A year after Hurricane Helene carved a path of destruction through Southwest Virginia, a local homeowner is working seven ...

Last December, the former al Qaeda leader, Ahmed al-Shara, made history as he led a loose coalition of rebels into downtown Damascus. The Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad, promptly fled in a ...

Since then, Damascus has added free Wi-Fi to downtown and in its parks, hosted its annual Trail Days event in the Spring and launched new events such as Trout Days, Kids Fishing Day and the Dam 200.