New prescriptions for ADHD medications have more than doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study out of Canada. Researchers found the biggest increase in ADHD prescriptions ...

So far this year, Lynchburg police report one homicide and six shootings. Community activist De’Vante Wood works directly in ...

A Lynchburg man has been found guilty in a jury trial of killing a woman in 2021. , Jr. was found guilty March 6, 2026, of ...

Travis L. Turner is wanted on five counts of possession of child pornography & five counts using a computer to solicit a minor.

The latest soldier killed amid the Iran war has been identified. Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, died Sunday, a week after ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched new attacks on Tuesday at Israel and Gulf Arab countries as it kept up pressure on the Middle East in a war started by Israel and the United States ...

Solar Farms are popping up across the U.S and even in our hometowns. Now it’s the center of conversation in Botetourt County. The planning commission met Monday night to consider a proposal for a ...

Marvin Patton and his family believed in serving their country. Marvin and his brother left for the Korean War more than 70 years ago, and Marvin wouldn’t return to Southwest Virginia for decades. The ...

Parents in Bedford County are upset after learning that Bedford County Public Schools is considering closing Stewartsville Elementary School.

The Spectrum Center becomes the host of the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament once again, with the Hokies eyeing for a chance to make it to the NCAA Tournament.

Since employee raises, health benefits and inflation are driving up costs for the district, it's planning to make some cuts.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: The brush fire was extinguished around 5 p.m., according to Roanoke Fire-EMS. ORIGINAL STORY: Crews battled a brush fire Monday, March 9, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS.