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A man was hospitalized Tuesday after his pickup truck crashed along U.S. 460 west, according to the Lynchburg Police Department.

Charges have been placed in the fatal shooting of a Roanoke man last winter.

BEDFORD — An Accomac man pleaded guilty in Bedford County Circuit Court Tuesday morning to soliciting sex from a 16-year-old girl living in Bedford.

After Regional One’s purchase, Pittsylvania County is accepting bids until June 18 for a new emergency ambulance service provider to backup the county’s 12 volunteer rescue agencies.

Bank of America on Timberlake Road will close Aug. 7, according to bank officials.

On a warm Thursday evening in late May, Lynchburg resident Johnathan Smith sat on a bench in Miller Park talking to the Rev. Ronald Mosley about violence in Lynchburg as a group of men played basketball and families played on…

A Lynchburg grand jury on Monday handed down a number of indictments in a child porn case and indicted another man in a separate case on charges of attempting to murder his wife.

Construction crews will repair the shoulder and slopes on U.S. 501 South near Timberlake Road from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily June 5 through 8, weather permitting, according to a news release from the city.

Amherst County has a new public safety director, effective today. The Amherst County Board of Supervisors and county administrator have appointed Sam Bryant to the position after a state-wide search, according to a news release today.

Motorists in Appomattox will experience minor delays next week while Lee Grant Avenue is closed to through traffic next week, according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Transportation.