The school’s annual Summer Transition Program helps incoming students get to know one another and learn how to succeed in college life.

The Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow program is geared toward helping school divisions develop their own teachers

Stairwell construction at Lynchburg’s midtown parking deck will close a portion of Ninth Street

Back-to-school starts today for many local public schools. Here’s a quick look at what’s new.

Sen. Barack Obama’s unexpected visit marked the first time in almost 50 years Lynchburg has been noticed by a national Democratic candidate

Back-to-school starts today for most area public schools. Here’s a quick look at what’s new.

Area school districts, including Lynchburg, were confronted with a significant loss last year — veteran teachers turned retirees.

A man who died while in the custody of Amherst County Sheriff’s deputies in 2005 was acquitted by reason of insanity in a 1997 Richmond homicide and committed to a state mental hospital, newly released records show

Leaders from Churches United for Service have no plans to slack off in their efforts to diminish violence in Lynchburg

The fire is now out

If approved, the big-box ordinance will allow the city to exercise greater oversight over future large-scale commercial development.

Lynchburg Police are investigating an early morning crash Saturday.

Campbell Co. issued a drought advisory for the area Friday.

A Lynchburg man could spend the next two decades of his life in prison after being sentenced Friday in connection with a beating that left another city man with the intellect of a preschooler, according to the victim’s sister.

Jerry Thomas Tomlin Jr. is wanted by the Newport News, Virginia Police Department on 25 counts of felony forcible sodomy, 26 counts of felony indecent liberties, and 1 count of attempted felony sodomy with a minor

The school, which has transformed under a $38.5 million renovation project, is now mostly complete — months ahead of schedule

LU, a registered 501(c)(3), said its tax-exempt status prohibits it from providing free parking to a political rally. Federal law bars exempt groups from contributing to political campaigns either directly or indirectly, according to the Internal Revenue Service’s website.

Senator Webb came to Lynchburg for the meeting.

Senator Barack Obama spoke inside a packed gym at E.C. Glass High School Wednesday night.

After filing for bankruptcy protection last week, Texas-based Intermet Corp. laid off 38 employees at its Archer Creek Foundry in Campbell County

Drivers in the Wards Road area of U.S. 29 and U.S. 460 in Lynchburg can expect delays following an accident earlier this morning involving a tractor trailer loaded with turkeys.

The public is being asked to report to City Stadium

Liberty University will pay about $9,200 in fines imposed by the state Department of Environmental Quality for wetland and stream damage caused by dorm construction

More than $600 was charged on a stolen credit card at the Lynchburg Wal-Mart, and police are looking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible.

Tickets for Senator Barack Obama’s town hall event at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg are no longer available.

With Bedford County seeing escalating growth in public water and sewer use, rates for those services are spurting upward. The county’s public service authority is holding a public hearing on the proposed rate increase at 7 tonight at 1723 Falling Creek Road.

Wednesday evening E.C. Glass High School is double-booked. Long before presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama was scheduled to arrive in Lynchburg, Glass had its ninth-grade orientation on the books.

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama will hold a town hall meeting in Lynchburg on Wednesday, according to a late afternoon announcement from his campaign.

Speed did not appear to be a factor in a Saturday accident in which a motorist died and left her two children injured, Amherst police said today.

An air release valve on a water line located at the intersection of Wendover Square and Boonsboro Road has malfunctioned, Lynchburg officials said this morning.