The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday that investigators had arrested a 23-year-old Lynchburg man following an extensive investigation into child exploitation offenses.

About 500 of the National Guard troops deployed to the Los Angeles protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, the commander in charge said Wednesday.

10 News is digging deeper into what led to the arrest of a Roanoke City teacher charged with possession of child pornography.

California’s first-in-the-nation reparations task force met for a final time in a crowded hearing room in Sacramento Thursday.

270 soldiers in Lynchburg were recognized and received the medal.

California's first-in-the-nation task force studying reparations for Black residents is meeting in Oakland to discuss potential eligibility requirements and what form reparations could take.

A French senior naval officer says the Islamic State group is using stealth to regenerate its forces by developing its military capabilities underground and France is deploying its warships and aircraft in the region to help troops on the ground root out the threat.

As a resurgence of the pandemic in the fall looked set to overwhelm Portuguese care homes, the government mobilized all the resources it could. Some of the home’s residents, suddenly confined to their rooms or their floor, were bewildered and chafed at restrictions, even trying to take the elevator and escape confinement. The soldiers’ mission: fan out across the country to visit hundreds of nursing homes and help shore up their defenses against the pandemic. On top of that, nursing home staff in Portugal commonly work in several different care homes and travel between them on public transport. They have already been to more than half of the targeted 2,770 care homes.

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Lynchburg school officials met virtually Wednesday to discuss the future of education in the city despite the pandemic. LCS Board members were joined by the Task Force on the Future of Education Pre-K-12 and Beyond. The special task force was created by Lynchburg city council in 2019 to review issues affecting the education system, then make recommendations to the board. But since they last met in February, members say the pandemic raised new concerns, including remote learning and mental wellness. The group decided to seek recommendations from the city’s steering committee, then adjust their vision.

Local legislators will join the Kiwanis Club of Roanoke today. The Zoom meeting begins at 12:30. The Task Force on the Future of Education and leaders from Lynchburg City Schools will meet virtually today. The virtual meeting begins at 5 p.m. The search is expected to continue today for a person, swept away by the Roanoke River over the weekend.

HALIFAX COUNTY, Va. – Keeping kids on the same level of learning despite economic and racial backgrounds was the mission for one group of educators led by a Southside superintendent. Virginia’s Task Force for Students and Schools in Challenging Environments listed suggestions for students including the districts embracing families of all economic and racial backgrounds and expanding internet across the state. Halifax County’s superintendent is a co-chair of the group and believes every Virginian needs an equal chance to learn. That’s bigger than the disparity of wealthy districts and those who do not have as much wealth," said Dr. Mark Lineburg, Halifax County Public Schools superintendent. The new report expands on the task force’s first set of findings which was released in 2014.

FILE - In this May 7, 2019 file photo, first lady Melania Trump arrives for a one year anniversary event for her Be Best initiative in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Melania Trump has announced plans to renovate the White House Rose Garden. Melania Trump on Monday announced details of a plan already underway to spruce up the White House Rose Garden, an iconic outdoor space famous for its proximity to the Oval Office. She used the Rose Garden to announce her “Be Best” youth program in May 2018. Mrs. Trump said the plan will return the Rose Garden to its original 1962 footprint.

Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia. The City of Lynchburg's Task Force on the Future of Education meets today. The town of Christiansburg wants your thoughts as it looks to the future. There's a public meeting tonight where you can give your thoughts about what you want to see in different parts of town, including downtown. You can give your thoughts at a public meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at Recreation Center.