Danville News

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.

During a debate between candidates for Danville sheriff, Lt. Mike Mondul painted himself as an outsider who can bring a new perspective to the office while Lt.

As one downtown building's facelift nears completion, Downtown Records plans to relocate from Union Street to Main Street in November.

A man was struck by a white Chevrolet Blazer while he attempted to cross North Main Street around 9:15 p.m. Friday, authorities said.

Danville police found a 14-year-old boy lying at the 500 block of Madison Street with a gunshot wound to the chest around 11:50 p.m. Friday, authorities said.

The Danville and Pittsylvania County Republican Committees will host a breakfast Saturday in Danville with Republican attorney general candidate Ken Cuccinelli.

'It's Showtime at the Apollo' Saturday at the Danville City Auditorium, 125 Floyd St.

DANVILLE, Va. - A Virginia man on a police ride-along was found guilty of animal cruelty after he jumped out of the police car and stomped an opossum to death.

A Vernon Hill man was found guilty Monday of animal cruelty after he stomped an opossum to death while on a June 20 ride-along with a Danville police officer.

Danville has been placed on the Intelligent Community Forum's 2010 Smart21 list that includes 21 communities in 13 countries recognized for broadband growth.

The man leading the archaeological survey at a proposed industrial mega-park site said he expects to find other cemeteries on the property.

The Danville Police Department closed a section of Piney Forest Road Sunday morning after an electrical pole caught fire, said Capt.

A dedicated group of Danville opera lovers want to get the word out that the Metropolitan Opera has come to Danville - and it's a "glorious experience." That's how Mary Evelyn Jefferson, a retired Averett University librarian, described the opportunity to go to the Danville Stadium Cinemas every few weeks and see live performances of the Met in ...

Learn more The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center in South Boston also offers a similar wood lab for students to participate in the wood technology program.

Noon The lockdown at George Washington High School in Danville was lifted after police found no other guns.