Chris Markham
Web Editor/Producer
Charlottesville
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A pedestrian was fatally struck on Northbound Seminole Trail in the early morning hours of March 25.
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A Charlottesville attorney has been arrested for trying to extort $200 million from an unnamed company.
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Missing 17-year-old girl has been found and is safe, according to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office
17-year-old Haley Hollas of Greene County was last seen on November 30, before being picked up by someone she met on Tinder.
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The day before Thanksgiving is a very busy day for bars, and businesses in Charlottesville were ready for the rush.
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An Albemarle County food pantry is helping hundreds of families get Thanksgiving meals this holiday.
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A proposed tasting room by Champion Brewing in Albemarle County is causing concerns with neighbors in the area.
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Charlottesville is investigating the possibility of a data breach related to its tax collections.
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Grocery stores are getting slammed as last-minute preparation starts for Thanksgiving.
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This is the 14th year Jefferson-Madison Regional Library is hosting its Giving Tree initiative.
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A body has been found in an Albemarle County reservoir.
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An annual flag football game in Albemarle County pitted students at Murray Elementary School against their teachers.
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Abigail Spanberger hit Orange County along her way to discuss healthcare issues affecting the people in the 7th District.
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Burnley-Moran Elementary School held its Multicultural Day on Tuesday morning.
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Parole has been granted for a former UVA student serving multiple life sentences for the killing of his girlfriend's parents in 1985.
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A field trip to the movies have some Albemarle middle schoolers some insight on the Underground Railroad.
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With Democrats ready to take control of Virginia's General Assembly, some localities are taking measures to protect Second Amendment rights.
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Greene County wants input on how it will update its park system.
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A $2.6 million project in Waynesboro will give a major overhaul to an area contaminated by mercury.
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About 220,000 Medicare beneficiaries have been compromised by an unknown person.
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The Grand Illumination Tree has arrived to Charlottesville's Downtown Mall.
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People who live in Crozet got some insight into the downtown Crozet revitalization on Tuesday.
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Neighbors in Albemarle County who have been renting out part of their homes or property as a homestay or Airbnb are having a tougher time doing it.
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A project to protect drivers and wildlife on a busy stretch of Interstate 64 in Albemarle County is saving lives.
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A long-time journalist and election official in the city of Charlottesville has passed away.
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The Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce awarded two area businessmen at its annual dinner Thursday night.
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A major development is one step closer to being a reality in a booming portion of Louisa County, but not without drawing concerns from many of those who live nearby.
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A Charlottesville group launched a new website to help Virginians save hundreds of dollars on health insurance thanks to new laws, but most people don't know about it.
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A group is bringing a proposal to City Council hoping to make the Dogwood Vietnam Memorial more accessible to the people it honors.
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The PLACE Design Committee is trying to make the streets of Charlottesville more accessible to everyone.
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Some groups in Charlottesville are coming together to help people put down the cigarettes and quit smoking.
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Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is warning people about the teen vaping epidemic.
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An Albemarle County craft cidery now has its first tasting room.
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Governor Ralph Northam says to expect major changes to how Virginia does business with Democrats coming to power.
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On Wednesday night, city councilors held a work session about where first to spend taxpayer dollars.
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The University of Virginia’s Equity Center is stepping in the make the college application process a little easier.
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Augusta Health hosted its annual Diabetes Day on Wednesday in Fishersville.
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Plans to bring a playground to a Charlottesville elementary school are coming into focus.
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The Virginia Crime Commission has no recommendations in its report out this week about gun violence and proposed legislation.
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Voter turnout in Charlottesville hit a 20-year high this year, and President Trump is a big reason why.
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Albemarle County supervisors now know how a portion of $55 million will help alleviate overcrowding at some county schools.
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A school that serves mentally ill children is facing a major lack of funding.
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A University of Virginia fellow is working to help people better understand the significance of every version of the black national anthem.
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Teachers and students from across the country gathered at the University of Virginia on Tuesday in an effort to better support student activism.
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Two men convicted in a bloody beating in the aftermath of the 2017 Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville will stay behind bars.
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Veterans of the U.S. military are being honored with a 24-hour vigil at UVA, but some controversy is clouding the event.
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A World War II veteran in Palmyra is using his gift of carpentry to make a difference for the men and women serving our country.
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Police have removed an unauthorized camera and apparent tripwire device from the vicinity of a Confederate monument in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Tiger Fuel is making sure veterans are driving around central Virginia in a clean this Veterans Day.
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Those who have served in the military are coming together Monday to celebrate and remember our nation’s heroes.