WAVY.com Articles: June 24, 2020

Virginia ABC announces the return of pre-pandemic store hours Adult dies, child seriously injured after Portsmouth fire deemed suspicious ‘Siri, call 911’: Man rescued from entrance of sluice pipe by Connecticut officers, his wife Hampton VA Medical Center employee and veteran beats the coronavirus Upcoming demonstrations in Hampton Roads | Week of June 21 Hearing fireworks booming before July 4 this year? You’re not alone Virginia Beach officials announce additional reopening information Virginia’s housing market projected to rebound in summer 2020 VCU doctors urge police to end use of pepper spray, tear gas during pandemic Marijuana advocate says decriminalization ‘just changes the penalty,’ won’t fix racial disparity in arrests Can the U.S. Senate agree on a police reform bill? 1 taken to hospital after fire on Victory Drive in Norfolk Facebook post by angry Starbucks customer garners support — for barista Disneyland delays planned July reopening Petition to force Norfolk council to vote on 2nd Amendment sanctuary falls short on signatures Chesapeake Regional to provide free COVID-19 testing for at-risk and underserved communities Cinema Cafe to stagger reopening after coronavirus closures Fleet Readiness Center taking precautions on reopening non-essential services TCC employee tests positive for COVID-19; campus sanitized and reopens Monday SCLC calls for removal of segregationist mayors’ photos from NN council chambers New York City Marathon canceled because of coronavirus Florida soldier returns home, surprises kids with must-see photobomb Stimulus checks were sent to US inmates. Now the IRS wants them back SC Sen. Tim Scott disappointed Democrats blocked his GOP police reform proposal 75-year-old New York protester ‘having good days and bad’ while recovering Virginia lawmakers want to end immunity for officers, former chief says slow down Not kidding around: Woman sues for paternity test on goats 20-year-old dog in Tennessee is oldest living golden retriever in history After PrideFest cancellation, Hampton Roads Pride celebrates with ‘Pride Matters’ campaign ‘Flamazing Flamingos’ are flocking to the Norfolk Botanical Garden Norfolk man’s house shot 45 times Evictions, paused by pandemic, now greenlighted in Virginia Construction and renovations underway at Grafton School Complex in York County Courageous Conversations: Norfolk priest speaks on racial equality Suffolk Parks & Recreation to offer limited summer camps to residents Hampton’s Prunty prioritizes health, safety over a football season No Kid Hungry VA making sure kids are fed amid summer months and coronavirus pandemic Problems at the polls: What happened during Tuesday’s Republican primary in VB Senate Democrats block GOP police reform bill NASA to name headquarters after Hampton native Mary Jackson, its first Black female engineer Maui Jack’s Waterpark to open July 1 Senate Dems say Republican version of police reform bill isn’t enough Crowds expected at Trump’s shipyard tour in Wisconsin Inclusive Alternative Baseball aims to get those with special needs in Hampton Roads out on the field Norfolk museum opens new exhibit on women’s suffrage movement House Dems push for bill to save the Affordable Care Act, Republicans say to move on VBPD deputy chief among Waco police chief finalists ‘If you don’t think it’s right, make it better’: Senate at a stalemate over police reform bill Suffolk announces Cypress Park pool reopening for swimming and lessons Titus: ‘Trump using pandemic to go after immigrants’ Redskins removing ex-owner Marshall from Ring of Fame Coast Guard suspends search for missing tanker ship crewmember Car fire on I-64 westbound in Norfolk causes delays ‘COVID Herd Immunity Fest’ changes name, but Wisconsin music festival still on for July Moms hope viral photo of sons spreads message of equality, friendship Newport News Police: Man threatened to burn down Family Dollar when asked to wear mask Curt Schilling compares Bubba Wallace to Jussie Smollett, then deactivates Twitter account Here’s a look at Virginia’s new laws Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes in Eastern Sierra about 160 miles north of Los Angeles Tracking the Tropics: How do hurricanes form? ODU launches free global, virtual STEM summer program for all ages Langley Speedway will finally begin racing on July 4th North Carolina’s statewide mask mandate starts Friday due to spike in cases Treats and Tools to Keep Life Sweeter and Safer Summer Tech Tools Evangelical Liberty U rattled by its own racial reckoning Time-lapse video shows about 12% of people wearing masks on Myrtle Beach’s Ocean Boulevard Missing Norfolk firefighter found safe Man wrangles shark with bare hands off Delaware beach TowneBank and CHKD buy Norfolk Southern building in downtown Norfolk Man charged in fatal shooting of Norfolk teen Virginia June 24 COVID-19 update: New daily cases steady one week ahead of move to phase 3, Hampton Roads cases up slightly Newsfeed Now: Dr. Fauci talks COVID-19; Ohio girls uses chalk to bring smiles Saharan dust drifting toward Hampton Roads region, other parts of U.S. Ohio teen drawing attention with chalk sidewalk spectacle Noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage had been there since October 2019, no federal crimes committed Drive-in concerts become ‘new normal’ for summer during COVID-19 Blog: Thursday Thunderstorms, Atlantic Dust Cloud, And Dolly Disintegrates. Norfolk sailor on run rescues man, child in wheelchair who fell in water near Spirit of Norfolk Charleston removing statue of slavery advocate John C Calhoun Massive crane removes stone pillar from Confederate monument at NC State Capitol Bubba Wallace responds to FBI findings: ‘It was a noose. Whether it was tied in 2019 … it is a noose.’ UNC professor: Statue vandalism law Trump cites may not cover Confederate monuments Crowds attack Wisconsin state senator, tear down statues Andrews Funeral Home catches fire in Gloucester County Mercy Drops could feed thousands more in Hampton Roads, with donation of warehouse space