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Police identify Matthew as person of interest in Graham investigation, are "aggressively pursuing" his location

By Kelly Kaler , Julia Horowitz and Andrew Elliott | September 21, 2014

Police have identified the man seen walking with missing second-year College student Hannah Graham on the night she disappeared as Charlottesville resident Jesse Matthew.State police have issued two arrest warrants for Matthew for reckless driving, a class-one misdemeanor.

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Police speak with person of interest in Graham investigation, lack cause to detain

By Marshall Bronfin , Kelly Kaler , Julia Horowitz and Andrew Elliott | September 19, 2014

Charlottesville Police offered what they called “the biggest development yet” in the case of missing second-year College student Hannah Graham.

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Police search Hessian Hills apartment in Graham investigation

By Kelly Kaler and Julia Horowitz | September 19, 2014

Charlottesville Police obtained search warrants overnight in connection to Hannah Graham's missing persons case for building 164 in the Hessian Hills apartment complex in Charlottesville.

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Community holds vigil for Graham

By Yujian Li , Kaelyn Quinn and Mark Goode | September 19, 2014

Thousands of University community members filled the Amphitheatre Thursday for a candlelight vigil in honor of missing second-year College student Hannah Graham.

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VDEM announces community search for Graham

By Rachel Taylor and Allison Phanthavong | September 19, 2014

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management will organize a community search effort for missing second-year College student Hannah Graham early Saturday morning. 

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Charlottesville continues to investigate corruption charges

By Meg Gardner and Simone McDonnell | September 19, 2014

Charlottesville’s general registrar and a former electoral board member are facing several felony charges regarding the improper use of city-owned cellphones.

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University launches computing cluster

By Robert McCarthy | September 19, 2014

The University released “Rivanna” Thursday, its new High Performance Computing Cluster.

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Kenney addresses University College Republicans

By Nicholas Porter | September 18, 2014

Shaun Kenney, the executive director of the Republican Party of Virginia, spoke to University College Republicans at their meeting Wednesday evening. Kenney discussed the upcoming election for Senate and other races in Virginia taking place this November.

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TFA ramps up on Grounds recruiting

By Henry Pflager | September 18, 2014

Teach For America recruitment efforts have recently ramped up at the University.

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Police release description of person of interest in Graham case

By Joseph Liss | September 18, 2014

A press release describes the man as a person of interest. An eyewitness says the man, a black male in his last 20s or early 30s wearing black jeans and a white T-shirt, approached Graham as she walked along the Downtown Mall shortly after 1 a.m.

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Police release footage showing Graham walking on Downtown Mall

September 18, 2014

In a video released Thursday by Charlottesville Police, Graham can be seen walking on the Downtown Mall opposite Sal's Italian Restaurant at 1:06 a.m.The man police identified as following Graham enters the screen at 13 seconds and stops at 24 seconds.

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UDems, MRC host Ferguson discussion

By Yash Shevde and Elizabeth O’Roark | September 18, 2014

The University Democrats and the Minority Rights Coalition hosted a discussion about factors of leadership which give rise to crises such as the recent unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. Howard Hoege, the assistant dean for development and strategic initiatives at the Batten School, spoke about his experiences and opinions regarding effective leadership in such situations.

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New clues emerge in Graham case

By Kelly Kaler | September 18, 2014

As of Thursday morning, Hannah Elizabeth Graham has been missing for five days.

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Lexington Police announce Harrington case tip

By Samantha Josey-Borden | September 18, 2014

Lexington Police released a statement Monday saying it received a tip about the possible sighting of a suspect in the murder of Morgan Harrington.

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Shenandoah National Park Trust hosts Park Superintendent

By Nancy Lee | September 18, 2014

The Shenandoah National Park Trust and the Shenandoah National Park held a conference Wednesday in downtown Charlottesville.

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Mother of late University student launches campaign to amend the RAVE act

By Chloe Heskett | September 17, 2014

This fall Dede Goldsmith launched the Amend the RAVE Act Campaign to amend legislation affecting safety measures at raves and electronic dance music (EDM) festivals. Her daughter, Shelley Goldsmith, was a second year Jefferson Scholar at the University when she died at an EDM concert in Washington D.C. on August 31 of last year.

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Graham search continues as investigators widen search area

By Kelly Kaler | September 17, 2014

New information came to light today in regards to Hannah Graham’s disappearance. More than 60 tips came in to the police tip line last night, and continued to flow in throughout the day. At approximately 2 p.m., security footage from McGrady’s Irish Pub confirmed that Graham was headed east on Preston Ave.

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Hotel D roof to receive historical renovation

By Caitlyn Seed | September 17, 2014

The University’s Project Services division is working with the W. A. Lynch Roofing Company of Charlottesville to restore the roof of Hotel D to its original Jeffersonian glory.

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Budget cuts to fall largely on state agencies

By Caelainn Carney | September 17, 2014

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Monday the legislature has reached a budget deal for fiscal years 2015 and 2016.

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Charlottesville Police add new cars

By Hannah Mezzacappa | September 17, 2014

The Charlottesville Police Department will soon serve the community with a set of new squad cars, following a Monday City Council vote approving $213,758 worth of new vehicles for the department.Charlottesville Police spokesperson Lt.