Topic - Charlottesville

Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - Virginia head coach Tony Elliott watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Miami, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Quarterback decision critical as Virginia faces early tests

By Michael Phillips - Associated Press

The Rotunda is shown at the University of Virginia on March 1, 2024 in Charlottesville, Va. The University of Virginia says concerns about hazing have prompted the school to terminate one local fraternity and suspend three others on its Charlottesville campus. The school said Wednesday, April 24, 2024 that the Pi Kappa Alpha chapter “engaged in serious hazing behavior.” (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Hazing concerns prompt University of Virginia to expel 1 fraternity and suspend 3 others

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Protesters march outside the Richmond Police Department headquarters on Grace Street in Richmond, Va., Saturday, July 25, 2020. Police deployed flash-bangs and pepper spray to disperse the crowd after a city utility vehicle was set on fire. (James H Wallace/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) **FILE**

BLM activist tarnished U.Va. grad’s reputation with unproven allegation, report says

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 12, 2017, photo by Ryan Kelly of The Daily Progress, people fly into the air as a car drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. (Ryan Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)

Torch-carrying marchers indicted in Charlottesville rally

By Denise Lavoie - Associated Press

A person prays at a service at St. Paul's Memorial Church in response to the shootings that happened on the University of Virginia campus the night before in Charlottesville, Va., Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. (Mike Kropf/The Daily Progress via AP)

Virginia students were prepared for shooting, not aftermath

By Sarah Rankin and John Seewer - Associated Press

Memorial flowers and notes line walkway at Scott Stadium after three football players were killed in a shooting on the grounds of the University of Virginia Tuesday Nov. 15, 2022, in Charlottesville. Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

U.Va. shooting suspect part of field trip, school confirms

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

In this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a White nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Bill Burke says he was struck by a car driven by James Alex Fields Jr., in a crash that killed counterprotester Heather Heyer, during the August 2017 rally in Charlottesville. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP) ** FILE **

U.Va. honors ‘Unite the Right’ rally victims who died 5 years ago

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Virginia Attorney general Jason Miyares gestures as he is introduced in the Senate gallery at the Capitol Monday Jan. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia’s new AG Jason Miyares fires two lawyers for universities

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In this image provided by NBC29, five people holding tiki torches stand in the rain by the campaign bus for GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, outside the Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant on Market Street in Charlottesville, Va., Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. The anti-Donald Trump group The Lincoln Project is taking credit for the group of five people who showed up at a Charlottesville campaign stop by Youngkin. The appearance recalled the torch-bearing White supremacists who descended on the city during two days of violence in 2017. (Elizabeth Holmes/NBC29 via AP)

Anti-Trump group takes credit for Virginia tiki torch stunt

By Sarah Rankin - Associated Press

In this Sept. 16, 2021, file photo Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, right, gestures as Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former governor Terry McAuliffe, left, looks on during a debate at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Va.McAuliffe has generally led in public polling, but recent surveys have suggested his lead is tightening. His race against Glenn Youngkin is one of the country’s most competitive and closely watched political matchups of the year. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

‘Anything to win’: Youngkin accuses McAuliffe campaign of staging White supremacist actors at event

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

This Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 shows traffic flowing along the Route 58 bypass as a giant Confederate battle flag owned by flagger Robert Collie flutters in the breeze in Danville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Charlotte, N.C., to rename streets honoring Confederate leaders

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong (5) throws a pass to tight end Billy Kemp IV (4) during the team's NCAA college football game against North Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in Charlottesville, Va. Armstrong is back at quarterback. (Andrew Shurtleff/The Daily Progress via AP, File) **FILE**

Experience abounds as Virginia looks to rebound from 2020

By Hank Kurz Jr. - Associated Press

Workers remove the monument of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. The removal of the Lee statue follows years of contention, community anguish and legal fights. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

History As It Happens: Charlottesville says goodbye to the Confederacy

By Martin Di Caro

In this Aug. 12, 2017 file photo, white nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Biden marks ‘Unite the Right’ anniversary with warning about ‘lethal’ White supremacist threat

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Screen capture from the City of Charlottesville's Twitter feed about the July 10, 2021 removal of a statue dedicated to explorers Merriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their Native American guide Sacagawea. (Twitter.com/CvilleCityHall)

Statue of Lewis & Clark, Sacagawea removed by Charlottesville Saturday

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times