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In 1991, Christopher Williams laid in an emergency room with a gunshot wound in his chest.

Lynchburg Fire Crews have responded to International Paper on Mayflower Drive for a report of a roof collapse in Saturday evening's heavy rains.

Forest resident Jamie Trent just about dropped the phone when he received a message from popular Americana singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier.

BEDFORD — Any plans to develop the old Bedford Middle School property likely will include a stipulation for the continued use of the school’s auditorium as a performance venue for the Bedford Community Orchestra, Town Manager Bart Warner said this…

Bedford County officials reduced the number of 911 calls among its heaviest users by 60 percent during the course of a new multi-agency program that now is set to begin its second round.

A field on Nickland Drive in Campbell County will see the sun again after the Campbell County Board of Supervisors unanimously denied a special use permit for a used car storage lot in a meeting this week.

One lane of 11th Street, from Main to Church streets in downtown Lynchburg, will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11 to allow crews from Water Resources to connect a new water service to 1100 Church Street,…

Two men were arrested early Friday morning after leading police on a vehicle pursuit from Lynchburg into Campbell County, police said.

Lynchburg voters will have the opportunity to vote in either the Democratic or Republican Party primary elections June 12.

Crews from the Lynchburg’s Department of Water Resources will conduct water main valve maintenance weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11 through June 22, according to a news release from the department.