WAVY.com Articles: June 29, 2021

Colorado sisters are only patients in the world with rare genetic disease Lawmakers want answers amid reports Biden will end Title 42 authority by end of July All 24 unvaccinated people at birthday party in Australia contract COVID ‘Everybody’s got to get paid’: Myrtle Beach restaurant requires 20% gratuity for all orders Drug smugglers abandon over 1,000 pounds of marijuana near Rio Grande Nurse mom goes into early labor, coaches 9-year-old daughter to deliver her baby sister No injuries after Busch Gardens coaster Griffon stops, 28 riders assisted off ride The end of an era for Judge Richard Bray and the Beazley Foundation Sen. Warner, Kaine push for funding to implement Ashanti Alert Act Illinois expands childcare benefits to tackle labor shortage Virginians can still be fired for using recreational marijuana; Medical use protections take effect July 1 Man who jumped from plane at Los Angeles airport now facing 20 years in prison Mama bear, cubs get too close for comfort on Lake Tahoe beach Online Originals: NC researchers test using recycled face masks as way to improve roads Delta variant prompts some US leaders to call for return of masks indoors Kids eat more vegetables when parents implement simple strategy, researchers find Only one Golden Buzzer left on Season 16 of ‘America’s Got Talent’ Tampa teen makes history as youngest track star to qualify for Olympic Games since 1964 Weeks before Florida building collapse, condo board boss warned problems found in 2018 were ‘significantly worse’ Astronomers watch black hole swallow neutron star in ‘big quick’ gulp Court report: Alabama nurse stabbed by patient who says, ‘You’re going to die anyway’ Lumber exporting company to invest $1.1M in a new facility in Suffolk First lady Jill Biden poses for cover of Vogue’s August issue Booster may be needed for J&J shot as Delta variant spreads; some experts already taking them Virginia’s rising minimum wage: A bittersweet change for workers and small businesses Elizabeth City employees go on strike over pay ICE warns international students of spoofing calls New outpatient VA facility coming to Hampton Roads Unemployed Norfolk man using VEC scheduling app finds next available appointment is in 2025 Autopsies detail brutal deaths of baby, mother at Norfolk apartment Missing and endangered 19-year-old woman found safe in Norfolk Suffolk reminds residents to stay safe ahead of 4th of July weekend Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Tahoe estate listed for $41M Heat wave prompts rolling blackouts for parts of US Northwest ‘So I raped you’: Facebook message leads to arrest warrant in years-old rape claim Ex-Disney star Kyle Massey charged with felony immoral communication with a minor Bizarre case of two Missouri Karens ends with one under arrest Man with HIV sentenced for using sex as weapon against children, adults 9/11 first responder describes mental and physical toll facing Florida building collapse search and rescue teams Capital One announces it will implement a hybrid work model Lawmakers want to know whether FEMA is ready to respond to disasters Bring The World To You Celebrate Freedom in Chesapeake Portsmouth-based Mercy Chefs serving meals to responders at building collapse in Miami Mexico COVID-19 vaccination spree meant to end border travel restrictions Photo shows sea turtles ‘kissing’ during Florida powerboat race NC COVID-19 June 29 update: 274 new cases, positivity rate trending up Vanderbilt athletic director condemns ‘racist slurs’ used at College World Series Fourth of July Hack on a Budget Reck on the Road: Norfolk SPCA Spay Neuter Clinic Renew Your Floors Man dies after being hit by car in Chesapeake ‘We’re not just tinkering around the edges’: Biden sells his bipartisan infrastructure deal Virginia June 29 COVID-19 update: Hospitalizations back on the rise, positivity rate holds steady Climbing to make its Olympic debut at Tokyo Games Mass casualty incident after deck collapse in Germantown Infrastructure bill uncertain in Congress as Biden turns focus to public Man found with life-threatening gunshot injuries at Starbucks on Effingham St. in Portsmouth BEWARE: IRS releases “Dirty Dozen” tax scams list Norfolk man stabbed man, punched another in face at Staten Island Ferry Terminal in NYC, police say Here’s what we know about potential charges against the Trump Organization Food writer’s recipe for ‘Bread Steak’ divides the internet ‘God told me to come here’: Louisiana man high on meth drives to prison, police say NBC’s ‘Annie Live!’ adds major cast member while search for Annie continues Newsfeed Now: Doctors concerned viruses making comeback post-pandemic; Family shocked after $50 billion deposited into bank account U.S. home prices jump at fastest pace in more than 15 years New Virginia law impacting bicyclists, motorists goes into effect July 1 Mother questioned in suspicious deaths of 3 young children, police say ‘It’s pretty shocking’: Demolition ramps up at Norfolk’s Tidewater Gardens, now more than 50% vacant Walmart unveils lower priced, private-brand insulin for diabetes patients 8 NC State baseball players tested positive for highly contagious Delta variant, chancellor says Report: Stages of Olympic relay to be pulled off Tokyo roads Most residents are staying put in collapsed building’s twin Venomous spitting cobra on the loose in Raleigh neighborhood, police say Virginia Beach foundation accepting grant proposals for programs to help prevent, end homelessness More than a million Medicaid patients in NC moved to new plan, many unaware Transgender woman crowned Miss Nevada USA, will compete for Miss USA title in November Bomb threats lead to evacuations at Hampton’s courthouses Blog: Summer Humidity Continues; Rain By Late Week Woman becomes bat girl for the Yankees, 60 years after she was turned down over her gender Another victim found in Florida rubble, prosecutors to pursue grand jury investigation Woman dies after being hit by vehicle in Newport News Here comes the bride … and cow and pigs and turkey and dog At 106, Suffolk’s George Webster is one of the oldest living veterans who experienced attack on Pearl Harbor Man treated by medics after house fire in Portsmouth Virginia Beach city officials, state police, warn of Fourth of July traffic, crowds VB police seeking suspect after catalytic converter stolen from vehicle at nursing home