UPDATE: No explosive device found after UVA bomb threat
Published: Mar. 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM EDT
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UPDATE: No device was found after a the University of Virginia received a bomb threat to Shannon Library.
The final UVA Emergency Alert was sent out at 1:42 p.m., saying Shannon and Clemons libraries are returning to normal operations.
The University of Virginia sent out an emergency alert at 11 a.m., Friday, March 13.
University police are investigating a bomb threat at Shannon Library.
Both Shannon Library and Clemons libraries have been evacuated while a the investigation continues.
Operations outside of Shannon and Clemons remain normal.
This is a developing story.
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