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...
View ArticleFeedback 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...
View ArticleShipyard 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...
View ArticleSecurity 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...
View ArticleCEO 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...
View ArticleDaily 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...
View ArticleDefense 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...
View ArticlePetters 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...
View ArticleCar boarding ferry falls into James River
JAMESTOWN — Authorities say a driver escaped injury after her car fell into the James River as she...
View ArticleCar 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...
View ArticleFeedback 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 —...
View ArticleFeedback 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...
View ArticleDaily 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...
View ArticleJamestown-Scotland Ferry shut down after car falls from ferry dock
The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry has been shut down until further notice after a vehicle...
View ArticleGulfport 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...
View ArticleFeedback 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,...
View ArticleDaily 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:...
View ArticleJamestown 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...
View ArticleNavy 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...
View ArticleHope 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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