New statistics from Virginia State Police reveal a dramatic surge in anti-Semitic hate crimes across the Commonwealth, with Jewish individuals being targeted in 84 out of 100 reported hate crimes in 2024 – a 150% increase from 2023.

New statistics from the Virginia State Police shed new light on the rise of anti-semitism in the Commonwealth, the rise of hate crimes is a disturbing trend we are seeing around the country and across the world. This article will help break down what a hate crime is and the history of how they came to be investigated.

The Lynchburg Police Department announced Friday that it had arrested a 22-year-old man following two assaults and an attempted robbery on Boonsboro Road.

Campus security saw a noose around the neck of the Homer statue around 4:20 a.m. on Thursday, according to police.