Trump defers to Congress on background checks, ‘red flag’ laws as calls for...
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — President Trump seemed to be backing away from leading the charge for expanded federal background checks and “red flag” laws for gun purchases. Over the weekend, the president...
View ArticleChubby’s Pumpkin Festival finds new home at Warren Family Farm in Chesapeake
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — With jumbo pumpkins, caramel apples and blow up slides, Chubby’s Pumpkin Festival is a tradition over a decade strong in Chesapeake. However, putting together this family fun...
View ArticlePolice chase ends in crash on I-264 in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) An overnight police chase ended in a crash on I-264 Tuesday. State Police dispatchers tell WAVY.com the police pursuit started around 1:34 a.m. near the West Military Highway exit....
View ArticleCigarettes Can't Be Advertised On TV. Should Juul Ads Be Permitted?
Though tobacco ads have been banned from TV for about 50 years, the marketing of electronic cigarettes isn't constrained by the law. Public health advocates consider that a loophole that hurts kids....
View ArticlePoll: Americans, Including Republicans And Gun Owners, Broadly Support Red...
People are hotly divided about many gun restrictions — but not on extreme risk protection orders. They allow police to temporarily take guns from people seen to be a risk to themselves or others....
View ArticleNotre Dame Repair Crews Are Back To Work, But Paris' Lead Concerns Remain
Environmental and labor groups complain the cleanup should have begun sooner, and they are concerned about health risks in Paris. (Image credit: Francois Mori/AP)
View ArticleSalvadoran Woman Who Lost Her Pregnancy Is Acquitted Of Homicide In Retrial
Evelyn Beatriz Hernández was originally sentenced to 30 years in prison in El Salvador, which has one of the strictest abortion laws in the world. (Image credit: Salvador Melendez/AP)
View Article2 Condos Were Illegally Converted Into 18 Micro Apartments In NYC
"The ceiling heights were 4.5 feet to 6 feet tall on each level, depending on where you were standing," says a spokesperson for the New York City Department of Buildings. (Image credit: Google...
View ArticleU.S. Recycling Industry Is Struggling To Figure Out A Future Without China
China is no longer taking the world's waste. The U.S. recycling industry is overwhelmed — it can't keep up with the plastic being churned out. This doesn't bode well for our plastic waste problem....
View ArticleWant To Know What's In Your Sweat? There's A Patch For That
Scientists are getting closer to developing a wearable patch that can measure hydration and other health markers — in sweat. The hope is it could give athletes more data to boost their performance....
View ArticleItaly's Premier Resigns In Fight Within His Coalition Government
In a scathing speech to the Senate, Giuseppe Conte railed against his right-wing coalition partner Matteo Salvini, who wanted to hold a vote of no-confidence against him. (Image credit: Gregorio...
View ArticleEx-MLB Players Luis Castillo, Octavio Dotel Linked To Alleged Dominican Drug...
The Dominican attorney general said Tuesday that the former professional baseball players supported a drug running and money laundering network led by César Emilio Peralta. (Image credit: Charlie...
View ArticleFormer Arkansas VA Doctor Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In 3 Deaths
A former pathologist was under scrutiny after being found drunk on the job. A review of his work found more than 3,000 misdiagnoses of patients. (Image credit: AP)
View ArticleStagnant storms down trees, bring inches of rain to Isle of Wight,...
ISLE OF WIGHT, Va. (WAVY) — People in Isle of Wight and Southampton counties are cleaning up after a strong storm caused a big mess Tuesday afternoon. The system that moved through the area toppled...
View ArticleFormer VA pathologist charged in deaths of 3 patients
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A pathologist fired from an Arkansas veterans hospital after officials said he had been impaired while on duty was charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths...
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