Friday's closing ceremony for the Danville Rotary Club’s Field of Honor — now something of a summer tradition in the city — ...

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Food Lion plans to keep their doors open on their usual holiday hours. While banks, post offices, and the stock market take a ...

The justices, after their term ends, greenlight deportations to war-ravaged South Sudan from a shipping container.

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The US celebrates its Independence Day with closures in government services, record-breaking travel forecasts, and ...

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