WAVY.com Articles: August 19, 2021

Man has life-threatening injuries after crash involving motorcycle, vehicle in Hampton Haiti native living in Hampton Roads says her home country can’t take any more tragedy Researchers from NC State, UNC study effectiveness of masks, random testing in schools Study estimates how far behind NC elementary, middle school students fell during pandemic year Texas Supreme Court rejects governor’s request, allowing mask mandate for now High-ranking Bloods gang members, 24 others arrested in drug bust in NC NC Senate approves sports betting legalization, bill now heads to state House Chesapeake native Lora Hinton broke barriers at Great Bridge and then LSU Man dies in shooting on Dubose Drive in Norfolk Thursday ‘I think it is the right tactic:’ Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune leader in favor of military vaccination mandate Rep. Mo Brooks says he understands ‘citizenry anger’ in statement about Capitol Hill bomb threat suspect ‘Unruly’ passengers arrested at Tennessee airport after refusing to wear masks on flights OnlyFans to ban pornography starting in October J&J booster shot? What to know if you got the one-dose vaccine Fall drought forecast: NOAA sees the same fall pattern ‘just about everywhere’ Tennessee mask opt-out order may violate federal law, US secretary of education writes Driver injured after dump truck overturns Thursday morning in Isle of Wight Newport News to host ‘End of Summer Block Party’ on September 2 6th Annual Give Back event set to return to Williamsburg; free school supplies and COVID vaccine offered Gov. Northam announces grant to replace 83 diesel school buses with clean alternatives; three localities to get new buses VB School Board chair issues conduct warnings to 2 women after volatile meetings Hampton Roads nonprofit, restaurant chain raising funds, collecting supplies for Haiti disaster relief Only 7K evacuated from Afghanistan this week, much lower than goal NC, FEMA approve $4.2 million grant to elevate homes in Dare County Prosecution cross-examines former Norfolk sheriff accused of taking bribes MLK Expressway west in Portsmouth reopens after tractor-trailer crash Emails indicate Norfolk city manager is demanding vaccination status forms be completed by employees Newport News School Board calls special meeting to reconsider policy on transgender, nonbinary student protections Chesapeake neighbors frustrated, want answers two months after teen seriously injured in shooting Britney Spears under investigation for allegedly striking employee Teenage girl found with gunshot wound on McKann Avenue in Norfolk Tuesday Virginia Department of Health lays out plan for COVID booster shots New traffic light goes live on Route 58 in Suffolk Woman gives birth in restroom at Norfolk International Airport Suspect involved in DC bomb threat surrenders National Potato Day: Stuffed Potato Skins Back-To-School Tech Preps Pet Pals: Pepper and Hawthorne IAHR: Roller Dude GOP Congressman says vaccine mandate could create new issues in understaffed nursing homes Legal Matters: School Bus Safety Two-headed turtle discovered in the Outer Banks VDH confirms COVID-19 death of child between 10 and 19 in Chesterfield Health District UPDATE: Service returns to Virginia agencies after fiber cut impacted connectivity 18-year-old arrested in connection with shooting that injured 2 teens in Suffolk Norfolk hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Maury High School Four people displaced after firefighters respond to structure fire in Nags Head Knife-wielding man chases couple in San Francisco Missing 11-month-old Indiana girl found dead, investigators say First responders pray outside hospital for overwhelmed workers treating COVID patients Maquiladoras to sponsor school supplies, classroom repairs in Juarez Fleeing vehicle, Border Patrol unit crash at Holloman Air Force Base’s main gate North Carolina man surrenders after claiming to have bomb near US Capitol NC COVID-19 August 19 update: highest single-day increase in cases since February, deaths hit 14,000 Oceanfront hotels, restaurants need more workers to keep pace with rebound from pandemic Marijuana policies for local universities FAA proposes over $500K in fines against unruly passengers for alleged death threats, apparent sexual assault ‘River Dave’ secures housing for the winter after New Hampshire cabin burned down Tractor-trailer fire, hazardous materials incident closes part of Southwest Bypass in Suffolk Watch: Police, mom act fast when baby gets locked in hot car Masks are back: Stores revise COVID-19 policies NYC father kills man over sexual comments toward teen daughter: police sources Having someone to talk to improves brain health, may prevent Alzheimer’s disease Single-family rents spiked 7.5% in June, sharpest increase since 2005 Secret IRS files show tax cut benefits for wealthy Funeral held for longtime North Carolina mayor who died from COVID-19 Toys R Us stores opening inside Macy’s locations across US Four officers injured after responding to robbery in northeast Albuquerque 3 to be sentenced for killing pregnant Texas woman so she’d ‘feel the pain of a miscarriage’ Times Square investigation: All-clear given after NYPD responds to report of suspicious package Driver dies after crash on S. Independence Blvd. in Virginia Beach Virginia August 19 COVID-19 update: 2,764 new cases, 1,289 hospitalized; reported deaths rising ‘All hands on deck’ to get American citizens out of Afghanistan Jazz festival in Norfolk moves to Scope due to inclement weather forecast Did Trump’s Taliban deal tie Biden’s hands? Newsfeed Now: Doctor accused of issuing fake mask exemptions to students; Little girl’s airplane chat goes viral Man surrenders after claiming to have bomb outside Library of Congress AI-based tech lands man in jail for nearly a year despite scant evidence Domestic violence survivor empowerment ‘Square Up’ boxing event in Chesapeake this Saturday Blog: A Local Cool Down Soon. Tracking Grace And Henri. Celebrate National Aviation Day in the Outer Banks Once a skeptic, NIH director endorses COVID-19 booster shot Tropical stork migrates to New York City, dies after eating litter Camp Lejeune Marines assisting in evacuation of people from Afghanistan New ‘Jeopardy!’ host apologizes for past sexist comments made on his podcast NASA Wallops launches rocket carrying student experiments Stop-arm cameras added to 150-plus Williamsburg-James City County school buses Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a COVID hotspot Man shot in Portsmouth late Wednesday Suffolk City Council votes to give themselves a raise in 2023