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Thirteen gold medals have been awarded in the Monticello Cup Wine Competition out of 58 entries, and local wineries from the Monticello Wine Trail are well represented. Pollak Vineyards and Trump Winery each received two gold medals.

The Cessna twin-engine jet dropped more than 2,700 feet in one minute in a descending left-hand turn before it struck the mountainside.

An Amherst County woman facing felony charges in connection with the death of her infant son admitted to using methamphetamine when interviewed by law enforcement following the child’s March 6 death, according to a search warrant filed in Lynchburg Circuit…

Birds chirp in the light afternoon breeze as Wynn Creasy sat in a colorful rocking chair on her front porch.

Traffic will be restricted to one lane on Grove and Marsh streets, between Wadsworth Street and Fort Avenue, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 1 through May 11 for milling and paving, according to a news release from the…

Mike Goetz, the city of Lynchburg’s director of information technology, has been appointed acting deputy city manager, effective immediately, according to a news release from the city.

Traffic will be restricted to one lane on Park Avenue between Taylor and Seventh streets, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday for milling and paving operations.

Fifth & Federal Station is building a stage at the former Adams Motor Company building next door in efforts to host shows for bigger crowds.

Bedford Hills Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Tracie Tkacik was announced as Lynchburg City Schools’ Teacher of the Year for 2018 Monday.

A new executive director has been named for the soon-to-be Agape Lynchburg Center, a nonprofit that provides food, clothing and household items to needy families in Central and Southwest Virginia.