Kate Nuechterlein

2 days ago | 29news.com | Kate Nuechterlein

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville and Albemarle police are commemorating those who sacrificed their lives while serving on the force. Both the City and County’s police departments participated in wreath laying ceremonies on Tuesday, as part of the National Police Week, which recognizes fallen officers from all around. “It’s really a way for us to remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice,” Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis said.

3 days ago | 12onyourside.com | Kate Nuechterlein

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Now fewer than six months from election day, Attorney General Jason Miyares is fighting to keep the position he has held for the past three and a half years for another four. As the sole Republican vying for the position, Miyares says he wants to keep Virginia on track. That’s why, he told 29News, instead of chasing the Governor’s office, he’s hoping to stay on as the Commonwealth’s top lawyer.

6 days ago | 29news.com | Kate Nuechterlein

CROZET, Va. (WVIR) - Albemarle County is moving forward with a public-private partnership to complete a major infrastructure project in Crozet. The long-awaited Eastern Avenue connector would extend Eastern Ave. past Lickinghole Creek to connect with Cory Farm Road, thereby carving out a north-south pathway for travel from Route 240 to Route 250. It’s goal: to build transportation infrastructure Michael Monaco, Chairman of the Crozet Community Advisory Committe, says is sorely needed.

1 week ago | 29news.com | Kate Nuechterlein

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - This weekend, helping the hungry is as easy as leaving food right by your mailbox. Stamp Out Hunger, the country’s largest single-day food drive is back on Saturday, May 10. Here in Virginia, letter carriers will pick up donations from across the community, while volunteers will help sort and distribute the food to the different branches of the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.

1 week ago | 29news.com | Kate Nuechterlein

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A project aimed at helping Charlottesville’s unhoused community is facing a new financial hurdle after Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed state money the city hoped was heading its way. In order to convert its thrift store on Cherry Avenue into the city’s proposed low-barrier shelter, the Charlottesville Salvation Army now has to make up for $1.5 million that was left out of the state budget.