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More changes are being made in Genworth Financial Inc.’s long-delayed plan to be acquired by the China-based investment firm China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd.

As the sun set over downtown Lynchburg on Thursday evening, several volunteers leaned over the banks of the James River at Riveredge Park, carefully filling small vials with river water.

As rain falls on the city of Lynchburg, thousands of gallons hit the pavement and flow into storm drains and down to the James River. In order to catch more of that rainwater and guide it into the soil, easing…

Nearly a week after a Diamond Hill shooting left a man dead and a woman injured, a group of city law enforcement officials and community members canvassed the neighborhood Thursday evening searching for answers and offering assurances to residents concerned…

AMHERST — Eighteen days after a tornado ravaged the Elon community, leveling more than a dozen homes, a group consisting of organizations and local officials held its first meeting Thursday to address long-term recovery needs.

In an effort to remain a vibrant nonprofit supporting the arts in Lynchburg, Riverviews Artspace has decided to sell two of its 24 commercial units.

Virginia State Police are asking for helping finding a man who authorities say failed to report to court April 26 in Amherst County on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender.

Chatham High School football player Preston D. Turner went from being a record-breaking star of the team last August to being suspended just two months later on accusations he assaulted an assistant football coach.

Liberty Christian Academy’s school safety program, which includes the training of some faculty and administrators with concealed weapons permits to respond in an active shooter situation, falls within exemptions to a part of state code that generally prohibits firearms and…

The Nelson County School Board on Wednesday named an Amelia County school administrator as the division’s next superintendent.