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Robert Wayne Wyant, the Scottsville resident charged with the murder of 8-month-old Alexis McFadyen, has been denied bond for a second time. Wyant, who had been dating the child’s mother […]

Imagine this scenario: A police officer gets called out to a “domestic,” typically a dangerous and volatile situation. On the scene, the officer encounters a “suspect” who’s acting distraught, irrational […]

In April, an investigation into the relationship between university financial aid offices and banks hawking student loan programs came to a head. When the dust cleared, several

Just north of Monticello lies a relic of one of the less illustrious aspects of Charlottesville’s not-too-distant past. The Blue Ridge Hospital housed tuberculosis patients until 1978, but has since […]

Many institutions of higher education, including UVA, offer alumni and faculty a unique final resting place near the hustle and bustle of academic life: With burial space on campuses dwindling, […]

Last May, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution of intent 5-1 to move some 30 acres of Wendell Wood’s land from rural to development classification. It was

Fifeville tenant Michael Lannutti knew his landlords were selling their property at 918 Grove St. to a larger rental and development company, Grove Street Properties LLC. So he was pleasantly […]

How does the public pick a path for a new road? Most of those attending an initial meeting May 22 for the Eastern Connector couldn’t even tell you why we […]

Jerry Falwell started Liberty University (Lynchburg Baptist at the time) in 1971. In 1988, I arrived on campus and stayed for the next two years, as a student and a guest of his, as I