Alexia V. Williams

Charlottesville

Reporter and Weekend Anchor at WCAV-TV (Charlottesville, VA)

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Students light candles in remembrance of 2022 shooting victims

Nov 13, 2024 | cbs19news.com | Alexia V. Williams

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The University of Virginia community gathered Wednesday night to hold a vigil in remembrance of three slain students. On Nov. 13, 2022, a fellow student allegedly opened fire as a class was returning to Grounds from a class trip. Three people were killed: Devin Chandler, D’Sean Perry, and Lavel Davis, Jr., all of whom were members of the UVA football team. On Wednesday, people gathered at the steps of Old Cabell Hall, filling the night with candlelight.
NOW celebrates their 58th birthday with ‘Pizza in the Park’

Jul 9, 2024 | cbs19news.com | Alexia V. Williams

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Charlottesville chapter of the National Organization for Women celebrated their 58th birthday on Sunday, July 7, with a pizza party at Pen Park. The organization is dedicated to promoting feminist ideals, leading societal change, eliminating discrimination, and achieving and protecting the equal rights of all women since 1966. The president of Charlottesville NOW, Charlotte Gibson, reflected on some of the impacts NOW has made in history.
Students sign with local employers

May 15, 2024 | cbs19news.com | Alexia V. Williams

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- More than two dozen students at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center were honored on Tuesday. They are looking ahead to their futures and taking a big step at their version of Signing Day. Like student-athletes, these students were announcing their intentions to go someplace specific after they graduate, but in this case, they are going to take on jobs instead of playing for a college team.
Parents left behind by MACAA Head Start, face more financial burdens to find other childcare programs

Apr 18, 2024 | cbs19news.com | Alexia V. Williams

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The shutdown of the Monticello Area Community Action Agency Head Start is taking a financial toll on parents who relied on the free governmental childcare program. Two parents, whose kids were both enrolled in MACAA Head Start, say that the increasing cost of living and the lack of daycare availability in Central Virginia is another stressful situation that MACAA Head Start has put them through.
Alleged bomb threat at 5th Street Station Parkway, heavy police presence

Apr 9, 2024 | cbs19news.com | Alexia V. Williams

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Albemarle County Police Department and Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue responded to the Plant Fitness at Fifth Street near Wegmans for reports of an alleged bomb threat.
Parents and teachers are frustrated with MACAA Head Start leadership

Apr 4, 2024 | cbs19news.com | Alexia V. Williams

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Lack of communication and mismanagement, that's what both parents and teachers at MACAA Head Start are saying as the program transitions over to CDI, leaving people who rely on the program frustrated. “I always tell my coworkers I feel like we’re on the Titanic and we’re the band that continues to play even when the ship is sinking,” said an anonymous current employee. “So, they look at the money part and not the reality.
The annual 'Egg My Yard' Easter fundraiser for Miss Commonwealth Organization

Mar 25, 2024 | cbs19news.com | Alexia V. Williams

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Easter is right around the corner and there's a fundraiser for Miss Virginia coming to a neighborhood near you!The "Miss Commonwealth Organization" is teaming up with the Easter Bunny to make the holiday a little more magical. These local titleholders are bringing eggs filled with candy and toys right to your front yard on Saturday, the night before Easter.
Hundreds people attend the inaugural FLUCO Fest

Mar 22, 2024 | cbs19news.com | Alexia V. Williams

FLUVANNA COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Fluvanna County High School hosted the inaugural FLUCO Fest on Thursday. More than 300 people attended to learn more about what the community and schools have to offer their students. Between 5:30 p.m. and p.m., roughly 50 vendors filled the halls with information about summer activities for kids of all ages. "We have lots of community groups. We have the Lake Monticello Owners Association is here. I know that there's someone from Fluvanna football.
An Albemarle County community coming together to fight the blaze

Mar 21, 2024 | cbs19news.com | Alexia V. Williams

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Career and volunteer units in Albemarle County responded to roughly 20 active brush fire calls Wednesday. Some of the fires threatened structures and homes as they swept across the ground. One resident is thankful for the fast response from firefighters and neighbors. "This has probably been coming for a long time. There's a lot of dead trees, a lot of brush out here. It was just waiting to happen," Sal Gomez, a homeowner in Albemarle County, said.
UVA Health bucking national nursing shortage trend

Mar 7, 2024 | cbs19news.com | Alexia V. Williams

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Nursing shortages are hitting the nation hard, but the University of Virginia Health System says it is not seeing that shortage like other hospitals are. Over the past couple of years, UVA Health says it has worked on supporting its 2,300 full-time nurses through programs focused on lowering burnout rates, balancing patient and nursing ratios, and increasing compensation by three percent.

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