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A Spotsylvania man has been charged with being involved in a high-speed pursuit Friday night that was featured on a national television program. Colby...
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HENRY COUNTY, Va. – The Virginia State Police is investigating a single vehicle crash, which resulted in a pedestrian fatality. The crash occurred Saturday,...
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Danville, VA. (August 9, 2022) – Sovah Health system announced today that chief executive officer (CEO) and Market President R. Alan Larson will retire...
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Francis Zehr a well respected member of the Ridgeway District of Henry County for many years has passed. He served Henry County as a...
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MHC CHAMBER GROW WINNERS $6,120 Richard Reed – Reed Electrical Solutions, LLC $5,285 Stephanie – Dandelion Counseling, LLC $2,500 Crystal – Eco Signs and...
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HENRY COUNTY – A Bassett woman has been charged with four counts of attempted murder on a law enforcement officer and use of a...
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Virginia Gov. Republican Glenn Youngkin will be a guest on Hannity on FOX NEWS
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HENRY COUNTY – On June 11, 2022, at approximately 9:30 pm, the Martinsville-Henry County Emergency 911 Center received a call from a male stating...
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HENRY COUNTY, VA – Company plans to invest a additional $20 million and add 168,000 square feet to its aluminum beverage can production facility...
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HOUSE FIRE IN MARTINSVILLE – 410 VIRGINIA AVE – House destroyed – No injuries
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HENRY COUNTY, Va – A small plane crashed on the runway of the Blue Ridge Airport Saturday afternoon. According to a source, complications with...
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A car’s catalytic converter is composed of valuable and precious metals. As a result, it’s often stolen—by total jerks!—if the right precautionary measures aren’t...
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Johnny Depp and Amber Heard both won, in part, their defamation lawsuits, a jury announced on Wednesday after deliberating for about 12 hours...
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– Priority One accident in front of Biscuitville headed into Collinsville. Single Car hits major gas line. – Natural Gas smell is extremely strong...
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MARTINSVILLE, VA (May 13, 2022) – The Chamber’s Partnership for Economic Growth (C-PEG) recognized its 2022 Startup Martinsville-Henry County graduates who recently completed the...
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On April 30, 2022, the Martinsville-Henry County Emergency 911 Center received a call that multiple vehicles in the Starling Avenue area were broken into....
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In a career that spanned 37 years former WSET-13’s Sports Director Dennis Carter says his impending induction into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame...
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HENRY COUNTY, Va – Talk show host Bob Sharp suffered a serious fall in the hallway of Star News before he was to appear...
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ACCIDENT NEAR ROUTE 87 IN RIDGEWAY – Two people were ejected from convertible – one found under the vehicle – Aircare helicopter brought in...
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MARTINSVILLE, Va – Over 100 people showed up for the Grand Re-opening of Chief Tassel Building in UPTOWN Martinsville. The Chief Tassel building was...
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MARTINSVILLE, Va – The Martinsville Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that Henry County Deputy Rayshawn O’shea Gravely is a current inmate in the Martinsville City...
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The man who died in a house fire on April 9 has been identified as James Samuel Brown, 67. Members of the Patrick County...
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A federal judge in Florida ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lift its mask mandate for airports, planes and other forms...
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LINCOLN, Ala. – An Earnhardt will once again be behind the wheel of the No. 3 car for a NASCAR series race. Richard Childress...
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– The chase started in Halifax County then through Pittsylvania County, Martinsville, Henry County – then ended with a deadly crash in Patrick County...
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Harley Daniel Pendleton, 41 of Bassett, is facing several felony charges in connection to a shooting along Boxwood Lane Friday. According to the Henry...
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WXII 12 News anchor Kimberly Van Scoy announced Thursday that she is stepping away from her role at the station to focus on her...
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Biden’s approval hovers at 33%: Just 26% of independents approve of his job in the White House, 39% back his handling of Ukraine and...
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NASCAR fined Ty Gibbs $15,000 for a behavioral infraction from Friday night’s Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway, but it was not for throwing...
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The NASCAR Hall of Fame and Martinsville Speedway unveiled a year-long exhibit honoring the track’s historic 75th Anniversary season at a press conference in...
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The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is extending the nationwide mask requirement for public transit for 15 days as it monitors an uptick...
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– Neighbors say they heard gunshots before fire – Patrick Henry Volunteer Fire Department responded
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MARTINSVILLE – Uptown Bella’s Salon – 38 Franklin Street Ribbon-cutting
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he Martinsville Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at a convenience store in Henry County that occurred Sunday night. Police say they responded...
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Martinsville Police were called to Sparky’s Food Store on Starling Avenue at 9:30PM Sunday evening. A man wearing a black hoodie with a red...
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ENGLAND – The monarch is experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms” but expects to continue “light duties” at Windsor over the coming week, the palace said....
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HENRY COUNTY – Multiple drug and firearm charges have been handed down to two Henry Co. residents who were arrested following an undercover distribution...
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The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting that occurred during the early morning hours of February 18, 2022. At approximately 1:05...
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Henry County Firefighters responded to an abandoned house on fire on Dillons Fork Road shortly after noon on Thursday and extinguished the blaze. Despite...
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No one was injured in a house fire Saturday afternoon in Martinsville. The Martinsville Fire and EMS responded to 1243 Chatham Heights Road at...
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DANVILLE, Va – Danville City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to allow cannabis dispensing facilities to operate in retail districts. During its July 6...
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HENRY COUNTY, Va – No one died in a house fire Thursday night on 5605 Daniels Creek Road in Collinsville. The 911 communications center...
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BRIDGEWATER — A 27-year-old man has been charged with the killing of a Bridgewater College police officer and a safety officer in a shooting on...
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DANVILLE, Va. – The pilot of a small plane died in a crash near Danville Regional Airport Tuesday afternoon. The plane went down in...
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HENRY COUNTY – Andy Parker, the father of a journalist who was killed during a live TV report in 2015, is running for Congress...
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*Approved an additional appropriation of $349,999 received from coronavirus relief funds to the School budget. The funds will be used for a variety of...
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HENRY COUNTY – Board of Supervisors awarded the 2021 Jack Dalton Community Service Award to Fire Chief Charlie “Junior” Lynch, Jr., during its regular...
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ROBBERY AT DODGE STORE IN HENRY COUNTYJanuary 24, 2022The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a robbery that occurred duringthe evening hours of...
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HENRY COUNTY – On January 22, 2022, at approximately 5:34 am, the Henry County Jail staff was made aware of a female inmate suffering...
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ANAHELM, CA – The level of wrestling that UFC bantamweight Tony Gravely displayed at UFC 270 on Saturday night resulted in landing 11 takedowns...
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JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Henry County Sheriff’s Office & Henry County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office January 20, 2022 A recent incident involving the death of a...
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HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Homicide January 19, 2022 On January 14, 2022, at approximately 11:05 pm, the Martinsville-Henry County 911 Center...
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01/19/22 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Harvest Foundation 134 East Church Street P.O. Box 5183 Martinsville, VA 24115 Contact: Latala P. Hodges Director of Communications...
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Martinsville man died in a house fire Saturday night on South Barton Street in Martinsville. Hairston Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements...
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Two people are dead and two people are hurt after a shooting at the El Parral restaurant in Henry County Friday evening.
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PATRICK COUNTY – A domestic disturbance report led to a male subject being shot Friday night in Patrick County. According to the Patrick County...
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WASHINGTON – It just got harder to hide from the IRS. Starting this month, users selling goods and services through such popular sites as...
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A 43-year-old Ringgold has been indicted on a murder count. Khaleel Latwain Rodgers surrendered himself to authorities Thursday. He’s facing a charge of first-degree...
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CRITICS SAY THIS AFFECTIONATELY CRAFTED “REQUEL” IS A TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE META FRANCHISE THAT OFFERS GORY PLEASURES, FUN NEW ADDITIONS TO THE CAST,...
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HENRY COUNTY, Va. Henry County officials announced on Thursday that two pieces of legislation have been introduced to the 2022 Virginia General Assembly that...
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Total federal tax collections in the first three months of fiscal 2022—October through December—set a record as they topped $1 trillion, hitting $1,051,873,000,000, according to...
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Did NASCAR lose fans? Or gain fans? Who’s to say? Recently, NASCAR announced that they “didn’t want to get involved in politics” in regards...
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Statement from Jim Adams, Chairperson of the Henry County Board of Supervisors “The City of Martinsville is attempting to use smokescreen theatrics to force...
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STATEMENT IN FULL FROM HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: Henry County counters City’s effort to force reversion agreement The Henry County Board of Supervisors...
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HENRY COUNTY – Due to potentially hazardous travel conditions during the morning commute, Henry County Public Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay...
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HENRY COUNTY – Collinsville District Supervisor Joe Byrant nominated current Chairman Jim Adams to serve once again as Chairman – the vote was unanimous....
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Virginia State Police responded to 313 crashes and 277 disabled and stuck motorists across Virginia during the first hours of the new year’s first...
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PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY – A biker was injured o when the motorcycle he was on apparently collided with a silver SUV at the intersection of...
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HENRY COUNTY – Outreach program started by Horsepasture District Supervisor, Debra Buchanan in 2000. Partnering with local Churches & Walmart, several thousand brand new...
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Statement from Henry County Board Chairman Jim Adams on VSA vote If 2021 showed us anything, it showed us that we as a community...
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A CITY WITHOUT LIMITS December 15, 2021 Dear Hon. Chairman and Members of the Board of Supervisors: The City of Martinsville appreciates the spirit...
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HENRY COUNTY – County Administrator Tim Hall announced his retirement at today’s Supervisors meeting. He plans to work until July 1, 2022 – then...
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MARTINSVILLE – Fire breaks out at a two story dwelling located at he intersection of Fayette and First streets. Martinsville City Fire chief Ted...
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MARTINSVILLE – Fire breaks out at a two story dwelling located at he intersection of Fayette and First streets.
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At least two people have been killed and at least seven have been injured amid a rare December tornado outbreak. A powerful storm was...
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Timothy Edward Ross turned himself in at the Henry County Magistrate’s Office onDecember 9, 2021 at approximately 9:00 pm. An arrest warrant for distribution...
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MARTINSVILLE – City Sheriff Steve Draper confirms to Star News that two inmates working on outside crews overdosed Thursday evening on fentanyl. City Paramedics...
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Jussie Smollett guilty of staging race-baiting hate attack to boost career CHICAGO — Jussie Smollett was convicted Thursday of staging a hate crime nearly three years...
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Anyone with information about this missing person case is asked to call the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office at 336-634-3232 or Rockingham County Crime Stoppers...
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HENRY COUNTY – The County Sheriff’s Office has concluded an undercover drug investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine. On December 1, 2021, Henry County...
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The Danville Police Department needs your help finding this car. It was involved in a Saturday evening shooting that injured two people. Two male...
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David Lee Morse, 67, of 1385 Wingfield Orchard Road in Henry County was found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in...
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NEW YORK — CNN indefinitely suspended anchor Chris Cuomo on Tuesday after details emerged about how he helped his brother, former New York Gov....
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HENRY COUNTY – Retired Henry County investigator charged in the death of his wife ended Tuesday and awaits the decision of Judge David Williams...
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PILOT MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Firefighters in North Carolina are working to put out a fire in Pilot Mountain State Park that has already burned more...
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STUART – Bassett family has been arrested on charges of breaking and entering and larceny following an investigation of multiple alleged crimes committed over...
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Due to limiting circumstances, personal property tax bills will be mailed out later than normal this year. To minimize the impact this will have...
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Hair-ston Total Designs Liaretta Hairston Celebrating 25 Years in Business on the Cook Block in Eden 546 Morgan Road Beauty and Barber Shop for...
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WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is expected to begin the process of expanding the booster authorization to all adults as early as this week,...
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The Martinsville Bulletin moved out of its headquarters at 204 Broad Street, and into new offices at the former Grand Piano Building in Uptown...
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Donte Cheron Freeman, 39, of Ridgeway has been released from jail after all charges against him related to the shooting on Dunlap Street in...
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A pickup truck and Henry County school bus collided on U.S. 220 at the bypass exit in Fieldale around early this morning. Director of...
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CHARLOTTE — He’s back. The Panthers on Thursday agreed to terms with quarterback Cam Newton, bringing the former No. 1 overall pick back to Charlotte,...
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FIELDALE – Strong winds and rain that started Thursday night may have caused this white pickup to lose control on River Road. The vehicle...
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The Franklin County Sheriff’s office says northbound US 220 was closed at Henry Road, the result of a tractor trailer accident. Officials say the...
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CHATHAM – Edward and Tammy Taylor scratched a Mega Crossword ticket -They purchased it while shopping for groceries at Food Lion on Franklin Turnpike...
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FIELDALE – Brandon Lawson, 31 has been charged on suspicion of reckless driving in connection with a Henry County bus crash Monday afternoon. Four...
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The Henry County Sheiff’s Office is asking the public to help locate this gold Chevrolet S10 truck was stolen in the Ridgeway area recently...
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REIDSVILLE – On Monday, November 8, 2021, at approximately 6:00 pm, employees at a local group home on Rosemont Drive called to report that...
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LOS ANGELES – Where 2021 and 2022 intersect: The 2021 season ended with the awarding of the Bill France Cup to NASCAR Cup Series...
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HEALTH DISTRICT CLINIC TO OFFER ALL THREE VACCINES: The Virginia Department of Health’s Pittsylvania/Danville Health District is hosting a mobile clinic offering all three...
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Movie review Back in 1963, the character of Clifford (the big, red dog) came into the world when a children’s book editor suggested cartoonist...
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MARTINSVILLE – Donte Cheron Freeman, age 39, of Preston Scales Drive Martinsville, Virginia has been arrested in connection to the November 7th shooting that...
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Henry County School bus 86 Lost control after being struck by a truck then went down an embankment- Most of the students were taken...
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MARTINSVILLE – The Martinsville Police Department responded to Dunlap Street, where they found Johnny Omar Spencer Jr. 39-year-old male Martinsville resident who had been...
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AXTON – The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting that occurred during the evening hours of November 7, 2021. At approximately...
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Henry County School Bus 86 lost control after being stuck by a truck, then went down an embankment A Dodge Ram truck was also...
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HENRY COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash that resulted in two fatalities. The crash occurred Friday, (Nov 5) at...
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– Shooting on Dunlap around 8:40PM Sunday night At least 300 feet of the street blocked off for investigation Victim was taken to the...
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RIDGEWAY – Sunday morning the 911 Communications Center received a call of a small aircraft crash near the Pace Airport and Soapstone Road in...
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NASCAR – Kyle Larson, the season’s most dominant driver in the NASCAR Cup Series from start to finish, completed his run to the top...
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A federal appeals court suspended the Biden administration’s new vaccine requirement for private companies, delivering a major blow for one of the White House’s...
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NASCAR – Daniel Hemric capped his lone season at Joe Gibbs Racing in style by winning the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship on Saturday...
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RIDGEWAY – Ricardo Mitchell, Cole Burgess, and Luke Burgess are the three other students that were airlifted from the accident scene that left the...
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HOLLYWOOD – Walt Disney is warning the public about some lighting effects in ANTLERS that may effect photosensitive viewers. They say out of abundance...
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Thanksgiving and Black Friday have marked the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season and the time of year when shoppers get focused on...
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CLOCKS “FALL BACK” ONE HOUR SUNDAY MORNING:Remember to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed tonight. Or if you’re still...
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MARTINSVILLE – Dollar Tree, one of the last true dollar stores selling items for $1, is about to succumb to inflation and soaring shipping...
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Appearing on CNBC’s Squawk Box Friday, former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said that Pfizer’s experimental antiviral pill — which was found, in trials,...
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WASHINGTON- House lawmakers passed President Biden’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill late Friday night, securing a key victory for his administration and breaking a...
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RICHMOND, Va. — Democratic leaders in Virginia have conceded that Republicans have won control of the House of Delegates. Republicans now expect to hold...
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MARTINSVILLE – Late for the Sky Production Company has produced a specialized Monopoly styled game board featuring Martinsville. They claim, “we jammed all the...
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BASSETT – The Virginia State Police have confirmed one fatality and one injury on a head-on-collision that occurred at 9080 Fairy Stone Park Highway...
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HOLLYWOOD – It’s the first feature film for the studio with title superheroes who are South Asian (Kumail Nanjiani’s Kingo), Latina (Salma Hayek’s Ajak),...
