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Tom Sox and Central Little League of Charlottesville host Little League Day
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Charlottesville Tom Sox teamed up with Central Little League of Charlottesville to host Little League Day ahead of the team’s matchup against the Harrisonburg Turks. All little league players in uniform and their families got free admission to the park. Central Little League did...
Belmont Bridge expected to be done June 14
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Belmont Bridge Project is set to be completed on Friday, June 14. The city says the project started back in 2021, due to the bridge being unsafe. The new construction includes an accessible walking path and biking lanes. “The substantial completion is supposed to be...
WATCH: VHSL Championship Saturday delivers more local winners
ROANOKE, Va. – We put a bow on the Spring sports season with VHSL championships wrapping up in the Roanoke-Salem area and in Charlottesville as well. At Kerr Stadium on the campus of Roanoke College, we had the boys and girls Class 1 soccer finals. The Galax Maroon Tide yielded goals from Alberto Vera and Eddie Erazo on their way to a 2-1 championship win over West Point. It proved to be the seventh state championship in the last 10 seasons for Galax.
McGhee sentenced to prison for Sunshine Minimart shooting
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- An Albemarle County man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a 2023 shooting. Nasir Floyd McGhee was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday. He pleaded guilty to a voluntary manslaughter charge in March. Originally, McGhee was charged with second-degree murder, malicious...
Charlottesville and Albemarle police participate in Special Olympic Torch Run
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville Police Department and Albemarle County Police Department are participating in this year’s Special Olympic Torch Run. Each year law enforcement torch run members carry the “Flame of Hope” throughout the commonwealth to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics Virginia athletes. The...
ARRAS: The cavalier tendency to say “I do”
College romantic relationships are a bit of a conundrum — on one hand, they teach students important interpersonal skills that may positively impact their life post-graduation, but on the other hand, studies have shown that relationships can negatively impact one’s academic performance. At the University, however, relationships are not just a fact of life. Rather, they are starkly embedded within the culture of the University. While the University culture of relationships is not inherently negative, extensive institutional and peer pressure to be in a long-term relationship headed for marriage needlessly foregrounds these relationships in a way that is detrimental to students and the University’s mission of education.
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