Jul 19 3 sentenced for violence at Virginia white nationalist rally By Associated Press Benjamin Daley, Michael Miselis and Thomas Gillen each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to riot. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Border Patrol employees under investigation for Facebook posts In our news wrap Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that 70 current and former employees who belonged to a secret Facebook group are under investigation for offensive posts about migrants and lawmakers. Also, a Virginia state judge sentenced… Continue watching
Jul 15 Neo-Nazi sentenced to 2nd life term for Charlottesville car attack By Associated Press The man who was sentenced to life for killing one person and injuring dozens during the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Virginia received an additional 419 years on state charges Monday. Continue reading
Jun 28 White supremacist sentenced to life in prison for Charlottesville car attack By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press An avowed white supremacist who drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been sentenced to life in prison on hate crime charges. Continue reading
May 23 Charlottesville drama teacher to get special Tony Award By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The special Tony Award that honors educators this year will go to a drama teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, who has encouraged her students to explore their differences and heal rifts, especially following a deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in the… Continue reading
May 03 White supremacists plead guilty to rioting in Charlottesville By Associated Press The men admitted they punched and kicked demonstrators who showed up to protest against white nationalists during a torch-lit march at the University of Virginia and the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville in August 2017. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 4:33 How a congressional freshman is learning to balance people and party By Lisa Desjardins Freshman GOP Congressman Denver Riggleman is now four months into his new job. Between the government shutdown and hearings over the Mueller report, he’s learning to balance life on the Hill with the needs of his Virginia constituents. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Apr 30 Virginia judge says Charlottesville’s Confederate statues are protected By Associated Press Judge Richard Moore's ruling came in a lawsuit filed against Charlottesville City Council members who voted in 2017 to remove a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Continue reading
Apr 30 ‘What’s the end game here?’ Voters in this Virginia district divided over Mueller report By Alexandra D'Elia Outside the Beltway, in Charlottesville and other parts of Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, voters appear just as divided Congress as they watch the fight over the Mueller report play out on Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 5:10 How the ’Hoos of Charlottesville could help heal their city March Madness ended Monday with the University of Virginia Cavaliers cutting down the nets in Minneapolis after defeating Texas Tech. For the new champions of NCAA men's basketball, the victory represents a team's redemption and a city's recovery, coming a… Continue watching