Bedford County News

Bedford Co., VA - A Bedford County woman pleaded guilty in federal court to tax charges connected with a mortgage fraud case with her employer Thursday morning.

Bedford Elementary School principal Elizabeth Winter hands out bus-shaped charms for participants in Wednesday's walking school bus event.

An Evington man and retired engineer designed and built a wind turbine on his property three years ago but took it down several months ago after learning it had zoning hurdles to overcome.

Blind, missing his left arm below the elbow, and limping badly, Anthony McClure needed assistance to walk a few feet from his seat in the courtroom to a chair in front of the judge.

I agree with 1992ms I had him as an assistant principal at Heritage High School in Lynchburg,VA which is only 15 minutes from where the murder took place and I could not fathom him doing such a thing ever.

Mail America Communications Inc. plans to invest more than $5 million to expand its facility in Forest, and add 75 new jobs during the next three years.

Bedford Co., VA - Adam Henry, 31, of Lynchburg was pronounced dead on the scene after a gasoline tanker overturned on the road Monday night on Route 460 in Bedford County.

Virginia State Police say a truck driver has died after his tanker truck overturned and leaked diesel fuel onto U.S. Route 460 in Bedford County.

About 50 Bedford County homes were evacuated Monday night and a section of U.S. 460 shut down after a tanker carrying as much as 9,000 gallons of fuel wrecked on the highway east of Montvale, officials said.

Bedford crews are working to quell a house fire across from Bedford Memorial Hospital, dispatchers said.

Hear Evelyn Kowalchuk describe her experience as a flight nurse in the days after the D-Day invasion in an audio-slideshow. Maybe it was curiosity or yearning for adventure that led Evelyn Kowalchuk to leave her New Jersey upbringing to become a flight nurse during World War II.

The following school systems are closed Monday: Roanoke, Roanoke County, Salem, Bedford County, Botetourt County, Franklin County and Virginia Western Community College.

About 500 kids who have lost a family member in the wars have gathered for an annual camp outside Washington, to have fun and share experiences only they can understand.

Police in Bedford County, Virginia are looking for a man who crawled through a drive-thru window in an unsuccessful attempt to rob a fast-food restaurant.

A worker at a central Virginia paper mill has died after being crushed by a roll of paper.

A worker at a central Virginia paper mill has died after being crushed by a roll of paper.

The board voted 5-1, with member Kelly Harmony opposing and member Mickey VanDerwerker absent, to amend the budget that is $1.5 million less than an earlier version passed this month.

A man who was wearing a black T-shirt over his face and holding a gun demanded money at the Forest Taco Bell, a surveillance video shows.

Facing a deficit of more than $1 million, the Bedford County School Board will work today on finalizing the division's 2013 fiscal budget.

One of Bedford County's most popular residential neighborhoods plans to add a retail shopping center fronting U.S. 221 in Forest.