31-year-old Frederic Ahalt was accidentally killed while hunting with a friend in western Albemarle, WINA reports. The Standardsville man was shot in the head at close range, and pronounced dead at the scene. Police are investigating.
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The Center for Digital Government has ranked the top 25 e-government-enabled states, and Virginia has ranked…nothing. We didn’t even make the list. Rankings were based on states’ “utilization of digital technologies to deliver services to citizens.” Our offerings are pretty meager in that department, unfortunately. (Our e-government site was last updated the day that it was launched, in May of 2000.) The big winners were Illinois and Kansas. And we’re “the digital dominion?”
writes: Waynesboro-based Ntelos, a provider of integrated communications services, said on Thursday that it has closed on the sale of 14 wireless communication towers to American Tower for $4.8 million. The towers, located in the Richmond and Hampton Roads markets, were originally acquired by Ntelos through its July 2000 acquisition of PrimeCo Virginia PCS. The deal is part of a huge sell-off announced by the company on Nov. 1. Ntelos recently sold 46 of its towers for $15.6 million. Ntelos is attempting to improve its financial position after its proposed $408 million merger with Conestoga Enterprises fell though in November.
Ntelos, by the way, is one and the same as CFW.
This morning brought the first snow of the year to the Charlottesville area. Just about an inch fell, but it has made an absolute mess of the roads. Lots of roads are closed off, including Earlysville Road, part of High Street, and many roads are backed up for miles. (The 250 Bypass took some motorists over an hour to travel this morning.) Accidents abound, notably the trailer that blocked all of 29 south, up by Airport Road. Schools are cancelled, in many cases requiring that the already-picked up students be shipped back home. Areas east and south of us really got dumped on; just north, in Free Union, not so much of a flake was seen.
Tonight is the 20th annual First Night Virginia New Year’s Eve celebration on the Downtown Mall. The usual impressive line-up of events are scheduled from 3pm until 12am, including concerts and puppet shows, ice skating and face painting, theater and, of course, fireworks at midnight. An all-admission pass is just $10 for adults, $5 for kids, and toddlers are free. City buses will run until 1am, and they’re free to anybody with a First Night pass. For those of you too cheap to spend $10, or with an urge to volunteer, First Night is desperate for dozens more volunteers. Give them two hours, they’ll give you a pass for the night. Call 434-975-8269 for more information.
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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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