Bedford County (Virginia)

A record number of turkeys were harvested during the 2013 spring season, according to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The 2013 harvest of 19,265 birds exceeded the previous number (18,345) set in 2002. Bedford County recorded the...

Dorothy Elizabeth Papa, 89, of Hagerstown, Md., passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, of respiratory failure at Meritus Medical Center. Born Dec. 5, 1923, on a small farm between Buffalo Mills and Hyndman (Bedford County)...

A man who led a Bedford County deputy on a high speed chase faces a number of charges. On Thursday around 9:30 p.m., a Bedford County deputy sheriff saw a motorcycle traveling east on 460 west of Montvale traveling 79 mph. According to the news...

Do the crime, pay the fine.  But a new report shows a lot of fines in Virginia go unpaid causing the state to lose out on nearly $171 million dollars a year. "My husband and I both got my traffic ticket back in November and about two weeks later we...

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman for cashing a forged check in an incident that set off a large search for two other suspects on Wednesday in the Lynchburg area. A warrant has been issued for one of the suspects. Lachelle...

A Bedford County principal is getting statewide recognition for his efforts to work with students. Liberty High School's Tim Overstreet is the Virginia Student Council Association "Administrator of the Year."  The VSCA is made up of student government...

Virginia State Police have identified the pedestrian killed Friday morning on Route 460 in Bedford County. She has been identified as 30-year-old Sheena Frame of Thaxton. Investigators say Frame was walking on Route 460 West before dawn, near Irving...

A federal grand jury has indicted eight people for being part of a conspiracy to distribute prescription drugs. Ten other people were charged back in January In a criminal complaint filed against one of the defendents, Ronnie Cupp, investigators say Cupp...

A new report says counties and municipalities in northern Virginia tend to be healthier than their counterparts in the southern part of the state. The report was released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin...

Bedford County Department of Fire & Rescue would like to invite all to attend the SKYWARN®  Basic Weather Spotter Class to be held March 18th, 2013 6:30pm at the Central Virginia Community College Bedford Campus 1633 Venture Blvd, Bedford, VA. The class...

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Department has identified the person who they believe stole wallets from two people at a church while they took part in a wedding. Investigators have identified Michael Wayne Kidd of Bedford as a suspect. Kidd is 43-...

Route 122 in Bedford County is back open. The road was closed earlier Wednesday because of icy conditions, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. ===================== 12:25 p.m.: Part of Route 122 in Bedford County is closed...