14+ hour, 4+ min ago   (366+ words) The pilot “said we are going down,” Tiffany, a Republican, told reporters at a downtown Wausau firehouse. “’Pull your seat belt tight.’ I gave it a yank and pulled it good and tight. It was probably about 10 seconds later … we…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (104+ words) The Virginian-Pilot Cartoon by Michael Ramirez for Sept. 14, 2026. James City County mom let her 5-year-old son walk alone to neighborhood pond. Was it a crime? Waterside Ferry stop closes Virginia Beach, Norfolk urge residents and businesses to cut water use…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (450+ words) At Jackson Hole last month, all eyes were on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh in his first speech at the Fed’s annual conference. But all thoughts were about the Fed’s rate decision this week. But playing politics to preserve independence…...

21+ hour, 51+ min ago   (867+ words) Trump was asked by a reporter if he had spoken with Zelenskyy following his recent conversation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Trump responded by calling on Zelenskyy to halt strikes against Russia. “Mr. Zelensky has to do one thing. He has…...

1+ day, 3+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 13+ 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…...

4+ day, 13+ 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…...

3+ day, 14+ 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…...

4+ day, 18+ 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…...

4+ day, 17+ 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?...