Douglas Mitchell wasn’t expecting a call from the North Carolina Education Lottery telling him he has won a trip to the NASCAR race of his choice.  Mitchell is one of the second-round winners in the lottery’s NASCAR-themed instant scratch-off contest.

Police are investigating an armed robbery at Texaco on North Main Street that ocurred Tuesday around midnight. 

Officers say the suspect ran from them when they arrived, and arrested teenager after a short chase

JMU Outreach Programs has formed a partnership with the New College Institute, an institution that provides access to higher education through partnerships with colleges and universities.

Replacement of two broken metal expansion joints in the northbound lane of Robertson Bridge will entail closing that lane for six weeks, beginning Monday. 

The decision came a little more than a month after a March 31 public hearing where about 100 residents packed the General District courtroom to oppose the county’s elimination of recreation funding from its then-proposed proposed budget.

The International Fellowship of Christian Businessmen and Mount Calvary Church of Axton are bringing a unique and rarely heard voice to Virginia.
The Rev. Dr. Hani Shehadeh from Galilee, Israel, will speak Thursday at the IFCB dinner and spend Sunday at Mount Calvary Church. 

Richard Pfau has completed his sixth and final year as Averett University’s president, and plans to retire to a small town in upstate New York. 

A former Danville restaurant owner has been convicted of failing to pay more than $9,000 in food and beverage taxes. 

The chili cookoff held on Sunday will be replaced by the first River City Cheesecake Challenge on May 17. Organizers say about 30 people have signed up for the event and more people are expected to take the challenge. 

Possible moonshine taken from home during a raid

Suspect abducts woman; abandons her on the side of I-85 in North Carolina, police say

Danville voters will go to the polls Tuesday to elect five new City Council members

One of the most excited students was Albert Maurakis, who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history after more than six decades away from school. 

Driver loses control, thrown from bike

When officers went to serve warrants on Joseph Taylor III, police say Taylor ran out the back door, but only got 100 yards away before an officer used his stun gun

A new bargain outlet store will be moving into Danville in Kings Fairground Mall on Riverside Drive. 

Higher education institutions statewide are looking at state budget cuts, and the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research is no exception

Former President Bill Clinton will be campaigning for his wife Sunday in Reidsville, N.C., according to a news release sent Thursday by the Hillary Clinton for President campaign. 

Christopher Scott Emmett’s stay of execution may be vacated if the U.S. Supreme Court approves a motion filed April 21 by Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell. 

Tunstall Middle School student Taylor Mills got an early birthday gift Monday when she met Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea.  Mills, who celebrated her 12th birthday Wednesday, went to a Clinton for President rally at the Carolina Theater in Greensboro, N.C. 

Virginia Uranium Inc. has proposed a uranium mining and milling operation for about 110 million pounds of uranium ore on Coles Hill about six miles outside Chatham, and sought a study from the National Academy of Science or other independent institution to determine whether mining can be done safely in the commonwealth. 

Fire races through a Danville house early Thursday morning.
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The Dan River Basin Association will welcome May with its First Saturday Outing on May 3rd at Doe Run Park immediately south of Martinsville.

The Virginia Museum of Natural History received a Silver MUSE award from the American Association of Museums during an awards ceremony held on April 27 at the Colorado Convention Center during the AAM Annual Meeting in Denver.  The museum received the award for the interactive bone-bed in the “Carmel Church” exhibit located in the “Uncovering Virginia” gallery. 

Danville voters have one more chance to hear City Council candidates’ views on jobs, crime and transportation, among other issues, before going to the polls Tuesday. 

Woodrow Wilson Magnet School and The Writer’s Block International have been recognized for their literacy partnership with the national Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Program Excellence Honors 2008 Award. 

It’s only a matter of time before Dan River Inc.’s Long Mill will be reduced to nothing.  Judge David Melesco ruled Tuesday that he is “reluctantly” denying the Danville Historical Society’s request for an injunction against continued demolition of the mill. 

Old Dominion University’s Motorsports Engineering Lab, which opened Friday, is an engine and drive-train lab located in VIR’s paddock and will be used during weekend races to evaluate cars’ horsepower and other capabilities. 

The National Weather Service says a tornado was on the ground in Halifax County for five minutes, with winds near 100 miles per hour.  The twister left a path of destruction 240 yards wide.