Pedestrian safety in Albemarle County’s growth corridor may be gaining the attention it deserves.

The University of Virginia’s McCormick Observatory on Tuesday recorded a high temperature of 97 degrees for the fourth consecutive day — the hottest four-day period this early in the year since 1895.

An Albemarle County affordable housing project has been denied federal tax credits that officials have said may be key to making the project a reality.

Two recent fatal wrecks following police chases that began in Louisa County have prompted Sheriff Ashland D. Fortune to take a second look at his office’s policy on high-speed chases.

Federal officials hunted for the source of a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and menus grew.

President Bush said Tuesday the United States and Europe must rally to keep Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, calling the threat an incredible danger to world peace.

The National Weather Service is warning of heat and humidity that could be dangerous.

Hypoponic tomatoes in restaurants and stores are being recalled due to salmonella poisoining.

It’s another rush hour, another morning and another day. Let’s have fun out there!

A 36-year-old Louisa County man died Saturday night when he crashed his Ford Thunderbird on New Line Road after being chased by authorities at high speeds, the second deadly pursuit in two weeks involving Louisa sheriff’s deputies.

When Frederick P. Hitz reported for his new job as inspector general of the Central Intelligence Agency in 1990, he knew exactly where to go.

Home sales in the Charlottesville area in May continued to point to a market that favors buyers, as housing inventory remains high while prices dropped compared with the previous year.

The Jefferson Area Board for Aging will host a forum on aging issues and services at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Scottsville Community Center.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on the design and placement of a new bridge in northern Albemarle County.

Charlottesville-Albemarle is fortunate to have business people like the Jessups, third-generation owners of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Central Virginia.

The University of Virginia’s longtime dean of admissions announced Monday that he will retire in June 2009.

An Albemarle County woman pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to growing marijuana at a Scottsville home.

The May 24 “What’s Next” blurb on the front page of The Daily Progress spoke about how commuters are “getting creative to save a buck” and that, to deal with the high price of gasoline, “a small but growing number of area residents are changing their commuting habits.”

Governor Timothy Kaine has commuted the sentence of a death row inmate with a history of mental issues to life in prison.

Two Republicans who last year headed state government’s budget-writing committees endorsed Democrat Mark Warner for Senate on Monday.

A Washington & Lee University business professor claims the Virginia Lottery has taken in millions of dollars illegally by misrepresenting the prize money available for some of its games.

Police are looking for thieves who broke into a Prince George County fuel distributor’s storage yard and made off with 4,800 gallons of gasoline valued at about $20,000.

Authorities said, Michael Ray Duncan Jr had “gone into a rage” earlier in the day and assaulted his 55-year-old mother. He told her that if she called police, he would kill her and any police officers he saw, authorities said. Duncan then took a loaded sawed-off shotgun, pointed it at his mother and threatened to shoot her, according to authorities.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said it was “good to be home” after flying back to Massachusetts on Monday, one week after undergoing an aggressive and delicate surgery to treat a cancerous brain tumor.

Baghdad’s presidential palace loudly echoed with rocket fire during the 10 months that Staunton’s 116th Brigade Combat Team was stationed there to provide support for Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. commander of Operation Iraqi Freedom troops.

President Bush, beginning a splashy farewell trip to Europe, expressed both concern and confidence Monday about the U.S. economy, shaken by soaring energy prices, rising unemployment and a severe credit crunch.

Temperatures rose toward the triple digits along the East Coast on Monday as Midwesterners braced for more rain that could add to days of deadly floods.

Movie documenting President Bush’s move to Crawford, Texas, plays well for the local crowd.

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