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Police were called to a home on Shelby Drive just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday morning for a gunshot victim.

The interest rates on some federal student loans could double in less than two weeks, unless Congress strikes an unlikely deal before July 1. College educators in central Virginia are bracing for the hike, which will affect some of the neediest students.

It's national small business week, and in Central Virginia that means a push to support area businesses and several upcoming programs to support small business owners.

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation has awarded a $600,000 grant to a Virginia organization to help pay for a Parkinson's disease study.

Leslie Hervey has resigned her post as executive director of the Martinsville-Henry County SPCA, and she will begin work as the new executive director of the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA, possibly in mid-July.

CULPEPER Route 29 Business will remain closed at McCormick Road in the city of Charlottesville until approximately 7 a.m. while the crane used to set beams for the new bridge deck is disassembled and removed.

One Charlottesville woman is making a difference in the community through art. In this week's Stephanie's Heroes, CBS19's Stephanie Satchell is featuring Elizabeth Breeden who has spent several years decorating the City of Charlottesville with art.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Virginia's Mike Papi and Kyle Crockett each have been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association's All-Atlantic Region Team.

Virginia's Court of Appeals will take a broader look at an appeal by a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 17, 2013 - While many Americans mistrust government, and are generally suspicious of health insurance companies and the pharmaceutical industry, they overwhelmingly trust physicians and view them as faithful agents of patient interests, reports a new study based on online surveys of more than 5,000 Americans.

A man shot twice by officers after firing a shot outside of Charlottesville's Elk's Lodge on 2nd Street Northwest on March 16 went back to court Monday.

A Charlottesville business owner is asking City Council to reconsider a sidewalk widening project that could take away dozens of parking spaces for customers.

The ninth annual Pink Ribbon Polo Classic drew thousands of people to King Family Vineyards in Crozet.

The controversial Route 29 western bypass is getting lots of criticism by a columnist for the Washington Post, and it's spurring some more debate over the road now decades in the making.

A Charlottesville youth group washed cars Saturday to support affordable housing in the community.

Charlottesville City Council looking to spend $400,000 on making the drive up Emmet Street and Route 29 a little smoother.

Officers were called to the 1500 block of Devon Lane about 1:30 a.m. and found a 20-year-old man with serious injuries, according to a statement from the Harrisonburg Police Department.

Myles Turner, the 6-11 center from Texas, said he'll probably wait to decide, but mentions UCLA and UCLA coaches prominently... Euless Trinity center Myles Turner is in Charlottesville, Virginia, for the NBAPA Camp and is relishing being back on the summer circuit after missing it last year.