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Latest DEQ inspection finds no deficiencies at Bristol landfill
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s recent inspection of the city’s landfill operations revealed they were in compliance with no deficiencies, according to a letter sent to the city last week. The evaluation also documented a first quarter uptick in odor complaints about the quarry landfill, which ceased accepting trash in September 2022 amid public concerns about widespread odors and other environmental issues.
Measles exposure includes more areas at Woodbridge site
Initial information from the state health department about Virginia’s first measles case this year said a potential exposure site in Woodbridge was limited to the Advanced Urgent Care department of Kaiser Permanente Caton Hill Medical Center. That’s been expanded to include the laboratory, radiology and pharmacy at the Kaiser site, at 13285 Minnieville Road in Woodbridge. A child under 5, who is from the northwest region of Virginia, was in those areas on Tuesday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Va. expands warning on areas with measles exposure
Virginia public health officials on Monday released more detail on the areas in local medical facilities where people may have been exposed to a young child with the state’s first 2025 case of measles, a highly contagious disease on the rise across the nation. The child, who was described as age 4 or younger, was contagious while visiting Kaiser Permanente medical facilities in Fredericksburg and Woodbridge on two days in mid-April, according to a statement from the Virginia Department of Health. The Virginia case stems from international travel ...
Dominion Energy wants new power lines in Chesterfield Co.
Dominion Energy wants to build new seven-miles-long high voltage lines in western Chesterfield County in large part to serve a planned hyperscale data center, using four times the electricity the region’s biggest data center campus now needs. The utility expects that the lines, along with the substations and safety equipment needed to direct the right voltages to the right places, will cost about $121 million, it said in a filing with the State Corporation Commission.
Where do statewide candidates stand on skill games?
Skill games are machines that resemble slot machines, and get their name because manufacturers say there is an element of skill that determines winnings. The devices have been in a whiplash of legislation and litigation since the General Assembly originally passed legislation to ban the devices in 2020. Then, former Gov. Ralph Northam and the Assembly amended the legislation to allow for a brief legal period, before a judge paused the ban in 2021. In 2023, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld the ban. The frequent litigation surrounding skill games means that Virginia’s next attorney general will likely be involved in the issue.
Democrats launch billboard attack on Earle-Sears
Virginia Democrats launched three billboards along I-64 that they say are “highlighting Winsome Earle-Sears downplaying and defending the Trump Administration’s attacks on Virginia jobs.” The billboards read “Winsome Earle-Sears doesn’t care about 53,394 and counting unemployed Virginians.”
Former Gov. George Allen stands by John Reid to remain on GOP ticket
Former Gov. George Allen is standing by Republican lieutenant governor nominee John Reid to remain on the GOP statewide ticket for elections in November, despite a public push by Gov. Glenn Youngkin for him to withdraw from the race. Allen, who endorsed Reid long before he clinched the nomination last week, said Monday that it is “John’s choice,” whether to remain on the ticket after an escalating dispute with Youngkin over sexually explicit photographs of other men that the Republican governor alleged the GOP nominee had reposted on social media.
Arlington GOP chairman blasts Youngkin over leaked phone call to lieutenant governor candidate
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) was criticized by some members of his party for an alleged phone call he made to the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. John Reid is running to replace Virginia’s current lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, who is running for governor. Reid said he received a call from Youngkin regarding a “fake” social media account impersonating him that posted sexually explicit photos of “other people,” and Youngkin suggested Reid drop out of the race over it.
Nearly $4 billion deal reached for Washington Commanders to return to D.C.
The Washington Commanders and D.C. have reached a nearly $4 billion deal to build a 65,000-seat stadium at the RFK Stadium site, with plans to open the venue in 2030, according to officials with the city and the team. The D.C. Council still needs to approve the agreement for it to move forward. The Commanders plan to contribute $2.7 billion, with the city vowing to invest roughly $1.1 billion over the next eight years for the new stadium and redevelopment of housing, a sportsplex and other venues nearby.
Lawyer warns Youngkin aide over bid to push John Reid out of lieutenant governor race
A lawyer for John Reid, the GOP’s nominee for Virginia lieutenant governor, sent a cease-and-desist notice to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s top political adviser Monday, escalating a political spectacle that began last week when the governor asked that Reid abandon his bid over racy social media posts that Reid says are not his. The letter from D.C. attorney Charles R. Spies warns Youngkin adviser Matthew Moran to stop spreading information about a disputed Tumblr account and to preserve all records of his efforts to get Reid to quit the race.