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The downtown branch of the Lynchburg Public Library was closed temporarily Monday morning after staff found a bedbug.

Three people were arrested in connection with a robbery Sunday in the town of Amherst, police said.

Two Virginia residents are wanted in connection with a shooting and reported theft Sunday night, police said.

Property transfers for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, plus building permits for Amherst County.

Between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. May 21 through 25 there will be rolling lane closures and flagging operations on Jefferson Street, between Horseford Road and 10th Street, while the Department of Water Resources conducts maintenance on the area’s permeable…

State regulators have put a stop to construction of part of the Mountain Valley Pipeline swamped by a rainstorm, saying work cannot continue until proper erosion control measures are established.

From 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, May 21 through 25 crews from the city of Lynchburg’s Department of Water Resources will conduct water main valve maintenance on the following streets: Boonsboro and Link roads; Spotswood, Hilton and Peakland places;…

There will be temporary lane closures on Grace Street, between 16th to 13th streets, May 21-22 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. so crews can clean and assess the condition of the sanitary sewer line, according to a news release…

Coffee’s multimillion-dollar industry is on the rise, and not only are people demanding coffee in the morning, afternoon and evening, they want it specially made.

For Dean Branham and members of the Monacan Indian Nation, Bear Mountain in Amherst County is sacred ground.