Danville News

A week before area TEA party protesters were scheduled to burn an effigy of U.S. Rep.

A 15 year-old boy is in custody after shooting at police with an air rifle in Danville.

The Tea Party movement has another public relations problem. In this country, we treasure the right of free expression.

The Danville TEA Party has officially cancelled its bonfire and effigy burning planned for Saturday after the event received nationwide interest, according to the group's chairman, Nigel Coleman.

The chairman of the Danville TEA Party Patriots said Sunday he was unsure about whether the group will continue with its planned effigy burning of Rep.

The Dan River is raging. At six feet above the flood level, it carries trees and huge logs down stream and it's getting higher and higher by the minute.

The National Weather Service lowered its flood forecast Thursday, giving city leaders a moment of relief as rain trickled down that afternoon and city employees fought limited rising water and power outages.

Schools are closed in Pittsylvania County, where nearly two dozen roads remain shut down by flooded streams.

The 2010 election cycle is well underway in the 5th District as the second of seven declared challengers to Rep.

Donna Bruns lost 42 pounds. The Callands resident reached her goal weight through the help of her support group Take Off Pounds Sensibly.

Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th, and supporters yesterday defended his vote in favor of the $1.2 trillion health-care overhaul, while an anti-tax group picketed his offices in Martinsville, Danville and Farmville.

Danville Regional Medical Center invited Danville City Council members to a meeting at the hospital Nov.

Ricky Van Shelton was one of country music's biggest male stars during the late '80s and early '90s, prior to the emergence of crossover sensations like Garth Brooks.

The Danville School Board unanimously approved a request Thursday night to openly seek construction bids for the girls' softball field house project at George Washington High School.

With Tuesday's election in the history books, one Republican candidate for Congress in 2010 isn't wasting time getting to know the 5th District.

Danville's pet owners will have their first chance to speak out about a proposed city ordinance that would place limits on how long dogs and cats can be tied up outside.

Danville police are investigating the death of a woman found dead in an apartment on Audubon Drive on Wednesday.

A Danville man received a 15-year prison sentence Monday for raping a woman after he broke into her house and threatened her with a knife in April.

In an eleventh-hour effort to reenergize last year's surge of voters, a small group of local Democrats held a "book club" Monday night to discuss Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell's 1989 graduate school thesis - and why he should not win the election next week.

Danville Police have a 17-year-old in custody in connection with a breaking and entering early Friday morning.