In a press release today, the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office said it is considering “replacing the above charges with other serious felony charges which may be presented to the grand jury at a later date.”

I-64 is open and traffic rolling.

Albemarle County is considering an initiative to save the county money by encouraging employees to retire early.

Authorities said Anderson first used a stun gun on a clerk who was leaving the Cherry Avenue Exxon on the night of Oct. 11, 2007.

David Slutzky took over as chairman of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors on Wednesday,  but would not say whether he’d soon begin campaigning for a seat in the Virginia General Assembly.

Two men entered the Emmet Street hotel “under false pretenses” about 6 p.m., according to a police report.

Police said Crawford killed 33-year-old Sarah Louise Crawford, whose body was discovered in the Quality Inn on Emmet Street.

The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority has myriad problems, from an infrastructure that needs expensive repairs to a long history of leaders who have failed or bailed.

Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe swung through Charlottesville on Wednesday as part of statewide tour to formally launch his bid to win a three-way race for the Democratic nomination for governor.

Gilbert J. Sullivan, who headed the University of Virginia’s Alumni Association for 35 years, has died. He was 80.

A swimming pool, especially in these years of recurring drought, is as much an “attractive nuisance” for wildlife as it is for children.

Emmanuel Hunt, a 39-year-old Charlottesville resident, faces robbery, malicious wounding and firearm charges.

A Charlottesville man who robbed two gas stations with a stun gun in 2007 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Updated 10:40 a.m. U.S. 29 traffic back to normal after early morning wreck.

RICHMOND — Colleges and universities must learn to offset current and future losses in state funding by creating other sources of revenue, University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III said Tuesday.

An Afton man has admitted sending sexually charged messages to a 14-year-old girl through Facebook while at work.

An Albemarle County man is facing up to five years in prison after admitting he injured a fellow tenant in a summertime fight.

An aide to U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, said Tuesday that Ridge Schuyler will serve as his district director, a position that oversees staff and operations of the newly elected congressman’s district offices.

WASHINGTON — Democrat Tom Perriello was no sooner sworn in as the new representative of Virginia’s 5th District Tuesday than he saw his name atop a list.

An Earlysville man faces an attempted murder charge in connection with shots fired Tuesday morning, according to Albemarle police.

Albemarle County officials say renovation work at three schools — Albemarle High and Greer and Brownsville elementary schools — is on time and under budget.

A 6-year-old Virginia boy determined to get to school took his family’s car after he missed the bus.

Daily Progress photos for the week of December 28th.

President-elect Barack Obama is adding a “Youth Ball” to the parties planned to celebrate his Jan. 20 inauguration.

“We will hit the ground running ... to address the pain being felt by the American people,“ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., promised Monday as she welcomed Obama to her office.

Schools act with caution to weather advisory

It’s not as bad as you thought it would be, but it could always get worse!

Central Virginians may find roads full of rain and possibly black ice today as a Tennessee Valley low-pressure system is expected to move through the area with moisture in tow.

An Albemarle County gas station is the first in Central Virginia to offer E85, an alternative fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.

The Christmas tree from Central Place has been hauled away and construction equipment has taken its place on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall.