Fairfax County in Virginia formed the District's entire southern flank. Adm. Alexander Cochrane commanded all British forces in North America. On August 16, 1814, his fleet anchored off Point ...

LOUISA COUNTY, Va. -- While the impact of Hurricane Helene was not nearly as deadly in Southwest Virginia as it was in the Carolinas and Florida, it was just as devastating. According to the ...

The War of 1812, sometimes known as America’s second war of Independence, had an impact on the foundation of Chautauqua County. The war was between the British and Native Americans on one side, and ...

LOUISA COUNTY, Va. -- A longtime teacher in Louisa County celebrated a milestone birthday when she turned 106 years old on Saturday. Mrs. Marjorie Woolfolk was born on Nov. 11, 1917, which is one ...

Pvt. Richard L. Grubbs of Louisa County and his wife, Lucy Duval Grubbs, married shortly before he left to fight in France in World War I. The couple’s only photograph together was taken on ...

A Black man who served in the Maryland State Militia during the War of 1812 and was long denied the military recognition most soldiers in his situation were granted has been declared a veteran of t… ...

BRISTOL, Va. (WCYB) — Louisa County, Virginia is leading Central-Wise by two points after the first day of the Ed Cressel Classic tournament hosted by Virginia High.

LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10, Virginia State Police (VSP) responded to a crash in Louisa County involving two vehicles, which resulted in a death ...

Living historians will show what St. Mary’s County was like during the War of 1812 interpretation Nov. 5-6 at Point Lookout State Park. PHOTO BY KIM SCHWATKA Facebook ...

On March 6, 1812 the Pennsylvania legislature created Lehigh County, but what really had the legislators' attention that day was the news coming out of Washington, D.C.

A West Virginia man discovered a 253-year-old pre-Revolutionary War fort hidden in the walls of his home Known as Byrnside Fort after the man who built it in 1770, it was later converted into a ...