The Amherst County native and businesswoman will face the winner of the Republican primary, which has not been called yet, in the Nov. 5 election.

Incumbent Chris Faraldi appears to have won the Republican nomination to retain his seat as a member of the Lynchburg City Council, state election results indicated late Tuesday. Faraldi, the city’s vice mayor, held a 21-vote lead, 1,023 to 1,002, over challenger Peter Alexander in the council’s Ward IV Republican primary. Under state law, a losing candidate can request a recount if the margin is 1% or less after the election results have been certified. That can take several weeks.

Former school board chair and pastor James Coleman is running as a Democrat for the Ward III Lynchburg City Council seat against Republican three-term incumbent Jeff Helgeson.

Lifelong Lynchburg resident and veteran social worker April Watson is the Democratic candidate for Ward IV. A mother of three and the city’s current deputy director of human services, Watson will face off against the winner of the June 18 Republican primary for the seat.

Local business owner and Hill City arts supporter Randy Smith is the Democratic candidate for Lynchburg City Council in Ward I, the seat soon to be vacated by Independent MaryJane Dolan.

For The First Time In Living Memory, Democrats Will Aim To Sweep All Four Ward Seats On Lynchburg City Council

One incumbent and three challengers have successfully secured the Democratic nomination and will square off against Republican opponents for Lynchburg’s four ward seats in the upcoming November election for City Council.

The 5th District Republican primary will be one of the most contested in the nation. Five Republicans filed for the right to challenge Democrat Tim Kaine in the Senate race.

The deadline for filing for party nominations was Thursday. In Lynchburg, all four Democratic candidates for council are unopposed as are three Republican candidates. However, as expected, there will be a primary for the Republican nomination in Ward IV between incumbent Chris Faraldi and challenger Peter Alexander.

Leaders in Lynchburg are hoping the community has more understanding about abuse in relationships after a community forum on Thursday night. Experts in the field discussed the layered impact domestic violence has had in the area.

Lynchburg City Councilwoman MaryJane Dolan sat down with ABC13 to reflect on her eight years of serving the city after she announced she would not seek re-election this November.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two top Democratic legislative priorities on Thursday: bills that would have allowed the recreational retail sales of marijuana to begin next year and measures mandating a minimum wage increase.

Here’s what Saturday’s contentious, but ultimately decisive, vote for unit chair means — and what it doesn’t mean.

After a contentious meeting that represented a clash between two opposing factions who have battled for more than a year, 64% voted to return unit chair Veronica Bratton.

Take a quick look at the final bills that have passed in the state legislature, and which ones the Governor has signed (and vetoed).

Here’s a rundown of some of the bills drafted this year by lawmakers from Southwest and Southside Virginia.

The budget includes more than $2.5 billion in new funding for K-12 public education, a 3% salary increase for teachers and state employees, $2.5 million for a proposed inland port and $70 million for an Interstate 81 widening project.

The final week of (regular) session is ahead. It's pretty apparent that the budget negotiations will not be completed before they need to adjourn sine die next Saturday, so they will have to come back for a special session to vote on the budget. Below we highlight what passed, what failed, and what's outstanding as we go into the last week.