WAVY.com Articles: July 23, 2021

Virginia man shares experiences of life in Japan during the pandemic Experts and lawmakers sound the alarm for the unvaccinated to get the shot VB’s Regent University named safest college campus in Virginia Bring the pain: Olympic swimming begins with grueling 400 IM NCDOT testing drone delivery to Ocracoke Island First Olympic beach volleyball match canceled due to COVID Unvaccinated US swimmer sparks debate as Olympics start Suffolk Tower Apartments arson suspect faces new charges Athletes react as tradition, modern spectacle converge during opening ceremony Shakespeare in the PLOT kicks off in Norfolk this weekend ‘This can be me’: Black participation rising in gymnastics Norfolk man faces charges in rape cases; resides in apartment where two women died Suspect in custody after fatal double shooting in Yorktown; 4-year-old boy injured Did countries march out of order at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony? Border migrant shelter granted reprieve from demolition in Reynosa, Mexico Norfolk Public School teacher charged with arson to undergo competency evaluation VB Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series ending after 20 years Garland visits Chicago as part of Biden administration’s crackdown on violence Dems push for federal climate action: ‘Not your grandfather’s fires’ Photos: See what teams wore at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony NC COVID-19 July 22 update: 1,998 new cases; positivity rate at 6.7% Virginia COVID-19 July 23 update: 750 new cases; hospitalizations on the rise How will we write the history of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? A rhyming tour of the Japan destinations you can’t visit during the Olympics Olympians who use position to protest face praise, pressure Watch: Soccer stars recreate opening ceremony from hotel ‘I hope my baby haunts them’: Mother pleas for answers a year after daughter’s death Should fully vaccinated people mask up with COVID-19 cases rising? Alabama GOP governor on rise in virus cases: ‘It’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated’ Newport News PD hosting community day on Saturday 3 children exposed to rabid bat in Suffolk Flight attendants train in self-defense to combat unruly passengers North Carolina man gets life sentence for 2018 Myrtle Beach murder Portsmouth police searching for person of interest after robbery on Victory Boulevard Newport News man arrested after December shooting of 7-Eleven employee What to watch Friday night, Saturday morning at the Tokyo Olympics Blog: Some Relief from the Humidity Journey to Japan: San Antonio fencing sisters hope to touché their way to gold Newsfeed Now: US Olympians prepare to compete during pandemic; Officer uses chip bag to save stabbing victim’s life Tokyo Olympic flame is the first powered by hydrogen Do you know what the Olympic rings stand for? Evan Beck enjoys dominant stretch; wins state open, Eastern Am in back-to-back weeks Look: Americans enter Olympic Stadium in Tokyo for opening ceremony ‘Shirtless Tongan’ Pita Taufatofua goes shirtless again at Tokyo Olympics Warner hosting coastal resiliency roundtable Friday in Chesapeake Olympics ceremony uses music from Japanese video games Man attacked deputy responding to EMS call in Avon, sheriff’s office says Olympic Games, Tokyo-style: The pandemic era opens Vaccinations begin to rise in some states with soaring COVID cases Man released from prison to marry sister of man he was accused of killing Man wanted for deadly shooting in Tazewell County, considered armed and dangerous Pickup driver strikes motorcyclist in Newport News 4 Virginia Beach officers awarded Congressional Badge of Bravery for actions during mass shooting PHOTOS: With muted ceremony and empty stadium, Tokyo Olympics begin Wife claims husband is being denied medical care inside Virginia state prison At least 100 US athletes unvaccinated as Olympics begin Live: Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony underway 20-year-old fatally shot on Reid Street in Chesapeake As the Tokyo Games open, can the Olympic flame burn away the funk? Cherry blossoms unite Japan, US sister cities Alabama man gets vaccine after battling COVID-19 without one