
Scholar probes tales of violence, intrigue that played out before Jamestown
It was not uncommon for 15th- and 16th-century European explorers in the New World to capture native peoples to serve as translators and guides.

It was not uncommon for 15th- and 16th-century European explorers in the New World to capture native peoples to serve as translators and guides.

Huisken Meat Co., a Sauk Rapids, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 89,568 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with extraneous wood materials.

Public comment is welcomed through Thursday, Jan. 7 on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) re-evaluation report for the Hillsdale Drive Extended project.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced his budget package for Virginia’s public schools, which includes a $1 billion investment in K-12 and higher education.

When I say that competition produced liberty, I of course do not mean that liberty was anyone’s objective. Yet liberty emerged all the same.

Attorney General Mark Herring today announced the addition of a data-driven online component to the statewide anti-human trafficking campaign.

With Thanksgiving behind us, the holiday season is just gearing up. The next few weeks are full of good cheer and plenty of food.

Deborah Miranda, a professor of English at Washington and Lee University, is one of the 2015 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Literary Award winners.

Sen. Tim Kaine praised passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which passed the Senate 85-12 today following House passage of the legislation last week.

Peter Burrus has joined the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) in the newly-created position of Chief of Rail Transportation.
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