Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg Delegate Scott Garrett is asking the community to help him support education with a school supply drive.
Nelson Co., VA - A former Rockfish Community Center Manager was sentenced on three felony counts of forging a check and one count of felony embezzlement Thursday in a Nelson County Circuit Court.
Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg Police say a teenager wasn't hurt after he flipped his SUV Thursday night.
Campbell Co., VA - A new manufacturing facility is coming to Campbell County, creating up to 300 new jobs over the next three years.
Campbell Co., VA - Investigators are asking for the public's help in the case involving a local DJ accused of breaking into homes across Central Virginia.
Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg can now lay claim to some world champion martial artists.
Amherst, VA - Search warrants are shedding new light on the case against a popular DJ accused of breaking into several homes across Central Virginia.
Bedford Co., VA - A local Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force says it's fine to give kids technology, but it's the parents' responsibility to also know how to use it.
Bedford Co., VA - One person was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a rollover crash in Bedford County Wednesday.
Bedford Co., VA - Apocalypse Ale Works, a new brewery, is almost ready to open in Bedford County.
Halifax Co., VA – Health officials in our area say this is the worst flu season in recent memory, and emergency rooms have been hit hard with wait times being as long as two to three hours.
Lynchburg, VA - Family and friends said good-bye to an 86-year-old Lynchburg woman killed inside her own home.
Lynchburg, VA – After a nice long winter break, you may have had a tough morning getting everyone out the door and back to school after winter break.
Campbell Co., VA - Campbell County Sheriff's office are looking for a man a woman says assaulted her Wednesday afternoon.
Amherst, VA - Investigators have arrested an Amherst man suspected in a string of home break-ins across Central Virginia.
Lynchburg, VA - The Lynchburg Humane Society will spay or neuter stray cats for free until March 1.
Lynchburg, VA - The owner of Estate Specialists in downtown Lynchburg has announced she's closing the store down. It may be the end for the business but not for the building.
Campbell Co., VA - The Campbell County library is doing what it can to ensure that people learn how to use new devices well at the library's new "Technology Petting Zoo."
Lynchburg, VA - A Lynchburg father is charged with felony child neglect after police say his 3-year-old son was found wandering the streets Friday morning.
Amherst, VA - An Amherst man has been arrested and charged after authorities say he was impersonating a police officer and burglarizing houses.
Lynchburg, VA - A Lynchburg man is in custody after a standoff in Wyndhurst Tuesday morning that forced several people out of their homes.
Lynchburg, VA- With the new year comes many new things, including, new life. Tuesday we got to meet the first Lynchburg baby born in 2013.
Bedford Co., VA - When a vacant home caught fire New Year's Eve in Bedford County, a piece of the county's history went up in flames.
Lynchburg, VA - A hot summer evening turned dangerous fast. Winds of 60 to 80 mile per hour heavily damaged the area including the Hill City.
Lynchburg, VA - Most of us would have to agree that at some point in our life we have made a New Year's resolution.
Lynchburg, VA – The police barricade in Wyndhurst is over. Lynchburg Police say they were responding to a domestic dispute call in the 100 block of Wyndview Drive on Tuesday morning when the incident started.
Bedford, VA – If you are arrested in Bedford for DUI this New Year's, don't be surprised if you end up on the police department's Facebook page. Bedford Co., VA - For the second time in two weeks, first responders in Bedford County deliver a baby in a gas station parking lot.
Lynchburg, VA- The debate about rezoning a piece of land in the Boonsboro area of Lynchburg is over.
Lynchburg, VA - A look back at some notable election moments from 2012.
Lynchburg, VA - With just a few hours until 2013 is here and a lot of local businesses and restaurants are busy finishing last minute tasks before the crowds come out.
Lynchburg, VA - Tonight is the grand finale of Liberty University's Winterfest. This year, the two-day concert really drew the crowds.
UPDATE: Bedford, VA - The Bedford Fire Department has released pictures of what they are calling an "apparent interior explosion" to a home earlier Sunday at 11:45 a.m. to an adjacent garage on Rocky Ford Road.
Lynchburg, VA - Dr. Jeff Tanzar from the Tanzar Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Forest says there are other ways, besides getting the flu shot, to prevent getting sick this season.
Lynchburg, VA - Crews and bands were busy Sunday setting up and doing sound checks for Liberty University's Winterfest.
Fairfax, Va. (AP) - Police in Fairfax County are investigating after a suspicious death of a 19-year-old found in minivan.
Campbell Co., VA - A Lynchburg man organized two pool tournaments Saturday to raise money for the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.
Breezy with some clearing this evening, overnight lows in the 20s.
Bedford, VA – Officials with Virginia State Police say Mark Lowell Webster, 53, was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Bedford Friday.
Lynchburg, VA-When the weather gets bad and the going gets slick, it's always a good idea to stay home and off the roads. But some people make their living by driving, and a little snow can be good for business.
Lynchburg, VA - Cynthia Robinson was on her way to work at a nursing home when she saw a little boy walking around in Lynchburg alone.
Lynchburg, VA - It's been just over a week since Lynchburg police discovered the body of an 86-year-old woman inside her Ravenwood Drive home.
Lynchburg, VA - $220,000 is budgeted to keep the roads dry and safe this winter, says the public works director.
Lynchburg, VA - It was so pretty in your house, but what do you do with your tree, now that Christmas has come and gone?
Harrisonburg, VA – Officials in Harrisonburg say Dallas Chaplin, 19, has been arrested and charged in connection to a shooting that killed a 19-year-old man over the weekend.
Lynchburg, VA - Nicknamed "Stormin' Norman," General Schwarzkopf drove Iraqi forces out of Kuwait in 1991.
Lynchburg, VA – Police may file charges against a man after his 3-year-old son was found wandering in Lynchburg Friday morning.
Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg's Miller Center is closing down temporarily for renovations. Starting December 31, the administrative offices will be relocated to temporary quarters throughout the city. The office will reopen at those temporary locations on January 2.
A presidential election, two former Virginia Governors battling it out for the Senate, and local sweeping Republican congressional re-elections-- 2012 has proven to be a powerful year for politics both nationally and locally.
Lynchburg, VA - A little boy in Rustburg's fight against cancer captured our hearts and headlines in 2012.
Campbell Co., VA - Funeral arrangements have been set for the 14-year-old Campbell County girl killed in a crash on Wednesday.
Lynchburg, VA - As the weather gets worse, and winter takes full effect, we can expect road conditions to worsen as well.
Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg Arms can't put some guns on the shelf fast enough to keep up with customer demand.
Campbell Co., VA - The Campbell County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man they say stabbed a CVS employee early Thursday morning.
Lynchburg, VA - The Resolution Run is a 2-mile run-walk that's just right for beginners, or really anyone!
Campbell Co., VA - State Troopers really put some new police cruisers to the test during Wednesday's winter weather.
Campbell Co., VA - The 14-year-old girl killed in Wednesday's crash in Campbell County was an 8th grade student at Rustburg Middle School.
Lynchburg, VA - Lots of people, some famous, made headlines in Lynchburg during 2012.
The Buzz: The Almost Brothers Band featuring Lauren Smyk at Phase 2, The House Band at Oakwood Country Club in Lynchburg, and The Jamie McLean Band at Blue 5 in Roanoke.
Campbell Co., VA – Officials are investigating a stabbing that happened at a CVS in Campbell County early Thursday morning.
Appomattox Co., VA - Reporter Sally Delta takes us to her parents' farm to shoot down some mistletoe.
Lynchburg, VA - Driving conditions were rough on Wednesday, and got worse as day turned to night, and they froze over.
Lynchburg, VA - ABC 13 Viewers from all over the area flooded our newsroom with pictures of today's wintry weather.
Forest, VA - You can spend part of the holidays at Thomas Jefferson's retreat home.
Lynchburg, VA - Full VDOT crews are on-call and ready, monitoring ten counties in our area.
Lynchburg, VA - Crew members at Beasley Disposal Inc. punched in to work 9 p.m. Christmas night in order to stay ahead of the trash.
Lynchburg, VA – People returning gifts in Lynchburg Wednesday were pleasantly surprised by short wait times at local stores.
Bedford Co., VA - State Police say a driver had been drinking prior to rolling an SUV Christmas night in Bedford County.
Lynchburg, VA- Lynchburg Police say a man died Tuesday night after a 3 vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon.
Lynchburg, VA - Not even Christmas will close the Fort Avenue IHOP.
Lynchburg, VA - Some in Lynchburg chose to spend their holiday at the Daily Bread.
Rustburg, VA - One Rustburg family has a unique tradition that began with one of their grandchildren, Adam.
Bedford Co., VA – A family of five is staying in a hotel over Christmas, after a fire destroys its Hardy home.
Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg police say they feel confident they are going to make an arrest in the murder of 86-year-old Lynda Slocum.
Bedford Co., VA - State Police charge a Moneta man with reckless driving after his truck flips and catches fire.
Lynchburg, VA - Business has been steady this holiday at the Sunny Kitchen on Bay Street after a truck went through it one month ago.
Lynchburg, VA - Senior citizens at the McGurk House in Lynchburg were very excited to get their gifts.
Richmond, VA - The Virginia General Assembly will be considering a bill next session that aims to make collecting evidence in sexual assault cases, easier.
Lynchburg, VA - There's nothing like waiting till the last minute. And some people took that to the extreme; saving the bulk of their Christmas shopping, for Christmas Eve.
Bedford Co, VA - A Bedford man lost his home to a fire Friday morning. Flames tore through the home in the 1500 block of Old Country Road. High winds didn't help the 22 firefighters who responded to
Bedford Co, VA - A Bedford man lost his home to a fire Friday morning.
Bedford Co, VA - High winds toppled a gas station awning early Saturday near Moneta, according to the Bedford County Fire Department and the National Weather Service.
Lynchburg, VA - A Wind Advisory continues for the Lynchburg, and a High Wind Warning remains in effect today for Bedford County west into the entire Roanoke Valley area this morning.
Lynchburg, VA- We are learning more about the woman killed in her own home in a quiet Lynchburg neighborhood. 86-year-old Lynda Slocum was found dead in her home Thursday afternoon. Police say Slocum was killed, and there's evidence of forced entry into her home.
Lynchburg, VA - The NRA's announcement, encouraging congress to pay for armed security officers in every school, nationwide, has stirred a lot of mixed reaction.
Lynchburg, VA - Veterans at Lynchburg's Monument Terrace decided to add on to their usual gathering downtown, Friday and take time to remember the Sandy Hook victims.
Bedford Co., VA - A Bedford County home is destroyed after a fire Friday morning, just days before Christmas.
Bedford Co., VA - Former Bedford County SRO E.W. Grubbs will not serve any more jail time after pleading guilty in court Friday.
Lynchburg, VA- Lynchburg firefighters say dry conditions and a cigarette sparked a brush fire behind an apartment complex Tuesday night.
Lynchburg, VA - 2012 is shaping up to be the airport's third best year since 2001.
Campbell Co., VA - A lot of people want to help when it comes to Sandy Hook Elementary School and are wondering "how" or "what" they can do.
Lynchburg, VA - Students at Dearrington Elementary School are seeing science come to life. Randolph college students teach fifth graders about biology during a two day lesson they teach every year.
Lynchburg, VA - The National Weather Service says the threat for small brush fires and wildfires are high today.
Lynchburg, VA - Officer Tony Lowrey, a former Marine, has gone from protecting our country from foreign enemies to protecting citizens of Lynchburg from threats closer to home.
You may recognize Sergeant Steve Bozeman as the one carrying the American Flag in the Virginia 10 Miler or gathering every Friday at Monument Terrace to support our troops. But you may not know where his love of country was first born.
The Christmas festivities continue in our area this weekend with a holiday concert by Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra, a children's festival at Amazement Square, and storytelling with the Grinch.
Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg fire officials say a brush fire in the city Tuesday night, could have been much worse.
Lynchburg, VA - The organization for our veterans did not have a memorial to honor them - until now.
Brookneal, VA - In our Heroes from the Heart of Virginia Segment, we introduce you to Sergeant First Class Randolph Stone.
Bedford Co., VA – Bedford County's new emergency alert system will call cell phones, not just land lines.
Appomattox, VA - The Appomattox County Community Park off Police Tower Road will soon get lights for two of its baseball fields.
Lynchburg, VA - Visulite Cinema closed November 30th, according to the theatre's voice mailbox.
Appomattox, VA - Hunters for the Hungry and Wal-Mart came together Tuesday to help needy families have a memorable Thanksgiving.
The Buzz: Holiday Traditions in downtown Lynchburg with free carriage rides, the Mistletoe Market, the Christmas Classic 5K in Bedford and area Christmas parades.
The Buzz: Small Business Saturday, "Gossip" play at VUL and "Hitchcock" premieres in theaters.
Amherst Co., VA - The Amherst County Sheriff's Office needs help finding a man they say failed to appear in court.
The Buzz: "The Storm is Passing Over" at VUL, the Spencers' "Theater of Illusion" at E.C. Glass High School, and tickets on sale for the Nutcracker in Roanoke.
The Buzz: Downtown Diva Crawl in Lynchburg, the Thomas Jefferson Wine Festival at Poplar Forest and tickets on sale for Sesame Street Live in Salem.
Lynchburg, VA - Danner Evans reveals if she's having a boy or girl.
Lynchburg, VA - Expecting mom Danner Evans tests out an at home baby gender test.
Lynchburg ,VA - The 2012 Election brought an end to negative political ads, but the new question is, "What's going to stop the negative political posts?"
Lynchburg, VA - Five men, including one from Lynchburg, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to child porn charges.
Lynchburg, VA - E.C. Glass & Heritage put their rivalry aside to help the less fortunate.
Madison Heights, VA - It was a program designed to save taxpayers money. For 50 years the state of Virginia sanctioned the sterilizations of some 8,000 people they considered mental misfits.
Lynchburg, VA - The campaigns for each U.S. Senator candidate in Virginia each held events in Lynchburg Thursday.
The Buzz: The Annual Pancake Jamboree in Lynchburg, the Bluegrass, Barbecue & Brew Festival in Brookneal, and the Green Living & Energy Expo in Roanoke.
ABC 13 Meteorologists have this year's winter weather outlook.
Appomattox Co., VA - There's been a lot going on lately at the Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park.
Lynchburg, VA - Vice President Joe Biden, along with his wife Dr. Jill Biden and their son Beau, will be at the Lynchburg City Armory Saturday.
Lynchburg, VA - Some people at the rally say Ryan said exactly what they came to hear while others say he didn't touch on a very important subject.
Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg Police are looking for whoever stole from a construction site on Route 501.
Lynchburg, VA - Paul Ryan's rally at ACS in Lynchburg Tuesday was meant to rally the Republican base. About 2,000 supporters gave the VP nominee a warm Virginia welcome.
The Buzz: The Fall Family Fun Fest at DeVault Family Vineyards, the 2nd Annual Hokie Bugfest, and tickets to see comedian Lisa Lampanelli go on sale.
Lynchburg, VA - Tim Kaine and George Allen battled it out Monday night. The two senate candidates debated in Richmond.
Lynchburg, VA - The Obama campaign issued a fiery response to Mitt Romney's remarks given at the Virginia Military Institute Monday.
Lynchburg, VA - Thomas Road Baptist Church hosted "The Fifth Quarter."
Fishersville, VA - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan were in Fishersville Thursday evening.
Get ready to buy your energy saving appliances now.
Lynchburg, VA - Santa has a little helper popping up in homes before the big day -- Elf on a Shelf -- and the whole family is getting in on the fun. Maybe Mom and Dad are having too much fun...
