A Richmond man was driving a tanker loaded with 5,473 gallons of tar through Nelson yesterday when the truck overturned. Nearly all of the tar spilled out, pouring into a house’s front yard and covering a two-year-old dog with the hot, sticky substance. The animal was put to sleep at a nearby animal hospital a short time later. State police closed the road, and will not be able to remove the tar until it dries. They have accused the driver of speeding, but charges have not yet been filed. The house’s property damage is estimated at $15,000.
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
Monthly Archive for July, 2001
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The UVa Honor Committee has found the first of the 122 accused cheaters guilty. The students were charged with cheating after Professor Louis Bloomfield analyzed their term papers and discovered that many of them had been copied from others. 30 investigations have been completed, with 20 cases dropped and 9 destined for trial. The rest of the cases will be investigated over the summer. The Cavalier Daily has the full story.
Former Tandem headmaster John Howard is attempting to convince folks to give their impending tax rebate to charity. Millions of Americans will be receiving checks for $300 – $600 over the coming weeks, and Howard thinks that the unexpected money would be best spent on local charities. He plans on giving his rebate to Legal Aid (which is where my check is going, if I get one.) Howard is working on a site, CAOneForAll.org, which he hopes to have fully functional in the next couple of weeks. Bob Gibson had the story in last week’s Daily Progress.
Yet another class-action lawsuit is being filed against the underwriters of Value America’s ’99 initial public offering. Shareholders charge that they created a distorted sense of demand for the stock. Reed Williams has the story in today’s Progress.
At 2 AM this morning, a Tokyo Rose customer was discovered by bouncers to be carrying a pistol in his waistband. When they tried to eject him, he ran upstairs to the restaurant and began shooting randomly. Though he did not hit anybody, several people were injured in the ensuing panic. The customer escaped, and has not yet been found. Police describe him as a slender 6 foot-tall black male. WINA has the story.
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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