WAVY.com Articles: August 17, 2021

Mo’ne Davis To call games for ESPN Brooklyn business defies Key to NYC vaccine mandate: ‘I instantly thought that was so un-American’ Florida woman arrested after exposing, touching herself during jail visit, sheriff’s office says Vidant sees increase in ‘critically ill’ pregnant women with COVID Former Norfolk State star Alsander Womack signs with White Sox Washington Football Team will require masks while indoors regardless of vaccination status Poll finds ‘Jeopardy!’ fans overwhelmingly wanted LeVar Burton, not Mike Richards to host TSA extends into January mask rule for airline passengers Virginia, D.C. ranked as worst two places for teacher pay Cornyn: Fort Bliss preparing to take in up to 10,000 Afghan refugees Tennessee cheerleader says she was kicked off team over TikTok videos Magnitude 2.7 earthquake reported near Morganton, NC Formal NC budget negotiations to start after Senate vote Sheriff’s office: Woman stole over $700 worth of merchandise from Gloucester Walmart United Airlines to flight attendants: ‘Tape should never be used’ to restrain passengers NAS Oceana to conduct routine training Wednesday Employers shying away from accepting self-administered COVID-19 tests ‘America’s Got Talent’ showcasing musical artists with multiple singers, singing groups competing California non-profit gearing up to help Afghan refugees COVID-19 in NC: Hospitalizations reach highest level since January ‘Heartbreaking’: Lone emaciated bear cub may have lost mom to California wildfire Woman displaced after mobile home fire in Poquoson 1 displaced by attic fire in Chesapeake CHKD reports increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations Wanted man arrested in NC in connection with fatal shooting on Elm Grove Court in Virginia Beach Video shows Texas Gov. Abbott at packed, mask-free event 1 day before COVID announcement Gov. Cooper visits Lenoir County, NC to learn about rural broadband initiatives, COVID-19 vaccine efforts All 100 of North Carolina’s counties red on CDC’s COVID-19 spread map ‘Pray for a miracle’: Conservative talk show host in ‘grave condition’ amid COVID-19 battle NC bill that raises minimum age to marry from 14 to 16 awaits signature by Gov. Cooper Virginia prepared to accept more Afghan allies amid concerns over evacuations Drone 10: Nine displaced following house fire in Chesapeake ‘Shots at the Shops’ hopes to vaccinate community and dispel vaccine myths at hair salons and barbershops Portsmouth’s Mercy Chefs help feed those displaced by Dixie Fire in California Virginia Beach church to host annual school supply drive Saturday US lawmakers criticize Biden as Congress members call for Afghanistan investigation Virginia Supreme Court to appoint judge outside of Portsmouth to preside over lawsuit by former police chief Virginia prepares for coronavirus booster shot recommendation ‘Pathway to citizenship’ in Senate reconciliation package Coast Guard Cutter Steelhead changes homeport to Fort Macon in North Carolina Woman gets VEC back pay plus job prospects after 10 On Your Side story airs Oregon firefighter, 2 others accused of kidnapping man over stolen marijuana Taliban holds first news conference, promises women’s rights under Islamic rule Virginia redistricting commission grapples with census data delays University of South Carolina to require masks on campus after state Supreme Court says it’s allowed New childhood education programs expected to drive ‘historic’ enrollment records in Virginia Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID despite being fully vaccinated Man charged with shooting toward security officers as they disbursed crowd on Granby Street in Norfolk Blog: Tropically Speaking Democrats introduce updated voting rights bill named for the late John Lewis Court docs: 1 of 4 men arrested in ODU student’s 2011 death was on detectives’ radar for years 3 residents displaced following residential fire on South Links Circle in Suffolk New Girl Scout Cookie ‘Adventurefuls’ coming for 2021-2022 cookie season Virginia Natural Gas hosting drive-thru school supply drive Wednesday California doctor accused of issuing fake mask exemptions to students Migrant breaks leg after fall, spends three days by border wall Baja California reconsidering massive reggaeton beach festival due to COVID-19 concerns ‘Beyond bad’: Amusement park guest injured after metal object falls from roller coaster, strikes her in head Former NFL star’s crumbling, abandoned Kansas home sells for $278K Man dies after falling from ride at Utah amusement park Scientists discover how triple-negative breast cancer can defeat powerful drugs ‘I kept thinking I was going to die’: Man falls 40 feet from cliffs Women’s fate under Taliban rule worries U.S. House members Raiders to require fans show proof of COVID-19 vaccination at home games NCDOT’s Currituck-Knotts Island ferry closed Wednesday for vessel replacement Virginia Beach-based humanitarian organization Operation Blessing assisting with earthquake relief efforts in Haiti Police: Woman seriously hurt in domestic assault at MacArthur Center Family finds son’s body parts at crash site more than a week later ‘A shot would have saved him’: Family grieves after father who called vaccine a government conspiracy dies of COVID-19 Florida mother accused of killing daughter with special needs in her hospital bed More than 2,300 US service members, spanning every state and territory, died in Afghanistan Mind and Body Fitness NC COVID-19 August 17 update: Over 3,500 new cases, positivity rate at 13.5% Norfolk-based USS Arlington heading to Haiti for relief efforts Reck on the Road: Hampton Roads Throwdown Ballin’ With ‘Too Tall’ Create A Low Maintenance Oasis 4th Annual Vibe Mural Festival McDonald’s adding doughnuts to all-day menu — sort of Hundreds of Afghans crammed into Air Force plane in desperate flight from Kabul, photo shows Hostess recalling some hamburger, hot dog buns over possible contamination Virginia August 17 COVID-19 update: 1,191 currently hospitalized, most since March; Hampton Roads has 13.3% test positivity rate Newsfeed Now: Mother pleads for children’s safety as Taliban moves into Kabul; Health experts concerned over accuracy of at-home COVID tests Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal; Republicans call it a disaster Five ECU professors who died of cancer worked at same campus building at center of probe Blog: Quieter Weather Locally. Fred Weakens. Tracking Grace And Henri. Norfolk police respond to shooting on E 27th Street Another bomb threat leads to evacuation of Hampton courts Man shot overnight on Childs Avenue in Hampton Lawsuit: Changing prisoner count in Virginia weakens rural, GOP districts Mask disputes, outbreaks make for rocky start to school year around the country National Park Service implements mask requirement across the country Video: Visitor jumps into alligator tank to save attacked handler in Utah Fire breaks out at commercial building on Church Street in Norfolk With lumber as a canvas, Newport News backyard transforms into an art exhibition Pregnant woman and her five children among those displaced by Chesapeake fire Tuesday