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Liberty University schedules separate degree presentations

Mar. 18, 2021 03:14 PM EDT
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — The class of 2021 at Liberty University will be able to attend a degree presentation for their school or college on the Lynchburg campus,...

Virginia GOP to choose nominees at convention in Lynchburg

By Matthew Barakat Feb. 24, 2021 10:13 AM EST
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans have opted to hold an in-person convention at Liberty University in May to choose their nominee for governor,...

Liberty president apologizes for maskless snowball fight

Feb. 03, 2021 08:43 AM EST
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia university president apologized Tuesday for hosting a campus snowball fight over the weekend where dozens of attendees were...

Judge: Virginia pandemic restrictions apply to gun show

By Matthew Barakat Nov. 19, 2020 12:37 PM EST
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The producers of one of the nation's largest gun shows have canceled the event after losing a legal challenge to newly imposed...

FILE - In this May 5, 2019 photo, the Rev. Jerry Prevo gives a sermon before retiring as pastor of Anchorage Baptist Temple after more than 47 years of service. The board of private evangelical Liberty University in Virginia said Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, that it had chosen Prevo as interim leader, days after Jerry Falwell Jr. began a leave of absence after one of his posts on social media created an uproar. Prevo is currently chairman of Liberty's board of trustees. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)
Liberty University names acting leader with Falwell on leave

By Sarah Rankin And Elana Schor Aug. 10, 2020 05:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2016 file photo, Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr., poses during an interview in his offices at the school in Lynchburg, Va. Falwell Jr. apologized Monday, June 8, 2020 for a tweet that included a racist photo that appeared on Gov. Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook page decades ago, saying his effort to make a political point had been offensive. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Liberty U's Falwell takes leave after social media uproar

By Sarah Rankin Aug. 07, 2020 07:05 PM EDT

Liberty University sues New York Times over COVID-19 stories

Jul. 15, 2020 07:06 PM EDT
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Liberty University filed a lawsuit against The New York Times, one of its reporters and a photographer Wednesday, saying the newspaper...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, file photo, Republican candidate Bob Good talks with voters as they arrive at the Moose Lodge in Lynchburg, Va. U.S. Rep. Denver Riggleman lost a GOP convention Saturday, June 13, 2020, that was done via drive-thru because of the coronavirus pandemic. He was defeated by Bob Good, a former official in the athletics department at Liberty University. (Autumn Parry/The News & Advance via AP, File)
GOP congressman who officiated gay wedding loses primary

Jun. 14, 2020 01:43 AM EDT

Loudoun gun range loses legal bid on virus restrictions

Jun. 12, 2020 04:50 PM EDT
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A judge has rejected a request from a Loudoun County gun range that sought to loosen the restrictions imposed under Virginia Gov. Ralph...

Final member appointed to Virginia police oversight panel

Jun. 03, 2020 09:22 AM EDT
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Officials in a Virginia city have appointed a final member to a police oversight panel, allowing the group to soon begin its work. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Liberty wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. The Washington Redskins selected Gandy-Golden in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. Gandy-Golden says he tested positive for the new coronavirus in March and was fully recovered by early April. He says his symptoms were mild and he feels 100% now and is ready to get on the field. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Redskins draft pick from Liberty says he had coronavirus

By Stephen Whyno May. 20, 2020 02:21 PM EDT

Court OKs partial settlement in Virginia voter witness case

May. 05, 2020 09:13 PM EDT
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — A partial court settlement approved Tuesday exempts voters in Virginia's June primary from a requirement that anyone submitting an...

Judge rejects gym owner's petition to reopen facilities

By Matthew Barakat Apr. 30, 2020 05:24 PM EDT
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge on Thursday rejected a petition from a gym owner who sought to reopen his facilities despite an executive order...

Judge rules Virginia gun range can open amid virus closures

By Matthew Barakat Apr. 27, 2020 01:35 PM EDT
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia gun range must be allowed to open to customers despite a statewide executive order requiring nonessential businesses to...

FILE - In this March 24 , 2020, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. The university, led by Jerry Falwell Jr., is pushing for criminal trespassing charges to be lodged against two journalists who pursued stories about why the evangelical college has remained partially open during the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Liberty University pressing charges against journalists

By David Bauder Apr. 09, 2020 05:54 PM EDT