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WFXR News NOW@6: August 19, 2019

Posted: Aug 19, 2019 / 06:48 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 19, 2019 / 06:48 PM EDT

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DANVILLE, Va. (WFXR) -- A "musty smell" has prompted the city of Danville to treat its city water with carbon, the city announced Saturday.

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DANVILLE, Va. (WFXR) -- A Danville woman is dead following a crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer this morning, police say.

According to Danville Police, a 1997 Honda Accord driven by Mary Elizabeth McDonald, age 24 of Danville, was traveling south in the 500 block of Kentuck Road, when her sedan crossed the center line into oncoming traffic. McDonald’s sedan hit a tractor-trailer traveling in the northbound lanes. She was pronounced dead at the scene around 8:20 a.m.

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