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  Bedford County man accused in double shooting gets 2nd lawyer

  A Bedford County man accused of gunning down his brother and nephew in August was granted a second court-appointed lawyer Tuesday morning.

  05/08/2012 9:32 PM

• Jury: Max punishment in Campbell County cigs theft

  Detailing Keith Hill’s history of burglary and other theft cases from 1982 through 2010 on Wednesday morning, Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul McAndrews asked jurors, “Have we had enough yet?”

  05/02/2012 10:43 PM
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  Speight murder trial won't begin next month as scheduled

  The Spout Spring man accused of gunning down eight people at his home in 2010 will not go to trial next month as scheduled, Appomattox County Commonwealth’s Attorney Darrel Puckett said Wednesday.

  05/02/2012 5:52 PM

• Bedford man convicted in regional cigarette theft conspiracy

  A Bedford man accused in a regional cigarette theft conspiracy was convicted in a jury trial here Tuesday.

  05/01/2012 9:54 PM
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  Former Bedford deputy convicted in wrong-way U.S. 29 chase

  A former Bedford County Sheriff’s Office investigator admitted Thursday he was drunk when he drove his patrol car the wrong way 11 miles on U.S. 29 last year, but denied he intentionally fled from police.

  04/26/2012 10:54 PM
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  Former Bedford deputy waives preliminary hearing

  A prosecutor on Monday dropped many of the charges faced by a former Bedford County school resource officer accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.

  04/09/2012 11:20 PM
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  Campbell County man gets 23 years on child porn charges

  A Campbell County man sentenced to 23 years in prison on federal child pornography charges Friday thanked those who arrested him.  

  03/16/2012 10:25 PM

• Busts nets $4.5 million in drugs in Lynchburg

  A federal drug task force seized more than $4.5 million in cocaine and marijuana in Lynchburg.  

  03/15/2012 9:13 PM

• Man pleads guilty in Smith Mountain Lake mortgage fraud

  A Lynchburg man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to submitting a falsified mortgage application as part of an $11 million fraud scheme in the Smith Mountain Lake area.

  03/14/2012 8:29 PM

• Altavista power station worker pleads guilty to fraud

  A former employee at Dominion Power’s Altavista power station pleaded guilty to more than $150,000 in fraudulent credit card charges in federal court Wednesday.

  03/14/2012 11:29 AM

• Judge OKs insanity defense in Bedford County case

  A Goode-area man may use an insanity defense to fight a charge of attempted murder, a judge ruled Tuesday.

  03/14/2012 10:40 AM
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  Television show to feature Halifax woman missing since 2009

  A missing woman with local ties will be featured in an hour-long television show Wednesday.

  02/26/2012 1:00 AM

• Appalachian Trail hiker's death ruled homicide

  The death of an Indiana man found near the Appalachian Trail in Amherst County six months ago has been ruled a homicide.    

  02/11/2012 9:20 AM

• Bedford County man's trial delayed for mental-health exam

  A Bedford County man accused of shooting his brother and nephew in August in a long-running family feud is getting a mental health evaluation that has pushed back his trial date.

  01/31/2012 12:34 PM
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  Same gun used in both fatal shootings at Virginia Tech

  Virginia Tech Police officer Deriek Crouse, 39, of Christiansburg, was killed during a daytime traffic stop.  

  12/09/2011 8:28 AM

• Bedford officials: Dismiss lawsuit in school bus incident

  The Bedford County School Board and its special education director are asking for the dismissal of a $20 million lawsuit filed against them last month.

  11/04/2011 9:26 AM

• Woman pleads no contest in cane-beating death

  Kristina Pongracz, 29, had faced charges of first-degree murder and aggravated malicious wounding in the May 4, 2010 beating of 77-year-old William Herchenrider.

  10/18/2011 8:33 PM

• Man accused of stabbing, abduction captured

  The South Boston man accused of abducting and stabbing a Campbell County woman over the weekend was arrested Monday.    

  10/10/2011 7:40 PM
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  Former Peanut Corp. head fights to restrict release of records

  Stewart Parnell claims some records may contain emails to his lawyer that shouldn’t be used against him in a criminal case.

  09/28/2011 12:00 AM
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  Final sentence handed down in murder case

  The last defendant in an Augusta County murder case was sentenced Friday in Bedford County Circuit Court.

  09/23/2011 1:51 PM