Skeptics wonder if the true intention is to undermine efforts to move away from Confederate associations, an issue that has long split people who favor preserving an aspect of southern heritage ...

In a display of unity, former Democratic Gov. L. Douglas Wilder joined several Democratic leaders in Richmond on Thursday to ...

At least six people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion in northern Syria’s Idlib province, officials said ...

A vehicle hit and killed a woman who was walking on Bells Road on Monday night. Police identified the victim as Angela Gibbs, ...

In the early morning hours of June 20, 1864, hundreds of Union soldiers arriving through light fog on the James River crept ...

In a high-stakes voting rights battle with roots in the Reconstruction era, civil rights groups on Friday filed two new ...

After a disastrous debate and questions being raised about his age, Joe Biden announced that he would not be seeking ...

Wherever his travels have taken him professionally and personally, John Jones has always had an interest in local history.

Just over six months into his four-year term, Mayor Avula said he is still learning how to strike a balance between the many ...

Wikimedia Commons/The Illustrated London News Joseph Trammell’s Freedom Papers Joseph Trammell was born enslaved in Virginia ...

Petersburg National Battlefield is located in South-central Virginia. The park offers driving tours of the siege and bat ...