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UVA's Class of 2024 take their final walk through The Lawn as students
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- UVA Students a part of the College of Arts and Sciences, Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and School of Education and Human Development made their final walk through The Lawn as current UVA students Saturday for their final exercises ceremony. Joyful cheers and...
Traffic enforcement resulted in hundreds of citations
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Hundreds of vehicles got pulled over during a 12-hour traffic enforcement initiative on Thursday. Multiple jurisdictions participated including Charlottesville, Albemarle, Nelson, Greene, and Madison. In total, 355 traffic stops were conducted and 368 summonses were issued. Violations included speeding, reckless driving, registration/inspection, cell phone...
Tennessee softball hits four home runs in run-rule win vs Virginia, advances to NCAA regional final
Kiki Milloy would not be denied again. Not in her last NCAA regional of her career at home. Not when it was her last postseason to fuel a Tennessee softball run to the Women's College World Series. She took a strike to start her first at-bat against Virginia. Then a ball. Then she made contact, fouling off the third pitch. ...
CPD removes encampment under bridge over Preston Avenue
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Friday morning, Charlottesville Police cleared out an encampment underneath the railroad bridge that crosses Preston Avenue. Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis says the department has received complaints about individuals living underneath the bridge, leaving trash lying around, and even lighting open fires. CPD identified the...
Traffic enforcement on U.S. 29 yields 368 summonses, one DUI arrest
Police officers in the region conducted 355 traffic stops during an enforcement initiative on Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The traffic stops along U.S. 29 resulted in 368 summonses. Participating agencies included the Albemarle County Police Department, Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, Charlottesville Police Department, Greene County Sheriff’s Office...
Murder charge against Charlottesville man certified to Lynchburg grand jury
LYNCHBURG, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A grand jury in Lynchburg will be taking up a case against a Charlottesville man accused of murder. According to the Lynchburg Police Department, 22-year-old Keon Jamir Palmer of Charlottesville faces charges of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
UVA lifts no-trespass orders related to pro-Palestine protesters
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Several people who were arrested when police broke up the pro-Palestine protest on Grounds will be able to attend Final Exercises this weekend. The University of Virginia says all no-trespass orders against students, faculty and staff connected to the protest have been lifted. Some two...
Virginia shuts down Miami (Ohio) behind Eden Bigham, advances to meet Tennessee
UVA (33-18) got a pair of two-run homers from Macee Eaton and Jade Hylton. Hylton was 3-for-4 on the day with the homer, two runs scored and three RBIs. “I was really happy with the performance today,” said UVA coach Joanna Hardin, who picked up her first win in an NCAA Tournament as a head coach since 2016, when she took McNeese State to the tournament, and led that team to an upset of Arizona State in a first-round game.
CPD annual report shows an increase in drug overdoses
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Charlottesville Police Department found a slight decline in overall crime in its recently published 2023 Annual Report, but the number of drug overdoses defied that trend with a noticeable increase. According to the report, there were 101 overdoses in 2023. That's up from 79...
Virginia basketball coaches on the road
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Was UVA justified in forcefully clearing pro-Palestine encampment?
Despite multiple attempts by University of Virginia President Jim Ryan and other UVA leaders to explain why they chose to for forcefully clear a pro-Palestinian encampment on Grounds, many UVA students and faculty remain convinced that university leaders acted inappropriately. The days since the May 4 clearing have been marked...
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