🌱 Gas Leak In Chesterfield Heights + Breeze Adds Flight To New York

Hello, people of Norfolk! It's me again, Carla Varner, your host of the Norfolk Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 72 Low: 50.

Here are the top three stories in Norfolk today:

1. Norfolk Fire & Rescue responded to a gas leak in the Chesterfield Heights section of Norfolk yesterday morning. The leak was located in the 2800 block of Stanhope Avenue. Homes in the immediate area were temporarily evacuated as a safety precaution. (13newsnow.com WVEC)
2. Breeze airline will add another nonstop flight from Norfolk to the New York City area starting June 30. The budget airline announced on Wednesday that it will start running flights from Norfolk to Westchester Airport, about an hour car ride from Manhattan. Breeze also flies from Norfolk to Long Island. (WAVY.com)
3. Norfolk business owner Jose Villegas was a recipient of a new smile 35 years ago when Operation Smile raised money for him to come to the area from the Philippines for a surgery to remove a two-pound tumor from his chin. “Operation Smile changed my whole personality from hopeless. They give me hope and a future,” said Villegas. This year Operation Smile will celebrate 40 years of changing lives around the world. (WAVY.com)

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Today in Norfolk:

• Virtual Class: How to Prepare for a Virtual Job Interview - Virtual(12:00 PM)
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From my notebook:

• Norfolk area residents will see temperatures in the 70s and 80s this weekend. Expect temperatures in the mid-70s today and tomorrow, with lows in the 80s on Sunday. (3 WTKR)
• Block Party will be held at the Scope Arena Plaza on Friday, June 24, while PrideFest will take place at Town Point Park on Saturday, Jun 25. Both events will be in-person for the first time in two years. (WAVY.com)
• 420ish Unity Festival will take place Saturday, Apr. 23 - Sunday, Apr. 24 at the Portsmouth Sportsplex. The two-day festival will host a lineup of musical talent including Shaggy, Spice and Barrington Levy. (13newsnow.com WVEC)

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— Carla Varner