Authorities have identified the extortion operation behind the June cyber attack that took down the Internet in county offices and may have exposed both government employee and county resident data.

New Albemarle County police chief, Maj. Ron Lantz (left) speaks with former chief Colonel Steve Sellers at the police department in Albemarle County.

The county police department recently submitted an application for a federal grant to hire five new officers, in hopes that it can reassign five veteran officers to a problem-oriented policing unit.

The Albemarle County Police Department was dispatched to Simpson Lane in Esmont after reports of shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, they located a single residential house with property damage.

A 12-year-old boy, believed to be Jordan Sims, was found dead in Albemarle County after being swept away by floodwaters. The boy was reported missing the previous evening and search efforts were ...

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — One person is reported dead after a plane crashed in Albemarle County Saturday. Virginia State Police says the plane went down at 12:51 p.m. in a wooded area off ...

Albemarle County has announced Andy Herrick as its newly appointed County Attorney.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA — On Friday, July 21, at approximately 5:06 p.m., officers from the Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) were dispatched for a call of shots fired in a parking lot on the ...

The Albemarle County Police Department is currently searching for two children who they say may be in danger.

The Albemarle County Police Department is currently searching for two children who they say may be in danger.

Virginia State Police have issued a critically missing child alert on behalf of Albemarle County Police. ACPD is also currently seeking the whereabouts of 8-year-old Shayn Lucious Steppe.