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 ...

AMHERST CO., Va. – The Amherst Fire Department announced the passing of Chief Trenton Richie Jr. on Friday. Amherst Fire Department is saddened to announce the passing of Chief Trenton Richie, Jr.

A fire department, like an insurance policy, can be easy to ignore, especially during times of good fortune. But Amherst’s chronically understaffed fire department was exposed by the Olympia Drive ...

On Friday, Nov. 7, a three-alarm fire took place at the Olympia Place apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts. The building was deemed a safety hazard and has since been demolished, ...

• On June 14, 2025 at 1535 hours, the Amherst Police Department responded to a single vehicle accident on Spring Road. No injuries were reported. • On June 15, 2025 at 1252 hours, the Amherst Police ...

A state of emergency has been declared in Amherst after a devastating fire displaced hundreds of UMass students this weekend. The town of Amherst on Saturday night asked residents to stop all ...

Editor’s note: Read an updated story about the fire here. A three-alarm fire ripped through an off-campus apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts Amherst late Friday night, according to ...

AMHERST COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Former Amherst Fire Department Chief Trenton Richie Jr. has died. Chief Richie joined Amherst Fire Department in 1991, serving as captain and training officer. Richie ...

RIGHT NOW. AND NOW TO BREAKING NEWS FROM AMHERST CREWS THERE RESPONDING TO A BURNING BARN. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A LOOK NOW AT THE SCENE RIGHT NOW. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK. YOU CAN SEE FIREFIGHTERS ARE ...

The Friday night fire that destroyed a four-story building under construction and an adjacent 75-unit apartment complex in Amherst, Massachusetts, still wasn't fully extinguished by Sunday afternoon.