In the muggy summer of 1776, 56 men met in Philadelphia and pledged their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to America’s ...

Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers ...

The purported fraudulent billings represent a staggering 20% of the entire statewide "sober living" scheme in Arizona.

The purported fraudulent billings represent a staggering 20% of the entire statewide "sober living" scheme in Arizona.

Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History This hand-colored ...

Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, lies just a short drive away and provides insight into the earlier, more desperate days of English colonization. Yorktown, where the ...

With its riverfront parks, historic homes, and tree-lined streets, Smithfield is the kind of place that makes you want to ...

Ground had been broken in Virginia for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches. Thursday's Juneteenth ceremony was at Colonial Williamsburg, a museum that owns the land where ...

A group of Orthodox churches is suing to block a new law in Washington State that requires priests to violate the seal of confession and report incidents of child abuse. In May, Washington’s ...

1854: Virginia State Agricultural Society is established, ... Important dates in history of State Fair of Virginia . Times-Dispatch Staff Mar 11, 2012 Mar 11, 2012 Updated ...

For the first time in Virginia’s history, people with past convictions will be able to have their record sealed from public view. Virginia’s General Assembly passed the record-sealing law in ...

“Our seal, flag, and motto should reflect not just our history, but the vibrant, ... Those with ideas for the new state seal, flag or motto can submit their proposals online until June 18.