Tom Perriello announces candidacy for Congress in the Fifth District
Tom Perriello is the latest Democrat in our part of the state to throw his hat into the congressional ring for the 2026 midterm cycle.
Tom Perriello is the latest Democrat in our part of the state to throw his hat into the congressional ring for the 2026 midterm cycle.
I reflected on this during my drive home in the early hours of Sunday: it’s hard to find a game that meant more to a UVA Football team than Saturday’s game against Virginia Tech.
Christopher Darnell Jones got five life sentences plus 23 years for the Nov. 13, 2022, shootings of five UVA student-athletes.

UVA will offer numerous events this week to honor the lives of three student athletes who were killed in a shooting three years ago.
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello is seeking to “Embrace the Climb” with a 10-year strategic plan that has been two years in the making.
Three adults were shot this afternoon in what police are calling “a targeted incident” in on Florida Avenue in Lynchburg.
The Virginia Center for Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing is a collaboration between community colleges and higher education institutions to develop certifications and degrees to allow students to grow from a technician to associate, bachelor, master and Ph.D. programs.
A Charlottesville woman is in custody after ramming her car into a police vehicle that was blocking the road after another car accident.
A 35-year-old Buckingham County man is in police custody following a domestic dispute at Scottsville Elementary School this morning.
The James River Association gives the iconic waterway a health grade of B, overall good, but the report card, released on Friday, notes continued issues.
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