WAVY.com Articles: August 27, 2021

Update: 2 teenagers shot after high school football game at Freedom High School Week one round up of the 2021 high school football season Fort Bragg Special Forces soldier among US service members killed in Kubal attack Travel restrictions? No problem, just fly over them CDC study traces school’s delta variant outbreak to 1 unvaccinated teacher Afghans ‘felt like we abandoned them … I think that we did,’ retired U.S. general says ‘It’s just devastating’: Local veterans react to bombing, evacuation from Afghanistan Moderna set to begin clinical trials for an HIV vaccine Newport News community group to host Back to School Block Party Local foodbank asking for community feedback during ‘J.A.M.’ in Western Tidewater Hampton police ask for help IDing males who may have information on shots fired on Aberdeen Road Virginia Beach hosting informational meetings on Flood Protection program Kickoff event celebrates ‘re-imagined’ Atlantic Avenue at Oceanfront Sept. 3 Newport News police seek man accused of claiming he’s on the cleaning crew, stealing employees’ wallets Newport News police: Man threatened Walgreens cashier with stapler during robbery Woman wearing ‘Purge’ mask taken to hospital after terrifying mother in parking lot NY schools: Students and staff will be required to wear masks, health department says Hampton native presented highest honors at U.S. Coast Guard basic training graduation Gov. Northam encourages Virginia parents to get children caught up on vaccines VB Health Dept. to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics on Aug. 30, Sept, 1 Pentagon monitoring for additional threats to US troops, evacuees after Kabul attack Police investigation closes I-264 west near Laskin Road; detour in place Delegate criticizes VB mayor for comment that masks ‘don’t give much protection’ Father accused of murdering both of his infant children one year apart scheduled to plead guilty White House officials worried about increase in COVID cases as kids head back to school New dates added for Military Circle Mall vaccine, testing clinics Following Supreme Court Ruling, Legal Aid of Eastern Virginia predicts a tidal wave of evictions VB man awarded Civil Air Patrol’s national property management award Driver arrested following hit and run in VB; pedestrian seriously injured BLOG: Ida expected to become a Cat 4 Hurricane this weekend Patience is the cure for parents’ frustration at back to school vax clinic Kabul threats monitored ‘specifically, in real time’ ‘Garbage and hatefulness’: Gavin Grimm responds to controversy over protections for transgender students Harmful algal blooms expected over the weekend in Lafayette and York rivers; at Ocean View, Chic’s Beach Norfolk Admirals announce new NHL affiliation with Carolina Hurricanes Portsmouth hosting ‘End Gun Violence Day and Back-to-School Giveaway’ on Saturday FBI Agent, Army Reserves Col. charged with sex crimes against children Wakefield man killed, passenger hospitalized in Amelia County crash ‘It’s not safe for them’: Former Afghan interpreter living in Virginia pleads for help after Taliban attacks brother Norfolk police arrest man after home invasion caught on camera What is a corkscrew landing? Military planes taking evasive measures at Kabul airport ‘This is a million!’ Lucky Chesapeake man wins big for the second time Mask mandate returns to all city buildings in Hampton ‘Live, Love & Work in Virginia’: VA Employment Commission to host virtual job fair series Holloman Air Force Base to house Afghan refugees These foods are extra hard to find right now because of shortages, supply chain issues ‘I was sitting in a storage room’: North Carolina woman shares experience at ER amid COVID surge JoJo Siwa to compete as part of first same-sex couple on ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Hurricane Ida expected to be ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm when it approaches Gulf Coast NC COVID-19 August 27 update: 8,105 new cases; hospitalizations reach seven-month high Prism Maritime building 2 more facilities in Chesapeake, bringing 166 new jobs Big Blue Football Is Back! CC: 4th Annual FreedomFest Eating Seasonally Virginia August 27 COVID-19 update: Highest case and hospitalization levels since Feb., 40 new deaths reported Power Swabs Teeth Whitening Live Music Friday: The Last Bison Pool business catches fire in York County Heightened concerns of a terrorist attack at 9/11 remembrance ceremonies West Virginia man charged for growing marijuana says he ‘doesn’t trust drug dealers’ CEO of St. Jude Children’s Hospital urges Tennessee governor to rethink mask exemptions: ‘Look at the scientific data’ WATCH: Tampa police arrest driver after high-speed pursuit across Skyway Bridge, Howard Frankland Bridge Federal Duck Stamps: Trump-era requirement for artists is no longer mandatory, US Fish and Wildlife says Still need your COVID-19 vaccine? Want $100? NCDHHS summer cash card program ends next week Newsfeed Now: The nation mourns after US service members killed in Kabul attacks; Mother and child flee from woman wearing a ‘Purge’ mask US and NC flags lowered to half-staff to honor victims of attacks in Kabul Hampton Roads’ Navy installations go back to HPCON Charlie due to rise in virus cases Caribfest is back this Saturday at Town Point Park in Norfolk Blog: No Cool Down Soon. Ida Forecast Looks Scary For The Gulf. Gov. Northam orders US, Virginia flags to fly at half-staff for service members, victims of attack in Afghanistan After escaping Kabul, couple hopeful for children’s future Pilot and fiancée saved 17 in deadly Tennessee flood Police looking for man facing murder charges in South Boston after woman found dead in motel NC HOPE Program still accepting rental assistance applications as eviction moratorium ends Liberty University moves classes online, suspends large indoor gatherings until Sept. 10 to slow spread of COVID-19 Newport News Marine saves woman, receives highest non-combat military medal Man found shot on Roanoke Avenue in Newport News Unidentified SUV fires shots at Hampton police officer while on evening patrol