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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...
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.
Charlottesville resident celebrates 100th birthday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Marjorie Taylor has lived in Charlottesville for almost 80 years and now – she’s 100 years old. Taylor is a member of Pantops Community Church. She’s been celebrating since Thursday, May 23, but her church decided to throw a special party for her birthday on Sunday.
VFW Post 1827 honors fallen soldiers for Memorial Day
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - More than 100 people gathered at the Ting Pavilion in Downtown Charlottesville Monday, May 27, to honor those who lost their lives serving our country. “Captain Humayun Khan, he’s a [University of Virginia] alumni, he died in 2004 in June. We’re coming up on the 20-year...
Second Black woman elected as Harvard’s Law Review President
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Harvard Law Review now has elected its newest president, and she has ties to Charlottesville. Sophia Hunt is the second Black woman to ever hold the title in the school’s 137-year history. Hunt attended St. Anne’s-Belfield School in Charlottesville, and says it laid a strong foundation in helping her achieve her goals.
Fallen soldiers honored at Earlysville service
EARLYSVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - People from all around Virginia gathered in Earlysville to remember those who gave their lives for the country Monday, May 27. While honoring their sacrifice, the future of the nation was also celebrated. Tom Sikes is a veteran and Post Commander of the Veterans of Foreign...
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.
Preview: Virginia, the #12 national seed, hosts Penn, Mississippi State and St. John’s
Is the #12 national seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and will host a regional round in Charlottesville that will begin on Friday, with a four-team field coming to town that includes Mississippi State, St. John’s and Penn. The Cavaliers (41-15, RPI: 12) are looking to make it back...
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