GE Fanuc is moving back to a four-day work week in an effort to cut costs. The downside is that everybody gets paid less. The upside is that nobody gets fired. WINA has the story.
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
Monthly Archive for October, 2001
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Amber writes: A suspicious white powder was found at Staples office supply store in Shopper’s World yesterday. A customer left the store without paying for his copies and left behind some sort of white powder. Seminole Trail firefighters suited up in haz-mat uniforms and removed the substance. It has been taken to a Richmond lab for analysis. The FBI is investigating.
A mysterious pink powder was also found on the steps of Casteen’s office at UVA on Friday. The UVA police department and health department are still investigating. Two security guards were taken to the hospital for possible exposure to the powder and were released.
The Daily Progress has the story.
The Albemarle County School Board voted last night to consider the addition of “sexual orientation” to their anti-discrimniation policy. Currently the policy names race, religion, age, etc., but no wording about sexual orientation. In Kate Andrews’ Daily Progress story today, she mentions that a similar move by Charlottesville’s School Board ended up “causing controversy” last year. The county school board will examine Charlottesville’s approach and consider enacting the change at their November 8th meeting.
Northwest Airlines is ending their three daily flights to Detroit from CHO. Northwest is cutting back, like most every other airline, and this new addition (the flights were announced in May, and started in August) was one of the first things to go.
Local radio is abuzz with the news of a bear on the loose. It’s a 150-pounder that’s been wandering around the Old English Inn region of town and eating out of bird feeders. Police want to trap and relocate it, but they’re having trouble finding it. So if you spot it, let the police know. While you’re at it, you should put your arm around it, grin broadly, and preserve the moment on film. Bears like that. 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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