Craig Littlepage, UVa’s interim athletic director since June, has been named the new director for the athletics program. He is the first African-American to hold the position at the university. The 50-year-old has worked with their athletics department for 11 years. See UVa’s press release for more information.
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
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Reed Williams and Jake Mooney’s front page story in today’s Daily Progress offers the most complete story of the four-day Nordenson saga that has been made available so far. Suspect Craig Nordenson visited the coal tower with police this afternoon explaining what had happened. Though some details remain murky (such as where he hid Monday night, and the motive for the murders), a number of mysteries have been cleared up. Nordenson is charged with breaking and entering, grand larceny, three counts of attempted robbery, possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony and two counts of capital murder. He is being held in the local jail, A bond hearing is scheduled for the morning.
Federal Judge Norman Moon has issued an injunction against construction of the 29 bypass. The injunction is a result of a lawsuit filed by Charlottesville’s Southern Environmental Law Center. Judge Moon agreed that the construction could pose a hazard to the reservoir. WINA has the story.
Mayor Blake Caravati said at last night’s City Council meeting that he intends to hold a living wage hearing on September 17th. City Council is attempting to reconcile protesters’ demands for an $8 minimum wage with the Chamber of Commerce’s opposition. The hearings will be regarding the requirement that all city contractors pay their employees a living wage. WINA has the story.
Craig Nordenson has been apprehended. After being forced out of the garage of a home at 1108 East Market Street, reportedly the home of Katie Johnson’s grandparents, he was taken into custody and is, as I’m typing, being loaded into a wagon. This appears to bring the whole saga to a close, though a long trial for the murders of Johnson and Marcus Griffin stretches ahead. But a lot of questions linger.
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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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