Archive - Newport News Daily

Derelict “Unclaimed Freight” building to be demolished

Plus: school tax referendum; municipal awards; CNU Homecoming; AI Day

17 hrs ago

Contractor sought to build seafood market food hall and boardwalk

Plus: Serve the City volunteer opportunities; domestic violence awareness; Cirque de Paris

Oct 7

Newport News opens ResidentFirst housing relief applications for homeowners

Plus: school sales tax vote, early voting, HRBT closures and fall events across Newport News

Oct 6

City gets $2M federal funding for Southside fiber link

Plus: NNPS efficiency study plan; VPCC fundraising; wine networking event; sustainable landscaping

Oct 5

New owners of vacant industrial site wooing modern manufacturing

Plus: Riverside Health updates; NNPS telecom graduates; high school football TV schedule

Oct 1

September 2026

FAA withdraws $15.7 million penalty for Newport News company

Plus: Dominion Energy merger; Costco warehouse; and flight school opens

Sep 30

City housing summit brings together residents and industry

Plus, ribbon cuttings; fire prevention; drive-thru flu shots; domestic violence awareness; Hispanic film festival

Sep 28

City’s goals in Richmond include local funding flexibility for homeowner assistance

Newport News also pushes to preserve local control over short-term rentals and pop-up events

Sep 24

City awards contracts to upgrade police sidearms

Plus: regional housing summit, climate planning workshop, Fire department pioneer, push for PB&J

Sep 23

African American history trolley and Hispanic heritage restaurant week among City’s cultural attractions

Plus: JLab highlights sub atomic research, CNU turns 65, sewing, salsa and scavenger hunts

Sep 22

Wind screens nationwide demonstrate proposed coal dust fix for City

Study finds that up to 99 percent of fine coal particles can escape facility

Sep 18

City getting $450 million federal investment in sailor housing

Plus: Fire Prevention Showcase, bookstore open mic, Denbigh Festival and Hispanic Heritage Month restaurant week

Sep 17

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