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A Harrisonburg man was killed Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash in Amherst County, police said.

In front of a full house, Lynchburg City Council voted Tuesday to table a decision to rezone 47 acres of nonprofit HumanKind’s 166 acre-property from residential to institutional for a meeting in the coming weeks.

At Tuesday’s budget work session, Lynchburg City Council gave new Lynchburg City Schools Superintendent Crystal Edwards a warm welcome but immediately challenged her on the operational efficiency of the school system she officially inherited last week.

A 22-year-old Appomattox woman who has been missing since Thursday was found dead in the Concord area Tuesday, authorities said.

RUSTBURG — In a Tuesday night work session, the Campbell County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to advertise a proposed $73 million fiscal year 2019 budget that does not call for an increase in taxes and includes almost $216,000 in…

Production is underway on “Commander,” a Liberty University School of Cinematic Arts feature film that tells the story of Mark Taylor, a man who claimed God told him in 2011 Donald Trump one day would be president — an event…

A Lynchburg man was found guilty Tuesday of robbing a Campbell Avenue convenience store at gunpoint after a bench trial that did not include any evidence or testimony from the defense.

BEDFORD — The Bedford County Board of Supervisors will take into consideration concerns raised by several residents about the state of secondary roads in the county in upcoming discussions about which roads to prioritize in the county’s Secondary Six-Year Plan.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced five regional projects funded through GO Virginia grants totaling $1,115,300.

With a dandelion in sight, 23-month-old Paisley Keene walked over to the sprouting flower, plucked it out of the ground and dropped it into her silver pail.