The state’s Department of Environmental Quality will consider allowing data centers in Prince William, Fairfax, and Loudoun County (the world’s epicenter for data centers) to use generators to feed the power-hungry server farms.
From the public notice:
Updated 5:30 p.m. — Prince William police found no bomb at Unity Reed High School after someone threatened to bring an explosive to the school at 8820 Rixlew Lane, near Manassas Mall, just before 1 p.m. today.
The school division placed Unity Reed (formerly Stonewall Jackson Senior High School) into secure the building mode, meaning no one enters or exits. After police called all-clear, officers assisted in dismissing students.
A domestic dispute between a Washington, D.C., man and a 17-year-old girl sparked a mass shooting that left a 3-year-old girl dead.
The suspect had an argument with a 17-year-old girl with whom he had a relationship outside a home in the 17900 block of Milroy Drive in Dumfries just before 11 a.m. today, Wednesday, January 4, 2023, and then shot her. Afterward, he went inside the home, shot and killed what police only describe as a small child.
Updated Noon — One person is dead, and four others are injured during a mass shooting in Dumfries.
Police arrested one person in connection to the shootings.
Some streets are flooded after the excessive rainfall across our area today, prompting a flood warning from the National Weather Service until 2:30 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2023.
Locations experiencing flooding include Manassas, Manassas Park, Dale City, and portions of western Prince William County.
Prince William County Public Schools called a Code Orange, meaning students and teachers are expected to work from home tomorrow, Thursday, December 15.
According to the school division, school buildings and offices will be closed. Students are expected to learn asynchronously (asynchronous learning allows for independent learning or within a specific timeframe). Staff is expected to work remotely.
Prince William County residents asked the U.S. Department of Interior to step in to block the Board of County Supervisors from approving its 2040 comprehensive land-use plan.
The vote is tomorrow, Tuesday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m.
Gainesville District Supervisor Peter Candland announced an abrupt end to his third term on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
Candland will resign on Friday, December 16, 2022 (not 2023), after spending nearly 10 years and three terms in office representing western Prince William County. The senior member of the Board of County Supervisors, his decision comes after supervisors approved the controversial Prince William Digital Gateway development, which cleared the way for data centers to be built on more than 800 acres next to Manassas National Battlefield Park.
On June 23 at 3:03 a.m., officers responded to the Somerset Pointe Apartments located in the 14700 block of Soapstone Drive in Gainesville to investigate an initial report of an unconscious 20-month-old child.
Police and fire and rescue personnel responded to the apartment after the mother of the child, identified as the accused, reported the two were co-sleeping when she woke to find him unconscious.
