Ron Cooper, C-VILLE’s legal columnist, contributed to the reporting of this story. Consider a courtroom scenario in Albemarle County. A man is charged with a crime but can’t afford a lawyer, and the top assistant attorney from the local public defender’s office represents him. Prosecuting the case is the top assistant Commonwealth’s attorney for the […]
The former Charlottesville school teacher arrested in February on child pornography charges has been released from jail on personal recognizance pending trial, according to records in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Corey R. Schock, a veteran fourth-grade teacher at Venable Elementary School, was arrested February 10 during a search of […]
If you’re a parent of school-age children in Central Virginia, chances are you feel like your kids have been out of school as much as they’ve been in school this winter. For working parents, it’s been a scramble. On the heels of yet another snow storm that caused delays in Albemarle and Charlottesville, now it’s […]
Charlottesville officially is gaga over UVA Men’s Basketball Coach Tony Bennett. “If you had to call anybody a saint, I’d put that in front of his name,” said Barry Parkhill, a star UVA basketball player in the ’70s and the second in school history to have his jersey number retired. It’s been a long, dry […]
Long days of interstate travel, sleepless nights in college town hotels, adrenaline-packed hours on the boards in sports arenas all over the East Coast. That’s been the life of Tony Bennett’s Cavaliers as they racked up historic wins this season, but for the last two weeks, it’s also been the reality for a small crew […]
If not a Bypass, then what? That’s the question being put to a committee of local and statewide elected officials, business leaders, and environmental advocates tasked with advising the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) on how best to spend the $244 million allocated for the scrapped Western Bypass around Charlottesville. The advisory panel of 10 meets […]
Three of the four people charged with misdemeanor assault for their involvement in a pre-Christmas altercation on the Downtown Mall were found guilty on Friday, March 21, in Charlottesville General District Court. After hearing testimony from nearly a dozen witnesses including four Charlottesville police officers and three independent eyewitnesses, Judge Robert Downer handed down verdicts […]
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 are planning community meetings to discuss the county budget and proposed tax increase this […]
Carver Recreation Center to Present Indoor Flea Market Charlottesville Parks & Recreation will present the Carver Flea Market on Saturday, March 29 from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm at Carver Recreation Center. Modeled on a traditional outdoor yard sale, but taking place inside, admission to the event is free and open to the public. Vendor […]
First the good news, Virginia: Sodomy for everyone! O.K., not everyone—but if you’re an amorously adventurous sort with a consensual partner of legal age? Go for it! If the members of our General Assembly did little else during the winter session (and, to be honest, they did little else), at least they managed to overturn […]