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Convicted killer accused in Waynesboro stabbing gets $25,000 bond
WAYNESBORO — Cleavon O. Wilson was just 15 years old when he gunned down a man on Stafford Street in Staunton in 1990. Charged as an adult, he was sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder, and also was given a five-year term for cocaine distribution out of Waynesboro, where he lived at the time after moving to the area from Brooklyn, New York.
The Grotesque Slander of Comparing Gaza Protesters to Neo-Nazis
This week, coverage of the campus protests and solidarity encampments at Columbia University reached a fever pitch. They have attracted statements from the White House and from Israeli government officials condemning their existence. This animosity, in turn, has inspired similar protests at universities across America. Some politicians, like Senator John Fetterman, have invoked the 2017 Unite the Right rally of virulent white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, as a cheap means to characterize today’s protests as dangerous and antisemitic. I am a survivor of that white supremacist terror attack in Charlottesville. I was also part of the counterprotest against the infamous...
More details emerge in UVa abduction case
New details in the Charlottesville abduction case emerged after the prosecutor gave a summary of evidence in court on Tuesday. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. Earlier this week, 41-year-old James Robert Allen of Suffolk pled guilty to the 2023 abduction and malicious wounding of a young woman in Charlottesville. Commonwealth's Attorney Joe Platania read a summary of evidence in open court at the time of the plea, revealing new insight into the woman's escape and Allen's capture.
Asking for help to care for dozens of kittens
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- It’s kitten season at the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA. The animal shelter says it already has 80 kittens under eight weeks of age in its care. Many of these animals are orphans and have not been weaned, which means they are being fed formula. However,...
Charlottesville Police ask for surveillance footage to identify suspect in morning stabbing
A man received life-threatening stab wounds in an attack on West Main Street in Charlottesville Tuesday morning. The victim is in stable condition at the University of Virginia Medical Center this afternoon, according to the Charlottesville Police Department. At 9:13 this morning, Charlottesville Police officers responded to the 700 block...
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department suspends EMS license
NEW HOPE, Va. (WHSV) - The New Hope Volunteer Fire Department has suspended its emergency medical service first responder license, starting July 6th. Augusta County and the department made the announcement on April 23rd. Sarah Aguilar, the president of the New Hope Fire Department, said the state of Virginia requires...
Bennett’s Village celebrates accessible treehouse groundbreaking
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - An accessible treehouse is coming to Charlottesville. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday, April 25 bringing it one step closer to completion. Heather Rogers was in attendance at the ceremony, her son, Wilson, is excited to have a place to play just like other kids.
UVA hosts e-bike demo day
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The University of Virginia hosted an e-bike demonstration on Grounds on Thursday, April 25 to help celebrate Earth Month. Three local bike shops brought several e-bikes for students and community members to try. The university says using an e-bike for your commute can help with parking...
Tidal Wave Auto Spa Celebrates Grand Openings in Woodstock, IL, and Waynesboro, VA, With Free Washes
Top Five Conveyor Car Wash Company Expands Footprint in Illinois and Virginia. THOMASTON, GA / ACCESSWIRE / April 25, 2024 / Tidal Wave Auto Spa, one of the nation's fastest-growing express car wash companies, celebrated the grand opening of two brand-new locations on Wednesday, April 24, in Woodstock, IL and Waynesboro, VA.
Charlottesville area struggling to help growing number of unhoused people
Did someone forward you this email? Maybe you’ve found it on the web? Here’s where you can subscribe for free!. This spring, a man named Robert was among dozens of people sleeping at a roaming night shelter run by PACEM. The seasonal shelter gave him a safe place to rest, while he worked shifts at a local diner, took welding classes at Piedmont Virginia Community College and looked for a home he could afford.
Wintergreen rescue squad members become 'stork crew' after delivering baby girl
WINTERGREEN, Va. (WSET) — Members of the Wintergreen Fire & Rescue became a "stork crew" after delivering a baby girl who couldn't wait to get to the hospital to be born. According to a Facebook post from the rescue squad, their Nellysford station was dispatched for a pregnancy call on Tuesday afternoon.
Waynesboro plans for 'up to' 400 new homes on 147-acre Hopeman Parkway property
WAYNESBORO – The Waynesboro council chambers glowed with a soft yellow light on Tuesday night. The city council and planning commission came together to review a project that could change the local housing market. “We’ve been learning, over the last year specifically, about the true deficit that exists in...
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