19+ hour, 15+ min ago   (111+ words) The Lynchburg Police Department is in search of a missing and endangered person. According to LPD, 26-year-old David M. Ellis was last seen around 7:53 a.m. on Saturday. Ellis is described as being 6 feet tall and about 240 pounds. Police said he was last…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (323+ words) BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The future of several Bedford County schools is still up in the air. School board members are weighing how to handle enrollment, school capacity and where students will go as the county looks at possible changes....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (74+ words) BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — Virginia State Police have issued a critically missing adult alert on behalf of the Bedford Police Department. Lyvetta Garystein Coyle, 39, of Bedford, was last seen on Sept. 4 at her home on Blue Ridge Avenue. SEE ALSO: Missing…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (80+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — ABC13 was on the scene of a heavy police presence on McConville Road Wednesday afternoon. Our crews saw Lynchburg police officers using drones in the area, along with animal control and SWAT. SEE ALSO: Bedford County begins planning…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (109+ words) ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — Roanoke police said they've arrested a man in connection with a shooting that happened on Monday. Officers responded to the 1300 block of Orange Avenue NW after receiving a report of a person suffering from a gunshot wound....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (86+ words) CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. — Virginia State Police have issued a critically missing adult alert for a woman last seen in Bedford and Campbell counties last week. The Campbell County Sheriff's Office is looking for Amanda June Bruffy, 44. Officials said Bruffy is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (115+ words) MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — The City of Martinsville has appointed its new sheriff. Michael Law was appointed sheriff for the Martinsville Sheriff's Office on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. This follows the recent passing of their former sheriff, Steve Draper. RELATED: Longest-serving sheriff in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (150+ words) MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Police in Martinsville said they have arrested a man in connection with a shooting incident earlier this month. Kevin Darel Preston, 38, of Martinsville, is accused of firing shots in a parking lot behind a business in the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (307+ words) HENRY COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A wanted man was taken into custody late Thursday night after a standoff at a residence on Friendly Church Road, according to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff's office said that at approximately 7:15 p.m....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (131+ words) ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke Police Department is investigating a stabbing that happened in the Star City earlier in August. RPD said that on August 12, just before 12:30 p.m., officers responded to the 400 block of 4th Street for a report of an…...