Danville Public Schools will remain open Friday but will operate on a two-hour delay

Banks will have to secure their customers’ consent before charging large overdraft fees on ATM and debit card transactions, according to a new rule announced Thursday by the Federal Reserve.

The Salvation Army has set up a temporary shelter at its church location at 123 Henry St. for those affected by flooding in the city.

Three decades of airline deregulation have helped make air travel more accessible to consumers through lower fares. Now labor unions are questioning whether the industry is paying the price, and the Obama administration is listening.

An abbreviated Veterans Day ceremony was held inside Owen Cheatham Chapel on the campus of Hargrave Military Academy on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The National Weather Service is predicting record flooding for the Dan River in Danville, cresting at 30.5 feet, which would be about two inches above the old record set in 1996.

Heavy rains today flooded roads and threatened the Virginia coast and other low-lying areas as officials braced for more problems at high tide this afternoon.

Her 3-year-old son was treated for minor injuries

Talk show advice expert Dr. Phil interviewed the parents of missing student Morgan D. Harrington in an episode set to air at 3 p.m. today on NBC.

The Colorado parents who reported their 6-year-old son floated away in a helium balloon in what authorities say was a hoax to drum up publicity for a TV show will both plead guilty to charges in the case, the attorney for the boy’s father said Thursday.

A Danville man died Thursday morning after police found him on a city road with a gunshot wound, according to a news release from the Danville Police Department.

If not for the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region, the Danville-Pittsylvania County Veterans Memorial simply wouldn’t exist, said Lawrence McFall said.

The area’s wind advisory has been extended until 6 a.m. Friday.

Gretna hopes to move its town council elections from May to November. If the town makes the change, it would be following the lead of Hurt and Chatham.

The town of Chatham has appointed a beautification committee to take charge of its problem with eyesores and derelict properties.

Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of killing 12 soldiers and one civilian in last Thursday’s shooting spree at Fort Hood.

Airline pilot invokes Founding Fathers’ vision

The “Live United” campaign will go through December. Yet, the nonprofit is trying to raise more than $1 million. Campaign officials project the campaign will raise $860,000 — just over last year’s fundraising.

Expansion Solutions Magazine gave Danville’s Office of Economic Development the publication’s “Award of Excellence for High Technology,” according to a news release.

The Food Lion at 703 Piney Forest Road will close by Jan. 6, 2010, a company spokesperson said.

Partners L. Samuel Saunders, Katherine D. McDaniel, Stephen M. Gay, John R. Neal, Vaden L. Wright, Mark W. Foster and Brad S. Reynolds of Harris, Harvey, Neal & Co., LLP were selected as winners in Virginia Business magazine’s “Super CPA” contest, according to a news release.

Many Pittsylvania County roads have been closed because of high water, according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Three victims were transported to DRMC following Wednesday afternoon accident.

As federal regulators take their first tentative steps toward policing the wild west of medical information online, pharmaceutical companies are pressing their case to market drugs via Google, Twitter and other Web sites.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Danville and Pittsylvania County until 10:45 a.m. Thursday, according to the service’s Web site.

One 21-year-old not only came back home after graduating college, he started his own business.

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A flood warning is in effect for much of the area.

Seven-year-old Chad Weatherford gave the gluten-free honey wheat bread the thumbs up.

Administrators and police locked down the school Wednesday morning after reports that three juveniles — one with a gun — were running through campus, according to a news release from the Danville Police Department.