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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia police chief is suing the city she served as well as several current and former officials over her firing, saying in her $10 million lawsuit that she was terminated because of her race, color and sex.

A year after a Pulitzer win, the RTD hemorrhages staff as Lee Enterprises cuts newsrooms to the bone.

The 2022 major capital plan totals $2.8 billion and includes eight new projects — the largest of which is a $350 million Institute of Biotechnology.

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Students at Charlottesville High School students walked out of class Thursday afternoon, demanding action from adults in power to prevent tragedies like Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary

Members of Reclaimed Roots Descendants Alliance, a Charlottesville-based group of descendants of enslaved laborers, asked the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library board of trustees to select another name.

“Rather than focusing on our students, which is my highest priority at this time, I fear a significant amount of time and resources would be devoted to developing the collective

Dan Moy, a Republican challenging Good for the party’s nomination, and Josh Throneburg, the Democratic Party’s nominee for the November election, held simultaneous campaign events in the city Tuesday night.

Filed on behalf of area activist and former U.S. Foreign Service officer Brennan Gilmore, the Gilmore v. Jones lawsuit had been inching its way to trial since 2018.

Approximately 10,000 attendees, less than half of prior years, gathered along and around the racecourse.

The $20,000 grant will help fund its Dark Skies Trail and Nelson WinterMarkt.