CHARLESTON — In 2020, Marion Square said goodbye to one famous Southern leader and enslaver, John C. Calhoun. On Dec. 11, the downtown park welcomed another, Gen. Robert E. Lee. Five years after ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Some Portsmouth leaders, including Mayor Shannon Glover, are trying to derail a proposed CSX train expansion that could clog traffic around the tracks along Frederick ...

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993. Image on file. (On front of base:) 1861-1865/CONFEDERATE/SOLDIERS OF LIMESTONE COUNTY (On side of base:) IN MEMORY OF LIMESTONE'S SONS/THIS MONUMENT IS ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A 13-year-old boy is in the hospital after being shot in Portsmouth Monday afternoon, police said. Portsmouth police responded to the 1500 block of Atlanta Avenue around 3:20 p.m.

In an unusual trial, the N.A.A.C.P. has sought to show a school board’s “racist intent” by proving that the names of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson can’t be separated from white supremacy. By ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The City of Virginia Beach will be holding a memorial service to observe National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Wednesday night, according to a press release. Virginia ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the shooting death of a man in Portsmouth two years ago. Prosecutors say 32-year-old Darrio Mundon was an innocent bystander hit by ...

College shouldn’t honor ‘those who attempted to destroy our country,’ student says A Trinity College student recently resurrected the debate about whether a Confederate memorial plaque should remain ...

In her 1956 film “... And God Created Woman,” she caused a sensation with film fans and consternation among censors, ...

A half-decade after Richmond’s Confederate monuments fell, Del. Mike Jones, D-Richmond, said he would gladly trade their return for functional civilian oversight of Richmond police — and other signs ...

Richmond, was elected to fill the state Senate seat of Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi, while community activist Charlie ...