Danville Metro News

Luna Innovations Incorporated has announced the award of a $1.6 million Research Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the use of fullerene-based nanomedicines as a pathway to ...

A woman was rescued early Monday morning from a burning house on Greenpond Road by two firefighters from Callands Volunteer Fire Department.

If Janis Martin is in rockabilly heaven, you know she has a helluva band. Martin, the late Danville-area native who gained worldwide fame as the "Rockabilly Queen" and the "Female Elvis," was posthumously ...

Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:18 PM EDT Tom Periello, the Democratic candidate for the 5th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, will hold a grand opening of his Danville campaign office Monday from ...

Vernell Cassada walked through his garden Monday and talked about what's growing and what has been tough to produce.

Several people have called with questions about their indoor plants. Therefore, this article will offer some common suggestions on caring for these plants.

Former Riverbend Volunteer Fire Department Chief Gary Lee Toler faces up to 95 years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography Tuesday in Danville Circuit Court.

The trial scheduled today for a Danville woman accused of manslaughter has been continued because her attorney is ill.

Pittsylvania County public schools are trying to develop an acceptable cell phone and electronic devices policy for students.

Danville Police are seeking public assistance in identifying suspect related to three copper thefts which occurred late Tuesday night, early Wednesday morning.

A panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals says Virginia's method of executing inmates by lethal injection is constitutional.

Severe thunderstorms toppled trees, knocked out power, sparked lightning-related fires and caused at least one car accident Wednesday in the Dan River Region.

A special response force of the Virginia National Guard has been validated to provide support to first responders and civil authorities if the Commonwealth of Virginia was attacked with a high-explosive, ...

UPDATE: 2:48 p.m., July 1, 2008 Today at 9:10 A M, Danville responded to a vehicle crash at the corner of Poplar Street and Floyd Street involving a tractor trailer and a utility pole.

Today marks the final day on Danville City Council for three retiring members who have collectively served for an amazing 58 years.

July 1, 2008 NTSB releases report on 2007 plane crash in Danville The National Transportation Safety Board has released the results of their investigation into a deadly plane crash in Danville.

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

Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Danville, Virginia, facility, the world's largest aircraft tire and medium radial truck tire manufacturing plant, is planning ...

From a press release issued by VIR "Pee Wee" Thompson displays VIR's latest award.

I haven't posted any dog-inspired tattoos for awhile, though readers continue to share their body art with us.