Starting October 1, the Town of Bedford will stop collecting trash for more than 190 businesses, forcing owners to arrange their own pickup services.

A committee of House of Delegates members are gathering more information on the impact federal budget cuts will have on the commonwealth.

Town leaders say because of a deal with the county, areas of land that were part of the county will now become part of the town.

In their current space, workstations are on top of one another, visitors have to sit on a narrow bench in a tight hallway, the locker room barely fits two officers, and there are no weight rooms or showers.

He spent the last 15 years as head of Bedford’s department, and he served the past 21 years in the City of Roanoke.

Captain Ronnie Lewis will become Bedford’s thirteenth police chief in nearly a century.

The Bedford police chief is retiring for a job in the private sector after 25 years of service.