1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (344+ words) LeBron James made yet another decision, this one, he swears, being the final one, taking him to Philadelphia to play for the 76ers, who haven’t won an NBA title since the days of Dr. J. As you might expect from me,…...

19+ hour, 47+ min ago   (371+ words) LeBron James, like Donald Trump, is now, officially, in the final two years of his career. James, you may remember, once called Trump a “bum,” and said “going to the White House was a great honor” until Trump took up…...

2+ day, 18+ min ago   (551+ words) The ideal that we have for those who we want to see succeed in political life is that they’re doing it for the right reasons, not for the money, which, here we go again, appears to be the case more…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (284+ words) A pair of state legislators has formally asked Gov. Abigail Spanberger to call a special session that would give the Virginia General Assembly the ability to extend the timeframe for reviewing the proposed $67 billion merger of NextEra Energy and Dominion…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (436+ words) A Jefferson Swim League parent wrote to me about the upcoming 2026 JSL championship meet, which will be held on Friday and Saturday at the Brooks Family YMCA in Charlottesville. According to the parent, the 17-team swim league – with teams in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (177+ words) The Roanoke Region – the counties of Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Roanoke, and the cities of Danville, Martinsville, Roanoke and Salem – has been moved into Drought Emergency status. Local and regional leaders are working together…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (177+ words) The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority has declared a Drought Watch for the Albemarle/Charlottesville area, putting into motion efforts to increase public awareness about the need to conserve drinking water. Public drinking water customers are encouraged to implement voluntary…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (467+ words) Have to be honest: I didn’t know much, or think much, about Ghazala Hashmi until recently, which is par for the course, I guess, when it comes to somebody who is our lieutenant governor. The main thing I wanted to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (848+ words) It is a truth universally acknowledged that politicians as a class are scoundrels. Yet as you narrow into the local and concrete, an electorate’s opinion of its own officialdom is usually not so dire. Most residents hold their mayors, councilors,…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (215+ words) Charlottesville Police are searching for a Latino man who fled the scene of a shooting at the Gardenwood Apartments on North Berkshire Road on Friday that took the life of woman in an apparent domestic-related incident. Beatriz Mendez Feliciano, 52, of…...