The Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, had fallen into Union hands on April 2, 1865. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia were forced to flee, but soon found themselves cut off ...

During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

A community-based photo exhibition in Shockoe Bottom showcases portraits of African Americans across the centuries for Black History Month.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend's service for the first Black mayor ...

Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano (D-Fairfax) and a bipartisan coalition of Virginia prosecutors told lawmakers in ...

A park ranger for Richmond National Battlefield Park didn’t know his acting experience would come into play when he started ...

A passerby saw flames shooting from a bay at World Foreign Car Services near the intersection of Three Chopt Road Patterson ...

Richmond police are searching for two women they believe to be connected to a traffic death that happened last fall. On Oct.

DOJ fires officials involved in Trump prosecutions by special counsel Jack Smith Changes in retirement age and Social Security that you must know in 2025 Descendant of Confederates Who Fled to ...

Two cases of bird flu have been detected at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia, marking the first time the highly contagious virus has been found at the facility in its 30-year history.

Marisa Méndez, Senior Editor Most visitors are impressed with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, comparing its collections to what you would find in the art museums of much larger cities.

From the Richmond Whig, Jan. 16 ... G.W. IMBODEN, of the Eighteenth Virginia Cavalry, was seriously wounded in the recent demonstration on Gordonsville. He is now in a fair way to recover.