NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Cutting commercial air passenger service would likely lead to cost savings for Newport News Williamsburg Airport, a recent study found, but at this point, neither mayor of the cities obligated to pay for any financial losses at the airfield is endorsing the recommendation to outright do so. Instead, Hampton Mayor […]
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — If nothing changes and budget projections are correct, by this time next year, the Newport News Williamsburg Airport could be out of money. In May, the Peninsula Airport Commission, which owns and operates the nearly 80-year-old airfield, approved an upcoming fiscal year budget that estimates a nearly $3 million shortfall. […]
CHARLES CITY, Va. (WAVY) — A 9-year-old boy from Williamsburg is dead after a Saturday vehicle crash on John Tyler Memorial Highway, Virginia State Police said. According to officials, at around 5:25 p.m. on June 15, a 2005 Acura TSX was headed eastbound on John Tyler Memorial Highway in Charles City County when it ran […]
Former assistant U.S. Attorney Judd Lawler and incumbent Elinor Levin secured victories in the two contested local legislative primary races on Tuesday, June 4. Several Johnson County candidates also ran uncontested in their party’s primary, though voters had the option to write-in candidates. 2024 Iowa Primary Election: Live Results and Maps More: What local legislative […]
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — The president and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is set to be charged after a crash last year that left a William & Mary student seriously hurt. “After a thorough review of all of the facts and circumstances” in the case, Williamsburg-James City County Commonwealth’s Attorney Nate Green said he has […]
A Williamsburg man was sentenced for assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jonathan Mellis, 35, pleaded guilty in June to one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding certain officers. He was sentenced Wednesday to 51 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release and ordered to pay $20,000 in […]