The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined the death of John R. Rafter Jr., 48, of Powhatan County to be a homicide as the result of a gunshot wound, Capt. J. S. Searfoss said on ...

Capt. John Smith and Chief Powhatan had historic encounters in Werowocomoco. Stan Fellows Trudging through swamp mud on a cold February day in 1608, Capt. John Smith and a small band of armed men ...