A Lynchburg man was sentenced to three months in jail Friday after being convicted in July of trying to intimidate a witness in the trial of a fellow gang member.

Lynchburg police said Friday afternoon they are still searching for a suspect in a July 15 drive-by shooting.

A Lynchburg teenager has been arrested and police are seeking another suspect in a Tuesday night robbery on Westover Boulevard, police said.

Lynchburg City Schools officials are looking at the possibility of having to make mid-year budget cuts.

RUSTBURG — A Lynchburg man is facing two dozen charges he molested a child after a grand jury meeting in Campbell County on Monday.

Efforts to bring a dog park to Lynchburg are moving ahead at a slow but steady pace.

The Lynchburg Humane Society will begin charging for pet surrenders next week in an effort to combat overcrowding and encourage people to make use of support programs available to help them keep their pets or adopt them out themselves.

Lynchburg has been awarded up to $18 million in zero-interest bonds for the construction of the new Sandusky Middle School.

Crews are now conducting demolition and groundwork on the future site of Lynchburg’s second Walmart super center.

The Lynchburg Community Action Group has been awarded $363,631 in stimulus funds for use in a Homelessness and Rapid Re-Housing Program.

Nancy Marion’s First Friday exhibit of her Mystery Pictures drew hundreds and hundreds of people, she said, so she’s holding a second reception, this one from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Firehouse Gallery at 1210 Rivermont Ave.

Breaking up, Neil Sedaka once told us in song, is hard to do. But not for the Lynchburg-based Blue Newt Band. In their case, breaking up was easier than finding a new lead guitar player.

Among area remembrances of the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedies planned for Friday, a former New York City firefighter is set to address an Appomattox gathering about his experience responding to the World Trade Center attacks.

Lynchburg Area Museum Professionals will hold a Volunteer Information Fair from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, 1 Quinlan St.

Lynchburg City Council publicly reaffirmed its faith in City Manager Kimball Payne following a two-hour evaluation of his job performance Tuesday.