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A new initiative at Liberty University aims to improve recycling rates across campus.

UPDATE 8:02 p.m. Downed trees and powerlines have blocked traffic along Lakeside Drive in Lynchburg. Lynchburg Fire department trucks have closed the road to traffic

In a show of maternal unity, dozens of mothers at an Appomattox County vigil stepped out of a large crowd of mourners Saturday night to embrace Sandra Henderson, the mother of 22-year-old Lisa Henderson who was found dead Tuesday nearly…

The News & Advance earned more than 30 awards Saturday evening at the annual Virginia Press Association Awards in Richmond, and the newspaper's advertising division was named the best among mid-sized daily newspapers in Virginia.

The central U.S. experienced a severe storms outbreak on Friday. The complex storm system responsible for that will be pushing east and may bring some severe weather to Virginia late Sunday.

Virginia University of Lynchburg recently reconfigured its campus crime reports after a News & Advance review in March found the original documents in noncompliance with federal standards.

A Madison Heights man was sentenced to nearly three years behind bars after pleading guilty Friday to abduction and assault of a female victim.

Despite the continued efforts of local legislators and families to stop the closure of the Central Virginia Training Center — which cares for 100 residents with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities as of April 2 — the state is moving…

Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services would welcome more waivers.

In a dark, smoke-filled building, Megan Hopkins and Tammy Kelly were looking for a baby.