Youngkin’s next picks
Gov. Glenn Youngkin will appoint four new members to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors in June. Among those being considered is a former Jefferson Council advisory board member, […]
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PCOB gets new director Charlottesville interim City Manager Michael Rogers announced the appointment of Inez M. Gonzalez as executive director of the Police Civilian Oversight Board on Monday, April 17. […]
Leah Puryear’s year
For Leah Puryear, the past month has been a whirlwind. After former Charlottesville city councilor Sena Magill abruptly resigned on January 3, citing family needs, Puryear—along with 19 other candidates—applied […]
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Judge approves seizing Fields’ funds Six years after Charlottesville made national headlines during the deadly Unite the Right rally, a Virginia federal judge has authorized law enforcement officials to seize […]
Shots heard ’round the city
Less than 24 hours before Albemarle police shot and killed Billy Sites on February 28 near the Red Roof Inn, Michael Kochis, Charlottesville’s new police chief, held a community forum […]
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Charlottesville teachers win collective bargaining rights Charlottesville City Schools employees now have collective bargaining rights—and soon, Albemarle County Public Schools staff may too. On March 2, the Charlottesville School Board […]
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UVA professor honored for artificial pancreas invention UVA School of Medicine professor Marc Breton has been awarded the university’s 2022 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year for his role in developing […]
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Council finalists share priorities After 20 residents applied to fill Sena Magill’s seat on Charlottesville City Council, the current councilors trimmed the list to six finalists: former IX Art Park […]
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Crowded field of City Council candidates With the list of area residents vying to replace former Charlottesville City councilor Sena Magill, who resigned last month, getting larger by the day, […]
‘No evidence’
In June, former Charlottesville police chief RaShall Brackney held a fiery press conference outside the federal courthouse in downtown Charlottesville announcing a gender and race discrimination lawsuit against the City […]