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. 

The Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office tells us they are searching for two teenage girls who are believed to be in a stolen car.

The National Weather Service says the tornado was an EF-1, with winds that reached speeds of up to 109 MPH

The nonfunctioning fire hydrants firefighters tried to use to put out a blaze Sunday night in Gretna were shut down due to an upgrading project, according to the town manager. 

A $500 reward is being offered by the Danville Area Humane Society for help in finding the person who abused a year-old poodle. 

Northbound Route 29 at the Gretna bypass is down to one lane of traffic after an accident involving a tractor trailer pulling a mobile home.

A local environmental group will hold a seminar on the effects of uranium mining Wednesday night in Danville.
Southside Concerned Citizens is sponsoring the Uranium Mining Educational Seminar that will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the North Theatre at 629 North Main St. in Danville. The two-hour event is free and open to the public.

Accident now clear.  Road back open.

Bonner and Westwood Middle Schools will close at noon due to a power outage. 

A single-vehicle accident claimed the life of a South Boston man early Sunday morning, according to Virginia State Police. 

Fire damages a home and displaces a family Sunday night.

Police say Dana Wagoner Ellis, died of internal injuries, Sunday. Ellis had been trapped inside a truck after it collided with a SUV that crossed the center line Friday. 

Some local students move out of the classroom and into the water.