Law enforcement agencies arrested more than 180 individuals and seized multiple weapons and drugs during a week-long operation in Danville, Pittsylvania County and surrounding areas officials announced Monday.

Law enforcement officials across the region teamed up with the DEA and others as part of National Drug Take Back Day.

A new CDC study shows that drug overdoses and poisonings were the third leading cause of death for children and teenagers ages one to 19 in 2020, jumping 83.6 percent from the year before.

U.S. health officials say Merck's experimental COVID-19 pill is effective but they raised questions about its safety during pregnancy.