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Billionaire steps in to save the Daily Progress

After a rough year, and with its company stock in free fall, Lee Enterprises had to cut a deal.
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City parking garages now using surveillance tech to collect fees
Metropolis Technology, a young AI start-up that uses video to capture license plate numbers, took over 4,000 garages last year.
 • David McNair
Can a radio station website save local news?
Saga Communications, which owns radio stations in Charlottesville and across the country, is betting on local news websites,
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CVILLE's ASK
After 36 years as a for-profit weekly newspaper, C-VILLE started asking for donations. So, what's the plan?
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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
 • 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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