Lynchburg women's basketball coach Allison Nichols is stepping down after leading the program for the last five seasons, the school announced Thursday.
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Following an extensive investigation into an armed burglary in the Town of Bedford in 2024, three people were arrested after using DNA evidence and cellular data analysis to identify and locate those involved, town police announced Thursday.
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We've taken a dive into our archives for some early photos of Lynchburg's Finest, which also show lots of changes in technology and weaponry along the way. Many of these photographs are from the 1950s through the 1970s, when changes underway included adding more women to the ranks.
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Coverage from The News & Advance about the Lynchburg Republican City Committee’s plan to hold a firehouse primary to pick its candidates for three at-large city council seats in the November election.
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Ben Blair tossed six innings of one-run ball, and the Flames got home runs by Kyle Hvidsten and Nick Barone to move onto the CUSA Tournament semifinals in Georgia.
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After beating Notre Dame, the Hokies will face North Carolina in the ACC quarterfinals.
Georgia Tech's seven-run seventh inning propelled the top-seeded Yellow Jackets past No. 8-seed Virginia in the quarterfinals of the ACC baseball tournament on Thursday.
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Liberty University’s 53rd Commencement highlighted families graduating together, with parents, children, and siblings earning degrees across multiple programs.
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