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Before walking into Brookville High School’s new field house, 10-year-old Carolanne Whorley read a plaque in dedication of her grandfather Jim Whorley, who served as the school’s principal from 1994 to 2008.

On Wednesday evening, the National Weather Service announced the path of the April 15 tornado that struck Campbell and Amherst counties and Lynchburg was longer than initial estimates. In addition, a separate tornado touched down on the north side of…

LOVINGSTON — A former Amherst County resident received a one-year suspended sentence Wednesday on charges stemming from a 2017 incident involving driving the wrong way on U.S. 29 in Nelson County and damaging a Virginia State Police vehicle.

Lynchburg has 10 major gateways into the city. These entrances are intended as “front doors” to the community that show off its vitality and quality of life.

A Lynchburg man convicted of malicious wounding from an assault on Old Forest Road last summer was sentenced to four years in prison for his role in the incident Wednesday.

Ben Shapiro was on friendly turf Wednesday as he addressed a large and enthusiastic audience at Liberty University — a departure from how some other colleges have welcomed him.

Traffic at the intersection of Williams Stadium Road and Regents Parkway near the entrance of Liberty University was briefly disrupted Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle struck a pedestrian. Liberty University spokesperson Len Stevens said the pedestrian was injured and hospitalized…

A Madison Heights woman facing a felony count of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of her infant son also is accused of abusing another child, according to arrest warrants filed Wednesday in Amherst County Juvenile and Domestic Relations…

Two of three Lynchburg City School Board members, whose terms expire June 30, will seek reappointment. Lynchburg City Council appoints applicants to the nine-member board on a staggered three year cycle, with a representative from each of the three districts…

Virginia Tech's Flint Water Study Team will be taking their work in the Michigan city to the next level thanks to an Environmental Protection Agency grant.