Liberty University Professor Jeff Taylor Sr. was struck with a baseball before collapsing on Lynchburg College’s Fox Field Tuesday afternoon.

Two teams of Lynchburg students joined nearly 4,000 student delegates from colleges and universities around the world at the Model United Nations conference in New York City last week.

While Liberty University’s commencement on May 9 is the earliest of major colleges in the area this year, the school is the last to announce a speaker.

Lynchburg College’s Belk Observatory will make its public debut April 3 and 4 as part of a global celebration of astronomy.

Lynchburg College hopes to provide a boost to area nursing needs this fall when it launches its first master’s program in the field.

Lynchburg College hopes to provide a better understanding of water quality issues both locally and across the state through a three-part lecture series starting tonight.

Lynchburg College is planning its first doctorate program, partnering with Centra to help fill a community need for more physical therapists.

A Lynchburg man was charged with robbery after a Wednesday night incident at Lynchburg College, according to police.

Tough boots to fill

Amid the ongoing global financial turmoil, about 100 Lynchburg-area business and government leaders gathered Tuesday to hear experts’ opinions on the local economy.

One of the six presidential candidates who will be on this November’s ballot in Virginia made a campaign stop in Lynchburg on Monday to promote the Libertarian Party’s belief that people and not government should make most of society’s decisions.

Lynchburg College is looking for up to 12 Virginia teachers who would receive a more than 90 percent discount while earning an endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education.

Zaina Natour works to steady her hand as she gingerly lowers a pipet into a tray of gel, and squeezes out the DNA.