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In the middle of packed crowd, surrounded by strangers at the Gears and Guitars Festival on Sunday, a man dropped to one knee and asked the woman he loves to marry him.

The first recreational park in the Town of Amherst might soon take shape on 7.7 acres near the former Amherst Milling Co., a site on Union Hill Road currently undergoing renovation to become a brewery.

Search continues for two Albemarle County motorists swept into swollen Ivy Creek.

An abandoned house was condemned Thursday after a fire tore through the building shortly after midnight.

Virginia's governor is set to sign legislation in coming days expanding Medicaid after the state's Republican-controlled General Assembly ignored warnings from the White House against expanding the health care program for the poor.

BEDFORD — More than 100 Bedford residents shared their visions for the future of the town during a community meeting Wednesday concerning the redevelopment of the downtown district.

Kids attending Youth Summit: Taking the Lead this Saturday will be marinating on some words of wisdom from a pro athlete with local roots.

A majority of home and business owners who suffered losses from April’s tornado are looking mostly to their insurance companies and the help of local agencies to help them get their lives back on track.

A Campbell County man died Sunday after a blaze broke out at an apartment building on Deer Creek Drive, officials said in a news release.

A man and a woman were arrested early Wednesday after leading authorities on a high-speed chase through Bedford County and Lynchburg, according to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office.