King and Queen (King and Queen, Virginia)

Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...

Smokey was first used as a poster character Aug. 9, 1944, and is one of the most widely recognized characters in the world. An animal artist specializing in drawing dogs, Albert Staehle was the first artist to render Smokey, and his Smokey had long, silky...

Motorists are expected to be detoured around Martinsburg's town square for five to seven days beginning Oct. 5 so crews can reconfigure and replace brick pavers installed this summer as part of a pedestrian safety improvement project. The intersection of...

Martinsburg’s town square could have a new “green” look by Halloween. The redesign of the town center at King and Queen streets is projected to be completed by the end of October, according to the West Virginia Department of...

The City Council Thursday honored Sharon A. Flick, who has served as the city recorder for Martinsburg for about 23 years, for her dedicated service. "It's been a terrific experience for me," Flick said after Mayor George Karos presented her with a...

Gloucester attorney Ken Gibson has announced he is seeking the Republican nomination for the 98th District seat being vacated by retiring Del. Harvey Morgan. Gibson is a former federal prosecutor and a former legal counsel for Virginia General Assembly...

Fires that erupted around Gloucester over the weekend charred more than 1,500 acres and damaged homes, outbuildings, hunting lodges, boats, vehicles and other property. At the height of Saturday's conflagration between Starvation and Island roads in the...

Fall, not spring, is the time to rejuvenate your summer-stressed lawn. It's also the best time to put in a new one. Cooler weather gives fescue the time to sink good roots before summer's heat arrives. Warm-season lawns like Bermuda can be sodded now...

Few people knew what to expect when the Civil War broke out in April 1861. For weeks, the rhetoric was more heated than the skirmishes on the field. But here in Hampton, where the Rebels had exchanged gentlemanly notes with Union-held Fort Monroe in an...