Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...

From the beep of our metal detectors to the moment we unearth our finds, each episode brings you along on a treasure hunt ...

The aging owners of James Monroe’s Loudoun County estate have turned down offers from developers of more than $55 million ...

Because federal troops had been stationed in Austin after the Civil War, many formerly enslaved Black Americans found a safe place to raise their families in Austin.

The email arrived on Thursday night for a Richmond ... to preserve civil service protections. Security screeners at Richmond International Airport and six other Virginia airports would not be ...

Instead of using the secret routes along the Underground Railroad to find freedom in the North, thousands of enslaved Black ...

Rep. Bobby Scott, D-3rd, called Marsh “a trailblazer and a champion for the city of Richmond, as well as for civil rights across the commonwealth of Virginia.” Scott noted that Hill ...

Winter storm updates: Outages still over 100,000 in SwVa; Montgomery, Franklin, Floyd, Grayson Cos. hard hit Appalachian ...

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Civil lawsuit filings in Virginia's General District Courts increased more than 6% in 2024. The biggest increase? Warrants in debt (collection lawsuits) increased by 27%. A warrant in debt is a ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National Park Service's many Civil War sites. Each proved enjoyable and educational, ...