Wednesday, September 11, 2024

ICYMI: Virginia Beach shooting, Lululemon, Colonial Williamsburg gluten allergy lawsuit and more

With dozens of headlines every day, it’s easy to miss one here and there.

Get in on the conversation with this list of WYDaily’s most-read stories this week.

He emailed his boss that he was quitting, then hours later shot 12 people to death – here’s a timeline of the Municipal Center shooting

VIRGINIA BEACH – The man police say shot and killed 12 people and injured others Friday at the city’s Municipal Center apparently emailed his resignation hours before the carnage. READ MORE

RELATED STORY: Here’s the shooter’s resignation email

The shooting happened in building No. 2 of the municipal center which houses the city's public works. (WYDaily/Lucretia Cunningham)
The shooting happened in building No. 2 of the municipal center which houses the city’s public works. (WYDaily/Lucretia Cunningham)

Williamsburg approves sign for potential Lululemon in Merchant’s Square. Lulu what?

Fans of athletic wear are in luck as the national brand Lululemon may appear in downtown Williamsburg. READ MORE

A copy of a rendering of a possible Lululemon store provided by the City of Williamsburg Planning Department. (WYDaily/Alexa Doiron)
A copy of a rendering of a possible Lululemon store provided by the City of Williamsburg Planning Department. (WYDaily/Alexa Doiron)

Police charge Berkeley Middle School student in connection with ‘threatening’ text messages

A Berkeley Middle School student is facing charges in connection with what school officials described as threatening messages sent to another student over the weekend. READ MORE

Last year, the Williamsburg Police Department was called to Berkeley Middle School for 26 separate incidents with students and two incidents were referred to the criminal justice system. (WYDaily file photo)
(WYDaily/File photo)

Appeals court vacates judgment favoring Colonial Williamsburg in case of gluten-allergic boy

A federal court of appeals has vacated a lower court’s ruling favoring Colonial Williamsburg, releasing an opinion that the foundation may not have properly accommodated a gluten-allergic 11-year-old when it allegedly refused to allow him to eat a homemade, gluten-free chicken sandwich inside Shields Tavern. READ MORE

A lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday claims Colonial Williamsburg violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by removing an 11-year-old with a gluten allergy from Shields Tavern. (WYDaily/File photo)
A lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday claims Colonial Williamsburg violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by removing an 11-year-old with a gluten allergy from Shields Tavern. (WYDaily/File photo)

Newly discovered video of Colonial Williamsburg in 1938 found in storage locker

A new piece of Colonial Williamsburg history has been discovered recently, just not from the time period you might expect. READ MORE

On May 22, Blake Patterson posted on his blog Nostalgic Virginian about a 1938 eight-millimeter film that was discovered in a storage locker. (WYDaily/Screenshot of Blake Patterson video)
On May 22, Blake Patterson posted on his blog Nostalgic Virginian about a 1938 eight-millimeter film that was discovered in a storage locker. (WYDaily/Screenshot of Blake Patterson video)
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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