An Albemarle judge has certified an attempted murder charge for Phyllis Spangler, the 51-year-old woman who was arrested two months ago for assaulting her 94-year-old mother. Spangler appeared in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on October 22 for an incident that occurred on August 28 at The Laurels of Charlottesville, a retirement home where her […]
An Albemarle judge has certified an attempted murder charge for Phyllis Spangler, the 51-year-old woman who was arrested two months ago for assaulting her 94-year-old mother. Spangler appeared in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court on October 22 for an incident that occurred on August 28 at The Laurels of Charlottesville, a retirement home where her […]
Dave Phillips, CEO of the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors, recently said that the slumping housing market needs an infusion of new homebuyers to jumpstart sales. But a look at two companies’ recently released third-quarter reports, not to mention the seismic uncertainties in the credit market, could make potential homebuyers sit on their wallets and […]
It’s a strange year for the City Council race. For the first time in decades, no Republican is even giving it a shot. Instead, two independent candidates—Peter Kleeman and Barbara Haskins—are vying with three Democrats—David Brown, Holly Edwards and Satyendra Huja—for three spots. To try and pin down differences, we asked Council candidates to respond […]
Kerry Von Reese Cook has been sentenced to four years in prison for assaulting two city police officers at Friendship Court in August 2004, according to The Daily Progress. Cook’s conviction this year came after two mistrials. Cook was shot in the stomach during the 2004 incident and now uses a colostomy bag. He has […]
As reported by the Roanoke Times, U.S. Sen. Jim Webb told a group of Democratic supporters on Monday that "the country is watching Virginia" to see who wins in next week's state legislative races.
The John D'earth band had just left the stage as a cadre of volunteers and supporters took their places on the risers behind a banner reading "Change we can believe in."
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Saturday morning lifted the spirits (and, most likely, the self-imposed shower restrictions) of more than a few citizens as the heavens opened up and soaked our city with a resounding downpour. Which was presumably followed by a slight sight of relief and more than a few half-hour showers. From Friday, October 26, until Saturday morning—roughly […]
Cavalier football fans are venting on TheSabre.com today, trying to realign expectations after a surprising hot start to the season came to an end Saturday against N.C. State. The UVA football team was looking for its seventh straight win against a team that didn’t have a single conference victory prior to yesterday, but with quarterback […]