Morris estimates that the Walmart addition will be complete by fall 2010.

In the 70 years since “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” debuted at the box office, protagonist Jefferson Smith — played by Jimmy Stewart — has served as an icon in American politics.

The Virginia State Police ask anyone with information about Harrington to call 352-3435 or e-mail .

“I’m sorry to each one of you that I have harmed,” Donnelly said.

Albemarle County Supervisor Kenneth C. Boyd on Friday formally launched his campaign to seek the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, in next year’s midterm congressional election.

“I understand what the crime says about me, but I can do something about this,” Donnelly said.

Three Charlottesville School Board members said Thursday that the division should look into either leaving its grade configuration as is or having one middle school instead of both an upper elementary school and middle school.

Monticello’s new visitor center has been awarded LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

A Charlottesville man and two Louisa County men pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges Thursday.

Today is the first day of Giant Food stores’ 22nd annual Good Neighbor Food and Funds Drive. In the Charlottesville area, donations of money or nonperishable foods will go to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.

What can a fellow do if a dead deer is in his driveway? May a person shoot a goose or duck that is on his property? These are just two of the wildlife issues that a group of University of Virginia School of Law students grappled with Thursday during its weekly “Animal Law 9040” seminar.

“This is sort of a numbers’ game, we’re looking for the needle in the haystack.”

As the Virginia Film Festival ramped up Thursday, Princeton University professor Maria DiBattista told an audience she doesn’t think Depression-era comedies were escapist, despite common sentiments to the contrary.

Ticket sales for the 22nd-annual Virginia Film Festival — which begins today — have already surpassed the number sold for last year’s festival.

The effort will be organized by the Laura Recovery Center for missing children, a Texas-based nonprofit.

Family members of Shannon Abbs who voted in Tuesday’s election: six. Votes by which she appears to have upset an incumbent for a seat on the Orange County Board of Supervisors: five.

Albemarle supervisors agreed Wednesday to practically double the county’s payments to the SPCA and discussed ways to throw a life preserver to the Hatton Ferry.

The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has overruled the recommendations of its Planning Commission — and the wishes of many in the Woodbrook neighborhood — by requiring the developer of a luxury apartment complex off Rio Road to widen a proposed trail and connect it to public property.

An Albemarle County woman has admitted she downloaded child pornography, but she won’t have to register as a sex offender.

An Albemarle County man accused of trying to obtain prescription drugs illegally and also of making a fake bomb will stay behind bars for nearly a year in hopes of getting help.

The last of three unexpected road proposals for the Charlottesville-Albemarle area included in the Virginia Department of Transportation U.S. 29 corridor study will be dropped from the final report later this month.

Albemarle County faces even worse financial troubles than officials anticipated only weeks ago.

In the last year, Joshua Alan Lafferty has gone from upholding a false facade of his life for his parents’ sake to telling them some of his deepest secrets.

Harrington disappeared Oct. 17 after exiting the John Paul Jones Arena during a Metallica concert.

Republicans arriving at the party’s Albemarle County headquarters Tuesday morning discovered what appeared to be an Election Day dirty trick.

Pamela Moynihan held onto her Rio District seat on the Albemarle County School Board on Tuesday, defeating challenger Ned Gallaway.

Virginia Department of Transportation crews will shut down the Black Cat Road railroad bridge, between David Lee Road and Bunker Hill Road in Albemarle County, after inspection crews discovered a damaged support timber.

A pair of motions filed on behalf of a man accused of homicide caused an “irreconcilable conflict” that has prompted a Charlottesville judge to allow the man’s attorney to step down.

Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle County, easily fended off a challenge from Democrat Cynthia Neff on Tuesday in one of the Charlottesville region’s most closely watched House of Delegates races.

The City Council has unanimously agreed that Charlottesville should boost its funding to the area SPCA for its pound services.