A man was found dead in a backyard, and police have opened a death investigation.

Weather / Public Safety

NWS flags Friday and Saturday storm risk for Henry County

NWS Blacksburg says Henry County and Martinsville have an increased risk of severe storms Friday and Saturday, with damaging winds and localized flash flooding possible.

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Business

Startup MHC application deadline arrives Aug. 14 for Martinsville-area entrepreneurs

The eight-week Startup MHC program begins Sept. 8 and will meet Tuesday evenings at the P&HCC Dalton IDEA Center in Martinsville.

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Arts & Culture

Danville museum to open Civil War prisoner's sketchbook exhibit Aug. 21

A Henry Van der Weyde sketchbook exhibit and a traveling Civil War Medicine exhibit will open Aug. 21 at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History.

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Government

Greensboro schedules Aug. 17 public hearing on proposed data center moratorium

The City of Greensboro calendar lists a 4-6 p.m. public hearing Aug. 17 on a proposed data center moratorium.

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Local

Facebook Update

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Local

ICE Could Spend $20 Million on Electric Shock Gloves for Agents

ICE Could Spend $20 Million on Electric Shock Gloves for Agents WASHINGTON, D.C. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement could soon be giving its officers a rather unusual piece o...

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