Charlottesville News Archives

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The University of Virginia Medical Center is adding non-competition clauses to the employment agreements of its 800 clinical faculty members -- a move that one U.Va. physician criticized as bad for health care in the Charlottesville region.

Charlottesvillea s historic Jefferson Theatre made a comeback Friday night, welcoming a sold out crowd for its grand re-opening. Fans could be seen lining up outside the theatre before the doors opened up at 7pm.

Members of Phi Gamma Delta at UVa and Virginia Tech are teaming up to deliver the ceremonial game ball for Saturday's Commonwealth Cup football game.

Black Friday shoppers at K-Mart in Charlottesville may have been after different items Friday morning, but they all have one thing in common, they're trying to cash in on doorbuster savings.

Charlottesville police have arrested a Richmond man in connection with the Tuesday robbery of a Wachovia Bank.

Charlottesville has promoted Brian Daly to be its new director of parks and recreation.

The parents of missing 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington are hoping for a Thanksgiving miracle - finding their daughter nearly 6 weeks after her disappearance.

Charlottesville Police are searching for a woman they say got away with $8,000 from area banks while pretending to be someone else.

It's going to be a Thanksgiving to remember for one Charlottesville family. Wednesday, the Garland family were chosen to receive a mini-van, warranty included, thanks to a donation from the Airport Auto Exchange dealership off Route 29.

A man was shot in the arm shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday on the 900 block of Rives Street, according to Charlottesville police.

The baby with a bend in his ear met his parents for the first time on Jan. 12, 1988, three days after his mother's 20th birthday.

Hyosung is closing its tire cord plant in Scottsville by the end of January. Plant manager Roger Hutchins attributed the shutdown to the slumping economy and pressure from global manufacturers.

The local economy could see a boost in late 2010 when the Defense Intelligence Agency moves into the Rivanna Station National Ground Intelligence Center campus.

The price of gas is dropping just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. In Charlottesville, drivers are paying an average of $2.54 a gallon.

When the Defense Intelligence Agency brings an estimated 800 employees to Rivanna Station in September, it will join the nearly $110 million defense-related industry already headquartered in Central Virginia.

The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va., Bryan McKenzie column: Gifts go long way for overseas Marines Source: The Daily Progress Publication date: 2009-11-23 By Bryan McKenzie, The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, Va.

A 19th-century church in Charlottesville is undergoing an estimated $5 million renovation that will transform it into a day shelter for the homeless.

Area officials have made strides this year in establishing energy efficiency programs, and many are hopeful that the efforts will provide the Charlottesville region with a much-desired economic boost.

The United States Postal Service will hold a public meeting in Charlottesville Wednesday to discuss a proposal to shut down a local postal facility.

A Charlottesville police officer has been charged after crashing as he scrambled to get to a bank robbery.

Two deaths created big changes in Charlottesville, and both were reported last week on NPR.

Charlottesville is getting in the holiday spirit, and city leaders say they're ready for the festivities to begin.

Short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with probable fibroadenoma , according to a study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology .

Police have confirmed the BB&T bank on State Farm Boulevard in Albemarle County, near the DMV on Pantops Mountain, was robbed Friday morning.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for urban areas and small streams in Albemarle County and Charlottesville.

More than 50 postal workers from the Charlottesville region rallied alongside U.S. 29 on Sunday to protest the possible closure of the Albemarle County Airport Road mail processing center.

A Charlottesville police officer whose unmarked vehicle hit another car as he responded to a bank robbery faces a traffic charge.

I think my wife and I don't get out enough. We won two free tickets to the November 17 Jimmy Buffett concert in Charlottesville from a local newspaper's contest.

One way to make a difference this holiday season is to participate in an effort to bring Christmas cheer to all corners of the globe.

The heavy rain has caused significant flooding on many Charlottesville roads. Charlottesville public works crews have been out all Thursday morning trying to clear drains to get flooding to go down.

Civil rights organizations are asking Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to sign an executive order restoring the rights of nearly 300,000 felons before he leaves office in January.

Temp: 50.0 F Wind Chill: 48 F On Wednesday, the parents of a missing woman returned to where she was last seen more than a month ago.

Wind Chill: 35 F Staunton / Shenandoah, VA The parents of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington are asking people across the county for help.

Parrotheads, the nickname for Buffett fans, take tailgating to another level. Grilled shrimp kabob's, floral shirts, and giant shark fin's strapped on the top of their SUV's. The estimated 12-thousand fans, many from out of town are expert partyer's. The average age around 40.

People in Charlottesville now have a new, greener way to get around, Zip Cars . The new fuel-efficient and hybrid car-sharing program arrived on the grounds of the University of Virginia Tuesday.

Residents and members of the Senior Center in Charlottesville gathered Tuesday to celebrated caregivers.

Charlottesville police are investigating a robbery at the Wachovia Bank on 10th and High streets near Martha Jefferson Hospital.

A new report says judicial reforms in Virginia that made it easier to transfer juvenile offenders to the adult system went too far.

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Charlottesville detectives arrest three people in Albemarle County and seize $7,000 worth of cocaine in an undercover buy-bust operation on Friday, November 13th.

Violent crime is uncommon in Charlottesville, In fact, there has not been a single murder in the city all year.

Volunteers from the Oakland School and other folks in the community got down and dirty to plant more than 1,300 trees at the Charlottesville Albemarle Regional Airport.

While Bryson Fanning prepares for an appointment at a Texas medical center, Bland County residents continue their financial support.

On Tuesday Nov. 3, an eminent domain reformer since before the 2005 Kelo case, State Senator Ken Cuccinelli won election as Virginia's Attorney General.

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An Albemarle County jury awarded $5.25 million on Friday to the parents and sibling of a 16-year-old county girl who was killed in a car accident in 2008.

Twenty search teams are looking for Morgan Harrington in Charlottesville today. So far, the search leader indicated, nothing has been found.

Charlottesville has been ranked as one of the top digital cities in the country by the Center for Digital Government.

The new faces of the GOP on the Albemarle Board of Supervisors are area old-timers Duane Snow and Rodney Thomas.

Virginia State Police say they believe a Virginia Tech student missing for nearly a month was hitchhiking after she left a Metallica concert in Charlottesville.

Tropical Storm Ida is making her on Central Virginia. It's been raining sporadically in Charlottesville.

The double cheeseburger is topped with a fried egg and a thick slice of country ham.

As the economy comes out of its slump, attention in Charlottesville is focusing on several major developments either in the works or already under way.

Military veterans were honored for their service and sacrifice to this country Wednesday morning in Charlottesville.

One of the heads of the AARP was in central Virginia this afternoon to talk about living communities for the aging population.

At last night's regular meeting, the City Planning Commission approved a site plan for a YMCA to be built in McIntire Park.

The University of Virginia will soon have Zipcars zooming around campus. The Charlottesville school says the national car-sharing company will offer six self-service Zipcars to faculty, staff and students aged 18 and older.

A teenager was killed while hunting Saturday, according to the Buena Vista Police Department.

Charlottesville is preparing to unveil the winners of its competition to design a clock honoring its relationship with its sister cities.

Matt Shields, 2009's Red Apple Winner , launched a balloon, with his ap physics class, earlier this year, intact with cameras and gps tracking.A The balloon was recovered 2 weeks ago including the flight details.A The launch was from Charlottesville High School and the balloon materials were recovered by some bow hunters close to Manassas.A Here's ...

Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th, and supporters yesterday defended his vote in favor of the $1.2 trillion health-care overhaul, while an anti-tax group picketed his offices in Martinsville, Danville and Farmville.

Follow George and Lennie on their quest for the American dream in Barter Theatre's production of John Steinbeck's classic novella, 'Of Mice and Men.' Barter Theatre will perform the play Nov.

Real C'ville - The Bubble Blog on November 9, 2009 at 2:03 am Stores and restaurants are still closing in this area - most recently , think "Nature's Child" Downtown as well as 29N, and Wild Greens in the North Wing of Barracks Road.

You may remember a story a few months ago in which I discussed recycling options in Charlottesville and Albemarle.

Philanthropist and vintner Patricia Kluge has put her 24,000-square-foot Albemarle County house and 300 acres on the market.

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A major search effort to find Morgan Harrington launches Friday morning, November 6, and continues through the weekend.

More than 500 volunteers are continuing the search for a Virginia Tech student who went missing in Charlottesville last month.

This article is an extended version of what appears in today's Daily Progress. By Brian Wheeler Charlottesville Tomorrow Sunday, November 8, 2009 The day after his fellow Republicans swept the competitive races for the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Ken Boyd was not gloating.

There are two men running for sheriff in Charlottesville in a race that's gotten very little attention, although that's started to change with some last minute campaigning.

John Mark Donnelly was sentenced today and will spend more than seven years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme.

Hundreds of volunteers jammed into the Cavalier Inn on Thursday night to help organizers prepare for a community search for clues in last month's disappearance of a young woman in Charlottesville.

Gil Harrington, the mother of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, speaks alongside her husband Dan, right, and Ed Smart, left, father of Elizabeth Smart, in Charlottesville.

Rex Bowman of The Roanoke Times reports that organizers of a three-day search for Morgan Dana Harrington a ' the missing 20-year-old junior from Virginia Tech who was last seen at METALLICA 's October 17, 2009 concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia a ' said Thursday night they anticipate up to 1,000 volunteers could show ...

Just hours before polls open in Virginia, both Creigh Deeds and Bob McDonnell were making pleas to voters in Charlottesville and Albemarle County Monday.

Hundreds of volunteers are lending a helping hand in the search for Morgan Harrington.

Ticket sales for the 22nd-annual Virginia Film Festival - which begins today - have already surpassed the number sold for last year's festival.

Renowned for his virtuosity and the breadth of his performing activity, classical concert pianist Emanuel Ax will perform 8 p.m. Friday at The Paramount in Charlottesville.

Democratic nominee for governor Sen. R. Creigh Deeds swung through Charlottesville on Wednesday to chat with small business owners and energize his core supporters before Tuesday's election.

CHARLOTTESVILLE - A volunteer community search party is organizing to help find 20-year-old Morgan Harrington, who disappeared Oct.

The parents of a Virginia Tech student who went missing in Charlottesville last month are asking the community to help search for her this weekend.

With 100 per cent of precincts reporting, Democrat Dave Norris and Kristin Szakos have been elected to the Charlottesville City Council.

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Behind the curtains at the Key Rec Center, hundreds of Charlottesville citizens cast their ballot for local and statewide races Tuesday morning.

The family of a Virginia Tech student, who went missing more than two weeks ago at a Metallica concert in Charlottesville, has set up a fund to help search for her.

The independent write-in candidate for Charlottesville City Council is taking his campaign to the streets in these last hours.

Charlottesville will soon have an expanded park thanks to one local developer. Forest Hills Park will grown by an acre and a half if Charlottesville City Council approves a land transfer Monday night.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell will be in Virginia Beach tonight for the final campaign rally before tomorrow's election.

Dan and Gil Harrington, parents of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington who went missing October 17 during the Metallica concert in Charlottesville, have released a new statement to the media.

VPAP has released the October 26 campaign finance reports for candidates running for Charlottesville City Council and Albemarle County Board of Supervisors.

Fifty years after a deadly plane crash on Buck's Elbow Mountain near Crozet, local residents and families of the dead are still seeking clues as to what happened.

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney was in Virginia Wednesday, lending his support to Republican lieutenant governor candidate Bill Bolling.

Central Virginiaa s fall foliage attracted a group of tourists on an old-fashioned train trip Saturday.