Martinsville City Fire Marshal’s Office says a fire that destroyed an apartment was caused by a pot full of grease, left on a hot stove.

Halifax County Deputeis say a fight between a brother and sister turns deadly.

Police in South Boston are looking for a man they say robbed the Jiffy Food Store Sunday night at gunpoint.

Changes for drivers on Central Blvd.

A fire swept through Rob’s Bar and Grill on North Main Street early Saturday morning, causing heavy damage to the building.

An electrical short circuit catches a house on fire early Saturday morning.

A local pastor is sponsoring a rally Sunday to support troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan and those who have served, as well as a call for America to repent.

A Danville man who used a pyramid scheme to defraud people out of $17 million will spend the next 37 months in federal prison.

As of this past Wednesday night, there will no longer be an emergency room physician present at all times in the emergency room at R.J. Reynolds Patrick County Memorial Hospital. Instead, the hospital will have someone on-call.

A father and son have been charged with animal cruelty after Danville police officers went to serve an arrest warrant at a Ross Street home

The governor had said in the past that both offices might be closed due to budget cuts.

Police are investigating the robbery of a taxi driver that occurred late Wednesday night.

Discover how nanotechnology impacts personal care, medicine and energy conservation. Discuss how products of nanotechnology should be made available to the public. Visit the world of the very small. It’s all at the Danville Science Center.

33 year-old Jamie Clark, owner and news director of WHEO AM Radio in Stuart plead guilty to four counts of distributing child pornography and one count of possession. He made the plea because he didn’t want to take a chance with a jury trial.

A little healthy competition can go a long way. Just ask either of the two Danville Civil Air Patrol lieutenant colonels who will be stepping up their commitment to national service when they enroll at the prestigious Air Force Academy.

Charges were filed after police served a warrant and discovered an injured dog at the residence. They asked the two men if they could see the dog and saw that the female pit bull had a severe injury to her back left leg, her leg was amputated a day later.

Investigators tell us a man approached Danville Police Sergeant J.W. McLaughlin in the emergency room of Danville Regional Medical Center on Sunday morning.  The man asked Sgt. McLaughlin if he wanted to do a good deed for today.  Sgt. McLaughlin asked the man, “What was the deed?” The man responded, “Just shoot me, right here and take me out of here.”

In just a couple days, more than 30 homes near Martinsville Speedway will be turned into hotels for race fans.

Danville Police say Jerle Wilson shot a 29-year-old Danville man in the finger and stomach early Sunday morning

Last year, the government began to quietly shut down a service hundreds relied on, forcing people with little money to invest a lot of time and energy into declaring bankruptcy, according to local legal experts

Knock at the door followed by gunfire

Ronald Anderson, who has served the Sheriff’s Office for 24 years and been a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics team for 16, shot himself in the left foot and leg during a routine training session, Sherriff Mike Taylor reported.

Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office is looking for someone who broke into a Mill Creek Road home Tuesday night. 

The robber smashed her driver’s side window, took out a handgun, reached in her car, and stole her purse, police said.

Investigators also believe four total people may have been involved with the crimes

Danville Regional Medical Center program receives perfect score

The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two people who may be involved in a deadly shooting.

The memorial will include a bust and three plaques, including one from a ship named in Archer T. Gammon’s memory.

Frankie Bailey’s speech at Mill Creek Baptist Church was a coming home of sorts.

Financial woes closed the facility, but members are working hard to raise the necessary funds.