WAVY.com Articles: December 21, 2020

Local officials respond to passage of $900B COVID-19 relief bill South Norfolk Jordan Bridge increases toll rates starting January 2021 Delivery, carry-out cocktails now allowed in NC under Gov. Cooper’s new executive order Battleship Wisconsin celebrates local ROTC cadets from six regional colleges Navy’s economic impact in Hampton Roads reached $15.4B in fiscal year 2019 Elizabeth City Police say male injured after unknown person entered home, shot him 1 taken to hospital after car drives into Starbucks storefront in Hampton Drone 10: Sailboat sinks, man suffers minor injuries after fire on board Sunday morning Amateur astronomers converge in Chesapeake to view rare Christmas Star Hampton’s Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah wins Butkus Award as nation’s best linebacker John B Dey Elementary staff put together winter meal bags for students COVID-19 vaccine: Local long-term care hospital educating patients, encouraging them to get vaccine Virginia ramping up statewide checkpoints during holiday season Norfolk SPCA 2021 initiatives COVID-19 relief deal nears the finish line Brothers killed Florida teen nearly 15 years ago because they mistakenly thought she was pregnant, deputies say Virus rules were not enforced. A grieving Texas family asks: Why? California hospitals discuss rationing care as virus surges Returning a holiday gift? What the Better Business Bureau wants you to know Warp Speed officials expect to distribute 8 million vaccine doses Christmas week Trump order says federal buildings should only be ‘beautiful’ and ‘classical’ NFL great Kevin Greene dies at 58 Scientists urge concern, not alarm over new virus strains LGBTQ advocates sue Trump administration over strict, new asylum rules Virginia, North Carolina short line railroads to receive $16.7 million grant Shoe drive looks to benefit those in Hampton Roads community and abroad 20 displaced following 2-alarm fire in Hampton In one-on-one interview, Northam reflects on pivotal year in Virginia politics Republican lawmakers urge President Trump to veto funding bill Man suffers injuries following stabbing incident in Norfolk VP-elect Harris, Ivanka Trump campaign in Georgia senate runoffs Just in time for Christmas, Congress poised to pass COVID relief bill Man suffers non life-threatening wound following shooting incident in Norfolk ‘We want to apologize’: VB police chief says review will focus on whether innocent man’s detainment at mall was justified Suffolk man pleads guilty to charges in connection to alleged abduction and assault ‘Incident’ in Norfolk public housing community resulted in death of 31-year-old woman, NRHA spokeswoman confirms ‘Operation Stolen Promise’ targets counterfeit vaccines Moderna vaccine is on its way to 757 Isle of Wight students decorate annual ‘giving tree’ for families in need Second stimulus check: Who gets the $600 payment and when NRHA receives largest family self-sufficiency program in Virginia Gov. Cuomo: New COVID-19 strain found in United Kingdom is ‘very concerning’ Christmas Star: Jupiter and Saturn convergence is the closest in 800 years VIDEO: Husband sings through Bay Minette nursing home window to his 83-year-old wife UNC System research institutions increasing COVID-19 vaccine cold-storage capacity by 1.86 million vials New Orleans City Council passes Crown Act to end hair discrimination ‘It’s late, but we absolutely need it’: Lawmakers reach deal on next round of COVID-19 relief Sandler Center to reopen with new guidelines Chesapeake JDR Court closed after employee tests positive for coronavirus Virginia Living Museum welcomes new female American Red Wolf ‘Katniss’ CDC issues guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination after reactions from people with history of allergies WATCH: Santa Claus rescued from power lines while making parachute candy delivery Make A Wish Greater Virginia Marches On Through The Holidays! Military Minute: Across The Miles Winter Is Perfect For Turning Up the Heat On Your Job Search! REZUM Water Vapor Therapy For BPH Escape to the Great Outdoors of Camden County COVID-19 vaccine facts: A closer look Trump’s spiritual adviser tests positive for coronavirus after attending White House Christmas party Rite Aid adds 99 no-charge COVID-19 testing locations, including 6 in Hampton Roads Two women who mooned NC McDonald’s employees arrested on drug charges, police say N.C. COVID-19 Dec. 21 update: North Carolina sees lowest daily COVID-19 count in 2 weeks, hospitalization still high VB company fined $62K over sewage issues at Eagle Creek community in Moyock Local residents can get help on overdue water and sewage bills through 2nd pandemic relief program US health and defense officials give update 1 week into COVID-19 vaccine rollout Justice Dept. charges Libyan man in 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing Newsfeed Now: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shipping out, Congress agrees on stimulus bill Virginia Dec. 21 COVID-19 update: 4,042 new cases, 4 new deaths, hospitalizations at new record 27-year-old man reported missing in Norfolk Blog: 1st Day of Winter, The Great Conjunction, And Holiday Precip! Country singer Russell Dickerson surprises teen with new car after double amputee surgery Virginia’s Robert E. Lee statue removed from US Capitol New coronavirus strains pop up in England, South Africa; here’s what we know ‘I kicked the door into his face’: 12-year-old girl fights off home intruder CVS Health begins administering COVID-19 vaccines in long-term care facilities, Va. and NC to get doses next week Pregnant NC woman, unborn child dead following domestic shooting, police say Police investigating after gunshot wound victim walks in to local hospital Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine shots leave warehouses, widening US push to immunize Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island Ex-Tuskegee Airman Alfred Thomas Farrar dies at age 99 Championship round: Which classic is the best Christmas movie ever made? Second checks: Congress sending $600 checks as part of $900B COVID relief bill Person expected to live after being stabbed Sunday night in Norfolk