Editorials

15+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1540+ words) By Sydney Kodama | [email protected] Witney Schneidman’s new book starts out with a simple anecdote: him chatting with Nelson Mandela about Bill Clinton. Schneidman said he wound up in the role that led to such conversations by traveling to Africa during…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (56+ words) Norfolk Emergency Management is urging fans heading to Saturday night's Old Dominion University football game to plan alternate routes due to significant coastal flooding expected along Hampton Boulevard. Norfolk Emergency Management is urging fans heading to Saturday night's Old Dominion…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1394+ words) Candidates running for three open seats on the Lynchburg City Council answered a question about what civility means to them at a forum Wednesday, and many challengers agreed that it’s the council’s lack of professionalism that encouraged them to run…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago   (340+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — With coastal storms expected this week, Norfolk Public Works crews are working to make sure the city's storm drainage system is ready for heavy rain. Norfolk has more than 11,000 storm drains throughout the city. On Tuesday morning, crews…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (714+ words) Tourists are spending more money in Norfolk — to the tune of roughly $1.6 billion last year. That’s up 35% from $1.2 billion in 2019 and outpaces the 24% growth in visitor spending overall statewide (to $36.2 billion last year) since before the pandemic, according to the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (821+ words) A Virginia Beach judge certified the cases against two Richmond teenagers in April’s shooting at the Oceanfront. A woman and her boyfriend were on vacation and walking down Atlantic Avenue near 14th Street before 10 p.m. April 11 when they overheard an argument…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (486+ words) When Holly Dowling became principal at Bailey’s Upper Elementary in Falls Church two years ago, she spent part of her summer asking students what she could do to make the school better. Many of the students expressed interest in improving…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (328+ words) To the editor: I want to thank the Times for the recent article on the presence and actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the City of Alexandria. Assuming the Aug. 27 article was about illegal immigration and specifically about ICE…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (130+ words) Phillip A. Hamilton is a candidate in the race for Newport News mayor. Hamilton is one of three candidates in this race who will appear on the November ballot. November 3, 2026 WAVY Voter Guide 10 On Your Side reached out to all of…...