MARTINSVILLE, Va. – There was a time when Ford Pintos dominated on Martinsville Speedway’s half-mile, but until Thursday it had been quite a few years since one challenged the tight turns. And Thursday the dozen or so vintage Pintos weren’t exactly ...

On April 14, 2012 at around 9:52pm Officers of the Martinsville Police Department responded to 918 Blankenship Road in reference to an assault/ possible abduction of an individual. Upon their arrival, they located what appeared to be blood on the ...

No problems as a result of the rain were reported in Martinsville or Henry County, but a bridge in Patrick County reportedly flooded out. The Low Water Bridge off Ararat Highway flooded over when debris clogged the culverts underneath it. ...

43 students from Bassett High School were inducted as new members of the National Honor Society in a ceremony held at the school on May 9, 2012. To be eligible for membership consideration, students must have a cumulative GPA of 92 ...

The Virginia State Police has released its annual “Crime in Virginia” report comparing crime statistics among the cities and counties in Virginia. The report looks at the top eight violent and major crimes: murder, rape, robbery, burglary, aggravated assault, arson, ...

The National Weather Service has us under a Flash Flood Watch that remains in effect through Tuesday morning. The Watch is in effect for portions of North Carolina including Alleghany, Ashe, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin. In Virginia, Carroll, Floyd, ...

Average retail gasoline prices in Virginia have fallen 7.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.58/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.73/g, according to ...

Dr. Susan Tinsley Gooden, a PHCC alumna from 1988 spoke to this year's group of graduates Saturday. Gooden is now a professor of public administration and policy at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government Affairs and executive director of ...

In a regulatory filing, AMP Ohio says their Prairie State Energy project sufferred damage to a large fan on March 27th. The plant, now several billion dollars over budget, was scheduled to open last year. Now it's estimated some of ...

(WASHINGTON) -- In this week's Republican address, South Dakota Rep. Kristi Noem tells American's that despite last week's disappointing jobs report, House Republicans are working to improve the economy with its "Plan for America's Job Creators." Only just receiving her Bachelor's ...