Day 6: Randy Taylor guilty in murder of Alexis Murphy
In little more than six hours, a Nelson County jury found Randy Allen Taylor guilty of abduction with intent to defile and first-degree murder in the commission of an abduction […]
Immigrant plaintiffs who sued for lower tuition rates get a big victory
Last year, Charlottesville’s Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) filed a lawsuit seeking in-state college tuition for Virginia youth who immigrated to the U.S. illegally as children, and on April 29, […]
Randy Allen Taylor trial Day 5: Taylor’s fate in jury’s hands
Both the prosecution and the defense rested their cases on May 7 in the trial of Randy Allen Taylor, 48, charged with the murder and abduction of Alexis Taylor, who […]
Stuck inside of Nelson: Local firm Starchive scores big with Bob Dylan archive
It took two years to get Bob Dylan organized, but a small software company nestled in Nelson County has finally done it. Bluewall Media recently helped Dylan and his staff […]
For the (love of the) birds: What does it take to break Albemarle’s one-day birding record?
It’s 3:30am on a Thursday, and I’m sloshing through a flooded stream near the confluence of the north and south forks of the Rivanna River in rubber boots that are […]
Day 4: Mystery man testifies in Randy Taylor trial
A week after 17-year-old Alexis Murphy was last seen at the Liberty gas station in Lovingston and her DNA had been found in his camper, Randy Taylor finally admitted Murphy […]
Dept. of Education acknowledges investigation into sexual assault policies at UVA, other schools
Last week’s release of a list of schools under investigation by the Department of Education for their handling of sexual assault cases has again drawn attention to UVA’s policies on […]
Abduction case redux: Court considers setting aside Weiner’s guilty verdict
Albemarle County Circuit Court Judge Cheryl Higgins will decide in the next month whether to set aside the abduction conviction against former Food Lion manager Mark Weiner, who alleges in […]
Day 3: Randy Taylor denies seeing Alexis Murphy in police interviews
Randy Allen Taylor said he’d never seen 17-year-old Alexis Murphy before. He said he wasn’t at the Liberty gas station in Lovingston on August 3, the day the Nelson County […]
Virginia Wine: Right Century, Right Season
What the Founding Fathers foundered at, 21st century Virginians are perfecting. Thomas Jefferson tried for 36 years to grow grapes suitable for winemaking. George Washington kept at it for 11. […]