News to Know for Nov. 23: 6 people killed in shooting at Virginia Walmart; Student loan pause extended; How to get free Thanksgiving meals

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Right here’s a have a look at our high headlines for Wednesday!

6 Individuals, Suspect Lifeless in Mass Taking pictures at Chesapeake Walmart

At the least half a dozen individuals are useless and a number of others are wounded after a taking pictures inside a Chesapeake Walmart.

Chesapeake Police say the decision got here in simply after 10 p.m. Tuesday evening whereas the shop was nonetheless open and simply minutes after the night crew had arrived for work.

Officers say the suspect acted alone and was an worker or former worker of the shop.

They are saying he walked into the breakroom and began taking pictures different workers.

Police affirm the shooter is now useless, believing he turned the gun on himself.

Sentara Norfolk Common Hospital additionally confirmed 5 sufferers are being handled there. There’s no phrase on their situations.

A household reunification space has been arrange on the Chesapeake Conference Heart for the quick household of anybody who could have been contained in the Walmart.

Two Teenage Ladies, One Man Killed in Powhatan Crash

Two teenage ladies and a person are useless after the automobile they had been using in was crushed by one other automobile throughout a crash.

State police say round 8 Tuesday morning, a automobile pulled in entrance of a pickup on the intersection of Anderson Freeway and Judes Ferry Highway.

That automobile flipped with the truck touchdown on high.

All three individuals who died had been passengers within the automobile.

The motive force is within the hospital with life-threatening accidents.

The person driving the pickup is anticipated to get better.

Pres. Biden Extends Federal Scholar Mortgage Compensation Pause

President Joe Biden introduced Tuesday that his administration will lengthen a pause on federal pupil mortgage funds whereas the White Home fights a authorized battle to save lots of his plan to cancel parts of the debt.

“It isn’t truthful to ask tens of thousands and thousands of debtors eligible for aid to renew their pupil debt funds whereas the courts contemplate the lawsuit,” Biden mentioned in a video posted on Twitter.

The moratorium was slated to run out Jan. 1, a date that Biden set earlier than his debt cancellation plan stalled within the face of authorized challenges from conservative opponents.

Now it’s going to lengthen till 60 days after the lawsuit is resolved. If the lawsuit has not been resolved by June 30, funds would resume 60 days after that.

AAA Predicting 1.4 Million Virginians Touring Forward of Vacation Weekend

AAA expects almost 1.5 million Virginians to journey for Thanksgiving as extra COVID-19 restrictions are eliminated.

“This 12 months’s been far more of an open e book. We noticed the cruise business come again. We noticed lots of international locations which were closed for 2 years reopen their borders and invite vacationers again in,” Morgan Dean with AAA mentioned.

Dean mentioned in case you’re leaving on Wednesday or Thursday, try to go away earlier than 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. to keep away from probably the most visitors.

They are saying it’s also possible to anticipate to see probably the most automobiles on the highway on Sunday.

What if You’re Wanting For a Free Meal?

A Richmond custom to feed households on Thanksgiving is returning to its pre-pandemic kind this 12 months.

Volunteers with the Giving Coronary heart are exhausting at work getting ready for the neighborhood feast.

Annually, the non-profit offers meals and important gadgets to hundreds in want.

You may get a meal from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day – fully free.

Volunteers say it’s a approach to ensure individuals don’t really feel alone on the vacation.

How’s the Climate?

The chilly spell will chill out for the remainder of the week, with dry climate by way of Thanksgiving.

Immediately might be a principally sunny day with highs close to 60 and lows within the low 30s.

Considered the Day

“It’s possible you’ll encounter many defeats, however you will need to not be defeated. In truth, it might be essential to encounter the defeats, so you may know who you’re, what you may rise from, how one can nonetheless come out of it.” – Maya Angelou

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