America’s last known surviving World War I veteran — that’s right, World War I — lives in a handsome old farmhouse, amid snow-covered pastures at the end of a long, narrow lane.

The Galileo Magnet High School Theatre Guild will present the comedy, “Arsenic and Old Lace,” at 7 p.m. today and Saturday at The North Theatre in Danville.

The New York Police Department is investigating why a police placard was displayed in comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s car.

The first four “American Idol” semifinalists have been sent packing.

The few beach walkers, surfers and sidewalk shoppers who ventured out on a recent chilly afternoon created a very different scene from the craziness that will soon crank up here as temperatures climb and students descend on this spring break paradise.

Hoping to establish a rock outlet for Chatham Hall students, one staff advisor has helped a group of more than a dozen girls form the band The Niche, which will be playing its first off-campus show in Danville on Saturday night.

After a rigorous three-year course of study, students in the Dan River Information Technology Academy are heading off to college with a massive amount of IT knowledge and experience they wouldn’t have had otherwise.

Studies have found that if you think your meal isn’t filling, it won’t be. Combined with the effects of Supersized restaurant portions, this can leave people disappointed when they try to limit themselves to healthy portion sizes.

A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman sold Monday for $1 million, smashing the previous record price for a comic book.

In her 88 years, Florence Siegel has learned how to relax: A glass of red wine. A crisp copy of The New York Times, if she can wrest it from her husband. Some classical music, preferably Bach. And every night like clockwork, she lifts a pipe to her lips and smokes marijuana.

I would never want to be, but if I were ever president, I would immediately introduce legislation that would gain the support of both parties and both houses of Congress. After all, salad bars have historically risen above partisan politics.

At the age most children are learning the “Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round,” Mark Wallace began singing with his family.

Breast cancer brought a group of friends together. Sixteen years ago, S.H.A.R.E. Breast Cancer Support Group was born. On Thursday night, the women met as a group for the last time during S.H.A.R.E.’s “birthday,” as co-founder Robin Francis of Danville calls it.

On Jen Straw’s very cluttered iPhone, you’ll find a buffet of food applications. It’s what you’d expect for someone who calls herself a “social media diva.“

A University of Virginia scientist is part of a group reporting that it has found four galaxies joining together around the corner from the Milky Way - a discovery that offers a rare glimpse into the early formation of the universe.

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – Even in New York, Wayne and Marcella had heard of the real-life Mayberry.

We already know how all this snow might affect pesky insects in the Spring, even as it acts as an insulator for your lawn.  But how about your landscaping, that you spent many hours and dollars planting?

Kris Allen next week will make his first appearance on “American Idol” since winning the show last year, to help raise money for earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

The Convergence Art Guild will host comedian-songwriter R. Bruce at 8 p.m. Saturday for a performance of his new show, “No Regrets.”

World renowned pianist Joel Fan will visit Averett University as part of the Arts@Averett Series on Feb. 23 — this year’s Julian and Elnora Light Memorial Concert.

If you’re looking for simple ways to cut household spending, start with the entertainment budget: Consider the cost of keeping those backyard bird feeders so busy.

Jay Leno’s longtime bandleader, Kevin Eubanks, may not play very long once the Leno troupe returns to “The Tonight Show.“

RICHMOND -  While Richard Ridpath went from desk to desk checking homework, his sixth-grade students watched a video on the Battle of Yorktown - on hand-held electronic devices.

Danville Community College decided to take its Black History Celebration one step further Monday and celebrate the “true colors” of many nations.

This may be the first of several columns in the upcoming months about the differences between men and women — it depends on the amount of hate mail I get from men. Today’s subject is the difference in how men and women complete the nightly journey from the TV to the bed and a good night’s sleep each night.

Two years ago, John Guzlowski and his wife, Linda, moved to Danville to live closer to their daughter, who teaches at George Washington High School.

The revamped “We Are the World” made its world premiere Friday during NBC’s coverage of the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, and a simultaneous worldwide screening of the full, seven-minute version of the music video is planned for Saturday.

Infants and toddlers showing signs of the common cold may be at risk for a more serious condition.

It’s time-out time for Christians.

The late Michael Jackson has a prominent role in the revamped version of “We Are the World.“