5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (162+ words) A Lynchburg woman hasn't been seen for more than two months, and her family is hoping the public can help locate her. Deiredre Angel Payne, 63, was last seen by her family on Oct. 27. She indicated to family members plans to…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (214+ words) A suspect went into cardiac arrest after Lynchburg Police officers deployed a taser in their apprehension on Christmas Eve. According to the Lynchburg Police Department, officers responded to the report of an assault on 5th Street just after noon. Officers quickly…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (198+ words) An early-morning crash on Interstate 95 in Richmond continues to snarl traffic after a crash involving a box truck and a tractor trailer. All southbound lanes are currently closed as crews work to clear the roadway and remove approximately 40,000 pounds of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (244+ words) Someone intent on causing havoc across the Commonwealth sent an online threat en masse to multiple school divisions, including Albemarle County. The county acknowledged the "unsettling" threat in a message to parents Thursday morning saying law enforcement has determined it…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (240+ words) A suspect is in custody in Lynchburg after allegedly assaulting a man and setting a home and two vehicles on fire. Andre Anthony Andrews, 59, of Lynchburg, has been charged with arson, malicious wounding and possession of a controlled substance, according…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (106+ words) Interstate 664 northbound in Newport News is currently closed after a four-vehicle fatal crash. Virginia State Police report there is one confirmed fatality, and one additional person has been transported to the hospital with injuries; the severity is unknown. The crash…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (449+ words) The Altria Theater in Richmond will host Kamala Harris on Feb. 2 for a 7 p.m. conversation in partnership with Fountain Bookstore. Harris was the first woman vice president and poised to be the first woman president, after Joe Biden decided under pressure…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (357+ words) A grand jury in Norfolk declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James in the overdone mortgage fraud case that Donald Trump tried to get the Justice Department to make stick. Trump had James, a Democrat, in his crosshairs…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (201+ words) The Lynchburg Police Department recently conducted a high-risk stop involving two men wanted for a recent shooting incident. Octavion Taylor, 19, and Amare Scruggs, 18, both of Lynchburg, were both taken into custody and are being held without bond, according to police....

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (352+ words) Central Virginia residents now have access to better care when someone is experiencing a mental health or behavioral health crisis. On Thursday, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the Horizon Behavioral Health Crisis Receiving Center. The Lynchburg crisis center…...