Amid mounting tensions between white settlers and the Shoshone, Union soldiers killed an estimated 250 to 500 Shoshone. Today ...

Someone finally did the math, and Richmond, Virginia came out on top as the best city in America. If you’ve been sleeping on ...

It is said that you cannot understand the US unless you understand the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. That war pitted north ...

Richmond’s canal system is one of those attractions that somehow flies under the radar despite being right in the middle of ...

Kirksville would also play a role in the Civil War as the site of a battlefield when Union troops under the command of John ...

The only successful coup in US history took place in Wilmington in 1898. It dismantled not a government but a black and white alliance that threatened the ruling class then — and still could today.

RICHMOND, Va. (RNS) – From 1830 to 1860, tens of thousands of enslaved people disembarked ships at Richmond’s Manchester Docks, an entry point into a bondage system that built Virginia’s wealth and ...

A recent survey reveals the top three Virginia streets respondents would like to see revived. A Petersburg street is atop ...

Politics in Richmond, Calif., have revolved around one company for decades: Chevron. The oil giant operates a massive refinery in the city, creating jobs and contributing millions of dollars in tax ...

Wounded Civil War soldiers witnessed a mysterious glow that seemed to save their lives. Over a century later, two high school students solved the mystery of “Angel’s Glow.” The answer involved an ...

You’re about to look at a snapshot of Richmond – one that many of you helped create. Months ago, we asked you to vote for your local favorites in over 100 categories divided by section into arts and ...

Relic hunters scouring a farm field south of Fredericksburg, Virginia, were turning up the usual Civil War artifacts when their metal detectors hit something strange. Eleven little buttons emerged ...