Living in the shadow: As Samantha Clarke's family mourns, a suspect claims police harassment
Every day brings fresh torment for Barbara Tinder. "I keep expecting her to walk in the door," says the 37-year-old town of Orange resident, who has spent the last two years anguished over the disappearance of her teenaged daughter, Samantha Clarke, who was last seen in September 2010.
October 25th, 2012 issue #1143
News
103 strong: Scottsville's Thacker celebrates 103rd birthday
By Bill Tucker Two hundred and sixty-seven years ago, before there was a Charlottesville or a Washington, DC, there was a Scottsville, Virginia. Through the years, the town...
Bail set: Dumler must raise $50K and forfeit alcohol
As he did a day earlier, County Supervisor-turned-felony arrestee Christopher Dumler shifted uneasily in his chair and mustered an approximation of a smile as he stared int...
Dumler arrested: County Supervisor charged with forcible sodomy
Self-employed lawyer and Albemarle County supervisor Christopher J. Dumler has been jailed and charged with sexual assault and felony forcible sodomy over an allegation tha...
A recent misty morning gave the UVA Lawn a chance to shine.
Free Springsteen: Boss rocks Obama vote with free concert
A music superstar already in town for an arena show decided to rock the Central Virginia electorate by giving a free Tuesday afternoon solo acoustic concert in the nTelos W...
Hogan's a hero? President Sullivan and BOV name new COO
A business executive with longtime ties to Charlottesville and the University of Virginia has been tapped as the University's new chief operating officer. The announcement ...
Martin's marker: UVA heralds its most celebrated former slave
A new book may be calling out the cruelty of the plantation masters, but one former Monticello resident is getting some decidedly positive publicity this fall.
No trespassing: Local angler loses fight for Virginia river rights
After over two years and tens of thousands of dollars, Charlottesville citizen Dargan Coggeshall's legal fight to preserve fishing rights for Virginia anglers came to an en...
Pretty Keen: Huguely gets Level 4 prison in southwest VA
Convicted girlfriend-killer George Wesley Huguely V has been transferred to a high-security state prison in the far southwestern corner of the state. According to state Cor...
Busted: after area-wide search, police track down Currier
Last Wednesday, October 17, The Albemarle County Police Department called on the public to aid in the search for a criminal wanted on four felony counts, including burglary...
This is how the street in front of the Albemarle County Courthouse looked at 8:29 this morning, as a reporter waited for the clerk's office to open (to examine a high-profi...
The Dish
From Russia with love: New restaurant/nightclub comes to Preston
Attempts to revive the former Outback Lodge location on Preston Avenue seem to have been going on ever since the former roadhouse/restaurant closed in 2009. For a brief tim...
Separate checks? UVA students create Foodio app
Okay, so maybe this new food ordering app that a couple of twenty-something UVA students came up with
Essays
25th time's the charm: An exuberant eye for the Film Festival
The 25th annual Virginia Film Festival will take place November 1-4. I have been blessed to watch it from the beginning. On October 27th, 1988, The Virginia Festival ...
