WAVY.com Articles: September 22, 2021

House catches fire again on Philpotts Road in Norfolk Transportation project near Naval Medical Center Portsmouth receives $250,000 federal grant Four-star running back George Pettaway commits to UNC Funeral home mix-up causes wrong body to be placed in woman’s casket in NC Man injured in shooting near Edwards Street in Portsmouth O’Connor Brewing: Findings of investigation into toxic workplace are ‘troubling and heartbreaking’ Accomack School Board doesn’t adopt state-required protections for transgender, nonbinary students; will revisit the issue Commonwealth Transportation Board approves new interstate corridor improvement programs Virginia HBCUs receive $1 million from online gaming company California firm that underpaid Mexican employees with pesos ordered to pay back wages, OT Black, Hispanic lawmakers call for halt to Haitian deportation flights New grant program aims to support farmers markets, small-scale agricultural facilities in Virginia Pair of Kansas grade school boys jump fence to rescue infants from pool Soldier dies during training exercise on Fort Campbell Virginia Attorney General candidates talk gun violence prevention after school shooting California authorities need help identifying man who can’t remember who he is, where he’s from Scott Peterson to be re-sentenced for murder of his pregnant wife Penn State suspends over 100 students for not complying with COVID-19 testing Colorado student arrested after threat had ‘large cache of weapons’ on campus Texas Rangers report reveals new details in August 31, 2019 mass murder Ecuadoran woman dies after SUV bypasses Border Patrol checkpoint and crashes; 9 hospitalized Elizabeth City organization making sure neighbors don’t go hungry 60-year-old Edenton man arrested for carrying a concealed weapon as a felon Group of House Republicans file articles of impeachment against President Biden Shortlist announced for vacant VB City Council seat GOP to Dems: You’ll have to raise the debt limit alone Chesapeake native turns judges’ chairs during blind audition on ‘The Voice’ Chesapeake man buys two pounds of methamphetamine; sentenced for conspiracy to distribute Portsmouth teacher worries using PTO for quarantine will lead to a spike in cases Chatting With the Stars of Chicago, Med, PD and Fire Maintaining Your Home HVAC Renew Your Floors Republican senators won’t budge on debt limit increase as Democrats push big spending bill Larchmont residents say speeding and racing are accelerating on Hampton Boulevard BLOG: Tropical Depression 18 forms, heavy rain Thursday morning House Democrats push abortion rights bill US lawmakers and experts worry about kids and COVID-19 Rape case against former Chesapeake police lieutenant will go to trial Nauticus invites guests for World Maritime Day on Sept. 25 Virginia September 22 COVID-19 update: 3,737 new cases, 97 new deaths 1977 rape and murder of elderly Raleigh woman solved using DNA, police announce Couple who filmed porn on Myrtle Beach SkyWheel arrested for sex acts in arcade photo booth Nash County, NC leaders want to give students $100 gift cards for being vaccinated Missouri hunters kill nearly 500 squirrels, busted for ‘gross overlimit,’ officials say Child tax credit: Where’s my September payment? NC COVID-19 Sept. 22 Update: Over 6,200 new cases, 3,400 currently hospitalized Local authorities respond after increased threats against Hampton Roads schools Chesapeake Regional Healthcare officially opens Priority Toyota Cancer Center Man arrested for Phoebus High threat also posted threat against Denbigh High, police say Virginia Beach SPCA launches interactive online learning portal for kids Virginia Beach Department of Health to host free COVID-19 vaccination clinic Thursday Garth Brooks says he’s playing dive bars instead of stadiums because ‘the dive bars are vaccinated’ Tracking the Tropics: Atlantic stays busy with Peter, Rose, 2 areas of potentially new development Mexico in brief: Chihuahua police find six bullet-riddled bodies on side of highway ‘You can’t just move people’s cars’: Video shows stranger moving woman’s car before it gets towed 1 student killed, 1 hurt in drive-by shooting at Kentucky school bus stop, police say Daylight saving time: When do we ‘fall back?’ Just 56% of Americans can name all three branches of government — that’s actually a 15-year high Future iPhones could detect mental illness, report says Ship anchor weighing 2,000 pounds stolen from Poquoson Museum ‘Soul-crushing’: COVID deaths hit more than 1,900 a day for the first time since March Dancer, actor, shoe designer, cancer survivor: one Georgia 7th grader does it all CDC: Salmonella outbreak from unidentified food source sickens people in 25 states ‘Family Guy’ characters star in COVID vaccine PSA Thousands of murders, disappearances of Indigenous women remain unsolved ‘This doctor has got guts’: Ex-attorney sues Texas physician who purposely broke abortion law Woman found dead in refrigerator ID’d as retired LA County sheriff’s sergeant ‘My entire foot looked like a sausage’: Snakebite victim learns hard lesson on hiking trail Netflix buys the complete works of ‘Charlie and Chocolate Factory’ author Roald Dahl York County man pleads guilty to fatal domestic-related shooting VIDEO: Dynamic drone footage of damage done by Superdome roof fire Person of interest in Jefferson Street homicide case located Western Tidewater Health District providing free COVID-19 testing at Southampton Memorial Hospital Outpatient Lab Dive team joins search for person of interest in Gabby Petito’s death, Brian Laundrie Boy accused in Heritage High shooting fought victim, was wearing tracking bracelet, court docs show No injuries following shooting on Hedgerow Lane in Portsmouth Suspect in custody following ‘gun disturbance’ at Ikea in Norfolk, police say First day of fall is here: What you might not know about the season VBPD investigating social media threat toward Kempsville High Newsfeed Now: FBI IDs Gabby Petito’s body, rules death a homicide; Lawmakers clash over plan to prevent government shutdown Watch: Toddler gets head stuck in railing, police use battering ram to free her Joint Base Langley-Eustis moves to HPCON Bravo+ as COVID-19 cases continue to rise New COVID-19 cases decline globally, WHO reports Asteroid about 3 times size of Statue of Liberty to pass Earth on 1st day of fall Gun fired during fight at Waffle House on Ingleside Road in Norfolk, police say Police: Man arrested after string of bomb threats at Hampton courthouses Man seriously hurt after shooting on Randolph Street in Portsmouth Students allowed to return to Heritage High to pick up belongings after shooting ‘I’m frustrated with people trying to get ahead’: Hampton council supports temporary afternoon ramp closures near HRBT Blog: Balmy & Breezy Today; Rain Tomorrow Trump sues niece, NY Times over records behind ’18 tax story National security officials pressed on Afghanistan evacuation, southern border crossings Gabby Petito’s Long Island hometown mourns her death ‘I thought I got hit by the boat’: Teen survives encounter with shark Newport News City Council approves $40M for new Huntington Middle School Asphalt Art Initiative to paint final mural in Norfolk; seeking volunteers