WAVY.com Articles: July 9, 2021

WAITT program participants and supporters reuniting to celebrate first graduation North Carolina Republicans proposing pay raises for state employees, including teachers Virginia halts admissions at short-staffed mental hospitals Hundreds of Virginia Tech computers targeted in global ransomware attack Jailhouse interview: Man charged with arson after house fire in West Ghent claims innocence Newport News police make arrest in Miller Mart armed robbery Jar Journeys: Axe throwing Virginia Beach police cracking down on speeding after 17 crash fatalities this year New dates added for Military Circle Mall vaccine clinic; July 13 & 15 VB police recover stolen firearms, arrest two men Volunteers take on Tijuana River Valley cleanup effort, but can only do so much Norfolk Southern lays off 86 employees at Altoona locomotive shop President’s murder shores up credible fear case for thousands of Haitian asylum seekers, activists say Two East Carolina University students could hear their names called early in MLB Draft House considering another voting rights bill as some states toughen laws Sister of overdose victim calls Purdue Pharma opioid deal ‘a slap on the wrist’ Energy crews restore power to thousands across Hampton Roads after Tropical Storm Elsa Social Equity Licenses for selling marijuana causing stir with some Republican state leaders Confusion mounts over vaccine booster as rapper Juvenile issues plea to get vaccinated Biden’s executive order targets tech, mergers, monopolies PHOTOS: Dad holds newborn saved after pregnant wife, 22, is killed by driver fleeing police Hawaii plans goat lottery to protect historic park Flags to be lowered in Virginia on Saturday in memory of fallen Chesterfield Fire recruit Corrections officer assaulted by inmate at Sussex I State Prison Gloucester unveils new ‘LOVE’ sign Virginia Beach schools hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics United Airlines adds nearly 150 flights to ‘warm-weather destinations’ in anticipation of holiday demand Online Originals: Operation Firecracker’s Booze It and Lose It campaign wraps up, results released Police: Two dead bodies found at Suffolk apartment complex; no foul play suspected Williamsburg announces utility relief program Police reform negotiations hit gridlock in Congress Using bullets like fingerprints: How South Carolina is using tech to ID guns used in crimes Medical marijuana advocates look to keep pressure on NC lawmakers NCCU competing with NC A&T to get people on campus vaccinated ahead of rivalry football game Durham police officer charged with sexual battery, kidnapping in Apex Border agents seize eye-popping 6,000 false lashes at New Orleans airport WATCH: Carnival ride at Michigan festival appears to tip backward as bystanders rush to save passengers Destructive gypsy moths getting new name to remove ethnic slur White man who attacked Black teen with bike lock at Michigan park is sentenced EXCLUSIVE: The most controversial chant in sports…on the way out? West Virginia Delegate posts explicit TikTok Memphis cemetery cited after rats harm bodies waiting to be prepped UNC doctor opens up about personal loss from COVID-19, says people in hospital now ‘don’t need to be here’ Summer Wells: Who’s who in missing 5-year-old Tennessee girl’s case Hampton Roads funeral directors have a message for the African American community: Please get your vaccination CC: Revolutionary Book Club Video: Persons of interest sought after June 8 homicide on Arlington Avenue in Newport News GM recalling over 400K Chevy, GMC pickups because air bags can explode NC COVID-19 July 8 update: 543 new cases; averaging 450 cases per day Charlottesville will remove Confederate monuments Saturday Virginia July 9 COVID-19 update: 257 new cases, 36 more people hospitalized U.S. stops jailing pregnant migrants, reversing Trump policy ‘UnMasked’: Educational program to fight exploitation launched by federal prosecutors in Va. Videos: Pre-Elsa rain turns New York City subways into rivers Virginia Department of Corrections reopening facilities for visitations in phases Border Patrol cameras catch SUV racing across border from Canada into Vermont Man arrested after shooting on J Clyde Morris Blvd in Newport News last month NBC analyst Tim Daggett on what we’ll see from Simone Biles in Tokyo Fully vaccinated Americans ‘do not need’ a COVID-19 booster shot at this time, agencies say WATCH: Half-naked man climbs atop LA church, sets fire to cross and tries escaping across electrical wire Biden signs executive order to promote competition in US economy On ‘Dateline’: Unexpected arrest after double murder case is finally solved Woman charged after 8-year-old accidentally shoots 12-year-old in Suffolk Newsfeed Now: Pfizer seeking authorization for 3rd vaccine dose; Woman with support dog says restaurant denied service Driver who fatally struck pedestrian in Kill Devil Hills charged with DWI, police say Olympics-Japanese official chokes up over ticket cancellations Trump again shows support for Youngkin in Va. governor race Blog: Elsa Hits The Northeastern U.S. Quiet Here But Hot & Humid. Some NC students could soon learn about the LGBTQ movement, mental health reform, among other topics Sheriff: California parents found sex offender in 5-year-old’s bedroom, used duct tape to restrain him VIDEO: Police track down man accused of kidnapping 6-year-old girl while riding her bike NCDHHS: Unvaccinated make up more than 99 percent of new COVID cases in May, June Chesterfield driver whose car was trapped in floodwater warns others to ‘turn around, don’t drown’