Anahita Jafary
Multi-Media Journalist
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Anahita Jafary joined the NBC29 team on Monday, June 27. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a bachelor's degree in communication and minor in poverty, inequality, and social justice. Prior to that she has also received three associates degrees.
Anahita interned for Revista Metal magazine in Barcelona Spain. In college, she participated in student government, speech and debate, and was on the panhellenic judicial board. She is fluent in English, Farsi, and conversational in Spanish.
On her off-time, she loves trying new restaurants, cooking, and traveling.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Anahita Jafary
Region Ten is reopening the Blue Ridge Center.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 10:36 AM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Riverbend Development is planning to redevelop the former Kmart location off of Hydraulic Road.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Students at the University of Virginia School of Law are helping people who have served their time get back on their feet.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 10:10 PM EDT
|By Isabel Cleary and Anahita Jafary
The Charlottesville Police Department is investigating a shots fired call near Dice Street and 6th Street SW.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Augusta Health is rolling out a mobile clinic to help bring care to the underserved and uninsured.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 6:57 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
More then a dozen chili lovers came out with their aprons and ladles, and hundreds of people showed up to eat chili and support this year’s cause.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
People were able to donate money and items for the pets while enjoying pancakes and enjoying the company of a few SPCA dogs.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 6:41 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
In 2022, 69 antisemitic incidents were reported.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
He says the Inflation Reduction Act works in favor of this new legislation.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 2:29 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
The CDC’s COVID tracker is showing an increase in cases across the Charlottesville area.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Charlottesville saw an increase in car thefts during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 5:19 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
UVA scientists say they discovered a way to help delay aging.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
The Charlottesville Fire Department is reviewing applications as it looks to fill staffing.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 11:30 AM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
The 10th Annual Crowdfunded Pitch Night is accenting ideas from entrepreneurs until March 24.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 3:36 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
The University of Virginia is offering more money to help students pay for school and attract professors to teach, as well as do research.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 2:31 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Starting 2024, Virginia firefighters will be required to complete training on electric vehicle fires.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 7:11 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The citywide event celebrates and supports local woman entrepreneurs, artists, musicians and more.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 6:50 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Grant requests can be anywhere between $5,000 and $25,000.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 3:42 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Chinchilla Café is a Charlottesville-based queer concert venue.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 5:02 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Some personal information in floating around in cyberspace after a ransomware attack against the city of Waynesboro.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 3:54 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind in Staunton is changing its cardinal mascot.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2023 at 4:33 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
A Charlottesville-based catering company is working with the University of Virginia to feed its students and athletes.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2023 at 3:02 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
There is an uptick of people diagnosed with syphilis in Virginia, according to the Blue Ridge Health District.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2023 at 12:37 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Stapleton Elder Law says its mission is to guide people through the journey of their senior years.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 6:55 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The Melichenkos are a family of Ukrainian refugees using music to adapt to life here in Virginia.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:05 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Organizers are reaching out to the community for help in raising money for the event.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 5:53 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The mayor and town councils decided to cut a 6% employee pay raise in half.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 5:38 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Youngkin visited Louisa Schools to celebrate Read Across America Day and to help address statewide concerns about reading skills.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 3:32 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The bivalent COVID-19 booster is being offered all of March through the Blue Ridge Health District.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 4:29 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The Charlottesville Police Department is closing its staffing shortage.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 2:22 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The Town of Scottsville needs to cut its budget by 25% now that COVID-19 relief funding has ended.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 7:46 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The Carver Center hosts first Black History Every Day event
Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 7:42 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia hosted a children’s financial literacy workshop alongside Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville in celebration of Black History Month.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 3:58 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Artist and filmmaker Anna Hogg based the film around her family history, and more specifically a quilt made by her great-grandmother.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 10:51 AM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Police Chief Michael Kochis will be holding a community forum on Monday, February 27, at 6 p.m. to address the city’s recent gun violence.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 3:06 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Charlottesville’s public schools are being threatened by a hacker following a recent cyberattack in California.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 12:20 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Scientists with UVA Health say they have found a contributor to blood vessel growth that can cause vision loss.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 5:11 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Perrone Robotics has been selected by the Autonomy Mobility World Expo as a finalist in the category of autonomous vehicle innovation award.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 2:26 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Born and raised in Iran, now living in Charlottesville, three people share what it’s been like living here while witnessing the turmoil affecting their homeland.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2023 at 6:49 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Susan Gray is the medical director of the UVA Teen and Young Adult Health Center.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2023 at 6:38 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The fair was a combination of workshops led by K-12 educators and hiring opportunities.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 5:45 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The Charlottesville and Albemarle Offices of Economic Development created the competition to help small businesses.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 5:59 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
President Joe Biden says the last three unidentified objects shot down by the U.S. military were likely tied to private institutions or research, not China.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 3:44 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The new discovery could end chronic inflammation, which is responsible for causing M.S.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 12:49 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
The Albemarle County Police Department says it is investigating a drug deal that turned violent Wednesday, February 15.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 11:14 AM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
One of the 2023 Children’s Miracle Network Champions is making a name for himself due to an endless supply of courageousness and hope.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2023 at 2:20 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Erik Duda was employed at the University of Virginia for nine years. He has spent the last three years focusing on one film project.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2023 at 1:03 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Two University of Virginia students are taking part in research to help fight Alzheimer’s disease.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2023 at 6:16 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
OM Tattoo & Massage hosted its annual Ink to End Lyme event Saturday, February 11.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2023 at 6:15 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
A Charlottesville church is offering a free screening of Repairing The World: Stories from the Tree of Life Saturday, February 11.
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