The Liberty football program received a boost through the transfer portal on Friday, securing pledges from two Power 5 transfers, one on each side of the ball.
Virginia’s basketball roster may be in limbo as the program pursues a number of transfer possibilities, but the Cavaliers’ non-conference schedule is starting to take shape.
A Rustburg woman was sentenced to 22 years in prison Thursday for murder and child abuse in connection with the death of her infant daughter.
Angus Mexican Grill & Cantina, a new restaurant in Lynchburg offering classic Mexican dishes with the incorporation of Angus beef, is opening on Monday.
Framatome employees and other community members gathered at the nuclear energy company’s facility on Mill Ridge Road on Thursday to celebrate the groundbreaking of a $50 million expansion.
The 2023 homicides of six-year-old Kingston Campbell and 16-year-old Terrion Marshall are likely related, according to a statement released from the Lynchburg Police Department on Thursday.
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Evan Blanco pitched well, but No. 14 Virginia suffered an 8-2 loss to Boston College at Fenway Park in the Cavaliers' first-ever game in a Major League stadium.
Frank Csorba, a runner at the University of Lynchburg who last month helped bring a national track and field title to the school, died unexpectedly Tuesday. He was 23 years old.Â
"When I was at Brookville, it was heaven to me."
"My hope and my prayer is that they just relax, play with freedom and do it together. Because we're better together."
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What did Lars Tiffany ask of star player Connor Shellenberger going into Shellenberger’s final season?Do less.It’s been one of the most challenging things a coach has ever asked of him.
Bedford County is moving forward with borrowing $28.6 million for improvements to auditoriums and canopies at Liberty and Staunton River high schools, and a new gym at Bedford Primary School.
Bedford County residents will see no change in their real estate property tax rate in the upcoming fiscal year that starts July 1.
After more than two dozen community members spoke in support of greater school funding at a budget public hearing last week, Lynchburg City staff has devised a funding option to keep T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation and Sandusky Elementary School open for an additional year.
Rush Homes is holding its inaugural “Parade of Playhouses," a family-friendly festival on April 27 at Bank of the James Stadium.
Landon Owen and Ayden Walker have been quite the 1-2 pitching combination at Liberty Christian.
Appomattox's Bree Carrico on Wednesday became the latest area pitcher to put up gaudy numbers when she threw a perfect game in a 10-0, six-inning victory over Dan River.Â
His decision not to return means all five starters from this year’s team that finished 19-15 will not return.
"The work is in the bank, you did what you can do. It’s time to chill and relax."
The Bedford County School Board recently filed a lawsuit against a Staunton River High School parent, claiming abusive language and harassment that cost the division in resources. The Moneta resident in a motion to dismiss argues the school division has not met legal obligations in child’s i…
 A Lynchburg man facing a murder charge in Amherst County in connection wth his wife's killing made an unusual request in court Tuesday to serve as co-counsel, but withdrew it in interests of not delaying upcoming proceedings.Â
The numbers are so high that a researcher initially had a hard time believing them. A Lee Enterprises investigation gives insight about the forces that have been fueling these deaths.Â
He grew up going to games at Fenway Park. On Thursday, Virginia's Evan Blanco gets to pitch there.
Earth Day was established 54 years ago to recognize that industrial pollution was wreaking havoc on the planet.
The recent spate of elite pitching performances at the high school level continued on Tuesday night, as Rustburg freshman Laila Bigham threw a perfect game in a 5-0 win over E.C. Glass.Â
A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead.
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In a game that featured four homers after the fifth inning, Altavista's Emma Andrews provided the ultimate walkoff: a grand slam to center in the bottom of the seventh inning.Â
Mit Winter considers Virginia's new NIL law the nation's most progressive and permissiveÂ
A long day on the links at Texarkana Country Club in Arkansas turned into a joyful one for the Liberty men's golf team, who used extra holes to down UTEP, 3-2, in the Conference USA golf championships Thursday.
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