Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Dismal Swamp is home to one of Virginia’s highest concentrations of black bears, according to the Virginia Department of ...

SUFFOLK, Va. — The National Park Service say a National Heritage Area represents much more than the land it covers; it tells the story of a region and the people who lived in it. The proposed Great ...

The Great Dismal Swamp, as the name given to it by mosquito-swatting British colonists implies, isn’t always hospitable to humans. Although it’s now part of a popular national wildlife refuge and ...

South Mills and the Great Dismal Swamp are among the 15 destinations featured in the state of North Carolina’s inaugural guide to “trail towns” that offer what Visit NC describes as “signature outdoor ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking North Carolina and Virginia input on the potential designation of a future National Heritage Area. The designation is a part of The ...

Train cars full of coal went off the tracks in the Great Dismal Swamp this week. The 36 Norfolk Southern train cars derailed at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday “in the boundaries of the Great Dismal Swamp National ...