MANASSAS, VA — This weekend marks the 164th anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas, and the National Park Service has a weekend of events planned to commemorate the first major land battle of the ...

“We the People: Celebrating 250 Years” is a year-long look at what has shaped America and Virginia. Through July 4, 2026, 12 On Your Side is showcasing these moments in “On This Day” features and ...

Fifty years ago, Glendell Hill became the first black police officer for the predominately white Manassas City Police Department. Since then, he's served his community, breaking barriers and inspiring ...

Soon after David Childs and his wife, Mary Ann, moved to Lake Ridge, they visited the Prince William County Fair and saw a company of Civil War reenactors. Childs, “a Civil War buff since the day I ...

This weekend’s re-enactment of the Civil War battle of First Manassas will feature colorfully uniformed soldiers. The armies that met at the First Battle of Manassas, or Bull Run, as it was called in ...

Irish native Capt. James Haggerty of the 69th New York State Militia Regiment was one of the first Union officers killed in battle 155 years ago today, July 21, at the First Battle of Manassas (also ...