WAVY.com Articles: January 13, 2022

Hampton man pardoned and released: ‘The window of racism in the justice system was opened and I was freed’ ODU returns from layoff and routs UTSA 83-51 Insurance agent sentenced to 5 years in prison for $3M fraud scheme that targeted the elderly Virginia, Denmark partner to boost offshore wind industry Power companies, VDOT ‘preparing for the worst’ ahead of expected winter storm Virginia Zoo mourns the loss of Red Panda ‘Timur’ FBI seeks info after man’s body found on Blue Ridge Parkway in NC Nearly 50,000 more breakthrough COVID cases reported in final week of December, NCDHHS says Can you still breastfeed if you have COVID-19? Youngkin announces his pick for Virginia education leadership Man charged with allegedly supplying heroin and cocaine in Gates County NC COVID-19 Jan. 13 Update: New case count sets record with nearly 45,000; another record number of patients in hospitals Six Chesapeake schools to return to classroom after week of online learning Well-known Norfolk businesswoman and philanthropist Mildred Graves dies at 102 Two displaced by house fire in Suffolk Ohio minister charged after remains found in church, family recalls red flags The unexpected reason 2021 wasn’t as hot as 2020, according to NOAA and NASA Nearly half of Republican primary voters in NC undecided in US Senate race Plaintiffs in defamation lawsuit against private border wall group want case sent back to state court Empty shelves? See which of these 4 ‘shortages’ is most searched in each state Man believed to have faked his own death found in Scotland Youngkin will rescind school mask mandate order but state law may complicate local policy changes ‘That is unconscionable,’ says defense attorney after state investigation into Virginia Beach police $19.5 million in funding heading to Hampton Roads to support affordable and special needs housing Water main break closes Chrysler Hall, Scope Arena through January 27 Female found dead near Pollypine Drive in Virginia Beach Thursday The future of malls: How your shopping experience could change sooner than expected Dominion Energy working to renew some local electric distribution grids Kingdom Cathedral hosting COVID-19, flu vaccine clinic on Jan. 15 President announces deployment of six additional medical teams to states in need Senate Democrats introduce bill to ban stock trades in Congress Spotsylvania School Board appoints a new chair, fires superintendent Ye allegedly punches autograph-seeking fan Fairfax Co. Public Schools calls on college students to fill substitute teacher shortage SC governor, AG praise SCOTUS vaccine ruling 40-year-old man arrested in connection with Alexandria homicide Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and Alphabet Man pleads guilty in connection to 2019 shooting at MacArthur Center Virginia Gov. Northam reflects on his tenure as Youngkin to take office NFL star opens up about mental health battles A Different Way to Take Vitamins Mercury found in Chesapeake post office; incident not believed to be suspicious Suffolk police investigating social media threat against King’s Fork High School Norfolk State returns from three-week break and dominates Delaware State 80-51 COVID testing troubles continue across Hampton Roads Virginia Jan. 13 COVID-19 update: Record ICU numbers statewide, ventilator usage near record; 36% tests positive Chiefs take playoff experience into Sunday night showdown China faces omicron test ahead of Beijing Olympics Serial bank robbery suspect arrested, charged with possession of explosives by convicted felon People catching omicron to ‘get it over with’ worries health professionals Bipartisan lawmakers propose ‘TLDR Act’ to simplify terms of service agreements Norfolk Southern expected to expand services to New River Valley ICUs nearing capacity in at least 18 states Five takeaways from NewsNation’s COVID-19 survey Read the full report: NewsNation’s survey about COVID-19 House passes voting rights package, setting up Senate filibuster showdown Rhodes Scholar accused of lying on applications loses scholarship Large homeless structure under Texas overpass highlights hidden population Doctors call out Spotify over ‘false and societally harmful assertions’ on Joe Rogan podcast Over 80 cremated remains found in vacant Ohio church, police say RNC moves to require presidential candidates to skip traditional commission debates COVID pill rollout hurt by shortages as omicron rages What happens to previous COVID-19 variants when a new one becomes dominant? EXCLUSIVE: Omicron ‘sub-variant’ discovered in South Texas border county Gold medalist Francena McCorory set to host her first ever track meet Bomb squad gives all clear after investigating red cooler in downtown Norfolk Pet Pal: Agnes IAHR: Ashley Hayes Legal Matters: Battling Black Ice Al Roker reflects on ‘Today Show’ 70th anniversary NewsNation Poll: Voters’ trust in Biden, health officials eroding Battle over voting rights comes to a head on Capitol Hill Big Game Bound: Patriots-Bills rematch among 6 do-or-die games during Super Wild Card Weekend How can you tell if your N95 or KN95 mask is fake? Person dies in fire on Keys Cross Road in Gates County ‘Bad actors’ taking advantage of demand for COVID tests, says Oregon attorney general Gaetz ex testified to federal grand jury in sex crimes investigation Blog: Mild today. Colder Saturday. Rain, wind, wintry mix on Sunday. Biden deploying military medical teams in omicron response Fauci: Omicron will ‘find just about everybody,’ but vaccinated and boosted have low chance of getting sick ‘Rust’ armorer sues supplier of ammunition on set Unionization efforts at Amazon, Starbucks spread across US Man shot multiple times on 35th Street in Newport News on Wednesday night CES 2022: Tech reveals you need to know about UVA wins 54-52 nail-biter over Virginia Tech behind career night from big man Caffaro In her late 50s, Hampton woman sets the bar at powerlifting competition