On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” – while they were being shipped to a plantation in Puerto Príncipe, Cuba.

Mirabel Ting won her third individual title in as many starts, beating Woad by six shots Sunday in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Most people think about Williamsburg as a destination to learn more about Civil War History and the American Revolution, and ...

Tom Cunliffe tells us of the wonderful life of Virginia Crowell Jones (‘Ginny’ to her friends, and ‘The Madam’ to us all) the late, great Madam of Newport.

On Nov. 12, 2024, the Island lost a devoted advocate for the environment and the working waterfront. Surrounded by her family, Virginia Crowell Jones departed on her final voyage from her home in West ...

Whether it's Texas' "Hook 'Em" hand gesture, Virginia Tech's "Enter Sandman" entrance or Oklahoma's "Sooner Schooner," there are a plethora of customs that make NCAA football the spectacle that it is.

Republicans argue that VA is a bloated bureaucracy that is making a concerted effort to prevent veterans from accessing community care and forcing them to stick with the VA system to curb costs.

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin took the dais Monday morning to deliver his final State of the Commonwealth address before a new governor is elected later this year. The address ...

I recently went to a pub and paid $10 for a schooner. (For a moment, let’s ignore the dystopian world-building that has brainwashed me into thinking this is a good price for a beer in Sydney.) ...

As early as 1850, when Hans H. Buhne first piloted the schooner Laura Virginia into Humboldt Bay, the dangers of the bay’s entrance were recognized. The passengers and crew of the Laura Virginia ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – A suspect wanted for an armed ... 5, officers noticed two vehicles “acting suspiciously” on Schooner Trail. Both cars abruptly left once the drivers noticed the ...