A Moneta man died en route to the hospital Wednesday after a fall from scaffolding inside a building at a construction site off Virginia 122, deputies said.

Virginia State Police investigators are looking for people who may have been victimized by a man they say was practicing medicine in Lynchburg without a license.

The ice business can be a cold mistress, as Jim Jennings knows all too well.

Having a candid conversation about race can still make people uncomfortable. Talking openly about racism can still turn heads.

Pictures of the Week: March 20, 2008

A Moneta man died en route to the hospital Wednesday after a fall from scaffolding inside a building at a construction site off Virginia 122, police said.

Ceasor Johnson, whose ward includes downtown, is running against challenger David Johnston, a server/manager at Charley’s Restaurant.

A 17-year-old was found shot in the arm and abdomen Wednesday night, police said. The Lynchburg Police Department went to Gilmore Circle for a possible malicious wounding around 9:40 p.m., according to a press release.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP)—Three people were killed and three others injured in a shooting at Virginia Beach apartment complex Wednesday, police said.

BEDFORD — Brian Key has been working with the Bedford County Public Service Authority for years.

Lynchburg Democrats voted to endorse Ward I Councilman Mike Gillette on Wednesday, choosing the incumbent over challenger Tom Shahady.

Connecting Appomattox’s water system with Campbell County’s would be beneficial for both localities, Campbell water officials said Wednesday.

Calls for stricter oversight of big-box development should only apply to stores with more than 100,000 square feet, Lynchburg developers say.

Wednesday was an emotional day for E.C. Glass High School students, staff and faculty — especially principal Susan Morrison, as word of her retirement spread.

The Lynchburg area’s unemployment rate in January jumped to 4 percent, a high the area hasn’t seen since fall 2005.

It wasn’t real, but a mock car crash at Jefferson Forest High School on Wednesday still was terrifying for senior Amanda Rust.

Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, honorary chairman of the Central Virginia Asthma Walk coming in May, spoke at a luncheon of the American Lung Association of Virginia on Tuesday in Lynchburg.

Lynchburg City Schools officials presented the division’s proposed budget to City Council on Tuesday, when education officials fielded questions and explained that adequate funding is linked to student achievement.

Despite receiving less money this year from the state, Bedford County supervisors kept true to their promise Monday not to raise taxes in next year’s budget.

Lynchburg City Council agreed Tuesday to consider broadcasting election forums on a new local government channel in the future, but said nothing can be done in time for this year’s races.

A city man pleaded guilty Tuesday in Lynchburg Circuit Court to shooting up an Augusta Street home in October.

When she talks about “Nurse Power,” Donna Cardillo isn’t just addressing the nation’s 2.9 million strong power base of nurses.

After nearly three years of planning, Amherst County is slated to get its own satellite campus of Central Virginia Community College this fall.

BEDFORD — A Bedford County woman is suing the Board of Supervisors for its approval last month of a planned retirement home community on Oakwood Street that has drawn much
opposition.

E.C. Glass principal Susan Morrison has walked the high school’s halls as an authority figure for more than a decade.

RICHMOND — Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, who was criticized for his handling of state finances, was chairman of a Bear Stearns subsidiary set up to market some of its highest-risk securities tied to the home mortgage industry meltdown.

PHILADELPHIA — Barack Obama confronted the nation’s racial divide head-on Tuesday, tackling both black grievance and white resentment in a bold effort to quiet a campaign uproar over race and his former pastor’s incendiary
statements.

New employees for Lynchburg police, firefighters and children services were all put on the table Tuesday during City Council’s first budget session.

Longtime E.C. Glass High School principal Susan Morrison is retiring at the end of this school year.

Recently back from a space shuttle mission, the Heritage High grad plans stops at his alma mater and Liberty University.