WAVY.com Articles: April 7, 2021

Small Business Administration offers grants to venues shuttered during COVID-19 pandemic Suffolk proposes hike to water, sewer and stormwater fees in upcoming budget to help fund city ‘growth’ Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely, survey finds ‘Tantalizing’ findings appear to contradict rules of physics Teen saves boy from 800 miles away after seeing ATV crash via TikTok President Biden announces executive actions on guns, including new ATF boss Vaccinated nursing mothers likely pass COVID-19 antibodies onto babies, study finds Rare Superman comic sells for record $3.25M Virginia Tech’s Keve Aluma puts his name in the 2021 NBA Draft Molson Coors launches first certified-organic beer on National Beer Day LeVar Burton as the next ‘Jeopardy!’ host? Petition aims to secure him gig US-Canada launch task force to dismantle gun-smuggling operations at northern border Lawsuit: Sheriff fired former Wake County deputies after they reported coworker’s homophobic slurs Colorado COVID vaccine site closes early after 11 experience adverse reactions Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run in Chesapeake ‘They just don’t care’: Grieving mother blasts Virginia Beach politicians 12 days after her innocent daughter was fatally shot Expert: Amid the pandemic, here’s how new high school graduates can nail down financial aid Onsite appointments for COVID-19 vaccine now available at Military Circle Mall vaccination center Virginia lawmakers pass marijuana legalization, take action on Northam’s other changes to this year’s bills Virginia NAACP meets with AG Herring to address state’s response to deaths from officer-involved shootings City of Newport News’ collaborative partnership preserves 550 acres within City Watershed Drive-thru argument at Texas Popeyes ends after woman fires gun in air Cat lost after Hurricane Michael found 2 years later Disneyland reopens April 30: Here’s which rides, restaurants will be open Video: Agent finds 10-year-old boy abandoned at US border 2021 Hampton Roads Youth Poet Laureate to be announced at local ‘ImmortALL’ teen poetry project finale Duke researchers find Moderna vaccine is effective against 2 variants Man arrested for murder of college student found dead in her Raleigh apartment NC auditor again finds issues with Dept. of Public Safety’s handling of federal funds Son of cyclist Lance Armstrong accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old, police say With Virginia moving forward, NC Democratic leaders want their state to be next to legalize marijuana Read Old Navy’s response to the first grader who asked for girl jeans with real pockets Love sports betting? A new bill aims to make it legal in North Carolina William & Mary, VCU Health System to open new clinic in Williamsburg Virginia Beach plants thousands of pinwheels for child abuse awareness Creative Corner: WSO Percussionist Dan Knipple Norfolk transmission shop owner out thousands of dollars after thieves steal catalytic converters Permanent vaccination clinic opens at Norfolk Scope FBI looking to identify victims of truckers suspected of kidnapping women; some routes went through Virginia Source: Biden plans executive action on guns as soon as Thursday Pandemic lockdowns push anti-Semitism online, report says It’s National Beer Day. Here’s how many brews people drink in a week 20-year-old VCU student and 17-year-old identified as Gilmer Street shooting victims Drone 10: Aftermath of house fire on Daniel Way in Chesapeake Biden to nominate gun control advocate David Chipman to lead ATF Beach couple, taken for $10,000 by HVAC contractor, gets rare payout from state consumer protection fund 2 men injured in drive-by shooting on Granby Street in Norfolk; police will increase presence in downtown area Videos from the border heighten concerns from lawmakers Body recovered from Hampton River Wednesday afternoon Norfolk police looking for missing 33-year-old woman Jack Hanna to withdraw from public life after Alzheimer’s diagnosis Accomack schools moving to four days of in-person instruction per week ‘TGWO: Thank Goodness We’re Open’ outdoor event series returns to Town Point Park NC COVID-19 April 7 update: New cases, hospitalizations back above 1k Coronavirus ‘UK variant’ now most common strain in US, CDC reports Hague Pharmacy: Around 1,000 appointments available for J&J COVID-19 vaccine Biden willing to compromise on $2.3T infrastructure plan but is not open to ‘doing nothing’ 73-year-old woman found safe after being reported missing in Suffolk Train For A Career In Health Care Petal Powered Gardening Police release photos of suspect in homicide at Portsmouth gas station Shaq pays for random stranger’s engagement ring Tiger Woods drove 40 mph over the speed limit before crash, sheriff says Virginia April 7 COVID-19 update: 1,550 new cases, 1K-plus still hospitalized; more than 1/3 of Virginians have at least 1 vaccine dose Newsfeed Now: Pres. Biden sets new deadline for adult vaccinations; A piano man in New Orleans takes his show on the road North Carolina bill would ban treatment for trans people under 21 Most kids with serious inflammatory illness had mild initial cases of COVID Bored man in hotel quarantine turns food bags into wild west art All North Carolinians 16 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine Chauvin trial: Expert testimony to resume Wednesday Tokyo Olympic torch relay taken off streets of Osaka Fairfax on McAuliffe at debate: ‘He treated me like George Floyd. He treated me like Emmett Till’ 104-year-old North Carolina man survives COVID-19 Fourth stimulus check: What’s the chance of another direct payment? Moderna vaccine lasts at least 6 months, according to new study Virginia lawmakers pass bill making simple marijuana possession legal starting July 1 Blog: Warmer Sunshine Today; Changes This Weekend Nearly half of new US COVID infections are in just 5 states Gloucester voters approved tax hike to fund school construction, but now some say they feel ‘deceived’ Fourth round of COVID-19 grants available to eligible Chesapeake-based businesses Ocean Breeze Waterpark holding virtual job fairs through April 15 39-year-old man dies in shooting on Menchville Court in Newport News Farmland Preservation Grants totaling $270K awarded by Gov. Northam