A Danville mother and daughter, who both have Type II diabetes, are shedding the pounds thanks to their health insurance covering an exercise program and visits with a dietitian.

Danville City Council will take their final vote on the budget for Danville Public Schools Tuesday night.

Beginning Monday (May 14), one lane of Water Street will be closed for two weeks.

UPDATE: A fire spokesperson confirms that the fire started in an abandoned warehouse at 1010 W. Main Street.

We will have a live report on 11 Connects News at 6pm.

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Firefighters are battling a fire that may have started in a warehouse off W. Market Street.

Traffic is tied up in the area.

Mike Quillen, a local boy of average means who grew up to found a Fortune 500 company in the mountains of far Southwest Virginia.

Folks were up and dancing to the strains of “Rocky Top” at the Heartwood center Saturday, despite being some 14 miles from the Tennessee state line.

The process takes time but state officials have a “laser focus” on bringing employers to Southwest Virginia, according to Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

Retired U.S. Navy SEAL Coleman Ruiz has experienced a vast array of emotions during the past two weeks.

Hundreds of people missed sleep in Danville on Friday night to remember those who died from cancer, to celebrate surviving cancer and to continue the fight for a cure.

The 65-year-old driver of a tractor-trailer that overturned into a median of the Danville Expressway was transported to Danville Regional Medical Center with serious injury Saturday afternoon, according to police.