Aaron Wingate was born into slavery in 1856, but in 1881 − 28 years after the Emancipation Proclamation − he purchased more than 80 acres of beachfront land on Big Lagoon for $1 an acre.

A new construction Echo Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham hotel opened in Richmond, Virginia, property developer and manager Sandpiper Hospitality announced. The hotel is the seventh to open under ...

A wintry mix is possible for Hampton Roads Tuesday, and some snow accumulation is forecasted in Williamsburg. Some residents in Williamsburg are gearing up for the possible weather. Lucy Walters ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — A Williamsburg mother hopes lawmakers in Richmond won’t take a back seat as she pushes for changes to Virginia’s current seat belt law. Christy King said her 18 ...

Why I'm excited to be onboard as the new river cruise editorWriting about the travel industry is new for me, but the skills are same as other reporting jobs I've held: careful... Antigua and ...

An L will get you multiple spaces. Or perhaps you want to buy an O. If the answer ends up Colonial Williamsburg, then Tuesday’s “Wheel of Fortune” watch party at Sweet Tea & Barley is for you.

NEW YORK -- A fire severely damaged three buildings in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Saturday night, even causing the roofs on two of them to partially collapse. A dozen people were left displaced ...

Several people in Brooklyn are without a home and a popular neighborhood pharmacy is shut down after a fire broke out in a Williamsburg apartment building Saturday night. “I started smelling ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) barred state employees Tuesday from using artificial intelligence (AI) models developed by Chinese startup DeepSeek on state-issued devices and state-run networks ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Four people, including three firefighters, were hurt after flames ripped through a building in Brooklyn late Saturday. The fire started at a building on Graham ...

The Williamsburg Sheriff’s Office is looking for information after a man died from a gunshot wound inside a home on Thursday. Williamsburg County deputies are looking for a suspect who fled the scene ...

A Brooklyn neighborhood was left picking up the pieces after a vicious overnight fire tore through homes and businesses on a Williamsburg corner NBC Universal, Inc. A vicious late-night fire ...