Route 29 sinkhole reappears

Charlottesville commuters from Greene County and northern Albemarle County cursed June 18 as they crawled south on Route 29. What caused the connundrum? A sinkhole near the Hollymead Town Center, caused by the failure of a corroded drainpipe that carries storm water runoff below the roadway. It’s the third time in less than two years […]

What will become of Amvest headquarters?

This gorgeous facility at 1 Boar’s Head Pointe, assessed at $5.2 million, is the headquarters of Amvest Corporation, an energy empire primarily focused on West Virginia coal. Amvest, a private company, will be acquired for $335 million by Pennslyvania-based CONSOL Energy Inc, which had $3.7 billion in revenues in 2006. Amvest had no comment about […]

Cops investigate city homicide

Charlottesville police are searching for a suspect whom they consider to be “armed and dangerous” after the killing of a 28-year-old city man. William Miller Herndon was found un-responsive with multiple gun-shot wounds on the 800 block of Hardy Drive. He later died at UVA Hospital. The only suspect in the killing is Herndon’s acquaintance, […]

Guilty plea in Whisper Ridge case

A former administrator at Whisper Ridge Behavioral Health System, a treatment center for juveniles, pleaded guilty June 20 to attempting to have carnal knowledge of a minor under her care. Bianca Nicole Johnson signed a plea agreement with city prosecutors that says she will assist in the prosecution of other abuses at the embattled facility […]

When should you dial  9-1-1?

On the morning of June 1, a bank robbery was thwarted when sharp-eyed city property maintenance inspector Cory Jordan called 911 after spotting a robbery in progress at the Union Bank and Trust on the Downtown Mall. But for every Cory Jordan, there’s gotta be at least one or two Edward Sanchezes—he’s the Dearborn, Michigan […]

Staff surveyed for new HR system

Soon, as provided by the state’s Restructured Higher Education Financial and Administrative Operations Act, UVA will be rolling out a University human resources system, separate from the state system, for new employees. At issue are salaries and employee benefits, and many are skeptical of the change. The new system will be informed by data from […]

Cancer Center regains fifth floor

The Emily Couric Cancer Center will get an empty shell of a fifth floor in order to have room to grow The UVA Board of Visitors (BOV) approved a plan to add a fifth floor to the Emily C. Couric Clinical Cancer Center at a cost of $8 million. The project, originally approved in September […]

Singletary, hope return

Hours before the breathless news stories appeared with Sean Singletary’s decision, TheSabre.com, a UVA sports message board, began to roil. Singletary, who averaged 19 points a game last year and is the ACC’s top returning scorer, had spent the spring considering a jump to the NBA and forgoing his senior season. So when he announced […]

MCP may have future legal problems

City Council will hear recommendations about the Route 250 Bypass interchange at McIntire Road during its July 2 meeting. The interchange would facilitate the traffic flow between 250 and the elusive Meadowcreek Parkway (MCP). Peter Kleeman warns that if the Meadowcreek Parkway and the 250 interchange are approved and built as separate projects, it might […]