Lisette Monroe was a 23-year-old new mother in 1988 when she lost her beloved little sister in the most horrific way possible.

Monroe is a 2-year, 6-month-old female hound mix with a sweet soul and a little bit of shyness.

The Amherst County Sheriff’s Office have reported that they responded to a domestic violence call on July 13 at a residence on Cedar Gate Road in the Monroe area of Amherst County.

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One of the few moments of levity in “Longlegs” — the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist serial killer — happens when Maika Monroe’s character, Lee Harker, meets her co-worker’s young daughter.

The tornado warning issued for Alleghany, Greenbrier, and Monroe counties has been lifted.

Officials say fire crews are working to extinguish a large brush fire on Tobacco Row Mountain in Amherst County.

Ripley's Believe It or Not.

Three years ago, when a beaten and battered Ronald Greene drew his final breath on a rural roadside, his death in Louisiana State Police custody seemed destined for obscurity.

Several gowns Marilyn Monroe donned for “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “There’s No Business Like Show Business” are going up for auction this summer along with 1,400 other pieces of Hollywood history.

A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

A former Louisiana State Police trooper has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge in the 2019 beating of a man whose injuries included a broken jaw and broken ribs.

Samir Elazazy and his wife, Emily, are gaining popularity for the unique and authentic food they serve in Appomattox County

Authorities have identified the man they said died in a tractor-trailer crash in Amherst County on Monday afternoon.

The rate of households homeschooling their children doubled from the start of the pandemic last spring to the start of the new school year last September, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report released this week. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)ORLANDO, Fla. – The rate of households homeschooling their children doubled from the start of the pandemic last spring to the start of the new school year last September, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report released this week. Last spring, about 5.4% of all U.S. households with school-aged children were homeschooling them, but that figure rose to 11% by last fall, according to the bureau's Household Pulse Survey. Black households saw the largest jump in rates of homeschooling, going from 3.3% in the spring to 16.1% in the fall. Even Massachusetts, which has some of the nation's best public schools, went from 1.5% of households to 12.1% of households with school-aged children homeschooling.

Sales of new homes jumped again in July, rising 13.9% as the housing market continues to gain traction following a spring downturn caused by pandemic-related lockdowns. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday, Aug. 25, that Julys gain propelled sales of new homes to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 901,000. – Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% in August to its highest level since 2006 as the housing market recovers from a widespread shutdown in the spring brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6 million homes sold last month. Historically, the Realtor group says, first-time buyers have made up about 40% of the primary residence home buyers in the market.

Jeff Lewis says his 2-year-old daughter was expelled from preschool after he criticized the prestigious Montessori school on air. The "Flipping Out" star said on his radio show that the school's headmistress called to tell him that his daughter, Monroe, isn't welcome back at school. He said he also once talked about other parents on his radio show, which apparently caused some consternation. Now, Lewis is speaking out about the incident, saying he can't believe his actions led to Monroe losing her place. I am really, really sorry.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a 4.6 magnitude earthquake has rattled the Three Lakes area of Washington state. That was followed minutes later by a 3.5 magnitude aftershock near the city of Monroe, some 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Seattle. The initial temblor was recorded at 2:51 a.m. Friday. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.