Many find themselves struggling to bear the burden of fickle market

Some contend that Altavista EMS should be paid for providing services to northern Pittsylvania County

David Yates hadn’t completed diversion program and was headed back to jail

A Virginia Department of Corrections officer shot a prison inmate in Carroll County during what investigators say was an escape attempt from a transport van.

Circuit City Stores Inc. was among seven retailers fined a total of $3.9 million for not properly disclosing that analog television sets were not equipped with digital tuners.

UPDATE: Details about arrest of suspect in slaying of pregnant Marine. Photos and Video with story

History buffs and others can get some exercise and learn a little Danville Civil War history by taking a walking tour of Green Hill Cemetery.

With new additions, the school will be able to add between 75 and 100 students

The proposed $244.5 million Danville city budget for fiscal year 2008-2009 doesn’t include any tax increases, but does include increased costs for gasoline, training and new equipment.

A select group of Tunstall High School students were temporarily part of Keith Urban’s drumline Thursday night as they took the stage with the country musician at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.

Officials with the Healthcare Leadership Council have decided to disband and turn oversight concerns at Danville Regional Medical Center over to the board of trustees.

Most families of victims of the mass shootings at Virginia Tech have agreed to an $11 million state settlement that will compensate families who lost loved ones, pay survivors’ medical costs and avoid a court battle over whether anyone besides the gunman was to blame.

A Marine personnel clerk wanted for the brutal slaying of a pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape was arrested Thursday night in Mexico after a three-month international manhunt, authorities said.

Car and mini-bus headed for Union Hall Elementary School collide, no injuries reported.

The torch’s 85,000-mile, 20-nation global journey is the longest in Olympic history, and is meant to build excitement for the Beijing Games. But it has also been targeted by activists angered over China’s human rights record, its rule of Tibet and its support for the governments of Myanmar and Sudan.

In mid-February, the waxwings had gotten stuck in a gooey pigeon repellent applied to ledges on the General Assembly Building. More than 30 waxwings died.

New discovery shows nanomedicine may increase hair follicles

The 213 athletes and more than 160 volunteers at the games held at George Washington High School were happy for the cooler weather, even if recent rains made them nervous.

Danville police said five vehicles were stolen from Elliott’s Auto: A red 2001 Ford Focus, a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado truck, a Ford Mustang, a Ford Thunderbird and a Ford Aerostar van. 

Officers responded to Elliott’s Automotive on Halifax Road about a possible burglary at about 4:30 a.m., according to a news release.

The tragedy hit Charles Steger, harder than most.
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Health department emphasizes that officials are still uncertain about the diagnosis.

C. Burke King, 44, had been in charge of Well- Point Inc.‘s individual business product management, product development and segment innovation. WellPoint is the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

“Avoid the unholy traffic. Take Metro.“
That was the message from a video prepared to encourage Pope Benedict XVI fans to use Metrorail on their journey to the Nationals Stadium on April 17.

Despite renewed Republican warnings that he will again propose new taxes, Kaine is promising to call the General Assembly into special session—perhaps next month or in June—to again address the state’s transportation-funding dilemma.

In a letter to Virginia’s six uncommitted superdelegates, 40 party leaders express fear that the fight between Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton is weakening the party and only helps John McCain, the probable Republican nominee.

Procrastinators who plan to drop off their federal tax returns at the post office on April 15, be forewarned.

The Health Sciences Building being built at Danville Community College now has a new name.

Jerry Niles, the interim director of the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research, shed some light Tuesday morning on the Institute’s programs and what it’s accomplished for Southside Virginia.

Pittsylvania County’s proposed funding cuts for the school system are “ridiculous,” School Board members said Tuesday night as they blasted the Board of Supervisors for reducing the local share of the school budget for 2008-09.