Albemarle County, VA

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Albemarle County Police Department has identified the person who was killed in a Sunday night crash on Seminole Trail. According to police, the crash occurred around 9:20 p.m. near Greenbrier Drive. The driver of one of the vehicles involved, identified as 36-year-old Justin...

CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) – A Charlottesville man is dead in a crash Sunday night on Seminole Trail near Greenbrier Drive. Albemarle Police say 36-year old Justin Michael Tilghman of the city died in the 2-vehicle crash that happened in the southbound lanes around 9:20pm. He was the driver of one of the vehicles, and was wearing his seat belt, but he died at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was transported to UVa.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Police are investigating a fatal crash that took place on Seminole Trail at Greenbrier Drive Sunday evening. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, 29S lanes are closed, except for left turn lane. Officials are asking drivers to please avoid area. Albemarle County Police is...

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - There are plans to have a Chipotle take over the old TGI Friday’s building in the Hollymead Town Center. The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board has looked over design plans, including signs, colors, and landscaping. “Our recommendation is for approval with the conditions listed...

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - A puppy is safe and sound with its owner after it went missing during a car accident in Albemarle County. “We arrived on scene to find a Jeep in the middle of the road that had gone off the road, ran into a ditch, and bounced back into the road,” Crozet Volunteer Fire Department Chief Will Schmertzler said.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- An Albemarle County resident was killed last week in a crash in Augusta County. The Virginia State Police is investigating the crash, which occurred just before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday on Little Calf Pasture Highway just north of the intersection with Sunset Hill Lane. Police...

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- For the second week in a row, area law enforcement officials are investigating an aggravated assault. According to the University of Virginia Police Department, this incident occurred around 9:10 p.m. Saturday on the 100 block of Culbreth Road. Police received a report of a person...

In the tradition of Marie Antoinette, Albemarle County Supervisors are enriching themselves while the general public suffers under Bidenflation and out-of-control County spending. A Public Notice published in the daily newspaper indicates a June 1 public hearing regarding Albemarle County Board of Supervisors’ intent to “increase the compensation of members...

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Albemarle County residents have a little more time to pay their personal property taxes. The county has changed the deadline due to a delay in mailing out bills. The original due date was June 5, but now county officials say personal property taxes will...

Megan Hicks never hesitates to bring her kids to the water. Hicks’ three children splashed around in their underwear in the umbrella-shaped fountain at Greenleaf Park. Workers from the Charlottesville Parks and Recreation opened the spray grounds on May 11 — when it got up to 79 degrees. Hicks says her children ran at the chance to play in the water right after workers finished their tests. Even when the water stopped spraying from the fountain, the young children continued to play tag, their feet battering against the small puddles on the blue pad.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Schools sent free lunches home to students during summer break as part of pandemic relief. Now, Congress is not extending the USDA waivers that made this possible. “It’s a matter of funding more than anything else,” Albemarle County Public Schools Spokesperson Phil Giaramita said....

A Virginia mom is suing her 13-year-old's middle school over their critical race theory curriculum after she noticed a drastic change in the perspective and behavior of her biracial son. Melissa Riley, a single mom from the Charlottesville area, told "Jesse Watters Primetime" on Monday that her son, whose father...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Local school divisions are addressing the violence from this past weekend. Charlottesville City Schools and Albemarle County Public Schools addressed the racially-motivated massacre that left ten people dead in Buffalo, New York on Saturday. Both divisions say the goal is to help students cope and...

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Part of an Albemarle County road is closed this week due to work on pipes. The Virginia Department of Transportation says Coles Rolling Road between Glendower Road and Blenheim Road is closed. This will last through Friday this week, and message boards are in...

ALBEMARLE Co., Va. (WVIR) - Albemarle County leaders in government, education, and policing came together on Monday evening to rally around an important issue -- mental health. The work, they say, is ongoing even as Mental Health Awareness Month is halfway through. It was a symbolic night, with two green...