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Scam alert for caller impersonating deputies and demanding money
FLUVANNA COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office says it has been receiving reports about a person impersonating deputies. According to a release, the sheriff’s office has received multiple calls from residents of the county as well as people in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. These...
Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office investigating cases of police impersonation
FLUVANNA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - According to the Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Office, it has received multiple calls from citizens in Fluvanna County, Albemarle County, and Charlottesville regarding an unknown individual or individuals impersonating deputies. The calls direct citizens to withdraw money or make online payments to avoid arrest. The...
Albemarle spirit distillery sold to world’s largest black-owned spirit company
IVY, Va. (WVIR) - A vodka company based in Ivy, Virginia was recently sold to the largest black-owned spirit company in the world. Square One Organic Spirits was created in August 2004. It claims to be the first company dedicated to producing exclusively USDA certified organic spirits. It also says...
Gallery: WM boys lose to Kettle Run in regional quarterfinal
Wednesday night, No. 4 William Monroe’s boys’ soccer team hosted fifth-seeded Kettle Run (Fauquier County) in a VHSL Class 3B regional quarterfinal game. Monroe opened with a 1-0 lead only to see the Cougars tie and then go ahead. WM tied again but fell 4-3 at the end.
Dammann Fund invites aapplications from mental health, teen parenting programs
The Dammann Fund is committed to supporting programs in teen parenting and independent living for the mentally ill in New York City, southwestern Connecticut, New York’s Westchester County, and Charlottesville, Virginia. The organization invites applications for programs that enable the development of parenting skills in young parents and those...
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...
Hungarian artist visits Cville Arts Festival
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The fourth annual Cville Arts Festival took place this past weekend, bringing in artists from around the area and even one from far away. “The whole purpose of this event is to bring community, creativity, inclusivity, and diversity together," said Ewa Harr, the executive director of the IX Art Park Foundation.
No. 7 seed Maryland defeats No. 6 seed Virginia in one-sided NCAA semifinal
A frenetic start transformed rapidly into a mundane blowout, with the Maryland lead inching larger and their faceoff dominance wreaking destruction, making the Virginia offense stutter. Time leached away, and when it finally ran out it cemented a 12-6 victory Saturday for the No. 7 seed Terrapins (11-5, 3-2 Big Ten) over the No. 6 seed Cavaliers (12-6, 1-3 ACC) in a disappointment of an NCAA Tournament semifinal.
Community members gather to clean graves of fallen veterans
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - More than 60 people came to Maplewood and Oakwood cemeteries to plant American flags and clean the gravestones of veterans. Some volunteers came to clean their own family member’s gravestones, others wanted to honor veterans in central Virginia. Some of these volunteers include the mayor...
'It Means Everything': Virginia's Connor Shellenberger Reflects on an All-Time Career
PHILADELPHIA — The moment kind of snuck up on him. Virginia’s singular Connor Shellenberger tried suppressing the broiling feelings underneath. Regardless of what the graduate senior attackman attempted, the emotions were too strong. They began to bubble over and, like standing in line at a wake, it hit...
Charlottesville Arts Festival returns for fourth year
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Artists from Charlottesville and beyond joined together to connect and showcase their work with the public. It was all a part of the 4th annual Charlottesville Arts Festival, hosted by the IX Art Park Foundation. “The goal of our foundation really is to spark creativity in...
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