As mass shootings are again drawing public attention, states across the U.S. seem to be deepening their political divide on gun policies. A series of recent mass shootings in California come after a third straight year in which U.S. states recorded more than 600 mass shootings involving at l…
WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) — The constant clinking and clanking of the molten metal is annoying to most, but for some, it’s a joyful noise.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Students stopped for selfies and to pet the beribboned mane of Ringo the Patrol Pony, mascot for Virginia Tech Police Department, during a weekly walk around the Drillfield.
The fallout from the shooting of a teacher by a first-grader in Virginia has prompted a staff shakeup in the Newport News school district. In addition to the firing of Superintendent Gary Parker this week, the principal and assistant principal of Richneck Elementary School have also left th…
Several years of pandemic restrictions and curriculum battles have emboldened longtime advocates of funneling public funds to private and religious schools in statehouses throughout the country. Republicans and parents’ rights activists are pushing voucher-style education savings account pro…
A Democratic-led Virginia Senate panel has defeated several bills that would have restricted abortion access in the state. Among them was a measure that was a priority for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The Senate Committee on Education and Health voted the measures down without debate Thur…
Boeing has pleaded not guilty to a criminal charge in a case revolving around two crashes of Boeing 737 Max planes. A federal judge in Texas took Boeing's plea Thursday. The judge is considering whether to appoint a special monitor to examine safety issues at the company. It's an unusual cas…
As mass shootings are again drawing public attention, states across the U.S. seem to be deepening their political divide on gun policies. A series of recent mass shootings in California come after a third straight year in which U.S. states recorded more than 600 mass shootings involving at least four deaths or injuries. Democratic-led states that already have restrictive gun laws have responded to home-state tragedies by enacting or proposing even more limits on guns. Many states with Republican-led legislatures appear unlikely to adopt any new gun policies after last year's local mass shootings. They're pinning the problem on violent individuals, not their weapons.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The winning numbers in 's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Cash Pop Coffee Break" game were:
WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) — The constant clinking and clanking of the molten metal is annoying to most, but for some, it’s a joyful noise.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Students stopped for selfies and to pet the beribboned mane of Ringo the Patrol Pony, mascot for Virginia Tech Police Department, during a weekly walk around the Drillfield.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ These Virginia lotteries were drawn Friday:
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Virginia Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
These are recent reports of missing children made to local law enforcement. If you think you have seen a missing child, contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678).
A local arts organization that doubles as a safe space for artists looking to get sober and form positive habits has formed a youth board to help guide its future.
Is our economy doing better or worse? See recent changes in local employment, regional inflation and more in these regularly updated charts and maps.
After seven years, lovers of Mitchell’s fried chicken will be able to get their hands on it, as well as steak, grilled chicken and salmon, at the newly opened Fleming Mountain Grill.
A CNU survey says a plurality of Virginians support Gov. Glenn Youngkin's job performance, but a majority wants him to forgo a presidential bid.
The 50th anniversary of the 1973 signing of the Paris Peace Accords, the beginning of the end of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War, struck Virginia War Memorial director Clay Mountcastle as a good time for an exhibit at the memorial, looking at the lives of Virginia’s often overlooked Vietnam veterans.
A postal carrier was attacked and seriously injured by two Great Dane dogs in Lenoir on Thursday. Both dogs were seized by the Caldwell County Animal Care Enforcement.
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A Lynchburg man was arrested after shots were fired in the city Wednesday evening, but no one was hurt, and no property was damaged, police said.
A 17-year-old boy was charged with multiple felonies in connection with a carjacking Thursday evening in Lynchburg, police said.
APPOMATTOX — A Meherrin man was found guilty Thursday of an attempted murder charge after coming onto school property with a gun in a vehicle at Appomattox County High School last March.
A Lynchburg man was sentenced Wednesday to more than a year behind bars on a drug distribution charge stemming from 2019, but wounding and firearm charges against him won’t move forward.
Lynchburg City Council plans to revisit a 30-year-old financial agreement between the governing body and the city's school board.
While Lynchburg City Council's Republican majority is generally unified on providing tax relief in some form, discussions on when and how remain heated.
Appomattox County Sheriff Donald Simpson recently announced he will not seek a second term in the Nov. 7 election.
Establishing a tourism zone is part of the board’s strategic plan approved in 2021.
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