Lynchburg City Council on Tuesday joined more than a dozen localities in calling for expanded rail service along the U.S. 29 corridor, a region Amtrak says is underserved. 

Central Virginia Community College’s engineering partnership program with the University of Virginia is getting a $300,000 boost to provide 32 scholarships, partially refund company sponsorships and update physics labs.

Investigators reveal more about a Campbell County murder case in a search warrant on file in circuit court.

Taxi services in Lynchburg could soon go up by $1 per ride to help cab companies offset their gasoline costs.

In the coming year, a mother-son team of Liberty University alumni, plus about 20 others, will pedal more than 5,500 miles as part of a journey to benefit their alma mater and promote Christianity.

In Bedford, the police department bought eight bikes last year and are now saving 200 to 400 gallons of fuel per month, said Lt. Jim Bennett, who’s in charge of the bike unit for the department.

A Vermont company is responsible for the mistakes.

Officers say Quincy Gray was shot in the stomach just before noon

Army Spc. Rahul Bried, 21, received a special welcome from his church family at Mountain View Christian Fellowship during and after their usual Saturday service.

Friends find a man shot to death inside of his home after he doesn’t show up for Sunday morning services. This is the first homicide in Campbell County this year. Deputies believe he had been dead for more than 24 hours.

A 72-year-old Lynchburg man was sentenced to five years in prison Friday in connection with the attempted robbery of the Carter Bank and Trust on Campbell Avenue in November.

The student, a juvenile male, was caught by the school resource officer, after running away from an assistant principal who asked him to hand over the weapon

Dennis Stevens, the current dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Findlay in Ohio, was selected after a six-month national search led by a Randolph College committee, according to a news release.

Around 4:00 a.m. Richard Mobley heard a crackling sound in his trailer on Millners Drive.  He says he couldn’t get out the front door, and as he ran out the back door, the roof collapsed.

Justin Davis told investigators he was abducted by the other man charged in the murder case

Police say Allied Cab driver Gregory Powell was shot in the head back on September 7th, 2007

A city woman’s ride in a minivan down hilly 12th Street in downtown Lynchburg on Tuesday afternoon ended in a collision with a building after her brakes failed

A Gladys man charged in the drug-overdose death of his cousin was acquitted of murder Tuesday.  However, Kevin Ryan Shorter, 24, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling the methadone.

Susan White, LCS supervisor of instruction, told board members during Tuesday’s meeting recommendations are the culmination of a year’s worth of work

A Buchanan County man has been sentenced to 20 years in a federal prison after admitting he spent two years pretending to be paralyzed from the neck down.

The withdrawal is temporary while the county explains nuances of zoning code sections that could affect the legality of such an operation on land zoned agricultural, said Jack McCarthy, superintendent of Boxley’s Lawyers Road quarry

The 4-3 vote to increase the tax rate from 43 to 46 cents per $100 came after a contentious debate about whether the county should dip into its cash reserves to cover a deficit caused by state money reductions and dramatic increases in state-mandated social services programs.

Until January, Olivia Dodson knew nothing about making movies.  Today, she’s an award-winning filmmaker.

Erosion and sediment violations at the site of a proposed housing development on Johnson Mountain prompted Campbell County supervisors Monday to give NASCAR driver Stacy Compton and his business partners an unusual ultimatum.

The EC Glass Band, Orchestra, and Choral Departments were recognized by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association and the Virginia Music Educators Association with the BLUE RIBBON AWARD

Lynchburg police have identified a shooting victim found in a playground behind the College Hill Recreation Center. The man is Harold Emmanuele Harris, of Lynchburg.

Joel Smith, general manager at Harley-Davidson of Lynchburg, said motorcycles get anywhere from 45 to 60 miles per gallon.

A popular fish is returning with good numbers after a threat to its well being

An Amherst County car crash, which resulted in a downed utility pole, backs up traffic on U.S. 29, according to the Virginia State Police.

Virginia Tech and former Amherst coach comment on charges against Amherst quarterback, State Group AA, and FridayFootball.com player of the year, Peter Rose.