Monday, April 6, 2026

Good Morning! Happy Easter Monday!

On this day in 1865, Union forces chasing Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia away from Richmond went on the offensive in the Battles of Sailor's Creek. By the end of the day, the Confederates had suffered more than 8,000 casualties and had seen nine generals captured.

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Not Guilty Plea in Danville Attack

The man accused of attacking Danville City Council member Lee Vogler last year pleaded not guilty to all three charges against him. The trial is set to begin on April 20.

Prosecutors say Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes attacked Vogler at his office last summer and set him on fire. The councilman spent three months enduring surgeries and recovering in the burn unit at UNC Chapel Hill.

Vogler has since returned to his duties on the city council. Buck-Hayes told police after his arrest that his wife had been having an affair with the councilman.

When Easters Rocked UVA

Easter Monday was once part of a week-long party that later became a bacchanalia on the University of Virginia campus.

UVA students, who called the week Easters, began to celebrate in 1898 with sedate events that they could only attend if they vowed not to drink.

However, by the mid-1970s Easters revolved around alcohol. It was eventually described as the "Best Party in America." In 1976, an estimated 15,000 people, many from outside Charlottesville, attended the event, drank heavily, and wallowed in a mud hole.

UVA discontinued Easters in 1982, encouraging students to spend the week focusing on more academic pursuits.

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➤ Charlottesville: UVA fired women's basketball coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton after the team's run to the Sweet 16 last month. The school announced that she "finished her four-year tenure at UVA with a 70-58 record, including a 29-42 mark in ACC play." (Details)

➤ Amherst County: Authorities recaptured 36-year-old Cruz Montgomery Wright on Saturday, one day after he escaped custody during transfer. (More)

➤ Richmond: Enforcement of Operation Vaporize is set to resume tomorrow. The program aims to crack down on illegal activity at vape shops, including the illicit sale of marijuana and other drugs. (Details)

➤ Smith Mountain Lake: Officials warned that the lake's water level heading into the summer boating season is two feet below full pond. "Since I started living out here this is the lowest I've ever seen it," one resident said. (More)

➤ Fairfax County: The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin warned that the spread of data centers across Northern Virginia could lead to a shortage of drinking water available in the region. (Details)

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