Thefts up in Albemarle
The good news in the first-quarter crime stats from Albemarle County is that there were fewer violent crimes such as murders, assaults and rapes so far in 2006 compared to […]
Sentencings continue in local gang convictions
Federal court sentencings will continue into late August for members of Project Crud, also dubbed the Westside Crew, a Charlottesville gang that spread drug violence for more than 10 years. […]
Progress parent company sued for libel
Frank Lucente, a member of Waynesboro City Council, is suing the editorial board of the News Virginian and the newspaper’s parent company, Richmond-based Media General, which also publishes The Daily […]
Albemarle Place only gets dirtâfor now
What is the deal with mega “mixed-use” development Albemarle Place? Certainly, red dirt now exists on the expansive retail and residential site just north of the Hydraulic/29 intersection surrounding Sperry […]
High-tech vet hospital coming to Rio road
It sure is good to be a Charlottesville pet. In addition to organic puppy chow, natural goose down beds and those adorable matching outfits (à la Paris Hilton), lucky local […]
SELC to argue before Supreme Court
This fall, the Charlottesville-based Southern Environmental Law Center will argue its first case before the U.S. Supreme Court. In representing a consortium of North Carolina-based environmental groups, SELC will argue that Duke Energy violated the Clean Air Act by renovating old coal-fired power plants without installing required modern pollution controls.
No bail for alleged porn possessor
Raja Jabbour, former Albemarle High JV girls’ soccer coach, will remain in jail until his trial for possession of child pornography on his computer. At a U.S. District Court bond […]
Capshaw underwrites inmate work crew
Local mogul Coran Capshaw has committed to donate $6,000 a month for a work crew to improve landscaping around the entrances to Albemarle County. The program will allow inmates to […]
Burglary results in single-vehicle fatality
A man was killed in a single-vehicle accident after robbing Cavalier Pipe and Tobacco in the Barracks Road shopping center last week—another reminder that it’s always a bad idea to […]
Hotel burglary suspect arrested
Police arrested 28-year-old Damiris Lamont Wilson on Thursday, June 29 for two robberies that took place hours apart early that same morning at the Quality Inn on Emmet Street and […]