Danville City Council member Lee Vogler was attacked last week and burned over more than half his body. He remains in critical condition at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Leaders of the Pierce Street Gateway organization say healthy food and interactive history are the fuel the neighborhood needs to continue its legacy of Black achievement.

The goal, she says, is to address the sense that many voters in Southwest Virginia feel estranged from a state government in Richmond when they’re closer to up to nine other state capitals ...

The Lynchburg City Council adopted the 2026 fiscal year budget a day before it went into effect. Now programs like the electoral board are feeling the pressure of funding cuts.

The report found that, in 2023, people left Virginia for states with both higher and lower income tax rates. Of the top 10 states people left Virginia for that year, five had lower rates, four had ...

For that to happen, a down-ballot candidate generally needs to find votes that the candidate for governor can’t. In recent elections, that’s meant anywhere from 27,000 to 175,000 extra ...

Parking enforcement in Danville isn’t new, but it’s been at least two years since the city had a full-time parking enforcement officer working consistently. Bringing it back has become a hot topic ...

Is there a book you read in your youth that opened your eyes or minds to something very different from what you heard and learned at home, school or church?

At its regular 7 p.m. meeting Tuesday, Danville’s city council will consider participating in a proposed nationwide settlement agreement of opioid-related claims. Participation would allow the city to ...

As the school year approaches, health departments across Southwest and Southside Virginia are offering vaccination clinics and immunization appointments to help families meet school requirements.

Amtrak ridership in Virginia is up; Roanoke route grows fastest. Giles County sets river cleanup for Sept. 6. Youngkin announces state board appointments.

The city’s Warming Center provides shelter during the cold winter months, but Martinsville’s unhoused residents have nowhere to go when temperatures soar.