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Jenna’s Coffee House will celebrate its grand opening Friday. Named after a local woman who lost her life to opioid use disorder, the coffee house will employ...

Liberty University is under investigation for Clery Act noncompliance. Fourteen women have sued since July, accusing the university of a long-standing pattern of mishandling sexual assaults.

Liberty University began making its case in court Thursday to reclaim what it says are sensitive documents caught up in litigation between the school and its former communications executive.

A former university executive claims his firing was retaliation after he protested “corrupt practices” at LU, including those around Title IX, which cover reports of sexual assaults.

Advocates for sexual assault victims at Liberty University announced Thursday that the school's president, Jerry Prevo, agreed to ask the evangelical Christian institution's board of trustees Friday to approve an independent investigation into the school's handling of assault cases.

Following a sexual assault lawsuit against Liberty University, school leaders have verbally committed to hiring a third-party investigation into those allegations.

Supporters gathered Thursday night at Liberty University for a prayer rally calling for a third-party investigation of the schools handling of sexual-abuse complaints.

Advocates for sexual assault victims at Liberty University announced Thursday that the school's president, Jerry Prevo, agreed to ask the evangelical Christian institution's board of trustees Friday to approve an independent investigation into the school's handling of assault cases.

Liberty University is moving all students to online learning temporarily to help slow the growing number of COVID-19 cases. As COVID-19 cases continue to grow on Libertys campus, the university...