4Better Or Worse


The week in review Published on Apr 28th, 2011 1 comments Fastest fall from hero to jail inmate: North Garden resident Chuck Worden, 44, who made headlines for his April 16 rescue of an nine-year-old boy from flooding waters in Waynesboro, is in jail,...
The week in review Published on Apr 19th, 2011 1 comments Cruelest month: Storms April 16 knock down trees and power lines in Albemarle, cause two flooding deaths in Waynesboro, and a tornado cuts a four-mile swath through Stuarts Draft, while throughout...
The week in review Published on Apr 14th, 2011 3 comments Worst commute: An overturned tractor-trailer on I-64 east of Charlottesville April 12 grinds the morning traffic to a standstill. Speediest way over Afton Mountain: A VDOT study proposes $51-million...
The week in review Published on Apr 5th, 2011 3 comments Most alleged pervs: Five men are arrested for soliciting children for sex in a Louisa, Albemarle, and Charlottesville police sting, and four are charged with using a communications system to solicit...
The week in review Published on Mar 31st, 2011 0 comments Saddest accident: UVA first-year Thomas W. Gilliam IV dies March 27 after a fall off the Physics Building roof. Worst anti-Semitism: Lawn resident Keenan Davis is the target of vandalism and theft...
The week in review Published on Mar 24th, 2011 0 comments Latest in last spring's Blue Ridge Parkway shootings: Ralph Leon Jackson, 57, is expected to plead guilty March 23 in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg to fatally firing upon WNRN DJ Tim Davis, 27...
The week in review Published on Mar 17th, 2011 2 comments Worst disaster: A 9.0 earthquake hits Japan March 11, killing thousands of people in a tsunami afterward, leaving thousands more homeless, millions more without power, and damaging nuclear reactors...
4better or worse: The week in review Published on Mar 10th, 2011 0 comments Biggest sticker shock: Gas prices jump locally by 40 cents a gallon in the past month to an average of $3.41 at press time, according to AAA. Biggest local employer to cut jobs: Northrop Grumman...
The week in review Published on Mar 3rd, 2011 0 comments Better state budget news: The General Assembly only runs one day over before both houses agree on a two-year $78 billion budget February 27, which increases spending for public education and health...
The week in review Published on Feb 24th, 2011 0 comments Hottest story: High winds on February 19 fan flames throughout the state that threaten homes in Ivy and White Hall, and burn one down in Louisa. Latest city councilor to not seek...
The week in review Published on Feb 17th, 2011 0 comments Worst triple-slaying connection: The suspect in the murder of the Madison County family found dead over the weekend–- James Clark Jackson, 55, Karen Lee Jackson, 53, and Chante Latrice Davis,...
4Better or worse: The week in review Published on Feb 10th, 2011 0 comments Worst first: Thirty-year-old David Lee Cowan is shot fatally February 3 on Run Street in Westhaven, Charlottesville's first homicide of the year.Latest reelection bid: Albemarle Commonwealth's...
4BETTER or worse: The week in review Published on Feb 8th, 2011 0 comments Latest declines in property values: Albemarle County's reassessments mailed this week show an average 1.24 percent drop in home values, excluding new construction, compared to the previous year's 3....
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Jan 27th, 2011 0 comments Biggest development in the ongoing water war: City Council votes 3-2 January 19 in favor of a 30-foot dam at Ragged Mountain Reservoir, a vote that puts councilors David Brown, Satyendra Huja, and...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Jan 20th, 2011 2 comments Worst trend of 2011: Area gas prices average $3.02 a gallon, up 32 cents from a year ago, according to AAA . Worst car crash: A southbound car on U.S. 29 plunges into a gully January 14 near...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Jan 13th, 2011 0 comments First photo-red numbers: Albemarle's newly installed cameras at the U.S. 29 and Rio Road intersection capture 998 violations when enforcement begins December 12 through January 7. Of those, 586...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Jan 6th, 2011 0 comments Biggest setback in Adderall defense: Lawyers for accused murderer George Huguely will not able to examine slain UVA fourth-yearYeardley Love's medical records except for those portions dealing with...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Dec 23rd, 2010 0 comments Biggest murder conviction: Louisa black widow Ulisa Chavers, 62, enters an Alford plea to first-degree murder December 15 in the death of her boyfriend, Reginal Cody Bowles, whose body was found in a...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Dec 16th, 2010 0 comments Highest profile apology: Albemarle School Board Vice Chair Eric Strucko apologizes for a December 9 vote to keep a controversial eight-period high school schedule, despite teacher complaints of...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Dec 9th, 2010 0 comments Best/worst scenarios for city manager candidates: Acting city manager Maurice Jones gets the job. Finalist Richard Brown, East Providence city manager, however, faces a newly elected council poised...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Dec 2nd, 2010 0 comments Most tragic hunting accident: Seven-year-old Connor Ryan Craig dies November 27 after his 10-year-old brother accidentally shoots him while deer hunting in Nelson County near Wingina. Most...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Nov 25th, 2010 0 comments Worst church fire: Piedmont Baptist Church in Yancey Mills near Crozet is reported "burning bad" November 19. Authorities believe the cause is accidental. Worst traffic-snaring accident: An...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Nov 18th, 2010 0 comments Best paycheck surprise: Albemarle supes vote November 11 to give county employees, who haven't seen a raise in three years, a one-time $350 bonus. Best foreclosure averted: Sweely Estate...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Nov 11th, 2010 0 comments Biggest turnover: Dem Congressman Tom Perriello is voted out of office November 2, and Republican Robert Hurt is the 5th District representative-elect. Biggest pricetag: President Barack Obama's...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Nov 4th, 2010 1 comments Biggest news: President Barack Obama descends upon Charlottesville October 29 for an appearance in support of Congressman Tom Perriello. Biggest crowd: The Secret Service estimates 9,000 at the...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Oct 28th, 2010 0 comments Closest race: State Senator Robert Hurt maintains his margin-of-error lead over 5th District incumbent Congressman Tom Perriello in the final week before voters head to the polls November 2. Biggest...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Oct 14th, 2010 1 comments Worst week for motorcycle fatalities: Nine-year-old Robert Darwin Pormer is a passenger on his dad's motorcycle when a pickup truck allegedly pulls out in front of the bike October 9. Winemaker Dan...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Oct 7th, 2010 0 comments Latest Meadowcreek Parkway news: The county's portion is slated to open next week as a detour for Rio Road which is getting rebuilt to complete the northern connection to the Parkway. Also, the...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Sep 30th, 2010 0 comments Best wet:After 69 days of 90-plus degrees and last week's call for voluntary water conservation, Charlottesville gets more than two inches of rain between September 26-28. Latest Huguely news: The...
4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review Published on Sep 23rd, 2010 0 comments Biggest win: Oliver Kuttner's Edison2 Very Light Car takes the $5 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. [See cover story page XX.] Biggest lawsuit: Jose Porfirio Martinez-Quinteros...