Kate Nuechterlein

1 week ago | 29news.com | Kate Nuechterlein

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville Police Department no longer plans to use a new data technology system called Peregrine that City Council originally approved. After the close decision to allocate $150,000 to Charlottesville Police to use Peregrine’s services, Chief Michael Kochis says the Council members who were initially in favor began expressing reservations about how the data could be used in immigration enforcement efforts.

1 week ago | 12onyourside.com | Kate Nuechterlein

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The battle to become Virginia’s next governor came to Charlottesville on Friday, as part of a statewide tour aimed at criticizing the Republican nominee, current Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears. The topic Democrats zeroed in on at Friday’s rally outside City Hall is one with ties to Charlottesville and strong opinions on both sides: same-sex marriage. “It’s fundamental,” Llezelle Dugger, the Clerk of Court for Charlottesville’s Circuit Court, told 29News.

1 week ago | 29news.com | Kate Nuechterlein

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A Juneteenth celebration drew crowds at Eastwood Farm and Winery on Thursday, as part of a collaboration between Black Women Who Wine and SugarBear Ice Cream. The two groups paired up at Eastwood to enjoy the holiday, which marks the day the last Black enslaved Americans learned they were free, and to spread awareness about its historical significance.

1 week ago | 29news.com | Kate Nuechterlein

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Democratic State Senator Ghazala Hashmi and former conservative radio host John Reid have two things in common: they both want to be Virginia’s next Lieutenant Governor, and both would make history if they did. Reid, as the first openly gay nominee, and Hashmi as the first Muslim and Indian-American on the ballot. “What really affects me about this year is this is diversity on steroids,” said Larry Sabato, Director of the UVA Center for Politics.

1 week ago | whsv.com | Kate Nuechterlein

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - With both party tickets established, Virginia’s statewide elections are in full swing. That includes the race for Attorney General, now set to be a showdown between Democrat and former Virginia Delegate Jay Jones and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares. On Tuesday night, Jones narrowly defeated his primary opponent, Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor, with just above 50% of the vote.