Police are investigating the death of Precious Saunders.

(UPDATE:) Claiming liabilities of $100 million to $500 million and assets of $50 million to $100 million

Appalachian Power Company is putting approximately 5,000 acres at Smith Mountain Lake in a conservation easement that will keep the scenic land off limits to development.

Martinsville Police say James Shirell Flaneary was found lying next to a machine used to make mattress pads

Event will give public a chance to learn more about contenders’ views

Prescription drug card aimed at keeping costs lower for state residents

New bill would allow taxpayers to pay more than they owe to help reduce national debt

Supervisor Fred Ingram says he wants to look into changing ban on Sunday beer, wine sales

Monroe Lea, 76, had been at the UNC Burn Center since the Jefferson Avenue blaze

Wesley Earnest, 37, of Moneta is charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the Dec. 19 death of his wife, Jocelyn Earnest.

Kaine will speak to students at the University of Virginia, in Professor Larry Sabato’s American politics class.

Staying activing, living healthy helps man make it to the 100 Club.

Daniel & Co. Inc. has been hired for project at Galileo Magnet High School

Police chief says crackdown on drugs has led to more break-ins, robberies in city

It’s not something her doctor prescribed, but for Debra Bailey gardening is physical therapy for her incurable disease.
Bailey has muscular dystrophy, a debilitating genetic disease that may ultimately leave her paralyzed, unable to get out of bed or kill her.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the area in effect until 8 p.m.
WSLS 10 Weather Center

Candidates make case for election on eve of primary

Saturday’s release of insects met with smiles, cheers from large crowd

Debbie Vernon, who last year weighed close to 280 pounds, has been dealing with weight issues since her late teens. But after watching her husband lose 140 pounds after gastric bypass surgery in 2006, and hearing positive results from other friends, Vernon began seriously considering the surgery.

Residents discuss how Danville can help war-ravaged region

A vehicle crash Saturday morning resulted in the death of a Danville woman who was attempting to cross a busy city street, police said Saturday.

In its early years, Ringgold’s fire department had two stations — one next to the Sellers Brothers Construction shop and another at Kentuck Crossroads. It was the first rural fire department south of White Oak Mountain.

This morning Danville police responded to a vehicle crash in which a woman was killed, according to a news release from the Danville police department.

The Caswell County (N.C.) Sheriff’s Office is looking for a green Dodge truck and two Hispanic men in relation to a shooting Tuesday.

Ruffin (N.C.) Volunteer Fire Department quickly put fires in two buildings Friday behind the Ruffin Post Office on U.S. 29 Business.

Danville Public Schools teachers are expected to get an average pay increase of 7 percent

Melvin Warner, 65, was one of two men who died in the Jan. 5 garage blaze on Jefferson Avenue

N.C. woman will spend 25 to 39 months in jail after pleading guilty to lesser charge

Pfc. Elwood Reynolds died in battle near the Chosin Reservoir 57 years ago

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is voluntarily recalling charm key chains, saying the charms could contain high levels of lead.