Around 1,000 employees were recently laid off for the National Park Service, which has left many residents and lawmakers concerned.

Billionaire author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott acknowledged $2 billion in 2024 donations in a blog post on Wednesday, bringing the total she’s given away since 2019 to $19.2 billion.

MacKenzie Scott continues to make medical debt relief a priority in her mysterious giving.

The billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s no-strings, no-hassle giving approach has proven particularly valuable to Native American nonprofits, whose history with private philanthropy has long been marked by a lack of trust and paltry funding.

Former President Donald Trump's appearance before a conference of Black journalists, already a source of controversy before it even took place, was remarkably contentious — primarily due to Trump's reaction to sharp questioning from ABC News' Rachel Scott.

Marie Scott experienced British forces landing on the Normandy coast through her earphones.

The history of the D-Day invasion that changed the course of World War II is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Millions of Americans face the risk of homelessness due to financial instability. A couple staying at the Roanoke Rescue Mission shares their struggles with finding affordable housing and their gratitude for receiving free haircuts before their wedding.

Lynchburg Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a vehicle connected to the Waffle House shooting early Sunday.

Much about billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s giving remains a mystery, but a recent round of grants to nonprofits offer some insights.

The billionaire philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott announced Tuesday she would give $640 million to more than 360 organizations in response to an application process she launched last year.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gave $2.1 billion in donations since November 2022, she said in an online post, bringing her total reported giving to more than $16 billion since 2019.

Frustration is growing for one neighborhood in Roanoke County as trains continue to block neighbors from coming and going to their homes off Layman Road.

Following a long search for Roanoke’s next top cop, Scott Booth is stepping down from his role as Danville’s Police Chief to be Roanoke’s new chief.

MacKenzie Scott’s quest to give the bulk of her wealth to charity continues.

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s first open call for grants yielded 6,353 applications from nonprofits — meaning candidates have at least a 4% chance of being selected for a $1 million grant.

One person has been killed and five have been injured in a parking garage collapse in lower Manhattan’s Financial District.

Historically Black colleges and universities play an outsize role in producing teachers of color in the U.S., where only 7% of teachers are Black, compared with 15% of students.

Tree House Tavern has the hook up on everything from homemade pizza to local brews to shrimp and grits to BBQ

MacKenzie Scott is dedicating an unusually large share of her giving to nonprofits in the South — a region that megaphilanthropy and particularly tech donors have long been criticized for ignoring.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott says her donations have yielded more than $14 billion in funding for about 1,600 nonprofits since 2019, according to her long-awaited website called Yield Giving.

MacKenzie Scott’s big gifts have been a boon to the charities who received them, and widespread fears in the nonprofit world that her gifts would lead other donors to pull back their support or that small groups wouldn’t be able to handle them were largely unfounded.

Megadonor and novelist MacKenzie Scott announced almost $2 billion in donations in a short blog post Monday that emphasized her interest in supporting people from underserved communities.

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $84.5 million to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches.

A man is wanted after allegedly robbing a Lynchburg KWIK STOP at gunpoint on Tuesday night, according to Lynchburg Police.

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $44 million to the Oregon-based mentoring organization, Friends of the Children, which supports children at risk of entering the welfare system by pairing them with a longtime mentor.

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations — the largest single gift in its 103-year history — the national education nonprofit announced Tuesday.

The Lynchburg Police Department is asking for your help in locating a car involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon.

MacKenzie Scott gave $122.6 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the national youth-mentoring charity announced on Tuesday.

The Lynchburg Police Department is investigating a homicide that happened overnight at Shalom Apartments.

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed that she has donated nearly $4 billion to 465 nonprofits in a new blog post on Wednesday.

MacKenzie Scott donated $436 million to Habitat for Humanity International and 84 of its U.S. affiliates – the largest publicly disclosed donation from the billionaire philanthropist since she pledged to give away the majority of her wealth in 2019.

MacKenzie Scott has donated $281 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of America and 62 local Boys & Girls Clubs around the country, the 160-year-old nonprofit announced Thursday.

MacKenzie Scott’s $50 million gift to the National 4-H Council, which the youth-focused nonprofit called “transformational,” is part of a new patch of the philanthropist’s donations now coming to light.

MacKenzie Scott, who has given at least $8 billion in the past two years to mostly small nonprofits that serve people in need, used to release posts on Medium about her gifts and who got them.

Two officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice are being remembered fondly after Tuesday’s shooting at Bridgewater College.

Following a blog post that led to some criticism about her giving style, billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott said her team will share details about her philanthropy in the “year to come."

In a blog post titled “No Dollar Signs This Time,” billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott said she won’t reveal how much she has given to charity since her last round of donations earlier this year, in an effort to reduce the attention she draws.

There are ways to support foster and adoptive families without taking a child into your home. You can donate items, time or money through local organizations.

A family-owned pie shop in Amherst County is busy selling a record-number of desserts this thanksgiving.

Liberty University is suing a former employee for defamation and asking him to turn over all documents or “trade secret” information.

Umbrella groups that serve and advocate for nonprofits or grant makers and donors are an unsexy part of the charitable world.

A community is mourning the loss of a beloved coach who helped kids for more than two decades in Lynchburg.

Philanthropists Melinda French Gates, MacKenzie Scott and the family foundation of billionaire Lynn Schusterman awarded $40 million Thursday to four gender equality projects.

Before you start flipping wings and burgers on the grill for the Fourth of July weekend we’re working for you on how to avoid cross contamination while you prepare your food.

MacKenzie Scott stormed the philanthropy world last year with $5.7 billion in unrestricted donations to hundreds of charities.

A DNA analyst says blood found in the trunk of a farmworker’s vehicle was an exact match for a University of Iowa student who was abducted and killed while out for a run in 2018.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Six women broke the color barrier at Virginia Tech more than 50 years ago, and two of them talked about their time on campus on Friday. Inclusive VT hosted a forum with La Vernee Hairston Higgins and Marguerite Harper Scott as part of its “Unfinished Conversations” series. Higgins and Scott both enrolled at Virginia Tech in 1966. She said the adjustment to college life was difficult because of what she experienced in the classroom. “The hardest part for me was the faculty,” Higgins said.

The $30 million donation by Scott was announced Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in a post that detailed the nearly $4.2 billion in gifts given to nonprofit organizations by the philanthropist in 2020. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)SEATTLE – MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced that she has given away $4.1 billion in the past four months to hundreds of organizations as part of a giving pledge she announced last year. Scott announced her pandemic-era philanthropy in a Medium post Tuesday, The Seattle Times reported. The money will also support legal defense funds “that take on institutional discrimination.”Washington state organization Craft3, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) focused on investing in businesses owned by people of color, including Black and Indigenous owners, received $10 million. Community Development Financial Institutions are the front line of inclusive, equitable finance in the United States,” Adam Zimmerman, president and CEO of Craft3, said in a statement.

LOS ANGELES – Police Chief Michel Moore called for calm in the streets Friday after what he called a spasm of gun violence in South Los Angeles killed four and wounded 19 wounded in the past six days as the city has recorded nearly 40 more homicides so far this year than last year. “This is a pace of shooting and violence that we've not seen in years,” Moore said as he and community leaders condemned the crimes. The city as a whole has recorded 39 more killings and 101 more shootings to date compared with last year. Moore blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for fueling the violence because of the economic turmoil it has caused while also giving people few outlets for social contact. A week ago, she met with mothers of murder victims and heard “countless stories" of children no longer with them.

All rights reserved)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A state lawmaker says she will propose changing Kentucky’s legal definition of rioting after Democratic state Rep. Attica Scott was charged with a felony rioting count while participating in Louisville protests for racial justice. News outlets report Rep. Lisa Willner said she plans to file a new bill request Monday that would redefine the term. Scott is Kentucky’s only Black woman representative. She calls the charges against her “ludicrous.”She was charged Thursday night with first-degree rioting, unlawful assembly and failure to disperse. Scott says officers surrounded her and her daughter as they walked to a church.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The lone Kentucky detective facing charges related to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday. The decision not to charge the officers set off protests in Louisville and across the country. On Monday, Louisville's mayor lifted the curfew put in place after people refused to end their nighttime protests. Her response comes after Democratic state Rep. Attica Scott was charged with the felony last week while participating in Louisville protests for racial justice. Many marched along Louisville’s streets chanting “Breonna Taylor, say her name,” and “no justice, no peace."

(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky lawmaker who spent a night in jail after her arrest during protests demanding justice for Breonna Taylor said Friday that she'll redouble her push for criminal justice reforms. The Black lawmaker on Friday called the charges “ludicrous" and said those arrested were “traumatized” by Louisville police. “Right now I’m very disgusted and angry that LMPD (Louisville Metro Police Department) would levy these false charges against me ... and other folks," Scott told reporters. While protesting again Friday night, Scott told a reporter her arrest was terrifying. Scott told reporters Friday that there's “no way that I would have been involved in trying to damage the library."

The IndyCar series will welcome fans for the first time of the year during the REV Group Grand Prix doubleheader Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, at Road America in Plymouth, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)NEWTON, Iowa Few people can appreciate the level of success that Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist have had during the IndyCar team's pandemic-challenged 30th anniversary season more than Tony Kanaan. Then consider the 45-year-old Kanaan sees the 39-year-old Dixon in the gym almost every day, each pushing each other to stay fit and young. Dixon went on to win his third straight race after triumphs at Texas and on the road course at Indianapolis. All of it will take place Friday, with the first lap determining where drivers start in the opening race and the second lap where they start the second.

ROANOKE, Va. – The Price family is trying to navigate life as a family of three, after losing 4-year-old Rowan in September. After four and a half years of life and 11 months of fighting a rare form of cancer, Rowan died in September. "When you're thrust into the world of childhood cancer, you quickly realize the funding is not there," Mandy said. Only 4% of the billions of dollars spent annually on cancer research and treatment goes to childhood cancer, according to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Mandy started pressuring lawmakers to fund childhood cancer research by reaching out directly and starting a petition that’s well on its way to 10,000 signatures.

Marge Scott needed rabies shots after being attacked and bitten by a dog. (WNEP)PLYMOUTH, Pensylvania (WNEP) - Marge Scott returned to her home in Plymouth after getting the latest in a series of rabies shots. She needs the shots after being attacked and bitten by a dog on Tuesday. A woman from the borough told police that she owns one of the dogs and the other belongs to her ex boyfriend. I'm gonna be 84 on the 25th of this month, so I'm doing pretty good I think, and I'm gonna keep fighting," added Scott.

LYNCHBURG, Va. - Lynchburg police are investigating after they say a man came into an emergency room with a gunshot wound early Friday morning. Authorities say they responded to Lynchburg General Hospital just after 3 a.m. when the man arrived to the emergency room. According to police, the incident happened in the 1000 block of Wise Street near the Westminister Presbyterian Church Friday morning. Authorities say this is an ongoing investigation and anyone with information is asked to call Det. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.

LYNCHBURG, Va. - The Lynchburg Police Department is searching for a missing 52-year-old Lynchburg woman. Mary Theresa Yeatts is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds. Police said her family reported her missing on Wednesday. She was last seen wearing a pink T-shirt with white writing on it and white shorts with pink hearts on them. Anyone with information that could help find Yeatts is asked to call Detective Scott at 434-455-6174 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. - Franklin County authorities are searching for a woman wanted on felony drug charges. Tar-Ane Magdeline Scott has three outstanding felony charges for manufacturing, selling or possessing a controlled substance. Authorities say she is on the run and was last seen in Henry County. Scott is described as five feet, five inches tall and around 155 pounds with blonde hair and green eyes. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.