"If someone emerges as a rival to Joey Chestnut it transforms the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest into an event," Moore said.

Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced Monday that he is battling ALS. Two days later, he requested that supporters revive a trend that has been on ice since 2014.

Amid a scorching heat wave and the worst drought in 85 years, Charlottesville is opening cooling centers and closing its ...

Some concerts end the second the house lights come up. This performance followed my wife and me out of the Lobero Theatre in ...

Citing rising costs and cybersecurity threats, the University of Virginia has deactivated the Gmail accounts for its alumni ...

A new ranking of the nation's wealthiest suburbs, as measured by household income, finds much of America's wealth concentrated in a few metropolitan areas.

"It was a good run, but as 'Best and Last' reminds us, all good things come to an end," Bruce Miller writes in his review.

Charlottesville boasts the highest number of antiquarian and used bookshops of any city in Virginia. It's not just because it's a thriving college town, booksellers say.

The next thing I knew, 20 minutes sailed past and I didn’t get any work done while revisiting my favorite small town in North Carolina. I laughed again, this time at myself. Nostalgia can be ...

A fishing trip of the California coast last week produced an extraordinary catch: a type of octopus that constructs its own shell to ride ocean currents.

Charlottesville's Downtown Mall, which turns 50 this year, is certainly a success story. But there's always room for improvement.

It’s a lot easier than it used to be putting together rosters for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. That doesn’t mean quality can’t slip through the cracks.