When the well-to-do congregation of Ware Parish began planning a new and much bigger church during the early 1700s, they did so with no small ambition. What the vestry designed – with the help of a ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Colonial Williamsburg was one of America’s first planned cities. Gov. Francis Nicholson laid out plans for the city in 1699, and it was the capital of the Virginia Colony until ...

A portion of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline has restarted, days after it was shut down by a diesel fuel leak in Virginia, Colonial Pipeline said. The spill at the Witt booster station near ...

This is an occasional series showcasing interesting pieces in area museums or highlighting the stories behind them. While Protestant congregations dominated colonial Virginia, Jewish families lived ...

DANVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — An equipment failure causing roughly 2,520 gallons of fuel to spill in Virginia shut down a line of the Colonial Pipeline on Tuesday. A major refined product pipeline, Colonial ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America's most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners ...