Ringgold native Timothy Lamont Saunders, 32, an operations specialist 2nd class was one of six Virginia casualties in the attack.

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Blackstock spoke to kids from Stonewall Youth Center, Coates Recreation Center and Glenwood Elementary about working as an engineer and planning for their futures.

Queen Harrison, a former Hermitage High School standout, yesterday became the first Virginia Tech track athlete to qualify for any U.S. Olympic team with a second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles.

Reynold takes leave of absence from McDonnell effort

Danville church to be featured on PBS special

Retiring city manager commended for role in bringing economic growth to Danville during tenure

A Halifax County man was found dead early Sunday morning in the Staunton River four miles north of Brookneal.

As temperatures pushed 100 degrees last week and people sought air-conditioned refuge, a few young, politically-active Danville residents grabbed clipboards, pamphlets and water bottles and hit the pavement with a mission.

When Michelle and Gary Bender moved their business, Dixie Bags & More, into its downtown location last year, they knew they had plenty of room for “more.”

Jamie Parrish had no reason to think her drive home after work would be anything but routine. Late one night earlier this month, Parrish’s shift was over at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond and she was heading back to her apartment, using Interstate 64 as the fastest way to get home. Traffic is normally heavy at this time of the hour, but that night conditions were much more light.

It hasn’t been long since people were told to dispose of outdated or unused drugs by flushing them down their toilets — it was common advice from doctors, pharmacists, friends and family. No one was thinking about where that waste went, according to Barry Dunkley, Danville’s director of water and wastewater treatment.

Officials have named Allison Coccia for the position.

Motorists should expect to see increased construction in the area of Franklin Turnpike and U.S. 29 over the next several weeks.

A Danville church will be featured on the PBS program “Religion and Ethics,” which is exploring the impact of various church programs and projects.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Danville, Virginia, facility is planning to invest $200 million over the next several years.

Grayson, the cat found zipped inside a small insulated lunch bag on Wednesday, is on the mend while being cared for at the Danville Area Humane Society.

Several members of a General Assembly that has repeatedly rejected gun-control proposals — even in the aftermath of last year’s Virginia Tech shootings — praised the ruling

Six miles off of Chincoteague, a crane on Thursday dropped the 16-ton cars into about 65 feet of water.

Man to be given attorney, read charges in deaths

Authorities have recaptured a Nottoway Work Center inmate who walked away from a work detail yesterday afternoon in Burkeville.

The tests are intended to convince judges that laser speed guns — increasingly popular among law enforcement — are as accurate as their radar cousins.

A growing number of children with autism are prompting Danville educators to raise awareness about the disease and offer alternative learning environments for those affected.

The aisles at The Home Depot were packed Thursday with people exploring Danville’s newest shopping experience.

Nearly 150 former Dan River Inc. workers have been turned down for Trade Act benefits after the government determined they weren’t actively involved in manufacturing.

Testing of drinking water in Danville has determined that it meets all state and federal levels to drink, but what was found in the water may be alarming.

A fiery head-on collision between two company-issued pick-up trucks killed a Gretna man Thursday morning, seriously injuring another man and closing traffic for about six hours on Route 40.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to invest at least $1 billion annually through 2010 to expand and improve plants, including a plant in Danville, Va., and will focus more on international growth markets such as China, Russia and Brazil, company executives said Thursday.

Two people are dead and three are seriously injured after a one-car accident near Semora.

Police filmed a segment with Danville TV channel 20’s Mark Aron to reenact the murder of Ivory Law on April 12, Danville Police Lt. Mike Mondul said in a news release.