The Amherst County Sheriff’s Office is grateful that a deputy is okay after being hit by a motorist during a traffic stop on ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Amherst County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing 38-year-old. According to deputies, they are looking for Crystal E. Wharam. Deputies describe Wharam as a ...

The Virginia State Police arrested the driver of a tractor-trailer after it overturned, spilling its load of logs on the ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said they are asking for the public’s help in identifying individuals in a Facebook post made on Wednesday. According to deputies, the ...

UPDATE: On August 14, 2024, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office announced the remains of Elsie Wiggington had been found. Her husband has been arrested in connection to the case. About two weeks ago, ...

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 ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash in Amherst County that claimed the life of an 88-year-old man. The crash happened on Feb. 14 at about 12:19 p.m.

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Amherst County Circuit Court has sentenced a man to 11 years in prison for the distribution of methamphetamine. Travis Scott Desmond is still awaiting trial and could face ...

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 ...

The video above is courtesy of Chesterfield County Fire and EMS. AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A child who was injured while mountain biking in Amherst County was rescued by Virginia State Police’s Med ...

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 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 ...