Not guilty: A win for Veronica Fitzhugh
Updated Tuesday, October 24 at 3pm with a second story about court appearances on Monday, October 23. Even months prior to August 12, the community was up to its […]
August 12 victims sue Unite the Righters
Eleven residents injured during the August 12 weekend, represented by legal powerhouse firms, filed a suit in federal court October 11 seeking monetary compensation from organizers of the Unite the […]
Alt-righters found guilty of failing to disperse
Police had to intervene after an October 13 court hearing where three white nationalists were found guilty of failure to disperse during the Unite the Right rally, and then were […]
Militia madness: City files suit against August 12 participants
Exactly two months after the summer’s Unite the Right white nationalist rally that left three dead and many injured, a legal group has filed an unprecedented complaint on behalf […]
Another bad day for Kessler: Plus words from a ‘canary in the coal mine’
Perhaps you’ve heard by now that homegrown white nationalist Jason Kessler was indicted by a grand jury for perjury and released on bond October 3. While the guy who became […]
Meme-able Magill: August icon recovers, keeps fighting back
During the August weekend that scarred Charlottesville, one man was in the thick of the major events, and became both a casualty and a meme of resistance to hate. That […]
No invitation: Why Native American groups weren’t protesting Unite the Right
By John Last On August 12, the streets around Emancipation Park were a riot of color: socialist red, antifa black, the white robes of clergy, bright rainbow flags. But in […]
In brief: The city’s biggest hurricane hits, bold protest signs and more
Charlottesville’s inland location has helped it dodge the likes of Hurricane Harvey and Irma, but it’s gotten slammed in the past. Hurricane Isabel September 19-20, 2003 By the time it […]
In brief: Money pours in after hate rally, legal landscape and more
Healing heart Over the last week and a half, this austere graphic has become a ubiquitous symbol of healing and hope in Charlottesville, found on Facebook profile pictures, store windows […]
Kessler dodges disorderly conduct charge, man who spit on him pleads not guilty
The Charlottesville commonwealth’s attorney today asked a judge to not prosecute a disorderly conduct charge against Unite the Right rally organizer Jason Kessler stemming from the May 14 vigil at […]