A survey of 210 cities in the U.S. has found that Charlottesville ranks #6 in interest in hybrid and alternative-fuel cars. #
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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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There’s something very sick about this story.
Here’s the list. Interestingly, Charlottesville is the only top-10 city that’s not on the west coast!
1. Eugene, Oregon
2. Portland, Oregon
3. Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/San Luis Obispo, California
4. Monterey/Salinas, California
5. San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, California.
6. Charlottesville, Virginia
7. Medford/Klamath Falls, Oregon
8. Chico/Redding, California
9. Juneau, Alaska
10. Seattle/Tacoma, Washington
Anyone else find Juneau a surprise? I thought they were all about the oil up there in Alaska!
Maybe this is a list of all of the metropolitan areas that are not served well by their car dealers when it comes to having hybrids in stock or on order.
The government/UAW theft of most of the domestic auto industry will insure that there will plenty of hybrids soon. Just no one will want to buy them and the auto companies will continue to hemorrhage cash.
My question is: If we can agree that the Obama administration and the UAW takeover of GM & Chryler is sorta like the Hitler-Stalin Pact, then who are the Poles? The bondholders or the American people?
That’s a pretty big “if,” Will. :)
“The government/UAW theft of most of the domestic auto industry…” The government was handed the industry. They should have gone bankrupt rather than run to Big Daddy. What a big throw-away of tax payers’ money.
Wow- what a wonderful thing!
Meanwhile my VW fuel burner gets better mileage than most, if not all the Hybrids driving around today.