Category Archives: More News

Suspect in Fatal Shooting Pleads Not Guilty
A Danville man who is facing murder charges in a weekend shooting claims he is innocent. Twenty-six year old Marcus Carter appeared for his initial court appearance Monday before Judge Derek Girton. T...
Oct 22, 2017

Suspect in Custody in Sunday Danville Homicide
The Vermilion County Coroner has released the name of a man who was fatally shot on Danville’s southeast side early Sunday. Coroner Jane McFadden says the victim is 35-year-old Lucas W. Stark of...
Oct 22, 2017

District 118 Board May Honor Former Superintendent
Danville District 118 School Board members will consider Wednesday whether to rename the district's administration building after former Superintendent David Fields. A committee met earlier and consid...
Oct 22, 2017

Charges Filed in Fatal Bowman Ave. Crash
Vermilion County Sheriff's Police say one of the drivers involved in a head-on fatal collision along Bowman Avenue Friday evening has been charged. Sixty-year-old David Winkler Jr. of rural Danville h...
Oct 22, 2017

Next Round of Energy Assistance Coming Soon
The East Central Illinois Community Action Agency has announced plans for the second round of assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (known as LIHEAP). The agency will begin ...
Oct 22, 2017

Possible School Bus Strike Could Close Danville Schools
A possible strike by school bus drivers could potentially close Danville District 118 Schools early next month. A notice sent to parents today (Friday, Oct. 20, 2017) said First Student Bus Company ha...
Oct 20, 2017

Bresee Tower's New Owner Looks to Future
The new owner of Bresee Tower in Downtown Danville says his first impressions are that the inside of the 12-story building is in much better shape than he expected. Scottie Porter is the Executive Dir...
Oct 20, 2017

Update: Murder Charges Filed in Georgetown Death
A 31-year-old Georgetown man is now facing first-degree murder charges in the death of another man from that city. Gregory A. Johnson was formally charged today (Friday) with three counts of first-deg...
Oct 20, 2017

Local Workforce Program Recognized Nationally
A workforce development program which was formed in Danville is now a nationwide model for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Representatives from Vermilion Advantage were honored at the U.S. Chamber of Co...
Oct 20, 2017

Georgetown Death Being Labeled a Homicide
Police in Georgetown are labeling the death of a 21-year-old man a homicide, and they say a suspect is in custody. Georgetown Police Chief Whitney Renaker says the victim had been reported missing on ...
Oct 20, 2017







