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Virginia Beach warns residents: Keep lithium batteries out of trash to prevent fires Original

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By Derek Lytle Verified
| WVEC-TV (Norfolk, VA) Verified
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach officials are urging residents to keep lithium-ion batteries out of household trash after a growing number of battery-related fires have damaged garbage trucks and endangered sanitation workers. The warning comes as lithium-ion batteries become increasingly common in everyday items, including cellphones, laptops, power tools, e-bikes, vape pens and solar-powered devices.
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Air conditioning units stolen from Newport News brain injury rehabilitation center, forcing closure

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By Derek Lytle Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Follow Air conditioning units stolen from Newport News brain injury rehabilitation center, forcing closure Updated Fri, July 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key takeawaysPowered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
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'I was being merciful by not knocking him the [expletive] out cold' | Martial arts instructor speaks from jail after viral police encounter Original

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By Derek Lytle Verified
| WVEC-TV (Norfolk, VA) Verified
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The man jailed after a viral video showed him throwing a spinning martial arts-style kick toward a Virginia Beach police officer says he never intended to strike the officer and believes police should not have chased him. In an exclusive interview with 13News Now from jail, Timothy Allen Wegert said he deliberately missed the officer during the July 5 encounter on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
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