Charlottesville News

Nelson County authorities believe no foul play is involved in the disappearance of a Charlottesville man reported missing from his vacation home at Wintergreen Resort.

Some people are expected to pack their bags and hit the road for the July 4th holiday, but will travelers come to Charlottesville? Although, there are a few vacancies at some area hotels officials at the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau say it could be a busy holiday weekend.

The fate of a Charlottesville man is in the hands of a jury Thursday evening. Theodore Timberlake is accused of firing the fatal shots that killed Joshua Magruder on Sixth Street in Charlottesville last July.

Several search teams will deploy this afternoon to look for a man missing at Wintergreen.

Local unemployment rates continued to rise in the month of May. Unemployment in the Charlottesville region was 5.9% in May, which is up from 5.5% in April and 3% in May of 2008.

Day one of a murder trial is over. Theodore Timberlake is accused of killing Joshua "Spanky" Magruder outside an apartment building at 6th Street southeast.

Judge Jay Swett of the Charlottesville Circuit Court has denied a claim made by the Coalition to Preserve McIntire Park that a City Council vote to convey property to the Virginia Department of Transportation was unconstitutional.

Charlottesville democrats rallied support for their candidates at the party's annual picnic in Washington Park Sunday afternoon.

A robbery in the 800 block of west Main Street sent an out-of-town visitor to the emergency room Sunday morning.

The Eden of the United States. That's what Thomas Jefferson called Charlottesville, Va., the charming city three hours south of Baltimore at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Last night, June 18th 2009, from 6pm until 9pm, I had the delightful pleasure of dining at the Boar's Head Pavilion in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Dozens of people from Charlottesville are boarding a bus, heading for Washington, DC.

For more than 130 years, ferrymen have jammed poles into the James River's gravelly shallows to push the Hatton Ferry slowly across to other side.

An Afton man will spend 15 years in prison for his role in a series of shootings along Interstate 64 that injured two people.

Originally published June 23, 2009 at 6:08 p.m., updated June 23, 2009 at 7:09 p.m. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.

After years of debate, a change has been made at a famous Charlottesville statue to honor the contributions a Native American woman made to the Lewis and Clark expedition.

President Barack Obama sent an e-mail endorsing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds to hundreds of thousands of Obama supporters in Virginia last week, the latest indication that the lessons of Obama's 2008 presidential campaign are playing out in key state races in 2009.

A truckload of bikes is on its way to Africa, thanks to a small Central Virginia church.

After years of debate, a change has been made at a famous Charlottesville statue to honor the contributions a Native American woman made to the Lewis and Clark expedition.

A former Nelson County track coach arrested for soliciting a minor there now faces charges in Charlottesville.