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Lynchburg, VA - You can help the survivors through the Heart of Virginia Tornado Lifeline.

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Bedford Pastor Travels Cross Country for Veterans

Lynchburg, VA - A Lynchburg pastor is making his way across the country for a great cause.

Campbell County Family: Local Ties to Oklahoma Devastation

Campbell Co., VA - A local family is from Campbell County has relatives about one mile from where tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma.

Arts and Humanities Awards Take Place in Lynchburg

Lynchburg, VA - Tuesday night was awards night in Lynchburg. The Voice of the Arts and Humanities awards took place at the Academy of Fine Arts.

Halifax County Participates in Statewide Emergency Drill

Danville, VA - Tuesday, Virginia participated in a statewide emergency preparedness drill. In Halifax County, multiple agencies came together to make sure they are prepared if an extreme natural disaster hits.

Two Women Questioned With Lynrocten Loan Scam

Lynchburg, VA - A federal search warrant is revealing new details about an alleged loan scam at Lynrocten Federal Credit Union.

Lynchburg Church Searching for Stolen Money

Lynchburg, VA - Police are searching for the person who stole offerings from a Lynchburg church's safe.

Habitat ReStore Unbuilds Apartment Complex

Most of us are used to hearing about Habitat For Humanity's efforts building homes for the less fortunate.

Lynchburg Couple Featured on GMA Live!

Lynchburg, VA - On a trip to the Cayman Islands, Jessica Forbes and Joseph House dove under the water a couple and resurfaced engaged.

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Arts and Humanities Awards Take Place in Lynchburg
Arts and Humanities Awards Take Place in Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA - Tuesday night was awards night in Lynchburg. The Voice of the Arts and Humanities awards took place at the Academy of Fine Arts.
Bedford Pastor Travels Cross Country for Veterans
Bedford Pastor Travels Cross Country for Veterans
Lynchburg, VA - A Lynchburg pastor is making his way across the country for a great cause.
ABC 13 Teams up with Gleaning for the World for Tornado Relief
ABC 13 Teams up with Gleaning for the World for Tornado Relief

Lynchburg, VA - You can help the survivors through the Heart of Virginia Tornado Lifeline.
Campbell County Family: Local Ties to Oklahoma Devastation
Campbell County Family: Local Ties to Oklahoma Devastation
Campbell Co., VA - A local family is from Campbell County has relatives about one mile from where tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma. They waited. "It's like being in a dungeon. Not knowing what's going
Campbell Co., VA - A local family is from Campbell County has relatives about one mile from where tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma.
Lynchburg Couple Featured on GMA Live!
Lynchburg Couple Featured on GMA Live!

Lynchburg, VA - On a trip to the Cayman Islands, Jessica Forbes and Joseph House dove under the water a couple and resurfaced engaged.

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Halifax County Participates in Statewide Emergency Drill
Halifax County Participates in Statewide Emergency Drill

Danville, VA - Tuesday, Virginia participated in a statewide emergency preparedness drill. In Halifax County, multiple agencies came together to make sure they are prepared if an extreme natural disaster hits.
Danville 8th Grader Going to National Spelling Bee
Danville 8th Grader Going to National Spelling Bee

Danville, VA -- A Danville 8th grader is getting a chance to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee next week.
God's Pit Crew Heading to Oklahoma
God's Pit Crew Heading to Oklahoma
Danville, VA -- God's Pit Crew has been hard at work collecting supplies. They're packing up and plan to head out first thing Wednesday morning. They say from the reports they've gotten, this sounds
Danville, VA -- God's Pit Crew has been hard at work collecting supplies. They're packing up and plan to head out first thing Wednesday morning.
Danville Man Rescued from River After Court Appearance
Danville Man Rescued from River After Court Appearance

Danville, VA - Danville Police say a man escaped his court appearance Tuesday morning by running into the Dan River.
Doxycycline Shortage Leads to High Prices
Doxycycline Shortage Leads to High Prices

Danville, VA - The number one antibiotic used to treat Lyme Disease is in short supply across the country, and now prices for Doxycycline used for people and animals have skyrocketed.

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Habitat ReStore Unbuilds Apartment Complex
Habitat ReStore Unbuilds Apartment Complex

Most of us are used to hearing about Habitat For Humanity's efforts building homes for the less fortunate.
Hokie Storm Chasers In Oklahoma
Hokie Storm Chasers In Oklahoma

Storm chasers from Virginia Tech were in Oklahoma Monday as that deadly tornado smashed into an Oklahoma City suburb.
Center In The Square Back And Better
Center In The Square Back And Better

Roanoke, VA - After nearly two years of renovations Roanoke's "Center in the Square" is once again open for business, but you may not recognize it!
Click It or Ticket Campaign Underway
Click It or Ticket Campaign Underway

Roanoke Co., VA - Once again the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign is underway.
GOP Ticket Tours Virginia
GOP Ticket Tours Virginia

The GOP ticket continued its tour of Virginia Monday, stopping in Roanoke. Around a hundred people came out to welcome the trio.

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Newly Named Thacker Field is Where JF Beats E.C. Glass
Newly Named Thacker Field is Where JF Beats E.C. Glass

He took over the program in 1985 and has coached every year since except one season in which he stepped aside in order to watch his sons play at Roanoke College.
LCA's Grant Jones Rejoins Liberty Football Team
LCA's Grant Jones Rejoins Liberty Football Team

Although he is currently not listed on Liberty's online roster, one-time LCA Bulldog Grant Jones says he is back on the team.
LU Enters Big South Tourney as #5 Seed
LU Enters Big South Tourney as #5 Seed
Lynchburg - The Big South Baseball Tournament begins Tuesday morning, 9:30, at Liberty Stadium in Lynchburg with number 2 seed Coastal Carolina taking on seventh-seeded Longwood.
H.S. Spring Sports Scores and Highlights - Monday
H.S. Spring Sports Scores and Highlights - Monday

Brookville beat Amherst County 7-5 in the first round of the Seminole District Tournament. Both teams had 7 hits and 2 errors.
VMI's Rob Dickinson Named Big South Player of the Year
VMI's Rob Dickinson Named Big South Player of the Year

A number of Liberty, VMI, Radford, and Longwood players were named to the First Team and Second Team All Conference.

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AIG sues ex-U.Va. lax player over insurance claim
AIG sues ex-U.Va. lax player over insurance claim
A former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is being sued by American International Group Inc. over his refusal to answer questions from insurance investigators.
A former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is being sued by American International Group Inc. over his refusal to answer questions from insurance investigators.
2 FBI agents who died remembered for valor
2 FBI agents who died remembered for valor
FBI Director Robert Mueller has praised two agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast for their "true and unerring valor."
FBI Director Robert Mueller has praised two agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast for their "true and unerring valor."
Feds OK Va plan for Medicaid-Medicare eligibility
Feds OK Va plan for Medicaid-Medicare eligibility
Virginia has the go-ahead for a major cost-saving experiment that simplifies and consolidates care for people eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare.
Virginia has the go-ahead for a major cost-saving experiment that simplifies and consolidates care for people eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare.
Va. teen charged with abducting girl at gunpoint
Va. teen charged with abducting girl at gunpoint
A Richmond-area high school student is accused of abducting another teen at gunpoint from the school's parking lot.
A Richmond-area high school student is accused of abducting another teen at gunpoint from the school's parking lot.
Judge won't allow tunnel tolls during appeal
Judge won't allow tunnel tolls during appeal
A Portsmouth judge has ruled the state can't toll the tunnels from Portsmouth to Norfolk while it appeals his earlier ruling declaring the tolls unconstitutional.
A Portsmouth judge has ruled the state can't toll the tunnels from Portsmouth to Norfolk while it appeals his earlier ruling declaring the tolls unconstitutional.

NationalMore>>
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects _ but no arrests yet
U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year. The officials say they have enough evidence to justify seizing them...
The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists,...
Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete
Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete
Rescue crews are working through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.
Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives,...
Jodi Arias asks for life term; jury deliberates
Jodi Arias asks for life term; jury deliberates
When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than...
Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case
Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case
Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect
The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case - a...
Police defend officer who shot NY college student
Police defend officer who shot NY college student
The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the...
The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed intruder, saying Tuesday the only person responsible for the woman's death...

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Today's Forecast

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The warm and humid airmass which has settled into the state will remain in place through Thursday. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms will return for Wednesday, while afternoon thunderstorms are much more likely on Thursday afternoon.

Cooler and less humid air will follow the storms for Friday and Saturday. Both days look dry with highs in the lower to middle 70s; lows drifting into the 40s.

More clouds roll back in for Sunday, leading to scattered showers on Memorial Day. Highs will continue in the 70s, as lows moderate into the 50s.