Persona de Poder, an annual celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month, takes place Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.

Firefighters arrived at the scene three minutes after the fire was reported by one of their captains. Henry Harris, who lives next door to the vacant house, quickly realized his own home was at risk.

More than 160 dogs that would have been subject to hurricane-level floods at an outdoor Florida shelter are now safe in homes after the entire place was cleared out. Here's how.

"Started back in the alley, back behind Franklin Street, many, many years ago," festival organizer Stokes McCune said. "And it's grown and grown... and retired and rebirth. And here we are again." ...