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Alexandria resident arrested on felony Jan. 6 assault charges
Alexandria resident David Marshall, 57, has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6 riot in 2021. Marshall was arrested on May 1 for multiple alleged assaults on law enforcement officers and on a member of the news media, according to the Department of Justice.
Pro-Palestine protesters march to Kaine’s office, block Richmond intersection
Dozens of pro-Palestine protesters on Monday afternoon marched from Monroe Park to the intersection of Main and Ninth streets, where they blocked the road and read an open letter to Sen. Tim Kaine, calling on him to condemn the police response to the April 29 protest at Virginia Commonwealth University. Before the group departed the park, a medic led a training on how to respond to pepper spray and tear gas. At one point, a person hurled multiple eggs into the crowd from a second-story window.
Race to replace Va. Rep. Wexton accelerates with start of early voting
A cow bell clanged inside the Rust Library in Northern Virginia, and the 12 Democrats vying for a chance to replace U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) each moved to a different cluster of voters, hoping to win them over during a “speed dating” candidates forum. A few days later, three of the four Republicans running in their party’s primary election in Wexton’s 10th Congressional District stood before an audience of Loudoun County retirees and tried to outflank each other on issues like border security and inflation.
Expansion of data centers fuels demand for generators and battery backups: ‘You cannot have downtime’
The data-center building boom is underpinned by a basic requirement: Never, ever, lose power. The race to power new artificial-intelligence models and keep internet and mobile services humming around the clock is creating a windfall for the makers of the generators and battery systems that are crucial to keeping power flowing through thunderstorms and grid failures. Blips, sags, dips or anything else less than a smooth, continuous flow of electricity aren’t tolerated at Stream Data Centers’ two computer server sites in suburban Chicago. The converted warehouse buildings host thousands of servers, backed up by banks of batteries and diesel generators.
Youngkin spending on consultants to push for procurement savings
Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s chief procurement officer is leaving state government, but not before a final push to reach the governor’s promised goal of saving $200 million on state purchases of goods and services by the end of the fiscal year on June 30. Reaching that goal is costing the state more money on outside consultants, including four information technology consultants that the governor’s office hired in the previous three months.
Va. panel advances 3 more lab school applications as spending deadline looms
The Virginia Board of Education’s lab school committee advanced three more lab school applications on Monday, with the future of funding for such schools in flux. Funding in the current budget can be used until the fiscal year ends June 30. Lab schools, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s signature school choice initiative, are partnerships between universities and school divisions that provide nonreligious education to K-12 students.
Bristow data center corridor looks to expand to 8 buildings
While some see the proliferation of data centers stretching from Loudoun into Prince William County as one big “data center alley,” a closer look shows they are popping up in clusters. One such cluster near the southern end of Hornbaker Road in Bristow is owned and operated by Stack Infrastructure of Denver. Stack hopes to make it bigger. A land-use firm that represents Stack held open houses at the Sweeney Barn in Manassas last week to introduce residents to its latest additions — two new data center buildings dubbed “Bristow Campus.” They would be built on land north of Nokesville Road, about a half-mile west of the Hornbaker Road site.
1 year after sharing her story, revenge-porn victim pleased with change in Virginia law
It’s been one year since a woman from Arlington came forward with her story about being a victim of revenge porn. Despite hurdles to seek justice, she’s pleased Virginia legislators changed the law to give other victims a fighting chance. … Loudoun County prosecutor Cedric Moon raised questions about the statute of limitations last year. During this legislative session, Del. Irene Shin (D-Fairfax County), introduced a bill to amend the law, but also expand the definition of the content covered by the law to go beyond images of a nude person.
Can’t install your own solar panels? Some areas let you join a community project.
For four generations, Steve Wine’s family has tended a 600-acre farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, raising steers and growing corn, soybeans and alfalfa. The farm has struggled in recent years with rising costs and slumping crop markets, leaving Wine to question the operation’s viability. In a bid to sustain the farm, Wine will begin in the coming months to harvest a new crop: solar energy. He’s leased 34 acres to a solar electricity developer, which has installed panels that will generate about 5 megawatts of power at peak capacity. The project is funded by subscriptions from about 1,000 households in the region, who will receive credits on their electricity bills based on the power it generates.
Study: Opioid use disorders are undertreated among formerly incarcerated Virginians on Medicaid
A new Virginia Commonwealth University study shows that opioid use disorders are underdiagnosed and undertreated among formerly incarcerated Virginians enrolled in Medicaid. Among the 4,652 adults released from state prisons in 2022, the study shows 85% were enrolled in Medicaid within one month of their release. While 13%, or 514 of these adults had a diagnosis of opioid use disorder, only a quarter received medication treatment through Medicaid. By comparison, 78% of all Medicaid members with an opioid use disorder in state fiscal year 2021 received treatment.