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Thousands without power across Virginia

Nearly 112,000 customers are without power and schools are closed in parts of Virginia as a late-winter storm moves across the state. The outages include about 65,700 Dominion Virginia Power customers, more than 43,000 customers of electric cooperatives and about …

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How the “Fiscal Cliff” would affect Lynchburg families

The average family of four in Lynchburg would pay $3,578 more in taxes if the Bush-era tax cuts expire January 1, according to Gerald Prante, assistant professor of

Round Up Nets Over 100 Suspects

Amherst County authorities arrested about 70 suspects Sunday and another 40 arrests are expected in coming days, It is largest-ever drug sweep rounded up in the county based

Gas prices dip slightly in Virginia

Gas prices in Virginia have fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.18/g.  According to the website VirginiaGasPrices.com, prices are 0.3 cents per gallon higher

Rocky Mount escapee back in custody

A Rocky Mount man has been captured a day after escaping from the Franklin County sheriff's office.   26-year-old Steven Ray Dillon II was taken into custody during a

Rustburg holds first Christmas parade

Thousands of people came to downtown Rustburg for the town’s first ever Christmas parade yesterday.    About 95 groups participated –including marching bands, Boy Scouts, church groups, classic cars,

Rocky Mount man caught after escaping from custody

A Rocky Mount man has been captured a day after escaping from the Franklin County sheriff's office.   26-year-old Steven Ray Dillon II was taken into custody during a

Well-known Franklin County Banker killed in Accident

A well-known banker in the Franklin County area was killed in a car accident  Sunday morning in Patrick County.  ABC-13 reports 55-year-old Larry Heaton was headed south on

Brookville Bees are State Champs Again

For the second year in a row the Brookville Bees are football state champions. They won the Group 2-A Division Three championship Saturday, defeating James Monroe 24-14.   In

Make Over For Treasure Island

Effort to revitalize Treasure Island has begun with Liberty University officials removing an old bridge from river. The University has owned the property for decades and plans

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