Axton News

A recording of the 911 call from Timothy Carter about a murder-suicide in Axton early Sunday reveals he pleaded with dispatchers for help after his father shot him, his mother and his brother.

People who commit murder-suicide often display warning signs, but people outside their homes might never notice that anything is wrong, a clinical psychologist said Tuesday.

Murder-suicides are sad and frightening crimes, and we've seen several of them recently.

Charges are pending against a Pittsylvania County woman following an incident Monday afternoon.

Henry Co., VA - Autopsy reports support the Henry County Sheriff's Department's theory that an Axton man took his life, after killing his wife and one son.

June 30, 2009 Woman charged with trying to murder Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Deputy A woman had to be removed from an Axton home by Sheriff's deputies Monday, following a brief standoff.

Henry County authorities are investigating a multiple murder-suicide in the town of Axton.

June 28, 2009 Three people shot to death in Henry County The Henry County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left three people dead early Sunday morning.

Three people were found dead in a smoke-filled house on Wilhaven Lane in Henry County early Sunday.

Magna Vista horticulture students shown are Justin Taylor, holding Churchill, an SPCA dog available for adoption; Hillary White; and Ashley Childress.

Of service men, women and their families Carver Memorial Gardens held its 25th annual Memorial Day service Monday.

BREAKING NEWS: Man sought in shooting death Case may have been drug-related, police say Jerel Maceo Norman Friday, May 22, 2009 Warrants have been issued for a Henry County man in connection with a shooting death in Sandy Level on Thursday.

A new communications system more than a decade in the making was dedicated Thursday, paving the way for better communications between law enforcement, fire, rescue and public safety officials.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Grand jurors seated in Henry County Circuit Court issued more than 110 indictments against 58 people on Monday.

Program lives up to its name Martinsville Sheriff's Officer Mark Stroud holds equipment for Project Lifesaver as he talks to Troy Davis at Davis' Axton home on Thursday.

The Harvest Foundation has awarded the Southside Business Technology Center $375,000 over three years, in part to create an emergency fund for employers struggling with the recession.

The Virginia Waste Tire Program recently reached a milestone, erasing more than 2 million scrap tires from the Roanoke region.

It took members of the Henry County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday only a half-hour to decide they are satisfied with the county's proposed fiscal 2010 budget.

Retired educator Jean Hairston talks about her career with eighth-grade students in the Teachers for Tomorrow class from Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School.

Carlisle School plans to open a boarding house near its campus for female students.