The financial filings are in, and Republican Congressman Virgil Goode has it all over Charlottesville’s Meredith Richards in the congressional race, WINA reports. Goode has $430,000 in cash on hand to Richards’ $43,000. It’s been said that this first filing would be important to her campaign, given that potential major donors often hold back until they can see if the candidate’s fund is sufficient that they have a shot at winning. It should be interesting to see the analysis of where this leaves the Richards campaign.
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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
four six 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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Come now, tell the truth: is <I>anybody</I> surprised by this?
Goode obviously hasn’t been wasting any money on silly things like professional web design. That site is SO 1996.
The amount of chat since the change has really made a good board a wasteland. The discussions are less interesting. Please bring back anonomous posting: since your UVA troll seems to have chilled out.
This topic would have had at least 8 to 12 posts in the old days.
Just one posters opinion!
I think it is rather the annual, summer doldrums which takes the wind out of the sails of all “news” – from cvillenews.com to the Regress (who headlined on a local politico-softball game, for heavens sake!) to the major news outlets.
I don’t think it is any surprise that there isn’t much local news to report. But perhaps you can help us out and go find a local news story you’d like to discuss and then submit it, dear "Anonynous [sic]"?