Man found shot to death inside a car

A man is killed Wednesday night in Danville, police say he was shot.

State Police aren’t sure why the accident happened

CBN Secure Technologies Inc. will open a joint facility in Danville and Pittsylvania County that will eventually make all IDs and driver’s licenses for the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles. The new firm will employ 15 to 20 people starting next year.

Virginia Attorney General candidate John Brownlee said Tuesday that there are three core examples of his path to leadership: character, courage and communication. 

Retired Pittsylvania County Sheriff G. Harold Plaster was presented with a legislative proclamation Tuesday honoring his years of service. 

Police arrested a man last night for stealing copper from a Main Street business. 

Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell says he disagrees with Gov. Tim Kaine’s decision to commute the death sentence of Percy Walton

The Governor says the totality of the evidence leads him to believe that Walton’s mental problems began before he murdered three people in Danville, back in 1996

A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for abandoning a mother dog and eight puppies

Tickets for Willie Nelson and Family’s July 31 concert in Danville go on sale Saturday, June 7th

Officers say a group has been going door to door selling magazine subscriptions, encyclopedias, and possibly other publications

Project designed to ease traffic and cut back on accidents

Martinsville Police say a U-haul van hit one telephone phone, and knocked it into another pole

Walton pleaded guilty to the grisly murders of Cabin Creek residents Jessie Kendrick, 80, his wife, Elizabeth, 81, and Archie Moore, 33, in November 1996. He was sentenced to die for his crimes a year later.

A Campbell County investigation into the May 25 murder of Wilber West, of Lynch Station, turned up evidence that could help the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office solve an April 15 robbery in Gretna.

Underage drinkers in Danville and Pittsylvania County will find it a little more difficult to purchase alcohol, thanks to a new program launched Monday by the Regional Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (RASAP) and the Virginia Department of ABC

Thomas Waller, 20, facing a number of charges

An off-duty Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s officer called in a possible DUI to the Chatham Police Department Friday at about 10 p.m., sparking a chase that ended in a wreck in Danville. 

A Reidsville man died in fiery crash Saturday. 

Jerry Hastings lives just blocks from the Pittsylvania County jail.  Thursday afternoon Larry Dodson escaped from deputies, ran through his yard, hid in the brush.

Officers used tracking dogs and helicopters to to catch Larry Dodson, after he escaped from the Pittsylvania Co. jail

Demetris Tyrell Jennings was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Reginald Fitzgerald

The Attorney General’s Office says Danville Circuit Court set the execution date for Christopher Scott Emmett for July 24th.  A jury convicted Emmett for the 2001 bludgeoning death of a co-worker.

Ernest Marlowe was bitten on his finger by a rattlesnake, causing the venom to get in his bloodstream. After several doses of anti-venom and treatment at the UVA Medical Center, Marlowe is thankful to be alive.

A local organization has been dreaming about a new building for years. Now, members are one step closer to seeing it come true.

For years Jeff Young and Chris Holt have shared a love of racing and now they share a life changing experience

A Patrick County radio station owner is sentenced to three years in prison for distribution and possession of child pornography

Jerry Gwaltney has been city manager since 2000

Sgt. Bryant Lee Booth was charged with assault and battery after an incident that took place at about 6:45 a.m. Monday, at Danville Regional Medical Center