Survivors hope their harrowing memories can help make their hometown the last place on Earth to be hit by a nuclear bomb.

Thousands observed a moment of silence on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of ...

After feeling like he "hit a brick wall" during his first three years of college, Patrick County High School graduate Michael ...

The New York City shooter who sought to attack NFL offices said he had the degenerative brain disease CTE, thought to be ...

Scientists in Mexico are testing innovative methods they hope can be employed to locate the overwhelming number of people missing due to cartel violence.

In reality, there is very little difference between Martinsville, Virginia, and Elgin, Texas. We have similar needs, wants, ...

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The only married person was Otis, and that’s why he stayed drunk.” The Virginia Museum of Natural History on Starling Avenue is inviting everyone to come to the museum from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. today, ...

The Patrick County Diamond Youth Baseball team made history this year, winning the state tournament for the first time in 6 ...

One of NASA's most traveled astronauts in the agency's first decade, Lovell flew four times: Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13.

The Martinsville City Council has terminated the employment of City Manager Aretha Ferrell-Benvavides immediately.

It seems there are two types of people: those who love pickleball and those who haven't tried it yet.  Whether you're a ...