A four-acre field fire in Amherst County was successfully extinguished on Friday, according to firefighters.

Two residents at a single-family home at 116 Bridge St. were displaced following a Tuesday afternoon fire that is believed to have been caused by the woodstove heating the residence, according to the ...

At 11:23 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, the Amherst Fire Department (AFD) worked to extinguish a large apartment fire in the Olympia Oaks apartment complex, located behind Orchard Hill. Within a short ...

Over 100 people gathered at the Rustburg High School to take part in the Campbell County NAACP Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Governor Spanberger outlines agenda to tackle affordability in ...

AMHERST — Firefighters continued Sunday to extinguish a massive blaze that destroyed a large apartment complex next to the University of Massachusetts while the 232 displaced people started replacing ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The Amherst Fire Department has been awarded $22,090 in grants to support firefighter gear and education. The department says they will use the funds to replace about 30 face ...

On May 9, 2025 at 1952 hours, the Amherst Police Department responded to a 2 car accident on Route 101 @ Camp Road. No injuries were reported. On May 12, 2025 at 1957 hours, the Amherst Police ...

The Amherst County Fire Department is mourning the loss of their former chief, Trenton Richie, Jr. Chief Richie joined the Amherst Fire Department in February 1991. He served as a captain, training ...