Danville Fire Department responds to a reported structure fire at 1079 Halifax Rd..

Danville Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 1079 Halifax Rd at approximately 1:30 pm this afternoon. Upon arrival units found heavy smoke pushing from around the roof line. Units were able to quickly verify that the structure was un...

Vehicle Strikes Apartment Building

The Danville Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle striking a building in the 100 block of Levelton Street.

Engine 3 arrived on scene to find a single vehicle had run into a two story apartment building causing structural damage to the exterio...

Danville Fire Department Responds to a reported structure fire at 423 Melrose Dr.

Danville Fire Department Responded  to a reported structure fire at 423 Melrose Dr. just before 10 am this morning.Upon arrival crews found a two story residential structure with smoke and flames showing from the attached garage. Crews made an in...

Council OKs state grant for airport open house

City Council voted last night to accept a state grant that will help pay for a summer event at Danville Regional Airport that will offer free airplane flights for children ages 8-17.

The Virginia Department of Aviation is providing the $7,500 gran...

City prepares for wintry mix snow, sleet and ice

UPDATE POSTED AT 10:45 A.M. TUESDAY: The Public Works Department is pretreating main thoroughfares today because of a wintry mix that is expected to begin this evening and continue overnight.

According to the latest forecast from the National Weather Servi...

City Council will meet in business, work sessions

City Council will meet Tuesday, Feb. 19, in a business session at 7 p.m., followed by a work session. Both sessions are open to the public.

The business session will be held in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the Municipal Building, which is lo...

Courthouse to close for Presidents Day

(Posted Thursday, Feb. 14) The James F. Ingram Justice Center (Danville courthouse) will be closed on Monday, Feb. 18, for the Presidents Day holiday. The Municipal Building and all other City of Danville administrative offices will be open.

Danville Transit debuts Black history bus wrap

In observance of Black History Month, the Danville Transit System has placed in service a bus wrap that celebrates Black history over a 150-year period.

The concept for Danville’s bus wrap is similar to the Corpus Christi (Texas...

Cabin Fever Music Series resumes Saturday

Danville Harvest Jubilee’s Cabin Fever Music Series will resume Saturday, Feb. 9, with Matt Boswell and The HBB bringing their bluegrass and country music sound to the stage at the Community Market.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Stage ti...

Damage report deadline nears for organizations

The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding eligible private non-profit organizations (PNPs) in Virginia of the Feb. 19 deadline to submit disaster loan applications for physical damages caused by Tropical Storm Michael, which oc...

Property survey set for DCC area on Saturday

The Danville Neighborhood Development Corporation (DNDC) on Saturday, Feb. 2, will survey property in the neighborhood surrounding Danville Community College. The survey marks the first step toward developing a revitalization plan for the area.

Th...

Police chief announces promotion of 10 officers

Police Chief Scott Booth today promoted 10 officers to the ranks of captain, lieutenant, sergeant and corporal, saying that as new leaders they will take the Police Department to “where we haven’t been before as an organizatio...

City posts agendas for next City Council meeting

City Council will meet Tuesday, Feb. 5, in a business session at 7 p.m., followed by a work session. Both sessions are open to the public.

The business session will be held in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the Municipal Building, which is loc...

New center to assist advanced manufacturers

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research today announced plans to build a 51,250-square-foot Center for Manufacturing Advancement to assist advanced manufacturers to establish or expand their presence here.

Flu shots to be offered at Community Market

The Pittsylvania-Danville Health District will offer free seasonal flu vaccine at a special dispensing clinic on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community Market at 629 Craghead St.

A limited supply of free influenza vaccin...

Fire Department’s call volume sets record

The Fire Department responded last year to a record 8,411 calls – an increase that was due in part to Tropical Storm Michael that came through the area in October.

The average number of calls per day was 23.04, but call volume reached 10...

City homeowners can apply for dehumidifiers

Danville homeowners who still need to rid their house from moisture following Tropical Storm Michael can apply for a free dehumidifier. Applications will be taken from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, at The Center for Housing Education. Th...

City schedules meetings on regional bus service

The Danville Transit System will hold two public information meetings on Monday, Jan. 28, about proposed regional bus service for Pittsylvania and Halifax counties. The purpose of these meetings is to obtain public input on the proposed bus servi...

City Council will meet with School Board

(Posted Monday, Jan. 21) City Council will meet with the School Board in a special joint work session this week. The joint meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 23, beginning at 6 p.m. at Galileo Magnet School on Ridge Street.

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Warrant information, including race and sex of the accused offender, is based on information supplied by the complainant. All information is subject to verification prior to warrant service. If you know the location of any of the individuals on this list,...

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02-09-2019 Shooting suspect arrested

Danville Police arrested Matthew Dustin Moore on 2-9-2019 at approximately 1:30 AM in the 1300 blk. of Piney Forest Rd.  He was arrested without incident and is being held in the Danville City Jail under no bond.  The investigation is ac...

02-08-2019 Downing Dr. homicide update

Antwain Maurice Jones, age 34, of Culpeper VA, was arrested on February 7, 2019 on the outstanding possession of a firearm by a convicted felon warrant.  He was arrested without incident in Gregg County, Texas by the U.S. Marshals Service. &n...

02-07-2019 Shooting (Update)

UPDATE 2-8-2019

Police located the red Chevrolet pickup truck with VA tag VDK-4277.  Moore remains at large.  

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Danville Police responded to 1307 S. Boston Rd. a...

1-31-19 Danville Police Department Promotions

The Danville Police Department will hold a promotion ceremony Thursday, January 31^st at 3:00 pm in the City Council Chambers, on the 4^th floor of the Municipal Building located at 427 Patton Street, Danville, Virginia 24540. Due to several retirements of ...

01-17-2019 Community Walk

Danville Police Chief Scott Booth and officers of the Danville Police Department will hold a community engagement walk today, 01/17/2019 in the Windsor Heights neighborhood. This will be the first such walk of 2019 and the department’s twelfth w...

01-10-2019 Wanted person arrested

Brandon Marcha Jones, Age 27, of Danville VA, turned himself in to the Danville Police Department and was served with the outstanding warrant for felony possession of drugs.  He posted bond and was released. 

Antwain Maurice Jones, Age 34...

01-03-2019 Neglect Related Charges

Charges have been brought in an August 2018 elder neglect case.

On 8-11-18 at approximately 9:51 pm, Danville Police and the Danville Life Saving Crew responded to a residence in the 100 block of Park Ave. for a report of a female in cardiac arrest. Doroth...

12-26-18 Danville Police Department Promotions

The Danville Police Department will hold a promotion ceremony tomorrow December 27th at 3:00pm at the auditorium of the O. Trent Bonner Middle School located at 300 Apollo Avenue Danville Virginia 24540. Due to the retirement of several senior level membe...

12-23-18 Homicide

This morning at approximately 3:09 a.m. Danville Police responded to the 400 block of Downing Drive in reference to shots being fired. When officers arrived they discovered two victims of apparent gunshot related wounds at the residence.

One victim, a 23-y...

02-14-12 Burglary Arrest

At approximately 11:34 pm on 02-13-12, officers responded to Sacred Heart School, 540 Central Blvd., in reference to an alarm. Officers located 34 year old David Dwayne Dabbs of Danville in the area of the school.

After further investigation, Mr. Dabb...David Dwayne Dabbs

02-13-12 Charges Brought in Vehicle Crash

As a result of the investigation into the vehicle crash this afternoon on the Route 29 Expressway, the driver of the Nissan, John Joseph Beckelheimer, age 46 of Pittsylvania County was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Due to ongoing me...John Joseph Beckelheimer

02-13-12 Vehicle Crash

At approximately 3:30 pm this afternoon Danville Police and EMS personnel responded to the Route 29 Expressway near Holland Road for a report of a vehicle crash.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2006 Nissan Pickup was being operated by a 4...Read on...

01-24-12 Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Update

The Danville Police Department continues to investigate an accident where a pedestrian was struck last week.

At approximately 8:20 pm on 1-17-12 a 21-year-old male was crossing Kemper Road coming from the area of Danville Community College when he was...Read on...