A jury has convicted Dr. John Reeves, of Albemarle, of first degree murder, sentencing him to 45 years in prison. He killed his ex-wife in November of 2000, apparently over child support and alimony payments. Reeves was over $300,000 in debt, owing $138,000 to his ex-wife. The story is in today’s Progress, and in brief on WINA’s site.
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Entergy Wholesale Operations, who had withdrawn their application build a power plant in Louisa, has said that they intend to re-file an application next year. They want to alter the power output of the plant, and will be making design changes on that basis. The story is in today’s Progress, but you can read WINA’s blurb.
Alan Norford, who has been the fire chief for the Stony Point Fire Company for the past 13 years, has resigned. This is a direct result of 8 Stony Point volunteers being arrested earlier this week on charges of arson. Norford was one of the founders of the Stony Point Fire Company, and will remain on with the company as a volunteer. WINA has a brief piece, but the Daily Progress has the complete story in today’s issue.
The Albemarle County school board voted 5 to 2 last night to expand their student anti-discrimination rules to cover sexual orientation, WINA reports. The change largely resulted from the efforts of the Gay-Straight Alliance at MHS. (An organization that, ironically, is forced to operate as a stealth school club, because MHS won’t permit them to exist.) The two dissenting votes came from Ken Boyd and
Chairman Charles Ward.
At a forum on the topic last night, the merits of red light cameras were debated among a crowd that included the chiefs of police of Charlottesville and Albemarle, both 25th District Senate candidates and Delegate Mitch Van Yahres. Proponents argue that it would make busy intersections (think Rio and 29) safer, but opponents fear 1984-style government. Van Yahres intends to support a bill in the upcoming General Assembly session that would permit localities to install the cameras, a move that was supported by both chiefs of police. Jane Maddux said that she didn’t know enough about it to have an opinion, and Creigh Deeds expressed reservations of the assumed-guilty-style policing that is inherent with automated ticketing systems. The story is in today’s Progress.
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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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