Vintage maps labeled the farms along old Mechum’s River Road with still-familiar local names including Ballard, Carr, Jones ...

Viola Brown is one of the latter. Recently, Brown turned 110-years-old and couldn't be happier. The whol town of Berryville, VA where she lives took to the streets to celebrate the woman who's lived ...

Traditions EndurePainted in the late 1700s, “The Old Plantation” reveals that ... features indicated on the extremely detailed map of the Virginia region that Captain John Smith created ...

A study has found that land owned by the city of Richmond, Virginia, possibly contains more than 700 unmarked graves. Some of ...

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A 13-year-old was struck at around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19, officials said, while crossing the intersection of Nokes Boulevard and City Center Boulevard on a scooter in Sterling. The following day ...

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61-year-old Marla Holden was killed by a falling tree on her way home from work while driving on the parkway in Fort Hunt, just south of Alexandria. “There’s a before and an after from now on,” ...

As President Trump pledges to revive “beautiful” coal, Virginia’s coal counties have largely moved on to new ventures. But who stands to benefit? By Ben Paviour Ben Paviour is reporting in ...

In October 2024, 36-year-old Virginia McCullough was handed a life sentence after being found guilty of killing her elderly parents John, 70, and Lois, 71, in 2019, before spending the next few ...

BATH COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — An 80-year-old died after a fatal crash in Bath County, Virginia State Police (VSP) said. VSP said they are investigating a single-vehicle crash that resulted in a ...