With the start of the new calendar year, the Amherst County School Board reorganized at their January 8 regular meeting. The ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – A suspect in a shooting in Amherst over the weekend is behind bars Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C. The county sheriff credits Amtrak police with the arrest. Recommended ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – An elderly woman is dead following a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Amherst County on Thursday, Virginia State Police said. VSP said around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, a Nissan ...

According to Amherst County Public Safety, a man was injured on Wednesday, January 7 in an apparent domestic-related shooting ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - One driver is dead after another failed to yield at a stop sign on Amelon Expressway in Amherst County, according to Virginia State Police. Virginia State Police were ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A change is happening in cafeterias across Virginia. Instead of opening bags and reheating food, Amherst County schools are putting free scratch-cooked meals on the menu ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va (WSET) — The Department of Homeland Security has removed a list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions from its website, which included several localities in Virginia. The list, which ...

Amazon.com Services has selected Amherst County for the site of a $16 million-plus, 78,000-square-foot distribution center, which county officials say will bring dozens of local jobs to the region.

A 30-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon in Amherst County. Dakota B. Fitzgerald, of Madison Heights, died at the scene. The fatal single-vehicle crash occurred at 12:40 ...

Viral video leads to driver termination after alleged Bedford County hit and run A hit and run crash in Bedford County, captured on a dash cam video that has since gone viral, is under investigation ...

An injured hiker was rescued by a helicopter crew from a remote location along the Appalachian Trail in Amherst County on Sunday. Med Flight-1 was called to assist rescuers near Pedlar and arrived at ...

A brand-new 45,000-square-foot industrial building is now available at 125 East Progress Road in the Amelon Commerce Center, Madison Heights, VA—within the Lynchburg MSA. Designed with flexibility in ...