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Authorities are asking for help in locating Richard Benjamin Mangum, 28, who may be living in Charlottesville or Fluvanna County.

After months of discussion surrounding possible budget cuts due to projected flat tax revenues, City Manager Bonnie Svrcek on Tuesday presented City Council with a proposed fiscal year 2019 budget with no new tax increases and no major cuts to…

ALTAVISTA — A 600-acre regional industrial facility that aims to bring economic growth to Central Virginia is one step closer to reality after Altavista Town Council members unanimously approved Tuesday an ordinance for creation of the Staunton River Regional Industrial…

A Lynchburg assisted living facility will restore 10 apartments completely after a small appliance blaze damaged some units Saturday night.

The Amherst County Sheriff's Office has located two missing Nelson County men who were lost in a rural area of the county after a four-wheeling excursion.

The Lynchburg Police Department is investigating a string of recent larcenies from vehicles in the Miller Park area.

Gaughan said he has no plans to run as an independent candidate.

Around 35 firefighters responded to a Monday night fire at Royal Tire & Service Inc in Rustburg.

Utility regulators at the State Corporation Commission have refused Dominion Energy’s request to strike expert testimony that claims its contentious Atlantic Coast Pipeline will cost its Virginia ratepayers as much as $2.3 billion extra on their bills.

When Doris Waller got frustrated with litter in the neighborhood near her house on Pierce Street, she called her representative on city council to see what could be done.