Giles County tourism has received a $20,000 grant to promote creative content portraying the county as “Virginia’s Mountain Playground,” according to the county government.

The city’s oldest Juneteenth celebrations began 20 years ago, and events will reflect part of Lexington’s 250-year heritage.

BLUEFIELD – A series of celebrations across the region marking the date when a quarter million enslaved people were informed that they were free gets underway today and continues this weekend. The ...

A woman died as the result of a single vehicle crash Wednesday on U.S. 460 in Giles County, according to state ... Preservati, 76, of Princeton, W. Va., died at the scene, according to the release.

But by the time he pulled into his driveway, he said he saw flames billowing out of his Giles County home ... After the Virginia Supreme Court overturned Thomas’ conviction, Thomas accepted ...

A line of strong thunderstorms knocked out power for many Dominion Energy customers in the Richmond area on Thursday ...

ABINGDON, Va. (WCYB) — The Abingdon Fiddlers' Convention is being held this weekend at the Washington County Fairgrounds. News 5 was there Friday morning as musicians camping on-site were seen warming ...

Giles’s death is the second reported in recent weeks related to the jail. The SBI is also is investigating last year’s death of John Neville, 57, who also was an inmate in the Forsyth County ...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Get ready for some summer fun at Roanoke County’s ‘Hello Summer Festival!’ On Friday, June 20, from 6 p ...

The longest continuosly running festival of it's kind begins this week in the small town of Glenville in Gilmer County.

As Juneteenth approaches, several events and celebrations in the RVA area will ramp up as well. 8News has you covered, and has created a list of local events for both family and friends to attend.