Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones wants to put his city on the map for tourism by launching a major festival within the next two years. He envisions the festival being comparable to Norfolk’s ...

Navy veteran Ariette Jeanisca says she'll cook anything customers request, but she always infuses the culinary methods and ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Living Museum is asking for the public’s help in naming their newest addition, a ...

Even then, fans knew it was a historic moment. By Alan Light On the night of Sunday, July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan appeared at the Newport Folk Festival. He played a Fender electric guitar, and he was ...

"The traffic can get hectic so we have to be smart with our check-in days … it can be a challenge getting to the beach some days." Seal Rocks draws thousands of people each year, particularly ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — Newport fire crews said four people and a cat were displaced after a fire Tuesday afternoon. A Newport Fire Department spokesperson said they received a report of smoke ...

The actor, 53, was spotted taking it easy on a picturesque beach in Barbados on Saturday, Dec. 21 Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has ...

A couple's dream of renovating their first home turned into a scene straight out of a 'horror movie' when they stumbled upon a secret room beneath their concrete floor. The husband shared their ...

For years, Christmas cookies have always been the highlight of the holiday and if you're on the fence about baking a sugar cookie this year, here is a perfect, simple sugar cookie recipe.

On Oct. 31, International Paper announced it would be shuttering its Georgetown mill, leaving nearly 700 people without jobs and affecting roughly 200 contractors. The 87-year-old mill has been a ...

A native Rhode Islander, Ryan spent 38 years living in the state and made Newport his home for over a decade. In 2021, he moved to Alexandria, Virginia, to support his wife’s career in Washington D.C.

The joy of the holidays lit up both the sky and water in Orange County as Newport Beach kicked off its annual Boat Parade. For 116 years, crowds have packed the harbor to watch the nearly 100 ...