This two-year-old male German Shepherd is available for adoption at the Rockingham County Animal Shelter located at 1401 W. Harrison St. in Reidsville.

On a conference call with other New York lawmakers, Clinton, a New York senator, said she was willing to become Obama’s vice presidential nominee if it would help Democrats win the White House, according to a participant who spoke on condition of anonymity because this person was not authorized to speak for

A Campbell County investigation into the May 25 murder of Wilbur West, of Lynch Station, turned up evidence that could help the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office solve an April 15 robbery in Gretna.

Reidsville police made their fifth arrest from a drug undercover operation that was conducted over the fall.

Eden police have identified the man who accidentally shot himself in the chest Monday as Keith Brian Kimbro, 57, of 234 Weaver St.

Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede Tuesday night that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said, effectively ending her bid to be the nation’s first female president

North Carolina regulators say Duke Energy can not raise customers rates because of increased costs of generating electricity in a drought.

The surgeon who operated yesterday on Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s cancerous brain tumor is a respected leader in the field of neuro-oncology and performs the vast majority of such surgeries at Duke University Medical Center.

The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to approve an extra-territorial jurisdiction request by the city of Eden after a public hearing. Amelia Dallas made the motion to approve the request. The motion received a second and carried 4 to 1, with Bert Jones, chairman, casting the dissenting vote.

Week will busy one for students waiting to say farewell to hallowed halls

Meissner earns Southside Virginia Scholarship to attend U.Va.

New program provides convenience stores with a handbook that outlines how to spot face IDs

Supervisors question whether now is the time to spend funds on upgraded office space

Firefighters say cause of fire has not been determined

Kramer Terrell reflects on different roles he’s taken since first enlisting in the Air Force

With gas prices soaring to record levels, many people are beginning to seek alternatives to gas-guzzling cars and trucks. But a weekend event in Mayodan proves the gas crunch even affects those who favor horses for transportation.

Elmer Lee Bailey, 26, of 108 Grassy Springs Road in Stoneville, was charged Monday with two counts of taking a motor vehicle and two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle.

An Eden man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest Monday afternoon, apparently while cleaning his gun, police said.

Driver of car driving on wrong side of U.S. 220 killed Thursday evening

A Reidsville man was charged Monday with shooting into an occupied Reidsville Public Works truck.

Morehead High School’s Athletic Director, John Harder announced Monday afternoon that Jason Smart has been named the new Morehead head football coach.

The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing during its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday to consider approval of an extra-territorial jurisdiction extension requested by the city of Eden.

Virginia’s attorney general is headed to a federal appeals court in Richmond to seek another hearing on a state law on late-term abortions.

One of the nation’s oldest conferences for black clergy kicks off today in Hampton.

Shuttle Discovery closed in on the international space station early Monday with a super-size delivery: a scientific lab that’s as big as a school bus and a toilet pump.

North Carolina’s top lobbying group for public school teachers says the House needs to support higher salary increases for educators.

Danville police arrested a man Sunday night in conjunction with two separate shooting incidents on Worshom Street.

Strapped families struggling to pay increasing food costs can order a $30 box of food that participants say doubles their money.

Bad weather brings early ending to weekend event

An off-duty Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s officer called in a possible DUI to the Chatham Police Department Friday at about 10 p.m., sparking a chase that ended in a wreck in Danville.