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Attempted murder charges filed against man who exchanged gunfire with Charlottesville police

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Officials say Virginia Tech is ‘perfectly positioned’ for more defense research funding

Officials say Virginia Tech is ‘perfectly positioned’ for more defense research funding

  • ETHAN HUNT The Roanoke Times

Despite Trump administration cuts to colleges nationwide, Virginia Tech says it's well positioned to seek more Department of Defense research funding.

5 displaced after house fire in southern Albemarle

5 displaced after house fire in southern Albemarle

  • DAILY PROGRESS STAFF

Five people have been displaced after a Wednesday morning house fire in southern Albemarle County. An investigation into its cause is underway.

An overdeveloped world doesn't support wildlife | Marlene Condon

An overdeveloped world doesn't support wildlife | Marlene Condon

  • MARLENE A. CONDON

Every yard should contain a mix of native and “invasive” plants to help our wildlife to survive. 

The perils of precise predictions | Jorgen Vik

The perils of precise predictions | Jorgen Vik

  • JORGEN VIK

If anyone tells you what’s going to happen in the future, they’re either trying to convince you to buy something or they just don’t know what they don’t know.

Upcoming art exhibits and events

Upcoming art exhibits and events

  • DAILY PROGRESS STAFF

Coming up, Charlottesville Camera Club member photographs on view at Northside Library, Nan Rockwell's pots-for-donations charity drive and more.

Breaking up (with MAGA) is hard to do | Bonnie Zare & Jessica Long

Breaking up (with MAGA) is hard to do | Bonnie Zare & Jessica Long

  • BONNIE ZARE and JESSICA LONG

Leaving MAGA does not mean loving your country any less; it means choosing to help build a nation that turns change into opportunity rather than fear.

Southside Virgina data center project moves forward with budget deal

Southside Virgina data center project moves forward with budget deal

  • MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch

Virginia's budget deal finalized last week means Stack Infrastructure's massive $73 billion data center campus in Pittsylvania County can move forward.

Spanberger taps husband for Virginia Science Museum board

Spanberger taps husband for Virginia Science Museum board

    Adam Spanberger, husband to Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, has been appointed to the board of the Virginia Science Museum — by his wife.

    New state budget helps 200K Virginians afford health insurance

    New state budget helps 200K Virginians afford health insurance

      A new state budget includes $150 million to help Virginians afford monthly premiums for health insurance to partly offset the loss of federal dollars.

      Schedule shift adds variety to Wintergreen Music Festival weekends

      Schedule shift adds variety to Wintergreen Music Festival weekends

        The Wintergreen Music Festival this year is saving Saturdays for musical variety. Listeners can discover jazz, gospel and bluegrass between the classical music concerts.

        Our nation gets its capital back | John McGuire

        Our nation gets its capital back | John McGuire

          Washington, D.C., is no longer the city of headlines and horror stories. It is safe again, clean again and worthy again of the nation it represents.

          15 people killed in Virginia crashes over Independence Day weekend

          15 people killed in Virginia crashes over Independence Day weekend

            15 people were killed in car crashes over the Fourth of July weekend, between July 2 and July 5, according to state troopers. 

            How Trump weaponized the Department of Justice | Chris Gavaler

            How Trump weaponized the Department of Justice | Chris Gavaler

              Despite pledges to end the politicization of federal law enforcement, the Trump administration has advanced the president’s personal and political grievances.

              Michie Tavern trades hands for the first time in nearly 60 years

              Michie Tavern trades hands for the first time in nearly 60 years

                Michie Tavern has been sold. And notably, it has not been sold to the foundation that owns and operates its next-door neighbor Monticello.

                Michie Tavern trades hands for the first time in nearly 60 years

                Michie Tavern trades hands for the first time in nearly 60 years

                • Eli Lerdau

                Michie Tavern has been sold. And notably, it has not been sold to the foundation that owns and operates its next-door neighbor Monticello.

                Chesapeake Sentara maintenance man gets 18 months for filming women in bathrooms

                Chesapeake Sentara maintenance man gets 18 months for filming women in bathrooms

                • NORI LEYBENGRUB The Virginian-Pilot

                Jeffrey Leffel has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars after he was caught filming women in the bathroom at his workplace, Sentara in Chesapeake. 

                High heat, low lake levels make for quiet Fourth at Smith Mountain Lake

                High heat, low lake levels make for quiet Fourth at Smith Mountain Lake

                • JASON DUNOVANT The Roanoke Times

                What is usually one of the busiest weekends of the summer for Smith Mountain Lake was ultimately uneventful due to scorching heat and drought.

                Virginia ABC role in cannabis market worries alcohol sector

                Virginia ABC role in cannabis market worries alcohol sector

                • DAVE RESS and MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch

                Virginia's new budget calls for the “temporary assignment or use of ABC special agents” to oversee the state's new, legal cannabis market. Those agents aren't happy.

                Whoa, Big Mama! Keswick nonprofit rescues hefty horse from slaughterhouse.

                Whoa, Big Mama! Keswick nonprofit rescues hefty horse from slaughterhouse.

                • Jane Sathe

                Big Mama, a Belgian draft horse standing 19.3 hands high, was recently saved from slaughter by Keswick-based nonprofit Colby's Crew Rescue.

                Upcoming performances and events

                Upcoming performances and events

                • DAILY PROGRESS STAFF

                Coming up, the Charlottesville Band presents patriotic music at Ting Pavilion, Wintergreen Music Festival offers a musical hike and more.

                Central Virginia counties allocate $750K to fight Valley Link project

                Central Virginia counties allocate $750K to fight Valley Link project

                • Heather Price Ives

                Three Virginia counties have allocated a combined three quarters of a million dollars to fight Dominion Energy's Valley Link transmission line. But will it work?

                Judges refuse to combine Virginia assault weapons ban lawsuits

                Judges refuse to combine Virginia assault weapons ban lawsuits

                • Hawes Spencer

                A three-judge panel in Charlottesville decided Monday that the individual lawsuits against Virginia's new assault weapons ban will not be combined into a single case.

                Virginia wines top French competition in Paris

                Virginia wines top French competition in Paris

                • David Velazquez

                It's happened: Virginia wines have beat their French counterparts in an official blind tasting. 

                Montpelier names new CEO

                Montpelier names new CEO

                • DAILY PROGRESS STAFF

                The Montpelier Foundation, which operates the historic home of Founding Father James Madison, has named a new CEO. Will she be able to bring stability to the estate?

                Capital One exec named VCU rector

                Capital One exec named VCU rector

                • ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch

                Steven DeLuca, who leads government relations at Capitol One, has been named rector of the Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors.

                RGGI rebate won't cut flooding, energy efficiency efforts, Spanberger says

                RGGI rebate won't cut flooding, energy efficiency efforts, Spanberger says

                • DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch

                New ratepayer rebates in Virginia won't threaten funds earmarked for flood prevention and energy efficiency, says Gov. Abigail Spanberger.

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