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PGA Tour to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf
wavy.com > news > national...From the golf side, still to be determined is how players like Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson can rejoin the PGA Tour after defecting last year... ...The PGA Tour ended its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia"s golf venture and now is joining forces with it, making a stunning announcement Tuesday... ...From the commercial side, the governor of Saudi Arabia"s sovereign wealth fund joins the PGA Tour board of directors and leads the new venture as... ...Now they are partners, giving Saudi Arabia a commercial voice in golf"s premier organization....

Newport News man pleads guilty to child porn charges
wavy.com > news > local-news > newport-news...(WAVY) – A Newport News man pleaded guilty Monday to coercion and enticement of a child and distribution of child pornography. 40-year-old Timothy... ...NEWPORT NEWS, Va.... ...Desain later admitted to embezzling around $35,000 from Garda, a private security company.... ...The investigation also uncovered that Desain exploited a minor....

Canada wildfires lead to air-quality alerts in US, here’s how to stay safe
wavy.com > news > health...Environmental Protection Agency issued a poor air quality alert for New England, a day after parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota received... ...Last week, U.S. officials as far south as Maryland, Baltimore, Virginia and Pennsylvania reported being impacted by the wildfires.... ...It's very typical in terms of northwest Canada,” said Darren Austin, a meteorologist and senior air quality specialist with the Rhode Island Department... ...And they followed wildfires in Nova Scotia, which resulted in a short-lived air quality alert on May 30, Austin said....

Canadian wildfire smoke causing hazy skies, poor air quality in the US
wavy.com > news > national...Kate Thornton, Dave Longley, Alix Martichoux by: Kate Thornton, Dave Longley, Alix Martichoux SYRACUSE, N.Y.... ...As of Monday afternoon, more than 400 fires were burning around Canada, from British Columbia and Alberta in the west, to Nova Scotia and Quebec... ...of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana.... ...These plumes of smoke are being transported south into the Great Lakes, New York State and Northeast compliments of a persistent north-northwest...

Man arrested for kidnapping 15-month-old son
wavy.com > news...When officers arrived on the scene, a woman claimed she was choke by the suspect, AJ Kwiatkowski.... ...(WAVY) -- Kitty Hawk Police arrested two men in connection with the abduction of a 15-month-old child.... ...Officers found Kwiatkowski about six hours later at the 7-Eleven located at 3868 N. Croatan Hwy.... ...A second suspect, Sergio Walker was also taken into custody for trying to pick up Kwiatkowski....

UK police motorcyclist under criminal investigation over royal escort crash
wavy.com > news > world...The Independent Office for Police Conduct said the constable was told a criminal investigation was underway for causing death by dangerous driving... ...and causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving.... ...Sophie, who is the wife of Prince Edward, King Charles III"s younger brother, has said she was “deeply saddened” that Holland died....

HRT receives rail safety grant – WAVY.com
wavy.com > video...Norfolk City Council will vote on approving $18 million … Virginia Beach man arrested after traffic stop in … “Pride is about just really being... ...Changes to SNAP benefits State Police respond to two interstate shootings … Governor Cooper announces gun safety initiative Gov.... ...VA Medical Center … Pink Energy, several lenders named in class action … Class of 2023 – June 6 Reck on the Road: Jackalope Fest Link of Hampton... ...Roy Cooper launched a firearm safety education initiative Monday in an effort to curb gun deaths among children and firearm thefts in North Carolina...

“Pride is about just really being free.” Advocate and drag queen shares why Pride Month is worth celebrating...
wavy.com > news > local-news...Furthermore, Blaq is also known as a drag queen entertainer named Vivian Deveraux Valentine.... ...HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) -- “Pride is about just really being free. The theme is be free,” said K"Bana Blaq, a member of the LGBTQ Community.... ...Blaq participated in the Portsmouth Pride Fest, and did a drag performance at the I Am What I Am Festival (IAWIA) in Newport News.... ...If you would like to see Blaq perform in drag as Vivian Valentine, you can attend the Drag Queen Kitty Tour in June....

No survivors found after plane that flew over DC and led to fighter ...
wavy.com > video...State Police on scene of possible shootings in Hampton Virginia State Police said they are at the scene of a possible shooting Monday night in the... ...area of Interstate 64 eastbound just west of Settlers Landing as well as another shooting after a victim left the interstate at Power Plant Parkway... ...Suspect in Virginia Beach dentist's stabbing death … Michael Aaron (Norah) Horwitz, 34, is facing charges including second-degree murder after being... ...WAVY-TV's Julie Millet reports....

Norfolk City Council will vote on approving $18 million to buy ...
wavy.com > video...Norfolk City Council will vote on approving $18 million … Virginia Beach man arrested after traffic stop in … “Pride is about just really being... ...Changes to SNAP benefits State Police respond to two interstate shootings … Governor Cooper announces gun safety initiative Gov.... ...VA Medical Center … Pink Energy, several lenders named in class action … Class of 2023 – June 6 Reck on the Road: Jackalope Fest Link of Hampton... ...Roy Cooper launched a firearm safety education initiative Monday in an effort to curb gun deaths among children and firearm thefts in North Carolina...