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Seeking information on missing juvenile
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Charlottesville Police Department is asking for help to find a missing juvenile. According to police, 14-year-old Portillo L. Abreago was reported as a runaway on Friday. She was last seen on the 500 block of Park Street when she left for school but did...
Severe storms leave thousands without power
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A line of severe storms with winds upwards of 40 miles per hour plowed through Central Virginia Sunday night, leaving trees down, homes damaged and thousands without power. While Albemarle County and Charlottesville saw damaging winds, Culpeper County may have experienced a brief tornado. In...
Albemarle County man arrested after allegedly groping boy in McIntire Park
An Albemarle County man was arrested Saturday after an alleged sex offense involving a 10-year-old boy at McIntire Park in Charlottesville. At 4:39 p.m., Charlottesville Police officers were advised that an adult male approached and had inappropriate contact with the boy near the baseball field at the park. Responding officers...
Central Virginia Sunday thunderstorm aftermath
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - “It takes a village,” Charlottesville Councilman Lloyd Snook says. After Sunday’s big storm, there was damage to clean up on Memorial Day. Neighbors helped the Snook household with debris and cutting branches. “There was a loud thud as this big 18-inch around branch...
Stuarts Draft man recaptured in Woodstock scheduled for court in Augusta County
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The Stuarts Draft man who was arrested in Shenandoah County for outstanding warrants earlier this month will be back in front a judge in his home county. According to online records, James Howard Hipes Jr. has an attorney advisement hearing set for May...
Valley veterans remember fallen brothers in arms on Memorial Day
WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - Monday was Memorial Day, and around the Valley, there were several ceremonies held to honor the nation’s fallen soldiers. One such ceremony was held at Riverview Cemetery in Waynesboro. Every Memorial Day veterans from American Legion Post 340 come together to honor their brothers in...
Rockingham County man arrested in connection to Waynesboro shooting
WAYNESBORO, VA (Rocktown Now) — Waynesboro Police have arrested a Rockingham County man in connection with a Saturday morning shooting that sent one victim to the hospital. In a release, the department said that Dustin Allen Dove, 23, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon by the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office.
First Alert Weather Day Monday Update
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - On the alert for possibly more severe weather on this Memorial Day!. Tracking a strong May cold front arriving from the west this afternoon. Ahead of the front, there will be a passing shower and thunder chance this morning. Followed by a break. A new round of showers, downpours and thunderstorms may develop this afternoon. However, it’s looking more like those chances increase to our east. More towards I-95.
VAN DE SOMPEL: “Rules are Rules”
In the last month, many universities have made the news for using police to break up pro-Palestine encampments. The University joined this list May 4 when it sent state police in riot gear to dismantle what had been a days-long, non-disruptive encampment. In President Jim Ryan’s update that same day, he claimed the police action was a “neutral and even-handed enforcement of [the] rules.” To some, that argument might sound great and good, but as anyone who has watched a U.Va.-Virginia Tech basketball game can tell you, this is simplistic at best. In reality, rules are contextual, and enforcement is selective, so the policies that the University chooses to enforce say a lot about what and who it values.
Scottsville plant shop offering summer camp
SCOTTSVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A plant shop in Scottsville is offering its first ever summer camp. We Grow says children will learn entrepreneurship skills, how to take care of plants, and do arts and crafts. We Grow’s owner, Daisa Pascall, says she’s excited to teach these important skills at such...
How recent graduates connected with nature through hiking
After the festivities of Final Exercises, Class of 2024 alumni Abby Dyer and Rohan van Heyningen are already anticipating new adventures on their next hiking trails. The two alumni frequented Shenandoah National Park's trails as University students, and as they prepare for postgraduate hiking adventures, they reflect on how trekking up mountains bonded them with peers and nature during college.
Virginia selected as regional baseball host site
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Virginia baseball is getting exactly what they wanted, despite an early exit from the ACC Tournament. More postseason baseball in Charlottesville. Disharoon Park will serve as one of the 16 regional host sites for the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. Virginia will host a...
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