Casting a Wide Net
Retired Army Lt. Col. Clem Danish of Newport News casts his bait fish net out over the water at the end of Messick Rd. in Poquoson. Danish was in search of baitfish but came up empty on his...
View ArticleInto the Blue, Free Diving in the Mediterranean
Filed under: International News, Sports Tagged: Free Diving, Guillaume Nery, Individual Depth World Championships
View ArticleUkrainians Protest, July 21, 2015
Activists and supporters of far-right Ukrainian party Right Sector participated in a rally on Independence Square in Kiev on July 21, 2015 after the party’s extraordinary congress. Several thousand...
View ArticleVietnam 50 years later
Hampton Roads Vietnam War veterans remember their service 50 years later. (Photos by Kaitlin McKeown and Jonathon Gruenke / Daily Press) For video, click here.Filed under: Daily Press Photographers,...
View ArticleHampton Heat
Hundreds of people gather at Langley Speedway to watch the Hampton Heat 200 Saturday evening. (Photos By Jonathon Gruenke / Daily Press) For more photos, click here. For video, click here.Filed...
View ArticleMonitor Turret Revealed After Three Years in Alkaline Bath.
For More Photos.Filed under: Daily Press Photographers, Hampton Roads, Local news, Military Tagged: Ironclad, The Mariners' Museum, USS Monitor
View ArticleNew discovery rewrites history at Jamestown
Jamestown archaeologists have identified four sets of remains excavated from the site of the historic settlement’s church in 2013 as the colony’s first Anglican preacher, prominent early leader...
View ArticleNASA Langley crash tests small plane
A Cessna 172 plane hits the ground during a crash test as a part of the Emergency Locator Transmitter Survivability and Reliability project on Wednesday at NASA Langley Research Center. The crash is a...
View ArticleTuskegee Airman Laid to Rest
Mourners gather to remember the life of Tuskegee Airman William R. White on Thursday in Smithfield. For video, click here. For photos, click here. (Photos by Kaitlin McKeown/Daily Press)Filed under:...
View ArticleFirst football practice of the season
Peninsula and Bay Rivers District held their first football practice of the season. For Bay Rivers District photos, click here, for video, click here. For Peninsula District photos, click here, for...
View ArticleCommissioning submarine USS John Warner
The Navy on Saturday commissioned the USS John Warner at Naval Station Norfolk August 1, 2015. (Photos by Jonathon Gruenke / Daily Press) For more photos, click here. For video, click here.Filed...
View ArticlePeninsula Pilots in the playoffs
The Peninsula Pilots defeated the Wilmington Sharks 6-5 during Wednesday’s playoff game at War Memorial Stadium. (Photos by Jonathon Gruenke / Daily Press) For more photos, click here. For video,...
View ArticleRedskins host Texans during training camp
The Washington Redskins hosted the Houston Texans for training camp in Richmond Thursday. (Photos by Rob Ostermaier / Daily Press) For more photos, click here. For video, click here.Filed under:...
View ArticleHiroshima marks 70th anniversary of atomic bombing
Filed under: International News Tagged: atomic bomb, Hiroshima, Japan, military, United States, war, weapon, World War II
View Article50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
Governor Terry McAuliffe restored the voting rights of former felons at the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center in Newport News Thursday morning during the 50th anniversary of the signing of the...
View ArticleWindow reflection
A worker on a lift is before a reflection that looks like a monolith, on the exterior of the new Bowditch Ford, which is being constructed on Jefferson Ave. A worker on a lift is before a reflection...
View ArticleMilitary families receive school supplies
Emma Holmes smiles as she finds a notebook inside a donated backpack Saturday morning. Operation Homefront held a Back-to-School Brigade program at the Peninsula Town Center where hundreds of donated...
View ArticleHampton Cup Regatta
The Hampton Cup Regatta was called off Saturday afternoon due to high winds. Racing will begin again Sunday at 9A.M. (Photos by Rob Ostermaier / Daily Press) For more photos, click here.Filed under:...
View ArticleTony Nadal reflects on Vietnam War service
Ret. Army Col. Tony Nadal, a resident of Williamsburg, tells stories of his service in the Vietnam War. Nadal played a key role in the Battle of Ia Drang, the battle depicted in the film “We Were...
View ArticlePerseid meteor shower
A photographer prepares to take pictures of the annual Perseid meteor shower in the village of Crissolo, near Cuneo, in the Monviso Alps region of northern Italy, on August 13, 2015. The Perseid meteor...
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