threat of the St. Petersburg school; Updates from prison visits; 2nd Street Party

RICHMOND, Virginia (WWBT) – Happy first day of October! Here’s a look at our top titles before you start your day!

Sunny and pleasant weather

The mostly dry weather lasts all weekend.

Today will be rather sunny and pleasant. Peaks in the mid-1970s.

Night shot

Richmond police are investigating a shooting that left a man with gunshot wounds to his face.

Police responded to reports of a shooting on Willow Street near First Avenue around 11 p.m. Thursday night.

There they found a man with gunshot wounds to his face. His identity has not been disclosed.

The victim was taken to hospital but is expected to survive.

Threat to the Saint Petersburg school

St. Petersburg High School will be closed on Friday for in-person instruction following a suspected threat made on social media.

Petersburg school officials immediately alerted the police.

One of the threats read, “Don’t come to school tomorrow … tired of being bullied.”

St. Petersburg police believe it is a false alarm.

Threats to Henrico

Additional School Resource Officers will be at Varina High School on Friday after a the threat was posted on social media.

Henrico police said they received several tips from parents on Thursday evening about a social media post containing a threat naming Varina High School.

This evening, Henrico Police received advice from parents regarding a social media post containing a threat naming Varina High School.

HPD identified the source of this message and found it not to be credible. HPD and HCPS have been in constant communication regarding this incident.

TikTok challenges

Amelia County Public Schools Urge Parents To Talk To Their Children About the consequences of TikTok challenges.

One of the recent challenges, which was banned from TikTok, involves children vandalizing school property.

In a letter to parents, Superintendent Dr. Lori Harper said, “Students may perceive these TikTok challenges as fun or something that will be of no consequence, when in reality participating in these challenges can result in a permanent academic record, detention, expulsion, restitution and a criminal record.

The school district says it will be in contact with the Amelia County Sheriff’s Department if a student participates in any of these challenges.

In-person prison visits

The Virginia Department of Corrections will be resumption of in-person family visits between October 11 and November 8.

It comes after nine pilots sites open to visitors on September 1.

All visitors aged 12 and over must test negative for COVID-19 and only fully vaccinated inmates will be eligible for in-person visits.

Video tours will continue to be available to unvaccinated inmates.

Slow courier deliveries

Across the country, people could see the rhythm of their slow mail delivery from Friday.

The United States Postal Service is implementing new service standards.

The changes include reductions in post office opening hours and longer delivery times for some couriers.

According to a USPS spokeswoman, most first-class newspapers and periodicals will not be affected, and a single first-class mail traveling locally will continue to last two days. However, transit times could be longer for international deliveries and other long distance deliveries.

DMV walk-in services

Starting October 5, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will offer a hybrid program of days of service without appointment and appointment.

Appointments for the service will be offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while the walk-in service will only be offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Hours vary by location. The DMV will begin to integrate walk-in appointments into the management of the General Assembly.

Customers who make an appointment but then decide to show up must cancel the appointment so that it becomes available to others. Walk-in customers should expect wait times.

For the health and safety of customers and employees, lobby chairs will be spaced out and face coverings are strongly encouraged.

2nd Street Festival this weekend

After having organized the festival virtually in 2020, the organizers of the 2nd Street Festival have announced the full program for the in-person event this year.

In its 33rd year, the long-running festival in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond will be back in person.

The event is free and produced by Venture Richmond Events.

Venture Richmond Events said it was monitoring CDC and VDH guidelines for COVID-19 protocols and asking attendees to follow the guidelines.

Final thought

Spread the love everywhere you go. May no one come to you without leaving happier – Mother Teresa

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