UVa said the average SAT score of those accepted was 1,413 on a 1,600-point scale, and 2,119 on a 2,400-point scale, up from 1,380 and 2,066 for those offered admission last year.

The charges against Officer Wilbert Davis Brassfield, a 10-year veteran of the force, related to his involvement with the Courts of Praise Christian Fellowship in Fluvanna, where he served as pastor, according to the Virginia State Police.

A distinct sense of crisis pervaded Friday’s joint meeting of Charlottesville's School Board and City Council.

Credibility of prosecution witnesses challenged in closing arguments in trial of alleged gang enforcer.

Willie T. Seaward III was sentenced to 25 years in prison today for murdering a 20-year-old man after a fight at a Richmond nightclub last March. Richmond Circuit Judge Clarence N. Jenkins Jr. exceeded the sentencing guidelines in imposing his term on Seaward for gunning down Michael K. Brown Jr.

Cases under investigation included multiple thefts from vehicles, a residential break-in, an attempted burglary and an attempted robbery.

Linwood Cain was caught after authorities said he tried to enter a drive-through bank, thinking it was a bank with a lobby.

Excerpts from the "eagle-cam" shows the bird close-up sitting in a tree. From video provided by the Center for Conservation Biology.

Today's forecast calls for partly sunny skies, light winds and an afternoon high near 44 degrees.