A new Salvation Army Family Store is opening in Danville Plaza Shopping Center on July 9, and the organization is looking for donations.

From competing in an apple pie contest to rallying for lower taxes, local residents have the opportunity to celebrate American independence in a variety of ways on Saturday.

For the first time since his trial began, Hugh Webster was calm. He was quiet. He reached over and shook the hands of his attorneys, Kieran Shanahan and John Branch, after the judge read the not guilty verdicts for the count of embezzlement and exploitation of his aunt Thursday in Caswell County Superior Court.

Community leaders and elected officials — including Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District — gathered Thursday at Virginia International Raceway to announce a step toward a greener future through $100,000 in available grants for work force partnerships.

With Independence Day falling on a Saturday, some city and state offices will be closing on Friday to celebrate the holiday.

Shortly after the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s office sent out a news release saying a man wanted in Hanover County had been seen in Blairs and Danville, Danville Police officers picked him up.

The Advanced Vehicle Research Center will be working with the city of Danville to modernize its municipal fleet and improve the fleet’s energy efficiency.

The Danville fire marshal’s office suspects arson in a fire that destroyed several units at Cabin Lake Thursday morning.

Hugh Webster has been found not guilty on both criminal charges by a Caswell County (N.C.) Superior Court jury Thursday afternoon. Webster had been charged with embezzlement and the felony exploitation of an elderly adult.

Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th District, is celebrating American independence a few days early.

Homes and businesses that are upgraded to be more energy efficient may qualify for partial funding of those projects through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus funds.

Hugh Webster burst out of the courtroom Wednesday during a request by his attorney to dismiss the charge of embezzlement before he testified in his defense.

Seven young Danville band camp participants will open for Groove Train during Fridays at The Crossing this week.

Deep into the beauty of rural North Carolina and close to where boaters and swimmers are enjoying Hyco Lake, the future of clean coal energy can be seen at Progress Energy’s Roxboro plant.

Three young men have been arrested for a string of recent burglaries at three Danville churches.

Hugh Webster’s 83-year-old aunt took the stand Tuesday in the second day of his trial for embezzlement and felony exploitation of an elderly adult in Caswell County Superior Court.

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to the Nestle USA plant in Danville.

A Vernon Hill man, on an approved ride along with a Danville police officer, wound up being arrested for killing an opossum while on that ride.

Nestle officials are meeting with Danville workers to review the finding that a sample of raw cookie dough collected at the plant tested positive for E. coli.

Virginia’s unemployment rate inched up in May with Danville having the highest job-less numbers among the state’s metropolitan areas.