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Love and drugs: Remembering the Elvis Gene Shifflett manhunt

A recent arrest triggers memories of a decades-old manhunt and police shooting...
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Lawsuit accuses UVA Health leaders of operating a criminal enterprise
Four UVA doctors and two widows take aim at former UVA Health leadership
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David McNair
City will spend $600K a year for Downtown Mall cleaning crew
The city has contracted with a company called Block by Block for two years in an effort to address concerns about “cleanliness and safety” on our…
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Local Latino community celebrates under "challenging" circumstances
Cville Sabroso is celebrating its 13th year, but this year it comes under the shadow of high-profile immigration crackdowns on the Latino community.
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Camping ban ordinance DOA
For months, city officials have been working behind the scenes on an ordinance designed to make “sleeping or lying down” on city property illegal. The…
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Report: Over 75 percent of gun-related deaths in our area are suicides
Gun suicides get a fraction of the attention that shots fired incidents and homicides do, but they are the most deadly form of gun violence in our area.
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Militarized neighborhood search alarms neighbors
Police and prosecutors are cracking down on gun violence with neighborhood searches, tougher sentencing for gun possession crimes, and prevention and…
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Local Virginia State Trooper arrested for leaving threatening notes on woman's front door
Within days of the incident last November a man was identified by Virginia State Police as one of their own, but he wasn't arrested until yesterday.
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Making Headlines: Police chief, local newspaper, clash over what's fit to print
High-profile arrestee Kevin Cox has certainly stirred the pot!
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Locked Out: System that allows inmates to receive funds from loved ones crashes
For a week now, inmates at ACRJ have been unable to get funds from loved ones for essential items like food items and hygiene products.
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