Bedford News

Alcohol likely played a role in the stabbing death of a Bedford County man by his wife, authorities said Monday.

An early-morning round-up of alleged drug dealers in Bedford County on Tuesday netted 17 arrests and one outstanding warrant by the Bedford County Drug Task Force and Pennsylvania State Police.

The free Christmas meal, sponsored by local businesses, will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bedford Christian and Missionary Alliance Church at 9391 Lincoln Highway and The Village Church, at 621 W. Pitt St.

Approximately $3.4 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will help 21 agencies across the state to better respond to violence against women and help women who have been victims of violence.

Have you made your New Year's Eve plans yet? Packages are starting to pour in of special interest to romantic travelers.

Gene Cowles has many memories of World War II, some painful, some scary, others heart wrenching.

Construction could begin in the spring on the first wind farm in Bedford County, a $100 million facility proposed for the top of the Dunning and Evitts mountain range.

The 2010 Bedford County budget of nearly $14.9 million is up for public review this week, and at least one county elected official is up in arms.

John Gerholt apparently has lost his battle to be buried next to his wife - the woman police say he gunned down in a restaurant parking lot last year.

The nonprofit that helped with a Jennerstown streetscape and funded restoration of the Coffee Pot in Bedford and a giant bicycle built for two in Somerset County now finds itself looking for money.

From facials in February to mani-pedis in March to decadent treatments in December, Omni Signature Spas are offering an extraordinary opportunity to escape each month of 2010.

What: Local rock show, with Terra Terra Terra, Shelbyville, Scream Savannah, Jeff?Wendle, Hope Fallacy, Nick Finochio and Seas We Fear To?Sail When: 5 p.m. Saturday Admission: Tickets are $5 and are available at the door.

Share + Nov 17, 2009 8:31 am US/Eastern BEDFORD, Pa. A western Pennsylvania man charged with murdering his wife has allegedly forged documents to steal a cemetery plot so he could be buried beside her.

Men are often remembered for the wealth of their worldly goods or their place in the lives of others.

A teenager who was behind the wheel during a crash in Bedford County that killed him and his two passengers caused the accident by going through a stop sign, state police said today.

The voices of several hundred children filled the gymnasium of Cresaptown Elementary School on Wednesday as students sang songs of gratitude to area veterans.

Share + Nov 11, 2009 8:23 am US/Eastern A parade will be held in downtown Pittsburgh Wednesday to honor Veterans Day.

In this photo provided by the Bedford County, Pa. District Attorney's Office, Evelyn Border is seen holding a sign in front of the Bedford County courthouse in Bedford, Pa.

A district attorney gets creative by making two accused thieves hold signs of shame.

Cumberland Times-News : BEDFORD, Pa. -- Two Bedford women who stole a 9-year-old girl's gift card on her birthday publicized the matter Tuesday as part of Bedford County District Attorney Bill Higgins' public punishment initiative.