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Albemarle Circuit Court orders Swiney remain in custody
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (253+ words) Catie Ratliff | August 19, 2026 At an August 13 hearing, the Albemarle Circuit Court ruled that Michael Swiney must remain in custody without bail. Swiney, a former social emotional learning coach for Albemarle County Public Schools, faces 11 felony counts, including multiple charges of…...
What the data suggests about Greene???s recent immigration raids
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1690+ words) Nathan Alderman | August 12, 2026 How was his English?” an unseen man asks Greene County sheriff’s deputy Capt. Brian Shifflett, as he climbs back into his cruiser a little after 11am on June 23. “Pretty good,” says Shifflett. He’s just pulled over a driver,…...
Albemarle School Board schedules meeting on independent investigation
2+ week, 6+ day ago (439+ words) Catie Ratliff | July 29, 2026 The Albemarle County School Board will hold a special meeting August 4 to discuss an independent investigation into the district’s handling of abuse allegations and staff misconduct. The meeting will be held at 10am in Room 241 of the Albemarle…...
Charlottesville mayor says efforts to clear encampment underway following reported sexual assault
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (545+ words) Catie Ratliff | July 15, 2026 All eyes are once again on the Free Bridge encampment, with Charlottesville police investigating reports of a sexual assault and Mayor Juandiego Wade announcing that efforts to clear the area are underway. On the evening of July…...
Greene County Sheriff’s Office stages mass immigration detention in concert with federal officials
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1300+ words) Nathan Alderman | July 1, 2026 The Greene County Sheriff’s Office, working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, conducted a large-scale immigration enforcement operation near the intersection of routes 29 and 33 in Ruckersville on June 23. An ICE spokesperson said the operation detained 49 people. “I…...
Legal mercenary ensnares CRHA in lawsuit over COVID loans
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (800+ words) Sean Tubbs | June 17, 2026 Like many organizations and companies across the county, the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority applied for federal loans to keep payroll checks flowing in the early days of the pandemic. The CARES Act, signed into law in…...
Superintendent asked to resign amid outrage over handling of sexual assault allegations at elementary schools
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1175+ words) Catie Ratliff | June 17, 2026 After two days of heated public meetings regarding the district’s handling of sexual assault allegations against a former elementary-school staff member, the Albemarle County School Board requested Superintendent Matthew Haas’ resignation on June 11. Michael J. Swiney, 37, started…...
Tenants report alarming conditions in supportive housing community, while staff say they’re doing their best to help
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1788+ words) Nathan Alderman | June 17, 2026 We know a little about how Jerome Jones lived. We don’t know for certain when he died. We know from his obituary that Jerome Lee Jones was born on June 13, 1966. We know he worked at the University…...
Supervisors allow building to remain within stream buffer
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (832+ words) Sean Tubbs | June 10, 2026 When Katharine DeGeorge and Jeremy Kent bought a house on 7.86 acres in May 2022, previous owner David A. Powell signed an affidavit stating he knew of no violations of county ordinance nor any issues related to securing permission to…...
A fire at the Rivanna Trail encampment costs one man his shelter
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (531+ words) Nathan Alderman | May 13, 2026 In the afternoon sun along the Rivanna River Trail, Joshua Ballou paced the edges of the burnt-black patch of public land that used to be his home. The Charlottesville Fire Department responded to the blaze that destroyed…...