Tsaye Simpson acquitted in murder trial
Tsaye Lemar Simpson was found not guilty on May 29 on all counts relating to the October 2013 death of UVA dining staff coworker Jarvis Brown. Simpson, 23, had been […]
McAuliffe signs sexual assault bills
In the wake of multiple tragedies involving sexual violence over the past nine months, Virginia lawmakers passed three bills on campus assault prevention and response policies that Governor Terry McAuliffe […]
Commonwealth needs more time in Martese Johnson case
At a scheduled May 28 court hearing, the prosecution asked for more time to review the Virginia State Police investigation into the bloody March 18 arrest by Virginia Alcoholic Beverage […]
Immortal Joe Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner
There have been, in the history of this column, a grand total of three all-timers. The first was U.S. Representative Virgil Goode—a genial doofus with a white-cloud coiffure and career-long […]
Chief concerns: Tim Longo’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year
In the past year, Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo stood in front of the national media scrum multiple times to deal with a horrific murder and a searing rape allegation, […]
Republican challenges Lunsford for Albemarle prosecutor job
A former federal prosecutor has filed to run as a Republican in the Albemarle race for commonwealth’s attorney against two-term incumbent Denise Lunsford, the Democratic nominee. Robert Tracci, 43, served […]
NAACP, PHAR file FOIA suit over stop-and-frisk records
The man who successfully sued Charlottesville over a panhandling law has now filed suit on behalf of the Public Housing Association of Residents and the local branch of the NAACP. Attorney […]
Human Rights Commission under scrutiny after staffer’s resignation
The abrupt departure of the staffer in charge of implementing Charlottesville’s 2-year-old civil rights ordinance has set the volunteer Human Rights Commission (HRC) that worked with her office on the […]
Inside the mistrial in the case of Kevin Quick’s accused killers
The trial for the accused murderers of Waynesboro reserve police officer Kevin Quick was already one for the record books when it began May 4: Six defendants, 10 defense attorneys, […]
Bike rage? Heated encounter tests 3-feet law
Liz Herlevsen and Ken Ward agree on one thing: When he passed her on her bike on Craigs Store Road, he came really close. From there, their stories diverge—and highlight […]