Bedford County News

Share + Jul 3, 2009 8:05 am US/Eastern BEDFORD, Pa. A south central Pennsylvania man had pleaded guilty but mentally ill to fatally bludgeoning his father with a long-handled, wood-splitting hammer last year.

In what is being called Operation Sunburn, the Bedford County Drug Task Force and Pennsylvania State Police arrested 10 people early Tuesday on drug distribution charges.

The list of problems and inaccuracies with the $2 million Bedford County property revaluation project continued to grow Tuesday.

On his campaign Web site last fall, then-state House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese boasted about his reliability in bringing home the legislative pork.

A Bedford County man has died as the result of a single vehicle crash June 11, state police at Bedford reported this morning.

Officials of the Cresson Municipal Authority are scheduled to close today on a $1.3 million PENNVEST loan to cover part of the cost of a second phase of sewer line upgrades.

You're riding along on your bike. The multiple lanes of straight paved highway are there.

Tom O'Neal rolled his green John Deere to a stop at the edge of a newly mown field of hay, shutting off the tractor's rumbling engine as he jumped to the ground.

For tourists: Once it gets its period wheels, this apple truck will be placed at Shatzers Fruit Market, 2197 Lincoln Way West.

Four hurt in one-car accident LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Four Allegany County residents suffered minor injuries in a one-vehicle accident on Cooks Mill Road in southern Bedford County.

Other local service members who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom: Blair County -- Sgt.

State police are investigating a case of cemetery vandalism near this Indiana County community.

Of the three Bedford County commissioners, only Steve Howsare was in favor of a motion Tuesday to create new Keystone Opportunity Zones in four areas of the county.

Allegheny County is not alone in its assessment struggle. Other counties are facing long-overdue updates of their property assessments, meaning many Pennsylvanians beyond those in or near Pittsburgh will experience the uncertainty and fear of not knowing the tax consequences of a looming reassessment.

Five arsonists arrested for Amity Hall Inn blaze Police have arrested five men who will be charged with setting fire to a piece of Perry County history.

What would you call a project to try to create a cohesive identity for the future of the 30 counties in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia that all surround Pittsburgh? If you have an idea, there's a contest for you.

Armed sheriff's deputies will be standing guard while residents wait for informal hearings on their property reassessments at one south-central Pennsylvania county.

Armed sheriff's deputies will be standing guard while residents wait for informal hearings on their property reassessments at one south-central Pennsylvania county.

Friday was prom day at Northern Bedford County High School and for the students attending the event, it doesn't get much better than that.

WHY? This south central Pennsylvania town boasts covered bridges, a 130-year-old county fair, outdoorsy activities and a classic spa, reborn.