1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (250+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2026. There are 109 days left in the year. On Sept. 13, 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate; she became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. In…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (498+ words) America is entering one of the most consequential periods for our national defense in decades. We face a rapidly modernizing China, continued threats from Russia, Iran and North Korea, increasingly sophisticated unmanned systems, strained munitions stockpiles and a defense industrial…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (561+ words) Few Americans who were alive on Sept. 11, 2001, will ever forget where they were when they first heard the news. I know I never will. Twenty-five years later, much has changed. Yet in many ways, there is nothing new under the…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (392+ words) A Virginia Beach sailor was pardoned by President Donald Trump last week after spending four years in federal prison for possessing and selling unregistered weapons. Patrick Tate Adamiak, a former Navy master at arms, was convicted in federal court and…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (411+ words) Public service comes with an unwritten promise: Government will conduct the people’s business honestly, professionally and in a manner worthy of public trust. Recent comments surrounding the Virginia Beach National Golf Club bring up a larger question than the support…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (577+ words) A report released last week by Roanoke College found Virginians increasingly sour on the state of the economy and believing that the outlook for improvement is grim. Anecdotal evidence and lived experience suggest the same. Is it any wonder why?...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (591+ words) “Britain has to stand for fairness against injustice where people are being bullied out of their homes,” Burnham told Parliament. “We will always stand with the underdog and take what action we can to support them.” The U.K. announced…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (486+ words) By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, AP Business Writer Brent crude, the international standard, jumped nearly 3% to $100.72 early Wednesday. U.S. benchmark crude gained 2.4% to $95.25 a barrel, and U.S. gasoline prices rose sharply overnight. The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline ticked up 7 cents…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (593+ words) By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and JAMIE STENGLE No one has publicly said what 38-year-old Patrick Havas wanted to ask Acton, but authorities have said he never brandished or unholstered the weapons he had on him and they haven’t found any threats…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (926+ words) NEWPORT NEWS — U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine said Monday if Democrats take control of one or both houses of Congress in the midterm elections, they should focus less on investigating President Trump and more on passing important legislation. Kaine told students…...