Charlottesville, Virginia News

Albemarle County police issued 19 tickets to motorists as part of a two-hour traffic safety checkpoint Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Gordonsville and Klockner roads.

Local officials are reminding people that, when they change their clocks for Daylight Saving Time this weekend, they should also change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

Two lawmakers presented a commendation Thursday to the Center for the Constitution at James Madison’s Montpelier.

Heavy rains across the Charlottesville region caused small streams to rise and closed a limited number of roads in Greene and Madison counties Friday, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The fate of an amendment that would take $2.8 million in education funds from Charlottesville and give it to Albemarle County next fiscal year remains a mystery as legislators work behind closed doors to finalize the state budget.

A federal judge is allowing a police brutality lawsuit against Fluvanna County’s sheriff and a Fluvanna sheriff’s deputy to move forward.

Local water officials believe they might be able to construct a new dam — key to the area’s long-term water supply plan — at a cheaper price.