Danville News

More than 100 dinosaur egg fossils found a new nesting site at the Danville Science Center.

At the end of Rocky Lane in Danville, a steep hill leads down into Janie's Hope Apartments, a HUD-subsidized complex for the elderly.

The Riverside Drive Taco Bell is undergoing a bold makeover after almost 20 years of operation in Danville.

A fire damaged a home on Brentwood Drive Wednesday morning. The Danville Fire Department received the report of the blaze at about 8:10 a.m., said Acting Assistant Fire Chief Bryan Shields.

While the seven Republican candidates hoping to challenge Rep. Tom Perriello this fall have been vocal in their campaigning, a Danville business owner running as an independent has remained quiet.

A Monday night fire damaged Showtime Apparel at 254 Jefferson Ave. in Danville. Thick smoke billowed out of a row of storefronts at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Jefferson Street on Monday shortly after 6 p.m. as Danville firefighters broke out a window and door to gain entry.

The Dan River is expected to crest after midnight. Denice Thibodeau/Register & Bee The Dan River is expected to crest after midnight.

The Danville Science Center is offering free views of an unusual night sky Thursday night, giving people a chance to see both a "blue moon" and Mars during its closest pass to Earth in six years.

A Danville Circuit Court jury recommended a 30-year sentence Wednesday for a Danville man found guilty of five charges in an August murder on Wayles Street.

Attorneys gave opening statements Tuesday in the trial of a Danville man who is charged with an August killing on Wayles Street in Danville.

Heavy rains have swelled several rivers and smaller streams in Virginia and several areas are under flood warnings.

Officials say just after midnight Friday, they found 32-year-old Derrick Lawson inside a home on Longview Avenue, stabbed in his chest.

A Danville man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a May rape and burglary, said Danville Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Newman.

Danville police say a man was stabbed to death early this morning on Longview Avenue.

Nestle says its refrigerated cookie dough may be in short supply while it revamps production to avoid possible salmonella and E. coli contamination.

A Danville man was injured late Monday night after police say he was hit while cross a road near Danville.

More than a week after two fatal shootings rocked a South Danville neighborhood, residents there offered different opinions of their safety and different strategies to fight the city's increasing violent crime.

With more than 500 students, G.L.H. Johnson on Arnett Boulevard is the largest elementary school in Danville, but the School Board does not plan to rezone the primary school districts - at least not this school year.

For the third year in a row, Danville's Woodrow Wilson Elementary School received the Governor's Award for Educational Excellence, along with 152 other schools across Virginia.

Danville Police and Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 1500 Block of Washington Street.