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A tornado with a maximum wind speed around 105 mph struck about four miles northwest of Moneta in Bedford County on April 15, the National Weather Service said in a preliminary report issued Thursday.

With the E.C. Glass High School Jazz Band playing in the courtyard, new Lynchburg City Schools Superintendent Crystal Edwards danced to the music for a few moments with Heritage High School counselor Bernette Beckles on Thursday evening.

Traffic will be restricted to one lane from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays on portions of Edmunds Street, Tazewell Avenue and Holliday Street from April 27 through May 4, according to a news release from the city of Lynchburg.

A portion of Boonsboro Road will be closed temporarily Saturday from 6 a.m. until about noon for the removal of storm debris. Boonsboro Road between Parkland Drive and Link Road will be closed because of the large amount of brush…

The investigation into an officer-involved shooting that injured a Lynchburg man in February has moved forward after the Virginia State Police completed an external investigation and turned over their findings to a special prosecutor for review.

A public meeting to discuss an upcoming study regarding the benefits of integrating trees into Lynchburg’s stormwater management program will be held at 6 p.m. May 3 at the Miller Center, Room 304, at 301 Grove St. in Lynchburg, according…

Wellbeloved-Stone, 57, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of creating child pornography.

When a Pittsylvania County school bus crashed Tuesday, one thing stood out in the police report — the bus driver’s age. The 83-year-old driver was charged with failure to yield the right of way following a wreck that sent eight…

Lynchburg's Deputy City Manager Charles Hartgrove resigned Wednesday, according to City Manager Bonnie Svrcek.

The Altavista-based parent company of First National Bank on Wednesday reported a record first-quarter profit of $1.072 million, or 70 cents per basic share and 69 cents per diluted share, sending the bank company’s stock price up more than 8…