Williamsburg crime data shows that in almost four years there have been six...
Exactly four months prior to Saturday morning’s shooting, on April 27, 2016, the Williamsburg Police Department responded to a report of multiple shots fired at a Williamsburg residence on Page Street....
View Article30th birthday party ends with gunfire
Witnesses reported a late-night argument unraveling into gunshots Saturday morning, leaving one injured. The gunshots were reported outside The Crust, a pizzeria and bar frequented by students on...
View ArticleBenming Zhang ’16 nominates fellow College alum for Vice Mayor
Benming Zhang ’16, the second College of William and Mary student elected as a member of the Williamsburg City Council, nominated Councilmember Scott Foster ’10 J.D. ’14 for Vice Mayor July 1, 2016....
View ArticleRepublicans move in on Richmond Road
Walking past 901 Richmond Road — just a short distance from the College of William and Mary campus — it is hard to miss the Republican Victory Headquarters. Trump/Pence 2016 signs and American flags...
View ArticleStudent Assembly launches student housing website
Student Assembly President Eboni Brown ’17 announced in a campus-wide email that students could now review and rate their landlords or property managers in Williamsburg through the website...
View ArticleCollege struggles to fill Tribe Square
For many students, the closing of Mooyah this summer created an unsettling stir upon their return to campus in August. When Mooyah closed down, the number of places students can spend their Dining...
View ArticleAfter College announces purchase of Days Inn, EDA expresses discontent
The abrupt purchase of the Williamsburg Days Inn peeved certain City of Williamsburg government officials, with some complaining about the few days notice given for the $3.05 million purchase. Some...
View ArticleIndiana Governor Mike Pence rallies in Williamsburg
Heavy rain did not deter a fervent crowd of Donald Trump supporters from gathering in the hundreds in front of the Capitol Building in Williamsburg Tuesday to hear a speech from Indiana Governor and...
View ArticleSANE nurse now available at Williamsburg hospital 24/7
During Tuesday night’s Student Assembly senate meeting, SA Vice President Hannah McKiernan ’17 announced that the Riverside Regional Hospital in Williamsburg now had a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner...
View ArticleSix charged for gang activity in Crust shooting
The Williamsburg Police Department released the names of six people charged for gang crimes today related to the Aug. 27 shooting at The Crust. The six people, five of whom are from James City County...
View Article1100 students lived within 1000 feet of where shooter fled
It was 1:00 a.m. when Cece Hess ’18 was awakened by police sirens as they sped past the Delta Gamma Sorority House on Richmond Road. She initially assumed that a freshman in Monroe Hall needed medical...
View ArticleLiberty Tour visits campus to advocate for Johnson: Governor Gary Johnson...
The Liberty Tour, a national tour founded by Governor Gary Johnson, made a stop at the College of William and Mary Tuesday, Oct. 18 to talk to students, faculty and other members of the Williamsburg...
View ArticleCity of Williamsburg City Council votes to approve funding for updated WPD...
The City of Williamsburg’s City Council approved the request from the Williamsburg Police Department to purchase body-worn cameras in their meeting Thursday, Oct. 13. With the approval of the purchase,...
View ArticleVirginia21 hosts House of Delegates candidate forum
Democratic candidate for District 93 in the Virginia House of Delegates Mike Mullin visited campus this past week as part of a voter outreach campaign. Virginia21, an organization on campus that...
View ArticleU.S. House candidates unite on military priorities
The platforms of the candidates for the second district of the United States House of Representatives differ along typical party platforms. Shaun Brown, a Democrat, supports free community college and...
View ArticleCandidates identify education, transportation as priority issues in Virginia...
On Nov. 8, students from the College of William and Mary voting in Williamsburg will have the option of voting for three candidates for the Virginia Senate. Their platforms, while united on some...
View ArticleCity of Williamsburg unveils new software to improve recycling efforts
The City of Williamsburg recently unveiled a new system aiming to make recycling easier. Williamsburg residents can now sign up on the City’s website or download an app in order to receive text, phone,...
View ArticleStudents gather to support Standing Rock protestors, stand in solidarity with...
Students and community members gathered in the courtyard of the Sir Christopher Wren Building at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 to show solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota and their...
View ArticleFrom ballot to budget: Panelists explore how the Virginia General Assembly...
In the wake of Virginia’s $1.5-billion-dollar budget shortfall and 7.5 percent proposed cuts to public colleges and universities, students had the opportunity to meet legislators in the Virginia...
View ArticleRobbery on Richmond Road Dec. 4 leaves no one injured, suspect unidentified
A man wielding a knife robbed a Shell Station on the 1600 block of Richmond Road Dec. 4, according to a press release issued by the Williamsburg Police Department today. The clerk at the Shell Station...
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