Drummer lost: Fire victim was Johnny Gilmore
'Everybody who's anybody musically in this town played with Johnny Gilmore,' says singer-songwriter William Walter.PHOTO COURTESY WILLIAM WALTERAcclaimed local drummer Johnny Gilmore has died in a...
View Article2nd unbelted victim of Saturday's crash dies
Albemarle police are urging all motorists to fasten their seatbelts after three unbuckled people died in the span of three days on Route 29 South. The latest death came Sunday, October 25, when Joshua...
View ArticleDeadly highway: 7 fatalities prompt billboard warning
The northbound lane of U.S. 29 south tries to capture motorists' attention.PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCEThe billboard may not win a Clio. But all Albemarle County Police really want is to stop the carnage on...
View ArticleBicyclist killed in accident with city vehicle
A warning comes just past where the bicyclist was struck on West Main.PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCEA vehicle owned by the City of Charlottesville was involved in an accident that killed a bicyclist April 19...
View ArticleSnap o' the day: Poignant tribute
A white bicycle stands on the the corner of West Main and 4th Street NW as a memorial to UVA grad student Matt King, 23, who died April 19 after a collision with a Charlottesville Public Works truck in...
View ArticleBiker's death: City driver cleared in fatal accident
Matt King, right, was an avid athlete working on his Ph.D. in mathematics. PHOTO COURTESY CROSSFIT CHARLOTTESVILLEThe driver of a Charlottesville City waste water truck will not be charged in the...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies after Route 250 accident
A Greene County man has died of injuries sustained in an early morning motorcycle wreck on route 250. According to a press release, 27-year-old Corey Guthrie was traveling west when he struck a...
View ArticleGhost bike gone
5:40pm, Thursday, August 26.PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCERThe ghost bike that stood as silent witness to the April 19 accidental death of bicyclist, UVA graduate student, religious philosopher, and homeless...
View ArticleCrabtree Falls claims another casualty
A 21-year-old man became the 27th fatality at the popular Nelson County waterfall on November 22. Elias Lehman of Dayton, Virginia, slipped and fell 300 feet when he went past the barricade at the top...
View ArticleFatal crashes: Three deaths in 14 hours
Two separate crashes have claimed three lives in Albemarle County since Thursday night, and two others are in serious condition. According to police, none of the victims were wearing seatbelts.A Kia...
View ArticleEnraged screams: Turmoil preceded train track fatality
Around 8pm February 11, Emily Bolden was outside her Albemarle County house beside the original Woolen Mills, gathering sticks to make a fire when she heard screams to the east. A woman's screams. Not...
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