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Community Conversation: Reed Chrobak with the Community Climate Collaborative (5-15-26)
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (81+ words) WVIR Community Conversation: Reed Chrobak with the Community Climate Collaborative (5-15-26) Community Conversation: Caroline Emerson with the United Way of Greater Charlottesville (5-15-26) Community Conversation: Laura May Brunk with Live Arts (5-15-26) Community Conversation: Amy Ippolito with the Wayne Theatre (5-15-26) Proposed WIC cuts…...
Community Conversation: Andrea Douglas with the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (5-13-26)
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (92+ words) WVIR Community Conversation: Andrea Douglas with the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (5-13-26) Community Conversation: Andrea Copeland with the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce (5-13-26) Community Conversation: Greer Achenbach with Friends of Cville Downtown (5-13-26) Community Conversation: Dr. Russell Witt with UVA…...
Investigate TV+: No pension for retired police K-9s
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (284+ words) (Investigate TV) " Investigate TV+ uncovers the issue one expert says puts the lives of police dogs at risk and how some states are stepping in to fill the gap. Plus, a common scam takes a woman's life savings and home....
After 16 years in prison, one mother is helping families stay connected behind bars
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (420+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - More than two decades ago, the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail marked the beginning of one woman's journey through Virginia's prison system. Now released after serving 16 years in prison, she returned to the jail this week with a different…...
JMRL Summer Reading Challenge encourages readers to turn pages for prizes
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (125+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Jefferson Madison Regional Library's Summer Reading Challenge kicks off next month, working to engage community members of all ages with books. "The theme is Unearth a Story, which means dinosaurs, paleontology, archaeology, genealogy " there's going to…...
Former Peace Corps volunteer finds purpose in tutoring students
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (292+ words) LANSING, Mich. (Aging Untold) " In his 80s, David Baur could be taking it easy. Instead, his days are full, and he spends time giving back. He volunteers in a fifth-grade math class at Cumberland Elementary in Lansing every day. "I go…...
Community Conversation: Priya Bajaj with the Sexual Assault Resource Agency (5-7-26)
1+ week, 1+ day ago (85+ words) WVIR Community Conversation: Priya Bajaj with the Sexual Assault Resource Agency (5-7-26) Community Conversation: Eli Bouldin-Clopton with On Our Own Cville (5-7-26) Community Conversation: Eric Ward with UVA Athletics (5-7-26) Community Conversation: Dr. Jonathan Crowe with UVA Health (5-6-26) Community Conversation: Kathryn Wingate with…...
Charlottesville's new State of Homelessness report emphasizes pressure points
1+ week, 1+ day ago (694+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A new report reveals that homelessness in the Charlottesville area is growing, as the city races to find solutions to problems that some say are becoming more urgent by the day. Charlottesville's homeless service providers presented the…...
School safety protocols continue to evolve as students remain priority
1+ week, 2+ day ago (616+ words) (Investigate TV) " Every morning, parents send their kids to school and expect them to come home safe. Yet for many families, the threat of a school shooting is a very real fear. In 2025, there were more than 160 incidents of gunfire…...
How to handle sibling disagreements over care for aging parent
1+ week, 3+ day ago (441+ words) (Aging Untold) " Caregiving for aging parents can be complex and emotional. It can also bring sibling disagreements to the forefront. Grief " not rivalry " is at the root of most conflicts, according to gerontologist Sam Cradduck. Sblings begin grieving the moment…...