Washington gets four life terms

Nathan Antonio Washington walked into the Charlottesville Circuit Court just after 1:30pm, his steps shortened by his shackles. Wearing a gray suit offset by a radiant green tie, he signed the documents of his guilty plea that will put him in prison for the rest of his life. When it came time to confess to […]

Lunsford readies prosecutor's office

On November 7, Denise Lunsford won the right to be Albemarle County’s Commonwealth’s Attorney, defeating four-term incumbent Jim Camblos. Even though her first official day is not until January 1, Lunsford says she has been "touching base" with all the agencies and organizations she’ll be dealing with as Commonwealth’s Attorney. "I won’t say it’s taking […]

Armed robberies spike as holidays near

The holidays are upon us, and it’s the season of giving. Like giving that nice man pointing a loaded gun at your head your wallet immediately. Fa-la-la-la-la. Maybe it’s the pressure to make up for an entire year of being a dirtbag with some kick-ass presents for those closest to you. Maybe it’s the rising […]

City planners question fire contribution

The city’s planning a new fire station on UVA property on Fontaine Avenue to help cover the University and neighborhoods in the southwestern part of town, but several city planning commissioners want to make sure UVA is going to help pay for it. While discussing upcoming capital projects at the December 11 planning commission meeting, […]

The questions that plague us all

UVA senior Sarah Kirkwood is a neuroscience geek who broke three Cavalier volleyball records (for aces, total attempts and total kills) during her tenure at the University. Fair enough. But she was also a finalist for the Rhodes scholarship. C-VILLE inquired about where she plans to rotate during life’s next set. Sarah Kirkwood has come […]

UVA Law student to feds: Told you so

Score one for UVA law students. In one of the cases that the UVA School of Law’s Supreme Court litigation clinic helped bring before the Supreme Court, the justices ruled 9-0 in favor of arguments crafted by the students in the clinic. The case, Watson v. United States, revolved around the question of a single […]

(Re)New(ed) Cabell Hall

Governor Tim Kaine included two UVA projects on his $1.65 billion bond proposal for higher education capital improvements across the state. The University would get $77.6 million to renovate New Cabell Hall, originally slated to be demolished as part of the South Lawn project, and $37.9 million for a new information technology engineering building, to […]