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Best sign racism is alive and lurking: Some miscreant paints a racial slur and crude pornographic image on Beta Bridge May 1 that's condemned by UVA President Teresa Sullivan, the Student Council, and the Black Student Alliance, according to a release. Meanwhile, a university group holds a discussion April 29 on declining African-American enrollment.

Worst girlfriend slaying: Eighteen-year-old Alexis Artice Rose is stabbed to death in the Farmer's Food parking lot in Dillwyn April 30. Her boyfriend, Christopher Jerel Moseley, 20, is charged with first-degree murder, and her family says Rose was pregnant, according to NBC29

Worst Gator attack: Daniel Roe, 59, is suing an Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail inmate, superintendent Colonel Ron Matthews, and staffer Terry Hughes for $10 million for injuries he claims came from being mowed down by a utility vehicle driven by inmate Sean Wesley Sapin on a trail along the Rivanna River in Pantops last October. K. Burnell Evans has the story in the Progress.

Worst news for Charlottesville residents who have to go to the bathroom: City staff is asking City Council to raise sewer...

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May Day rally: Housing authority hides from protesters

Nothing says May Day quite like a protest. Around 50 public housing residents and supporters, chanting, "C-R-H-A, stop evicting us today," marched the Downtown Mall on May 1 to deliver a message to the city housing authority– only to find that the agency had locked the doors, cut off the lights, and were pretending they weren't home.

The Rally for Dignity and Justice in Public Housing, led by red t-shirted Public Housing Association of Residents members who were joined by anarchists, socialists, living wagers and Legal Aiders, gathered in front of City Hall. By then it had swollen to around 75 people. Noticeably absent: elected officials. Only one City Council candidate showed up.

Several in the crowd carried signs that said, "Evict Connie Dunn," referring to the executive director of the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Angry residents denounced what they called "disrespectful treatment" by the housing authority.

"They treat people like animals," decried march leader and PHAR staffer Brandon Collins. "Are you animals?"

"No," shouted the protesters.

Crescent Hall resident Miss Mary Carey, as she was referred to by other residents, said she's been complaining about mold in her building for...

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Fake ID bust: Feds go after Rugby Road trio

Federal authorities and heavily armed state police swarmed a Rugby Road home today after issuing charges against three Charlottesville residents last night.

Arrested at 920 Rugby Road on Monday, May 6, 2013, were Kelly Erin McPhee, 31, Mark G. Bernardo, and 31-year-old Alan McNeil Jones, a.k.a. Joshua Tucker, all of Charlottesville.
All are charged with wire fraud, mail fraud and other activities related to the manufacturing of false identification, which in a college town summons to mind the term "fake IDs." 
According to a release, Jones fled custody and is currently a fugitive who may be driving a white Range Rover with Washington State plate ALH-8881.

While the severity and extent of the alleged crimes committed by the arrestees remains unknown, the presence of an armored vehicle and at least half a dozen Virginia State Police tactical Team members carrying high powered assault rifles certainly stood out in a neighborhood known for its genteel homes with immaculately ma...

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On probation: Halfaday charged with another violation

Even in jail, James Halfaday can't seem to stay out of trouble. The City Council candidate who didn't live in the city served two months for felony election fraud, picked up four months for probation violation, and, while serving that sentence in Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail, has been charged with a second probation violation.

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Wife Strife: I do, or un-do?

Dear Carolyn:
     Our daughter, 27 and married for just over two years, is feeling she "is living the wrong life, like, I'm not in the right place." We are very fond of our son-in-law, but our primary concern is our daughter.
     He is 10 years older and wanted to start a family, but his, "When do you think you will be ready?" has caused her to put the brakes on and have a rethink – of where she is, where they are as a couple, etc. Bottom line is that she doesn't love him the way you would expect a "newly" married couple to feel for each other. There has been no passion, she states, for a long time.
     I believe they have laid everything on the table for discussion, but I can tell from my daughter's personality, etc., that she has basically decided that she doesn't love him the way a wife should, rather thinks of him as a wonderful friend. She is very worried about his reaction toward a separation. He has had some trust issues from the past.
     I have suggested professional counseling, to help her figure out what she does want and need, but she is hesitant and/or embarrassed with the notion of being a "statistic" and "stupid" for such a serious lack of judgment.
     – Concerned Mother and Mother-in-Law
   
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