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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.
Richmond council proposes shifting Coliseum demo funds to schools
The Richmond City Council is nearing a final budget approval following the introduction of amendments that will see funds pulled from the $3.5 million Coliseum demolition and other programs to fund public schools. The unanimous decision came after dozens of Richmond Public Schools employees came forward last week to urge the council to fully fund the Richmond School Board’s budget.
‘Virginia is not New York’: Attorney general says arrests at U.Va. necessary, as protesters express outrage
The state’s attorney general said the move to arrest and remove pro-Palestinian protesters from the University of Virginia campus was necessary after weeks of lawless acts that some students dispute. Twenty-five people were arrested Saturday at the Charlottesville campus after police clashed with protesters. On Sunday morning, Attorney General Jason Miyares spoke in support of the state police action, calling student claims that the police response was disproportionate as “good PR spin by those on the other side.”
No one will take credit for calling state police on UVa campus protesters
On Saturday, a decision was made by someone at the University of Virginia to have state police break up a small anti-war encampment on Grounds. Exactly who made that decision remains unclear. Gov. Glenn Youngkin is not taking credit. Various statements from the school indicate it was President Jim Ryan or university police that determined state troopers were needed to remove the two dozen rain-soaked protesters, what remained of a four-day demonstration on a patch of grass near the University Chapel.
Family of patient killed by deputies reacts to withdrawn charges against five of them
Dinwiddie commonwealth’s attorney Amanda Nicole Mann said Monday that a judge has agreed to her motions to drop second-degree murder charges against five of the Henrico County deputies in the March 6, 2023, death of a mental patient at Central State Hospital. Meanwhile, 40 miles north of Dinwiddie County in a downtown Richmond conference room, the mother of that patient blasted Mann’s decision as “radical and reckless,” and restated her request that the U.S. Department of Justice take over prosecution of the matter.
More of Youngkin’s lab schools approved, but future state funding still in limbo
Three more lab schools were approved by a state committee Monday. The approvals come as future state funding for the program remains in limbo. A high-ceilinged meeting room in Old City Hall played host to the approval of three lab school applications Monday. Among them was one at Old Dominion University, which aims to educate students as young as kindergarten. The program would refit a Suffolk elementary school to “incorporate hands-on STEM experiences.”
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.
Otieno’s mother to Department of Justice: ‘Where are you?’
The family of Irvo Otieno pleaded for the intervention of the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday afternoon, minutes after a judge approved the dismissal of five charges of second-degree murder in Otieno’s death in March 2023. The request comes despite the possibility that charges may still be refiled by Dinwiddie County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amanda Mann, who has suggested to the family that the cases are only being dropped as part of her legal strategy to reorder the cases.
Coyner: Hospitals backstop our mental health. We must keep them open
Most people tend to think of hospitals as a place you go to seek treatment for serious or life-threatening physical injuries. We think of the emergency departments whose doors are open 24/7, every day of the year, ready to provide acute and comprehensive care. But in addition, hospitals are also increasingly providing a different kind of crucial safety net: backstopping our mental health services.
Dominion Energy says preliminary injunction request not delaying offshore wind construction
The legal battle between Dominion Energy and three organizations opposed to its offshore wind project is heating up. In March, the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT), the Heartland Institute, and the National Legal and Policy Center sued Dominion Energy, alleging it hadn’t taken the necessary steps to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale and other marine life during construction. Dominion Energy called the lawsuit “meritless.” In the latest development, the three organizations requested a preliminary injunction, asking a judge to stop offshore construction before it starts.