BEDFORD COUNTY

One person is recovering after a crash in Bedford County.

Drivers are advised to avoid Route 460 eastbound in Bedford County due to a multi-vehicle crash.

The final suspect in the brutal 2017 murder of a Lynchburg teen will spend more than 50 years in prison.

A 26-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Route 460 in Bedford County, according to Virginia State Police.

A woman has been arrested after abandoning her children and dogs inside of a Bedford home, according to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office.

SROs are currently assigned to the county’s six secondary schools, but regularly patrol the other 14 sites -- which allows law enforcement to be present in every school every day. The grant ensures an SRO is assigned to a particular school.

A 53-year-old man is now in custody after leading authorities on a high-speed chase Monday night, according to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office.

Thanks to Tammy for sending us today’s Pictures of the Day from Bedford County!

A 26-year-old Texas man is dead after a fatal crash in Bedford County, according to Virginia State Police.

Thanks to a recent partnership, broadband will be offered in the Bedford County area.

The organization is looking to build a new adoption center next door, but they need your help to raise $50,000 through Aug. 31.

A man has been sentenced to serve 55 years in connection with a Bedford County homicide that happened in 2020.

Thanks to Jim Chidester for sending us today’s Picture of the Day from Bedford County!

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the men they believe are responsible for a violent home invasion and robbery.

The Bedford Fire Department said the crash happened around 10:47 a.m. on Tuesday and involved an ambulance and a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Route 460 and Woodhaven Drive.

Students at select schools in Bedford County will be getting free meals this school year thanks to the federal Community Eligibility Provision meal program.

Now, the lanternflies have been spotted in Bedford County, according to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

A former Bedford County elementary school bus driver accused of driving children to school in her personal vehicle while under the influence has entered her pleas.

Thousands of dollars are headed to Jefferson Forest High School’s theatre program thanks to “A Knight with Kendall.”

‘A Knight with Kendall,’ originally promoted as a ‘drag extravaganza,’ took centerstage at Lynchburg’s Academy Center of the Arts on Thursday after it was moved from Jefferson Forest High School due to residents’ concerns.

A man will serve 8 years in prison in connection to a DUI crash that left a Bedford County couple and their newborn baby hurt.

VDOT says that drivers can expect delays due to a multi-vehicle crash in Bedford County.

The Virginia Tech Department of Entomology reported that this type of worm is becoming widespread across the state of Virginia, and since 2019, they’ve been spotted in multiple different areas, including Bedford County, Montgomery County, and Lynchburg.

As parents get ready to send kids back to the classroom next month, safety is top of mind for those at Bedford County Public Schools.

Thanks to Dustin for sending us today’s Picture of the Day from Christiansburg!

Starting this fall, you’ll receive automatic email notifications when your child checks out a book.

Bedford County Public Schools has decided to move an event called “A Knight with Kendall” after residents in the area voiced their concerns.

The Bedford County Fair has been canceled yet again.

On Tuesday, LewisGale Medical Center’s Blue Hills Emergency Room will open on Route 460.

No charges will be sought against law enforcement after a fatal shooting in Bedford County in 2021, according to Commonwealth's Attorney Wes Nance.

The Liberty and Jefferson Forest high school YOVASO clubs were among the 15 award winners recognized during the annual Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO) Awards Banquet held Saturday night, July 16, at James Madison University (JMU) in Harrisonburg, Va. A Liberty High School teacher was also recognized, as well as two students from Jefferson Forest High School. From Roanoke Co., Northside High School was recognized, as well as a Life Counselor at the school.

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the passing of a beloved former sheriff.

On Wednesday around 2:16 p.m., the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a call of a domestic-related disturbance in the Blue Ridge Area of Bedford County.

Local fire departments and swift water rescue teams from across our region are responding to flooding in Buchanan County.

A local public library is setting the record straight following continuing controversy over a display.

Concerned residents and business owners want to enhance safety on Smith Mountain Lake by turning part of it into a no-wake surfing zone.

The school system can continue providing meals thanks to USDA extending several nationwide waivers, including the Summer Food Service Program, which went into effect Monday.

Donna Ripley and Dennis Evans say their neighbor, Michael Elliott tortured their dog, forcing them to have to put her down.

The promotion was part of the store’s Customer Appreciation Day for July 6. They also offered other discounts in the store.

A tractor-trailer accident has closed Rt. 501 in Bedford County.

On June 18, 2022, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Blue Ridge Parkway Dispatch operators got a call of a single motor vehicle collision near milepost 77.

The Department of Wildlife Resources has identified the man whose body was found in a Bedford County lake at about 6:30 p.m. Monday.

The body of a missing Amherst County man was found Saturday in the James River, according to the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office.

VDOT is finishing a two-year construction project that straightened a dangerous, 1.5-mile S-curve in the eastbound lane.

The group, who’ve become better known as the Lynchburg Loonies, are trading their gym in Forest for the big stage in San Antonio.

A local sheriff is going a step further to keep his community and the Commonwealth safe.

A man is in the hospital after he was hit by lightning at the top of Sharp Top Mountain, according to the Bedford Fire Department.

A 72-year-old man was killed after being hit by a tractor-trailer on Route 460 in Bedford County, according to Virginia State Police.

People can come to Smith Mountain Lake to remember the 58,000 soldiers who fought and passed away in the Vietnam War.

The twister was rated EF-1 with maximum wind gusts of 95 miles per hour

Margaret WrightBEDFORD Margaret Ann Reid Wright, 90, of Bedford, passed from this life to her Heavenly home on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at the Bedford County Nursing Home. She was born March 14, 1929 in Floyd County, the daughter of the late George Washington Reid and Beulah Thompson Reid. She was retired from Piedmont Label Co., where she worked in the art department. She was a former member of Bedford Professional Women; and attended Ebenezer United Methodist Church and the Longwood Ave. Baptis...