AMHERST, Va. – Amherst County employees will not receive a pay increase after the Board of Supervisors elected to hold off on the decision. Leaders recently discussed salary studies, which compare ...

A Madison Heights man is dead from injuries in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Dixie Airport Road and South Amherst Highway in Amherst County. Harlan M. Barr, 88, of Madison Heights, was ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A machete-wielding man is dead following an officer-involved shooting incident in Amherst County. According to Virginia State Police, the Amherst Co. Sheriff's Office was ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Families in Amherst County are fired up over the idea of equity lessons being taught in schools there. Tuesday night, the school board and board of supervisors held a ...

The Amherst County Board of Supervisors is moving to crack down on vape shops, citing concerns about children gaining access ...

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. (WDBJ) - Three people were arrested Wednesday in connection an Amherst County murder that occurred in January. Joseph Frank Cunningham, 44, of Buckingham, was charged with ...

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.

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.

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A murder suspect is dead and a deputy was injured after a shootout in Amherst County Sunday morning, WSET reports. The family of Nelson County woman, Alexia Lockett, 28, ...