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After spending about a year and a half in the yards, USS San Antonio is getting ready for the next big thing as its crew prepares and maintains the ship. With extreme energy, her crew greeted us ...
On Tuesday, voters in both the Amsterdam and Buchanan districts of Botetourt County will vote in the Republican primary to choose the party’s nominee for the county board of supervisors. No ...
BAE Systems has received a potential $178.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide modernization, maintenance and repair support for the USS Somerset (LPD 25) San Antonio-class amphibious ...
Listen to this article Warren, Michigan-based Universal Logistics Holdings is planning a $50 million investment to expand into Botetourt County, a project that is expected to create 45 jobs, the ...
On Saturday, June 7, the Botetourt County Department of Fire & EMS held its fourth annual Girls’ Fire Camp at Lord Botetourt High School. This year, 50 participants ranging from rising first ...
This weekend, veterans gathered in Norfolk to mark a somber anniversary — 58 years since the USS Liberty was attacked by Israeli forces, killing 34 American sailors.
U.S. Navy deploys third destroyer, USS Cole, to support southern border operations with Coast Guard collaboration to combat illegal immigration and drug smuggling.
The battleship USS Arkansas (BB 33), named for the state, bombarded German coastal defenses during the Omaha Beach landings in Normandy on D-Day. June 6, 1962 – Civil War Centennial Flag Returns.
A US Navy sailor used a .50 caliber machine gun to shoot down a small drone last month. The engagement came during a major NATO exercise focused on naval air defense.
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. VERNON — A subsidiary of the owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has been awarded a $530 million military contract — this time to dismantle ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — While the USS The Sullivans have survived war, time and tens of thousands of miles, another winter Buffalo’s waterfront may be its most dangerous battle yet. The ...
After an eventful deployment to Europe and the Red Sea, the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) berthed at Naval Station Norfolk on Jun. 1, 2025.