29News – WVIR Charlottesville, VA
With guidance from Thoreau, UVA English class tackles ‘brain rot’
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- With guidance from Thoreau, UVA English class tackles ‘brain rot’
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- A term dominating social media has found its way into an English classroom at the UVA — but not in the way most might expect.
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- Fifeville neighbors join city engineers to help redesign neighborhood streets
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- Fifeville neighbors join city engineers to help redesign neighborhood streets
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- UVA Health study: Calls to poison centers for liver injuries up nearly 400%
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Calls to poison centers involving liver injuries caused by medications, supplements, alcohol and other substances jumped nearly 400% between 2000 and 2024.
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- Co-owner of Ragged Mountain shop is walking 25 miles to support Innisfree Village
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- The co-owner of Ragged Mountain Running Shop will walk 25 miles on Sunday, August 16 to raise money and awareness for Innisfree Village
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- Community Conversation: Sarah Cooperman with Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary (08-13-26)
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- 2:56
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Executive Director Sarah Cooperman
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- Community Conversation: Todd Divers with the City of Charlottesville (08-13-26)
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- 3:39
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Commissioner of Revenue Todd Divers
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- Community Conversation: Chris Cochran with Region Ten (08-13-26)
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- 4:27
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Student Assistance Specialist Chris Cochran
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- Feeding OC works to keep Orange County students and families fed
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Everyday grocery basics are not a guarantee for some families in Orange County.
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- Staunton launches ‘Less to the Landfill’ campaign
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- The City of Staunton has launched a community-wide campaign aimed at reducing the city’s total landfill trash.
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- Furniture business in Madison County has been crafting for 200 years
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- 2:53
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- A 200 year-old furniture business in Madison County has been run by six generations of the same family, with recognizable work sitting along the Lawn at UVA.
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- Community Conversation: Dr. Michael Ibrahim with UVA Health (08-12-26)
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Dr. Michael Ibrahim with UVA Health
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- Mr. Food: Lip-Smackin' Lemon Shake-Up
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- 4:10
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Mr. Food: Lip-Smackin' Lemon Shake-Up
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- Community Conversation: Olivia Brown with the Albemarle-Charlottesville Historical Society (08-12...
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- 3:17
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Olivia Brown with the Albemarle-Charlottesville Historical Society
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- Louisa County Sheriff’s Office ramps up school bus safety enforcement
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Deputies will increase presence at school zones and bus stops as students return to class.
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- Albemarle schools seeks new board member
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- 0:44
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Albemarle County School Board is accepting applications from qualified residents to fill the at-large seat vacated by Allison Spillman’s resignation.
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- Heather Heyer Way closure marks nine years since her murder in white supremacist attack
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- 0:17
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Heather Heyer Way was closed onto mark nine years since Heyer's murder during the Unite the Right rally.
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- Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail renovation progresses toward modern standards
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Construction is moving forward on a major renovation at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.
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- Charlottesville Powerball players hope for big win with $1 billion up for grabs
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Charlottesville Powerball players hope for big win with $1 billion up for grabs
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- Fifeville traffic calming workshop set for Thursday night
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- The Fifeville community invited to weigh in on neighborhood safety plans.
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- Charlottesville City Council and school board discuss construction plans proposal
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Charlottesville City Council and the Charlottesville City School Board are meeting to discuss school construction projects.
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- Missing Fort Bragg soldier Sayveon Anderson becomes a father as wife welcomes baby girl
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Army Specialist Sayveon Anderson last spoke to his mother on June 27.
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- Some Medicare, retiree plans cover free fitness access at Charlottesville recreation centers
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- Seniors looking to stay active may already have access to fitness facilities and classes through benefits included in Medicare and retiree health plans.
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- Charlottesville fifth graders return to elementary schools after nearly 40 years
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- 2:11
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- For the first time in about 38 years, fifth graders are back at their zoned elementary schools instead of attending Walker Upper Elementary.
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- Rockfish Valley Community Center fundraising to complete long-term projects
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- The Rockfish Valley Community Center is making a push to finish a 14-year transformation project and is asking the public for help.
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- New app tracks tick risks by town
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Summer is in full bloom - and so is tick season.
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- Medical groups raise concerns over Trump’s ‘gold standard’ vaccine executive order
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, restructuring the federal government’s childhood vaccine recommendations.
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- UVA Health researchers identify drug that may reverse brain changes linked to postoperative delir...
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Researchers have identified a drug that may reverse brain changes caused by the stress of surgery, anesthesia and intensive care.
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- Team of young Greene County lifeguards save 14-year-old who went into cardiac arrest
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- 3:04
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- What began as another summer day at the pool turned into a life-or-death emergency for a group of young lifeguards in Greene County.
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- JABA’s FISH program seeks volunteer mentors across Central Virginia
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- JABA’s Friends in School Helping program is looking for volunteers across Central Virginia for the upcoming school year.
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- School zone speed limit cameras are operational again
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- 1:04
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- School zone speed limit enforcement cameras in Albemarle County and Charlottesville will return to operation Wednesday August 12.
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- Operations at CHO resume following storm damage
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport says operations have returned to normal after Monday night’s heavy rain and thunderstorms caused damage.
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- Community Conversation: Virginia Peale with The Center (8-11-26)
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- 3:26
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Strategy & Communications Director Virginia Peale
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- Community Conversation: Officer Paul Quillon with Albemarle County Police Department (08-11-26)
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- 2:47
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Officer Paul Quillon
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- Community Conversation: Darcey Lacy with Watermark Design (08-05-26)
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- 3:45
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
- Description
- Darcey Lacy with Watermark Design
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- Community Conversation: Connor Gillespie with Wildlife Center of Virginia (08-10-26)
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- 4:26
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- Director of Outreach Connor Gillespie
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- Community Conversation: Andy Pillifant with the Paramount Theater (08-10-26)
- Runtime
- 3:40
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- Director of Communications Andy Pillifant
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- Charlottesville Salvation Army requests donations to reach goal for new facilities
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- The Charlottesville Salvation Army is $6.3 million short of its $28 million goal to build a new Center of Hope on Ridge Street.
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- Community Conversation: Brian Boyd with CASPCA (08-10-26)
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- 4:06
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- The Charlottesville Salvation Army is $6.3 million short of its $28 million goal to build a new Center of Hope on Ridge Street.
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- Man arrested after allegedly using a large rock in an assault on the Downtown Mall
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- 0:16
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- Charlottesville Police Department says a man was arrested after allegedly striking a victim in the head with a large rock.
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- Former Gov. Youngkin launches policy group amid 2028 speculation
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- 0:46
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- Former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has launched a new public-facing policy group focused on education.
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- Albemarle schools make progress on bus driver shortage ahead of first day
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- 0:56
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- Albemarle County Public Schools has reduced its bus driver shortage from nine open routes to six.
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- Charlottesville biotech interns wrap up summer program with capstone presentations
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- Students in the CvilleBioHub’s summer internship program are wrapping up their experience with capstone presentations, sharing what they spent the past several
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- New analysis finds that a $1.68 investment could help close childcare access gap
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- New analysis suggests that a $1.68 billion annual investment could help close the childcare access gap for working families across the state.
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- Commissioners and Cans food drive returns to Charlottesville
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- 0:40
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- The Commissioners and Cans food drive is back in Charlottesville for its eighth year.
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- 29 First Alert Forecast
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- 3:12
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- News at Noon
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- UVA launches new masters degree program, focusing on change management
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- The University of Virginia has introduced a new Master of Change degree through its School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
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- Better Business Bureau warns about scams coming from Ridgewell Retailers
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- The BBB said it has received more than 1,200 complaints about the retailer in approximately 30 days.
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- Charlottesville-area kids get free backpacks thanks to 17-year-old community tradition
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- The 17th annual effort puts supplies in the hands of elementary and middle schoolers before the first day of class.
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- Albemarle Foundation for Education hosts Back to School Bash
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- 0:45
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Students received backpacks, vaccines, sports physicals and school supplies at the event.
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- Virginia football holds meet the team event ahead of 2026 season opener
- Runtime
- 1:24
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- The Cavaliers welcome more than 1,000 fans to indoor practice facility.
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