VIRGINIA BEACH — The death of a 12-year-old boy whose body was found three days after he was reported missing was ruled an accidental drowning. Donna Price, a spokeswoman for the Tidewater ...

Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to ...

It took a village to save Clint Carawan, but 11-year-old daughter Vada led the charge ... but Vada said she noticed he wasn’t feeling well. The Virginia Beach family treated the day as normal ...

The well-loved architectural feature is a staple of the American South, but its roots can be traced to Africa.

It is one of thousands of such heart-rending pleas that appeared in papers across the country, starting even before slavery was abolished at the end of the Civil War and continuing as late as the ...

As for the Relf sisters, they received nothing. No damages, no financial compensation. Alabama offered nothing to those who ...

MANASSAS, Va. — Three family members have been arrested and charged with murder after a 4-year-old boy was found unconscious and later died at a hospital, authorities said Tuesday. Police responded to ...

A public art installation called “Portals” features 20 large-scale historic photographs in windows throughout Shockoe Bottom.

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From sandy beaches to mountain summits to sparkling lakes, Virginia just seems to have it all ... and vibrant sunsets in shades of orange and pink paint the sky over the Chesapeake Bay. The once ...

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara are showing how abandoned coconut plantations have taken over Pacific islands, choking out many native plants, according to Earth.com.