It’s a bye-week for the University of Virginia football team, but big developments on- and off-field are still to come. Sentencing for the murders of Devin Chandler, D’Sean Perry, and Lavel Davis Jr. began November 17, just four days after the three-year anniversary of the on-Grounds shooting. Two additional students, Mike Hollins and Marlee Morgan, […]
It’s a bye-week for the University of Virginia football team, but big developments on- and off-field are still to come. Sentencing for the murders of Devin Chandler, D’Sean Perry, and Lavel Davis Jr. began November 17, just four days after the three-year anniversary of the on-Grounds shooting. Two additional students, Mike Hollins and Marlee Morgan, […]
In a November 14 letter detailing his resignation, former University of Virginia president Jim Ryan raised new questions about the accuracy of accounts from Board of Visitors Rector Rachel Sheridan and Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The letter, addressed to the UVA Faculty Senate, was not originally intended for public release—but as a personal record, according to […]
University leaders, state representatives, and community organizers remain divided over the agreement signed by the University of Virginia and the U.S. Department of Justice on October 22. Democratic leaders across the country are calling for a reevaluation of the agreement. In a scathing October 26 letter, Virginia state Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell and Senate […]
Millions of Americans continue to face uncertainty as the federal government shutdown stretches into its second month, resulting in an unprecedented pause in SNAP benefits. Despite the billions in emergency funding set aside, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says it cannot issue the funds amid the shutdown—a change from its own previously stated policies. Two […]
UPDATE: After deadline, the Jones campaign submitted responses to C-VILLE’s questionnaire. His responses have been added to the bottom of this article, and have been edited for length and clarity. This is the third article in C-VILLE’s 2025 election series, covering local and statewide races in the lead-up to Election Day, November 4. Virginians will […]
This is the first article in C-VILLE’s 2025 election series, which will cover local and statewide races in the lead-up to Election Day, November 4. Early voting is underway and, among a sea of uncontested races, three in Albemarle County have two candidates on the ballot: the Samuel Miller District Board of Supervisors, the Rio […]
The City of Charlottesville has stopped taking any applications for new development while officials figure out how to move forward after its zoning code was thrown out by Judge Claude Worrell on June 30 for a technical error. On July 1, the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services let builders and developers know that all […]
The Span Virginia Bus Tour drew a capacity crowd at Eastwood Farm and Winery on Tuesday, June 24, to bolster support for a united Democratic ticket. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger was joined by Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones, the party’s nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively, along with other Democratic candidates for […]
From information sessions to the almost 7,000-person No Kings Day protest on June 14, Indivisible Charlottesville is bringing together people from across the region in its pro-democracy, anti-Trump activism. Since inauguration day, nationwide protests have been a frequent occurrence during the Trump administration. Many of these planned area demonstrations, including Hands Off and No Kings […]
Primary results are in, setting the ballot for November’s general election. In Charlottesville’s Democratic City Council primary, Vice Mayor Brian Pinkston was unseated by political newcomer Jen Fleisher. The election was the city’s first ranked-choice-voting election, where voters were able to rank candidates in order of preference. To win a spot in the two-seat race, […]