Posted: Apr 21, 2021 / 01:24 PM EDTUpdated: Apr 21, 2021 / 03:09 PM EDTRICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Governor Ralph Northam held a ceremonial signing on Wednesday for the bill legalizing possession of recreational cannabis in Virginia, the day after 4/20.Virginia is the first state in the South to do so. Simple possession will be legal come July 1 after Northam made amendments that pushed legalization up from the initial 2024 date, but sales still won’t be legal until 2024.The changes, which allow for some growth of cannabis plants at home (four plants), .For more on the legalization of...…Posted: Apr 21, 2021 / 01:24 PM EDTUpdated: Apr 21, 2021 / 03:09 PM EDTRICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Governor Ralph Northam held a ceremonial signing on Wednesday for the bill legalizing possession of recreational cannabis in Virginia, the day after 4/20.Virginia is the first state in the South to do so. Simple possession will be legal come July 1 after Northam made amendments that pushed legalization up from the initial 2024 date, but sales still won’t be legal until 2024.The changes, which allow for some growth of cannabis plants at home (four plants), .For more on the legalization of...WW…
Posted: Apr 17, 2021 / 04:51 PM EDTUpdated: Apr 18, 2021 / 02:49 PM EDTNORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk Police Department is investigating the conduct of a high-ranking officer accused of donating to the defense fund of Kyle Rittenhouse, the man charged with the murder of two Black Lives Matter protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August.that Sgt. William Kelly, who served as the executive officer of NPD’s internal affairs division, made an anonymous $25 donation to Rittenhouse’s defense in September. However Kelly used an official email address linked to himself, the Guardian...…Posted: Apr 17, 2021 / 04:51 PM EDTUpdated: Apr 18, 2021 / 02:49 PM EDTNORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk Police Department is investigating the conduct of a high-ranking officer accused of donating to the defense fund of Kyle Rittenhouse, the man charged with the murder of two Black Lives Matter protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August.that Sgt. William Kelly, who served as the executive officer of NPD’s internal affairs division, made an anonymous $25 donation to Rittenhouse’s defense in September. However Kelly used an official email address linked to himself, the Guardian...WW…
Posted: Apr 21, 2021 / 10:54 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 27, 2021 / 09:23 AM EDTELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — Protesters made demands for transparency Wednesday night after a man was fatally shot by a Pasquotank County deputy in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.The following day, the Pasquotank County NAACP held a brief press conference calling on the Pasquotank sheriff to release the body camera footage of the deputy-involved shooting. The full press conference can be watched in the player above.Few details have been released, but the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened...…Posted: Apr 21, 2021 / 10:54 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 27, 2021 / 09:23 AM EDTELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — Protesters made demands for transparency Wednesday night after a man was fatally shot by a Pasquotank County deputy in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.The following day, the Pasquotank County NAACP held a brief press conference calling on the Pasquotank sheriff to release the body camera footage of the deputy-involved shooting. The full press conference can be watched in the player above.Few details have been released, but the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened...WW…
Posted: Apr 19, 2021 / 07:16 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 20, 2021 / 12:08 AM EDTMCLEAN, Va. (WAVY) — Gov. Ralph Northam didn’t announce any major changes to Virginia’s coronavirus restrictions on Monday, but said updates are expected next week.Northam said Virginians should continue to follow safety guidelines as more people get vaccinated in the meantime.“This is no time for Virginia to let down our guard,” Northam said.(1,500 new cases per day) and 1,000-plus current hospitalizations, though about 40% of the Virginia population now has at least one dose of the vaccine and most of the new cases...…Posted: Apr 19, 2021 / 07:16 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 20, 2021 / 12:08 AM EDTMCLEAN, Va. (WAVY) — Gov. Ralph Northam didn’t announce any major changes to Virginia’s coronavirus restrictions on Monday, but said updates are expected next week.Northam said Virginians should continue to follow safety guidelines as more people get vaccinated in the meantime.“This is no time for Virginia to let down our guard,” Northam said.(1,500 new cases per day) and 1,000-plus current hospitalizations, though about 40% of the Virginia population now has at least one dose of the vaccine and most of the new cases...WW…