In an economic downturn, when money is scarce, some may choose to forgo necessary medical procedures — especially when those procedures include a not-so-cheap trip to the dentist.

GOODE — A wreck on U.S. 221 in Bedford County on Thursday night killed a Forest man after his car crossed the center line and collided with a tractor-trailer, according to Virginia State Police.

A Lynchburg firefighter received a non-life threatening injury while responding to a fire at a business in Forest on Sunday around 6 p.m.

A 45-year-old Forest woman died Thursday night when her SUV flipped over a guardrail and struck a tree.

The man suspected of at least one area bank robbery has been arrested in North Carolina, authorities said.

The parent company of Barr Laboratories in Forest has received the last approval it needs to move forward and be bought by an Israel-based drug maker.

BEDFORD — A Forest family’s lawsuit against Campbell County Sheriff Terry Gaddy, a deputy and the Commonwealth of Virginia could be heard by the state Supreme Court next year.

Featuring somewhat overcast skies and temperatures in the 30s, Saturday in Forest was not the ideal day for deer hunting, at least not concerning the comfort of the hunters.

FOREST — Several tulip poplar trees have been planted in the north lawn of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest retreat home in Bedford County.

An Israeli company’s deal to purchase Barr Pharmaceuticals, which includes Barr Laboratories in Forest, is on track to close by the end of the year.