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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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Anyone know when or how we can start buying tickets? The AMTRAK website doesn’t seem to recognize this yet.
This is confusing. Doesn’t Amtrak already have a 7:20 train every day from CVS to WAS?
Amtrak has theoretical service every day. In my experience, it runs about 50/50. Half of the time the train actually comes, half of the time they end up sticking you on a bus. It’s in no way reliable. That’s because the train is coming from New Orleans, and there’s lots of opportunity for delays along the way. This train will start in Lynchburg every morning, thus significantly reducing the likelihood that it’ll be running late.
… coming from New Orleans … insanity.
I have a client moving back to the States who has recently lived in Belgium and Germany and he was astounded when he found out that the Cville-DC train was coming from New Orleans.
We were discussing how overseas, people get fired if a train is 5 minutes late. Here, we’re impressed if it arrives at all.
Also, the Cville to DC segment sells out more than the preceding sections. Hence the frequent move to the Amtrak bus.
Thanks for the clarification, Waldo. This sounds great!
And yeah, I’ve never been particularly impressed with the Silver Crescent line.