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Daily Press Feedback for Monday, May 20: Street-racing crash, military sexual...

Serious crash A major vehicle accident Saturday in James City County, attributed to racing on a street, caused three people to be hospitalized. After being ejected from a Volkswagen, one of the racers...

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Feedback for 9/18: VDOT traffic and Daily Press move

VDOT's traffic mess •Kevin, James City County: I live in a small subdivision about two miles down Jamestown Road from the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry, and by late afternoon Saturday traffic for the ferry...

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Shipyard builds on successes

NEWPORT NEWS — Huntington Ingalls Industries President Mike Petters was in New York on Wednesday to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, celebrating the company's first anniversary as...

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Security beefed up for Jamestown-Scotland Ferry docks

JAMES CITY – VDOT seems to be moving forward with plans to erect new security buildings and features at the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry. The state recently filed a conceptual plan with James City County...

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CEO Petters bullish on 2013 for Huntington Ingalls

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — With two years under his belt at the helm of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mike Petters offered a sunny take on the Newport News company's future Wednesday. Petters, president and...

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Daily Press Feedback for Monday, Aug. 12: Slate quits 'Redskins,' Savvy...

Slate quits using 'Redskins' nickname The online magazine Slate.com said it will quit using the moniker "Redskins" to describe Washington's NFL team, calling it racist. •Jeff Jones: So what are they...

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Defense secretary considers cuts to restructure military

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel put the Pentagon and Congress on notice Wednesday that he is considering fundamental changes to the size of the military’s management and command structures, requiring...

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Petters bullish on 2013 for Huntington Ingalls

With two years under his belt at the helm of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mike Petters offered a sunny take on the Newport News company's future Wednesday. Petters, president and CEO of the United...

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Car boarding ferry falls into James River

JAMESTOWN — Authorities say a driver escaped injury after her car fell into the James River as she...

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Car boarding ferry falls into river in Va.

JAMESTOWN, Va. -- Authorities say a driver escaped injury after her car fell into the James River as she...

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Feedback for Wednesday, August 21

Newport News Shipbuilding ends Medicare coverage Newport News Shipbuilding, now a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, last week informed Medicare-eligible retirees — those ages 65 and older —...

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Feedback for Wednesday, August 28

Robocalls warn against prohibited signs In June, Newport News tried a new strategy to deter people from planting temporary signs, banners and flags in public rights of way. The city makes repeated...

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Daily Press Feedback for 3/18: Savvy ways to handle furloughs, Judge finds...

One of the most-discussed topics on Savvy Shopper Nicole Paitsel's Facebook page regarded this issue: A defense civilian who makes $75,000 a year will see about $825 less in their paychecks (after...

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Jamestown-Scotland Ferry shut down after car falls from ferry dock

The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry has been shut down until further notice after a vehicle...

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Gulfport shipyard will shut down by May 2014

Huntington Ingalls Industries says it will close its Gulfport, Miss., shipyard by May 2014. In an announcement Wednesday morning, the Newport News, Va.-based company said the shutdown is necessary...

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Feedback for Wednesday, September 18

Sales pitch angers man A sales pitch that lasted longer than one 52-year-old man would have liked prompted him to display a gun and threaten his way out, according to police. Stephanie Williams-Ortery,...

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Daily Press Feedback for 6/7: Cuccinelli on IRS, knife at Jamestown High,...

Cuccinelli slams IRS Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli criticized the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday for holding up a $125-million payment due Virginia from a Medicaid fraud case. David McDaniel:...

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Jamestown ferry captain suspended pending investigation

JAMES CITY— — The captain of one of the Jamestown-Scotland ferries has been suspended and a joint investigation launched by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Virginia State Police launched after a car...

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Navy wants more cost-cutting from Huntington Ingalls

By Andrea Shalal-Esa Reuters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy on Thursday said it is working closely with Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc., the parent company of Newport News Shipbuilding, to continue to...

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Hope of saving aircraft carriers is sinking as cash dries up

Really? Mothballing aircraft carriers? The idea floated last week by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel seemed particularly shocking in this Navy town - home to half the nation's fleet of nuclear...

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