Drivers who travel the Lynchburg Expressway near Candlers Mountain Road are about to see major changes. The Virginia Department of Transportation is launching a multi-year rebuild project to fix the tight merges and short ramps that have made the stretch of highway one of the area’s most congested — and most dangerous.

The man who tried to rob a Lynchburg Baymont Inn & Suites at knifepoint has been arrested in Charlotte County, according to the Lynchburg Police Department.

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – A woman was arrested for malicious wounding among other charges after multiple disturbance reports were made on Tuesday night, according to the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office. At 9:25 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office said they received a call about a disturbance in the Walmart parking lot in Madison Heights. Shortly after at 9:36 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office said they got a disturbance report about a man who had been stabbed on Seminole Drive in Madison Heights. Authorities said Kimberly Dawn Driskill was identified as the assailant and was driving a white Dodge pick-up truck. She was transported to Lynchburg General Hospital for evaluation where the victim who was stabbed was also transported for treatment.