Drone video from WDBJ7 of storm damage in Lynchburg LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Victims of a tornado that ripped through parts of central Virginia earlier this year can now apply for low-interest loans to help them rebuild. Gov. Ralph Northam Read More
Wanted Lynchburg man taken into custody
By Lawson Gutzwiller | Posted: Mon 1:30 AM, May 28, 2018 LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ7) — A Lynchburg man who was wanted on multiple felony charges has been located and taken into custody. According to the Lynchburg Police Department, officers were Read More
Tapia’s eighth inning blast caps Lynchburg’s comeback win
Hillcats move to within half a game of first in North Division Hillcats first baseman Emmanuel Tapia (Lindsay Carico) Lynchburg, Va. – Trailing 5-3 in the eighth inning, the Lynchburg Hillcats batted around and scored six runs to sweep the Read More
$3.5 million apartment renovation project coming to a close in Lynchburg
Renovation work is winding down at the Frank Roane apartments. File photo by Jill Nance/The News & Advance After living in the Frank Roane Apartments for about seven years, Alma Smith enjoys her new stove and now is able to Read More
Strangers help Lynchburg tornado victims get back on their feet in new home
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ7)– It’s been more than three weeks since an EF-3 tornado ripped through Lynchburg, Campbell County and Amherst County. In its wake, strangers have come out in force to help people in need. A Facebook page has been Read More
Lynchburg Getting New Apartment Complex
Lynchburg, VA – Lynchburg will be getting a brand new apartment complex soon enough in an area you’ve probably never thought of. Construction has not started just yet, but it will this summer. The brand new apartment complex will go Read More
Loyalty to Trump key focus of Virginia GOP Senate debate
Republican primary senatorial candidate Corey Stewart, right, gestures as E. W. Jackson, left, Del. Nick Freitas, center, listen during a debate at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Trump was a central focus of Read More
Exclusive: FivePoint executive and former Oakland planning director joins Google – San Francisco Business Times
Rachel Flynn, a vice president of megaproject developer Five Point Holdings, is leaving to join a tech giant with massive real estate projects of its own: Google Inc. Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), has sprawling expansion plans Read More
Abell: Redlining in Lynchburg
This is a map of the city of Lynchburg with the boundaries of 1937 showing the ranked housing areas, as determined by assessors for the Home Owners Loan Corporation. Regions shaded green — “A” areas — were rated the best Read More
Lynchburg food cooperative receives $25,000 loan to assist in summer opening
By Lawson Gutzwiller | Posted: Mon 2:00 PM, Apr 02, 2018 LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ7)— Lynchburg’s newest food cooperative, Grassroots Local Market, has received a $25,000 loan from the Lynchburg Area Development Corporation (LADC) in financing to assist in the cooperative’s Read More