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CHATHAM — Juanita Dalton was outgoing, well liked and she loved the dogs she left behind, her landlord said.

Investigators report arresting a man in connection with the weekend homicide of a Chatham woman found dead in her burning car in Axton.

Lynchburg City Council approved several new fees and penalties or increases to existing ones for services relating to construction and building permits through the Department of Community Development at its meeting Tuesday night.

After a unanimous vote of approval by City Council, Lynchburg has stepped up to compete for a new economic development program for local governments that was created through the Republican tax package signed into law at the end of December.

Although the Virginia General Assembly session is scheduled to end March 10, Gov. Ralph Northam remained optimistic Tuesday about chances for expanding Medicaid as he toured two Lynchburg health centers that serve the underinsured and uninsured.

ALTAVISTA — Altavista Town Council kicked off budget discussions for fiscal year 2019 Tuesday by reviewing a $9.9 million balanced budget proposal from town staff.

President Donald Trump used to have five honorary degrees, but that number may shrink to three following Monday’s faculty vote at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania to revoke the honorary degree it gave Trump.

To help teach fourth- and fifth-grade students at Concord Elementary School how to say the days of the week in French, four Rustburg High School French National Honor Society students taught them a song.

Beginning March 6, the right lane of the U.S. 29 North Expressway, near the Main Street Bridge, will close to allow for the ongoing demolition of the old Main Street Bridge and the construction of the new bridge, according to…

RUSTBURG — A murder case in Campbell County will go before a grand jury in less than two weeks.