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Alec Baldwin weeps in court as involuntary manslaughter case abruptly dismissed mid-trial
Alec Baldwin cried and embraced his attorneys after the judge tossed the involuntary manslaughter case against him late Friday.
Yellowstone pulls fully submerged vehicle from thermal feature in the park
Rangers temporarily closed the roadway near the accident in order to safely lift the car from the geyser, where it had been fully submerged in 9 feet of water.
The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded to a third-party platform in a security breach, the company said Friday.
Virginia man stopped woman from opening plane's emergency door
A Midlothian man onboard a flight from Charlotte to San Diego on Thursday night stopped another passenger from opening an emergency exit door mid-flight, potentially saving almost 250 lives.
Lynchburg speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Jul. 12, 2024
Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Lynchburg News and Advance.
Alec Baldwin trial on hold as judge considers defense request to dismiss case over disputed ammo
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sent the jury home for the day after a hearing on the issue that was supposed to precede resumption of the trial raised more questions.
Tulsa Race Massacre's first identified victim from unmarked burials is a WWI veteran
The identification has reinvigorated a project launched five years ago to find unmarked burials. The archeological team will return to the area where C.L. Daniel was interred.
Recap: What made news in Virginia last week
A look back at the news and headlines from the past week in Virginia.
AT&T customers in 2022 likely had their data exposed in a major cyberattack. That's according to federal filings from the company and the U.S. Department of Justice. (Scripps News)
Webb Space Telescope’s latest cosmic shot shows pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in infrared
The two galaxies,nicknamed Penguin and the Egg, have been tangled up for tens of millions of years, the same fate that awaits outMilky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy.
Judge throws out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, says he flouted process with lack of transparency
The dismissal ends Rudy Giuliani’s pursuit of bankruptcy protection but doesn’t absolve him of his debts, including millions owed to two former election workers he was found to have defamed.
GOP group behind Project 2025 floats conspiracy theory that Biden will use 'force' to keep power
Conservative groups backing Trump are trying to turn the tables on the narrative of which candidate threatens U.S.democracy.
Seven Hills Food Company to get more than $1.5 million in federal funding
On Friday, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) announcedmore than $1.5 millionin federal funding for Seven Hills Food Company in Lynchburg to expand processing, address capacity limitations, add new value-added products to the plant and support the addition of a farmer liaiso…
Historical homes you can own in the Lynchburg area
Here are some Lynchburg homes with history that you might be able to call your own.
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Lynchburg speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Jul. 12, 2024
Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Lynchburg News and Advance.
Recap: What made news in Virginia last week
A look back at the news and headlines from the past week in Virginia.
Seven Hills Food Company to get more than $1.5 million in federal funding
On Friday, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) announcedmore than $1.5 millionin federal funding for Seven Hills Food Company in Lynchburg to expand processing, address capacity limitations, add new value-added products to the plant and support the addition of a farmer liaiso…
Historical homes you can own in the Lynchburg area
Here are some Lynchburg homes with history that you might be able to call your own.
Yellowstone pulls fully submerged vehicle from thermal feature in the park
Rangers temporarily closed the roadway near the accident in order to safely lift the car from the geyser, where it had been fully submerged in 9 feet of water.
Virginia man stopped woman from opening plane's emergency door
A Midlothian man onboard a flight from Charlotte to San Diego on Thursday night stopped another passenger from opening an emergency exit door mid-flight, potentially saving almost 250 lives.
Recap: What made news in Virginia last week
A look back at the news and headlines from the past week in Virginia.
Dominion Energy plans $500 million liquid natural gas storage facility
Dominion Energy wants to build a storage tank capable of holding 2 billion cubic feet of liquified natural gas next to its giant Greensville power plant, a more than $500 million project.
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Lynchburg man gets life sentence for murder in 'planned ambush'
A Lynchburg man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a June 2021 shooting that killed a city man and severely injured the defendant’s ex-girlfriend.
Grand jury indicts former House delegate on two felony charges
A grand jury indicted former Del. Matt Fariss on two felony charges Monday in Campbell Circuit Court — possession of schedule I and II drugs and possession of a gun with a schedule I or II drug.
Lynchburg man sentenced in federal fentanyl distribution case
A Lynchburg man accused of distributing nearly 75 grams of pressed fentanyl pills was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison, according to a news release from the U.S. District Attorney's Office.
Bond granted for co-defendant in Amherst murder case
A judge granted a secured bond request Monday for a Halifax woman charged with felony murder and other charges in connection with a February 2023 drug overdose death at the Amherst Adult Detention Center in Madison Heights.
Politics
Va. Medicaid program $140 million over budget in last fiscal year
Fewer people than expected dropped off the rolls during a federally required re-evaluation of eligibility for the nearly 2 million Virginians receiving health care benefits under the program.
Whistle blows for audit at Virginia Museum of Transportation
Between six board members’ resignations and hundreds of pages worth of documents provided by the museum, much has surfaced regarding financial concerns at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke.
Ward IV primary candidate wants names of voters
The candidate who lost last month’s Lynchburg City Council Ward IV Republican primary wants the city’s general registrar to hand over the names of all the people in Ward IV who voted in the Republican primary and the names of all city residents who voted in the Democratic primary on June 18.
CEO of Virginia's technology authority resigns
A Democratic delegate said Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration was involved in the decision. A spokesperson for the governor denied that claim.
