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IIHS tool shows Virginia seat belt law change could save dozens of lives annually
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (379+ words) RUCKERSVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A new tool from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that a change to Virginia's seat belt law could reduce traffic deaths in the state. Under current Virginia law, officers can only issue a seat belt…...
Virginia State Police report: 600K speed camera fines issued statewide in 2025, totaling $54M
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (109+ words) Virginia State Police report: 600K speed camera fines issued statewide in 2025, totaling $54M'WVIR CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A new Virginia State Police report shows 600,000 speed camera fines were issued statewide in 2025, amounting to more $54 million. Albemarle County operates four speed cameras, two…...
Car parked in the same spot since April has gathered $8,660 in tickets
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (632+ words) ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - An abandoned car in St. Louis has become something of an accidental monument to bureaucratic paralysis and governmental dysfunction. It has been ticketed dozens of times and it has not been moved in nine months. The officials…...
Biscuit Run Park bridge construction begins, connecting Southwood to Albemarle’s largest park
13+ hour, 56+ min ago (291+ words) ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Construction began Monday, March 2 on a 220-foot pedestrian bridge that will connect Biscuit Run Park to residential areas off 5th Street, including the Southwood community. The multi-million-dollar bridge will span a creek that currently divides the park…...
Albemarle police conduct high-visibility traffic enforcement on Route 29
16+ hour ago (70+ words) Albemarle police conduct high-visibility traffic enforcement on Route 29WVIR Albemarle police conduct high-visibility traffic enforcement on Route 29 2025 among Virginia's worst economic year since the pandemic, UVA economists say Charlottesville City Manager proposes budget with two cent real estate tax rate increase…...
Road expansion planned in Albemarle ahead of AstraZeneca plant
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (136+ words) Road expansion planned in Albemarle ahead of AstraZeneca plant'WVIR ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Albemarle County will soon be expanding Boulders Road off Route 29 in anticipation of increased traffic from pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca's tentative 2028 plant open date. The county will also…...
With continued threat of refreezing, drivers still advised to stay off the roads if possible
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (450+ words) ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Now roughly 48-hours after the weekend's winter storm, the work to clear ice and snow from smaller neighborhood roads continues. With temperatures not expected to rise above freezing over the next few days, Central Virginians are…...
Woman with disability sues over new state law that lets pregnant women use accessible parking
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (364+ words) LEE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK) - A woman with a disability is suing Florida to stop a new state law that lets pregnant women apply to use accessible parking spaces. One moment from a Florida House committee meeting in March 2025 laid the…...
Charlottesville e-bike voucher program transforms how residents navigate the city
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (383+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville is working to make getting around town easier and more affordable through its e-bike voucher program, which has helped more than 100 people offset the cost of electric bikes this year. The program offers an alternative to…...
Council moves forward with plan to transform office space into a low-barrier shelter
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (776+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Charlottesville is moving forward with plans to transform a vacant office building off Route 29 into a low-barrier homeless shelter, something the City has chased after for years. In a unanimous 5-0 vote on Monday night, City Council committed…...