt bearing Hannah’s ski team logo, wore a mask of pain while her husband offered an […]