Louisa County News

A funding shortfall from Louisa County is forcing a regional transit system to cut routes and raise fares for riders.

East Jack Jouett Drive, in Louisa County, was blocked Friday evening, because a stream is flowing over a narrow bridge, at a depth of nearly one foot.

The band, which formed in Charlottesville, is awarding more than $376,000 to 52 different charitable groups, through the Bama Works Fund.

Senator Tim Kaine paid a visit to central Virginia Friday to meet with farmers. They had the chance to weigh in on the Senate debate about the 2013 farm bill.

The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce today released compiled retail sales tax data which show area retail sales slid downward over the first quarter of 2013.

Danger signs will soon be going up at a popular fishing spot in Louisa. This comes after two people have died in this specific area in recent years.

Police have identified the body of a 17 year old boy pulled from Lake Louisa this afternoon as that of Brandon Coleman.

"At approximately 2:45 p.m., May 27, Virginia State Police investigated a crash on Route 1304, Lake Forest Drive, at Route 1322, Beauregard Way, in Louisa County.

A day at the lake in Louisa County has turned tragic. The Louisa County Sheriff's Office confirms a 6-year-old girl drowned after she slipped from a pier and fell into the lake.

Seven people, including four minors, were taken to the hospital after a golf cart crash in Louisa Monday afternoon.

The Louisa County Sheriff's Office says the golf cart crashed around 3:15 p.m. near Beauregard Way and Lake Forest Drive.

Rescue crews are searching for a 3-year-old girl, and possibly another victim, who fell into Lake Anna Monday afternoon, according to the Major Donnie Lowe with Louisa County Sheriff's Office.

A horse preservation in Louisa County is looking for support to continue its work with a group of American icons.

Chilly saved her human's life just three months after she was adopted from a shelter.

An car crash on Route 33 in Louisa County this morning claimed the lives of 21 year old Derrick Burford and 18 year old Dawn Ross.

Louisa Commonwealth's Attorney Rusty McGuire announced the surprise conviction of Troy Shannon Hensley, 35, Louisa for Burglary and Larceny.

A drug king will spend three years in jail after he tried to sell a huge amount of marijuana to a local, undercover cop.

A New York accountant was convicted of bringing more than 15 pounds of marijuana into Virginia.