Three people are dead after a shooting in the parking lot of the Blue Ridge Shopping Center at roughly 1:30 p.m. Monday,7.

The Gazette features crisp news reporting and revealing interviews, all told with our distinctive local accents, plus calendar and classified services. The Gazette publishes on the first Thursday of ...

Overnight French toast can be made with leftover French or Italian style bread—anything hearty and crunchy. I’ve landed on ...

Aanya Sonkusare, Henley eighth grader who won the grand prize in UVA’s recent writing contest about democracy in our lives. Photo: Lisa Martin. Henley eighth grader Aanya Sonkusare won the grand prize ...

Kristen Atkins with Violet, a favorite sled dog. Sled dogs, besides being super strong and loving to pull, were bred to like affection from humans. Submitted photo. Kristen Atkins had navigated a ...

Chris (left) and Andres Ocegueda (far right), co-owners of Fiesta Azteca, with their parents, Juan Ocegueda and Ana Torres. Photo: Malcolm Andrews. Fiesta Azteca has been open in its present location ...

A bourbon hunter’s trophy case. Photo: Ron Wade. When you mention the lottery around here, most people probably think about Mega Millions or Powerball or perhaps El Gordo in Spain. However, to a group ...

Precautions can protect small backyard flocks from avian influenza. Though most cases of avian influenza (bird flu) have been reported in the eastern part of the state, sporadic cases can pop up ...

Western Albemarle High School. Photo courtesy Tony Hensley / Sky Pics. At the county School Board’s January 9 meeting, Ralph Bradley—director of the Office of School Safety and Security ...

Terri Miyamoto with Roy Noyes and David Miyamoto at Chesterfield Landing. Submitted photo. “Why Crozet” is a long-running feature focusing on the attractions of Crozet and its surrounding countryside ...

Sam Campbell was a twenty-year-old young man when I first met him in 1980, living in Sherando with his family. My first impression of the Campbells was they were all softspoken, gentle people and Sam ...