Located on top of Afton Mountain, just east of Waynesboro, local volunteers gather for the annual hawk counting season.

For decades, it was a forgotten scar in the landscape, sealed off and whispered about by locals. Now, one of America’s greatest hidden historical sites has been painstakingly restored and opened for ...

Historian Kate Thomas walked through Afton’s Old Village on Tuesday afternoon, stopping often to point out different historic sites — and struggling to rank them against each other. “The bank is ...

-- State highway officials are warning motorists that Interstate 64 at Afton Mountain is icy and hazardous after a quick snow squall struck the mountain just before dawn. State traffic cameras show ...

The first truck arrestor ramp in Virginia opened Thursday on U.S. 250 (Rockfish Gap Turnpike) in Albemarle County. The $5.5 million safety feature is designed to put the brakes on runaway big rigs and ...

Let’s all raise a glass to the Monticello American Viticultural Area, where the award-winning wines are why Charlottesville and its surrounding counties are bubbling over with oenophiles and ...

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — UPDATE: The fire is now contained, officials said. Fire crews in Nelson County are working to contain a wildfire in the northwest part of the county, near Humpback Rocks.

Alexander Heap grew up in an aviation family. While he did not initially pursue a career in the industry, his dad’s passion for aviation left an indelible mark upon him. “My dad was Theodore Howard ...