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 […]
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 […]
UVA is expanding access to its recreational sports facilities by allowing students, faculty and staff to sponsor one adult who lives in their
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A city School Board race that initially heard from only crickets has suddenly gotten
hot. As the June 12 deadline to file for
Sitting through those multihour City Council meetings will get a little easier—for the Council at least. During its June 18 meeting, City Council approved the first reading of a $4,000 salary hike for the Mayor and councilors. The Mayor’s annual pay would jump to $16,000 from $12,000, an increase of 33 percent. Councilors would get […]
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors recently heard from Jackie Lombardo, representative for a nontoxic advocacy group, about the use of pesticides and chemical cleaners in the county’s parks and schools. Lombardo presented findings that link the use of such substances to diseases like asthma, cancer and learning disabilities in children. [County of Albemarle Executive […]