A preliminary hearing for a Lynchburg man charged with building explosives on his land in rural Amherst County was delayed Tuesday after a judge ordered a competency evaluation.

Bedford County could approve additional staff Tuesday to pave the way for full-time paramedic care to the community.

The Board of Supervisors is set to review a resolution at its Tuesday meeting authorizing the expansion of paid emergency services staff, at the request of rescue volunteers.

From now through June 1, law enforcement agencies across Central Virginia will be out in force as part of the statewide “Click It or Ticket” campaign.

AMHERST — A grand jury meeting Wednesday to consider charges stemming from the March shooting of a Lynchburg man by an Amherst County sheriff’s deputy did not return an indictment against either man.

Amherst supervisors will hold a public hearing tonight on a proposal from the county’s public safety department to place a wireless communications tower on U.S. 60 near Lowesville Road.

It took me 17 years longer, but I recently arrived at the same conclusion as Anne McClaire.

After walking Amherst leadoff batter Jesse Whitt in the top of the seventh with Heritage holding a one-run lead, Pioneers pitcher James Womack rang up his 14th and 15th strikeouts on a night when he threw more than 100 pitches.

He thought he caught Matt Stinnett looking at No. 16 to end the game with Whitt on second, strutting off the mound with a fist pump and a victorious shout. But didn’t get the call, and the Lancers rallied for a dramatic 7-6 Seminole District victory, Friday night at Heritage.

Two Amherst County homes were damaged by fire Sunday, with one a complete loss, said Amherst County Public Safety Director Gary Roakes.

No one was injured in either blaze.

Jason Aigeldinger’s death last year has mystified his family, and they have erected a billboard alongside U.S. 29 in Madison Heights near Virginia 130 to ask witnesses to help them find an answer.

The recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling against the city of Lynchburg could have immediate and long-term impacts on local government budgets statewide.

Scores of searchers from throughout the region are combing through the mountains in Amherst County, looking for a legally blind missing hiker from Ann Arbor, Mich.

Amherst County School Board approved its 2009-2010 budget Thursday after small modifications.

AMHERST — Amherst County has passed a $72.2 million budget that keeps all current tax rates the same until at least July 2010

A brush fire that threatened nine homes in Madison Heights on Saturday was mostly extinguished Sunday night.

Amherst County is holding a public hearing tonight on formation of a broadband authority that, if approved, would be the first in Central Virginia.