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A Lynchburg man was shot to death early Saturday, according to the Lynchburg Police Department.

In his first visit to Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke traced the same path Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee walked together more than 150 years ago and explored a site where…

BEDFORD — A Bedford man accused of shooting at vehicles near Thaxton won’t serve any more jail time for his convictions.

The Central Virginia Community College Local Board unanimously approved the local funds and college revenue budget for fiscal year 2018-19 at its quarterly meeting Wednesday.

Kelly Mann stood at the front of the class at Fort Hill Community School demonstrating how to add black grass to the bottom of a canvas with small, quick brush strokes.

A former Lynchburg firefighter’s lawsuit against the city was dropped this week, according to federal court records.

Multiple Nelson County rescue squads responded to an injured hiker on the Appalachian Trail Friday.

Wearing a welding jacket that read “Elder the Welder” and carrying a well-used welding mask, Liberty High School senior Hunter Elder said he was prepared to “crush” the competition at Central VA Welding Wars Friday.

The Albemarle County jury recommended a combined 22-year sentence for Quincy M. Edwards.

We’ve earned the sunny and peaceful-looking forecast for early May: The first four months of 2018 have been plenty eventful for Virginia’s weather.