WAVY.com Articles: February 2, 2024

State Sen. Lucas explains why she’s flipped on skill game issue, as opponents to legalization ramp up campaign Landstown’s Dwight Robinson joins 400 win club, Kempsville rolls past Collegiate Virginia Beach bakery gives back to support cancer patients, survivors Oceanfront community lights candles for driver who went off the pier Support group gives homicide survivors a safe space to talk Records: Abbott’s migrant busing cost Texas $124 million AMC Theatres offering $5 movie tickets for Black History Month Family, police say Suffolk woman knew, worked with alleged killer Border convoy makes its way to border city of Eagle Pass, Texas The stage and screens’ Patrice Covington of Chesapeake is honored by her hometown for Black History Month Murder of Florida mom, Sherri Malarik, on ‘Dateline’ Texas ACLU finds most schools in state still have discriminatory dress codes DEA: Mexico ‘can and should do more’ against drug cartels Illegal border crossings hit new January record, sources say ‘The Zone of Interest’: What to know about the Oscar nominee you probably haven’t seen yet Trump: AI ‘maybe the most dangerous thing out there’ US to require cryptocurrency mines to report energy use data Joe Rogan strikes $250M deal with Spotify, including distribution on YouTube You can get a Garmin watch for a steal right now on Amazon Feb. 2 was National Wear Red Day for women’s heart health What does Punxsutawney Phil do the rest of the year? Leader of drug conspiracy sentenced to 30 years in Virginia Beach Japanese Embassy says Taylor Swift should ‘comfortably’ make Super Bowl via Tokyo flight Newport News Public Schools holding job fair Saturday, Feb. 3 Fossilized remains of 2 new shark species found in Mammoth Cave National Park 800+ performers prepare for Virginia International Tattoo Supreme Court won’t block West Point from considering race in admissions Police searching for person of interest in Mount Vernon Avenue homicide Franklin’s Jarratt is new deputy city manager in Virginia Beach US strikes in Iraq, Syria, retaliating for fatal drone attack Judge suspends Trump’s March election interference trial while awaiting immunity ruling Spotify tattoo trend has some people regretting their ink Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy says border deal is close ‘Suits’ spinoff series ‘Suits: LA’ in the works: What can fans expect? Jobs report says U.S. added 353,000 jobs in January, better than expected Biden honors soldiers killed in Jordan drone attack Newborns ‘Go Red’ for heart health awareness at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital Carl Weathers of ‘Rocky’ and ‘The Mandalorian’ dies at 76 Louisiana voters sue over state’s new majority-Black congressional district WATCH: Full video of fire extinguisher going off at high school in Suffolk in December Man arrested on charges of child sexual abuse images in Southampton County, deputies say Willis acknowledges ‘personal relationship’ with top Trump Georgia prosecutor US adds 353K jobs in January, soaring past expectations Shop Black-owned brands this month and every month with Walmart’s ‘Black-led’ storefront How often should you replace your pillows? Way more often than you do Bill for minimum wage increases passed by Virginia House of Delegates Sail with Disney Cruises Community Connection: Newport News Winter Carnival In the Kitchen: Ice Cream and Donut Breakfast Increased police presence at Menchville High after fight Target pulls Civil Rights activity kit containing errors about Black leaders Speaker Johnson says Biden not ‘allowed’ by staff to take action on border Jury convicts man in connection with an attack that left a man paralyzed Oh deer! Replacement for Chesapeake Chuck predicts 6 more weeks of winter Trump Jr. headlining DC fundraiser with top GOP lawmakers ‘Super Pope’ creator gets Vatican stamp of approval Pennsylvania man charged with beheading father wanted to mobilize PA National Guard, meet Gov. Shapiro; DA Yes, Colorado celebrates a frozen dead guy every year – here’s why U.S. weighs response to deadly drone attack Skyscraper-size asteroid will buzz Earth on Friday, safely passing within 1.7 million miles Tesla recalling nearly 2.2 million vehicles for software update to fix warning lights that are too small Body found in vehicle recovered in Virginia Beach, police say WATCH LIVE: Day 7, Jennifer Crumbley’s trial for involuntary manslaughter – Crumbley takes the stand The original draft of ‘Groundhog Day’ had a surprising twist ending WATCH: Officers rescue man on NYC subway tracks with seconds to spare Blog: It’s Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring at Groundhog Day festivities Structural fire in Newport News displaces seven Virginia considers a major expansion of gambling by legalizing ‘skill games’ Carver High School student stabbed 3 times with scissors in Winston-Salem by other student, Forsyth County deputies say Watch: Telephone pole spears through back of car in Greensboro; no one hurt That’s a wrap! Here are all movies, shows in post-production in North Carolina Watch: Tow truck chases car in reverse at Greensboro gas station Veterans Voices : Liberty Flames baseball player gets a special surprise from his Naval dad Man receives over 4 life sentences for mass shooting in Norfolk WAVY’s top stories for the week of January 28 Super Bowl QBs chasing Tom Brady and Joe Montana For first over-the-counter birth birth control pill, price is a major question mark Steve’s Setlist: February 2nd, 2024 FDA warns of contaminated copycat eye drops House-passed tax bill heads into Senate GOP buzzsaw Trump risks backlash as MAGA world zeroes in on Taylor Swift Chesapeake child sex crimes case elevated to federal court