Hardy News

A mental evaluation has been ordered for a Hardy man accused of killing his wife in July.

Two local rescue squad ambulances are back in service after problems with expired medication and equipment are corrected.

Buttercup loves to wrap herself around visitors, embracing their arms and torsos with her sunshine-colored coils.

The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is investigating a hit-and-run on Smith Mountain Lake.

Bedford County's current longest-serving supervisor has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy due to a weak economy's toll on his business.

A Bedford County man was charged with malicious wounding after he went to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.

July 21, 2009 New details about victim in Franklin County murder case Another day of searching for Franklin County murder suspect Philip Kingery, but his trail continues to turn up cold.

Kingery is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with blue eyes and blond hair.

Police are still searching for a Franklin County man suspected of killing his wife.

The discovery of a woman's body near her Franklin County house led to a murder charge against her husband, state police confirmed Monday.

July 20, 2009 Woman killed in Franklin County murder identified Still no sign of the Franklin County murder suspect who's been on the run since at least last week.

Virginia State Police are still looking for Philip Allan Kingery, a 48-year-old Hardy man who is wanted on charges of murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Police are still looking for a Hardy man they say has been charged with murder and use of a firearm .

Virginia State Police are looking for a Franklin County man who has been charged with murder, although authorities are not yet identifying the victim.

The Bedford County Sheriff's Office has arrested two Hardy men and charged them with burglary, grand larceny and conspiracy to commit grand larceny.

Former Hardy volunteer fire chief Jeffrey Lee Shifflett -- who was indicted Tuesday on embezzlement charges -- was found dead of what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home this morning.

It happened just past the Vinton line.A State Police say they received several calls about an SUV driving erratically down Hardy Road.A A Vinton police officer tried to stop the driver, Michael Poff, but the officer eventually found the vehicle on its top.A Investigators believe Poff hit an embankment and flipped while trying to make a left-hand ...

The case of a local volunteer fire chief accused of spending department money on himself and his family will go to the grand jury.

The Bedford County Board of Supervisors on Monday evening implemented a policy to provide accountability when it comes to the accounting practices of outside agencies the county supports financially.

The opening of the Smith Mountain Lake Community Park beach this weekend is expected to draw one-third fewer people because of a newly implemented $3.50 admission fee.