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To stem the tide of transmission lines, Turner calls for on-site power generation for data center...

To stem the tide of transmission lines, Turner calls for on-site power generation for data center...

Loudoun Times-Mirror — A Loudoun County supervisor has issued a stark message for residents frustrated by the growing web of electric transmission lines across the county.

Facing 'no-win situation,' Planning Commission recommends data centers in Arcola neighborhood

Facing 'no-win situation,' Planning Commission recommends data centers in Arcola neighborhood

Loudoun Times-Mirror — The Loudoun County Planning Commission voted narrowly May 9 to recommend approval of the Hiddenwood Assemblage application, which asks the county to allow several homeowners along a once-rural Arcola gravel lane.

Loudoun County officials move to lobby FAA over low-flying planes west of Dulles Airport

Loudoun County officials move to lobby FAA over low-flying planes west of Dulles Airport

Loudoun Times-Mirror — Loudoun County and Dulles International Airport have coexisted for more than six decades. But in response to complaints about airplane noise from residents who chose to move to neighborhoods immediately west of the airport, county administrators are taking steps they hope will result in the Federal Aviation Administration altering the flight paths of planes taking off from the 2-mile-long runway parallel to U.S.

Some Loudoun officials open to discussing Commanders stadium

Some Loudoun officials open to discussing Commanders stadium

Loudoun Times-Mirror — Technically, Loudoun County is already home to the Washington Commanders; the football team's headquarters and training facility are in Ashburn. Now, some county officials say they are open to discussing relocating its main event - a new stadium complex - to a portion of the Chantilly Crushed Stone/Loudoun Quarries property near the Fairfax County border currently planned for the Waterside mixed-use development.

Proposed mixed-use development near Metro station approaches approval

Proposed mixed-use development near Metro station approaches approval

Loudoun Times-Mirror — For years, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors has tried to answer these questions: Is it feasible to build a "self-sustaining urban transit-oriented community" - a miniature city center, minus the city - from scratch on an empty lot flanked by highway interchanges?

Despite barrage of bipartisan criticism, Biberaj keeps all funding for now

Despite barrage of bipartisan criticism, Biberaj keeps all funding for now

Loudoun Times-Mirror — A March 13 budget work session was, on the surface, about a routine funding request for administrative support staff. Instead - and perhaps predictably - the meeting quickly went off the rails as the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors tried to answer a very different question: Can Commonwealth's Attorney Buta Biberaj, the county's top prosecutor, be trusted to perform her role adequately in the criminal justice system?

Keolis, union find little common ground as transit strike nears 2-month mark

Keolis, union find little common ground as transit strike nears 2-month mark

Loudoun Times-Mirror — Several dozen Loudoun County Transit workers have been on strike since Jan. 11 amid ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations between Keolis North America, the private contractor that employs them, and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689, the union that represents them. Union members still haven't voted on any contract offer from Keolis.

Bealeton man sentenced to 14 years for sexually abusing 2 children

Bealeton man sentenced to 14 years for sexually abusing 2 children

Fauquier Times — A judge sentenced a 52-year-old Bealeton man to 14 years in prison for sexually abusing two children when they were 5 and 8 years old. The defendant, Emilio Guevara Santos, had faced up to 20 years on each of two felony sexual battery convictions.

Dominion nixes all previously proposed transmission line routes for Amazon data center

Dominion nixes all previously proposed transmission line routes for Amazon data center

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Jury acquits Parker Webb on rape charge

Jury acquits Parker Webb on rape charge

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Sheriff’s office investigation of deputy’s brother replete with mistakes

Sheriff’s office investigation of deputy’s brother replete with mistakes

Fauquier Times — Det. Kurt Schlichting, employed by the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office since the early 2000s, was assigned in March 2021 as the “lead detective” to investigate an alleged rape involving Parker Webb, the brother of a Fauquier County sheriff’s deputy. There is no evidence in the public record that the suspect’s relation to a deputy directly influenced the investigation. But during Webb’s trial last week, Schlichting was forced to admit in front of a jury that the sheriff’s office should have never taken the case in the first place and should have asked the Virginia State Police to intervene.

For murder of 'Trip' Bopp, Darren Davis sentenced to 82 years in prison, 52 years for Jos...

For murder of 'Trip' Bopp, Darren Davis sentenced to 82 years in prison, 52 years for Jos...

Fauquier Times

Firefighter's volunteer trip ends with harrowing jungle escape

Firefighter's volunteer trip ends with harrowing jungle escape

Fauquier Times

Police pay at stake as Warrenton Town Council continues budget debate

Police pay at stake as Warrenton Town Council continues budget debate

Fauquier Times — Sean McGowan, executive director of the Southern States Police Benevolent Association in Virginia, had a sharp message for the Warrenton Town Council on Tuesday. Failing to pass a budget by June 30 would mean that town employees won’t be paid. “The prospect of council failing to pass a budget has had a palpable negative impact on the loyal and hardworking members of the police department. The specter of not receiving a paycheck in July due to a failure to pass a budget has shaken those who protect you and your citizens,” McGowan said in a letter to the council.

Sexual misconduct victim, Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company settle lawsuit

Sexual misconduct victim, Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company settle lawsuit

Fauquier Times

Fauquier deputies violated man's constitutional rights with 'unlawful' arrest, judge rules

Fauquier deputies violated man's constitutional rights with 'unlawful' arrest, judge rules

Fauquier Times — A federal judge has ruled in favor of a man who claimed deputies from the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office illegally arrested and assaulted him in violation of the Fourth Amendment

Fauquier deputy involved in fatal crash was driving at 100 m.p.h. with emergency lights off, inve...

Fauquier deputy involved in fatal crash was driving at 100 m.p.h. with emergency lights off, inve...

Fauquier Times

Crash victim claims 'Victory' over head injury thanks to new advanced EMS interventions

Crash victim claims 'Victory' over head injury thanks to new advanced EMS interventions

Fauquier Times

As budget season looms, possible loss of grocery tax revenue could leave county making up the dif...

As budget season looms, possible loss of grocery tax revenue could leave county making up the dif...

Fauquier Times — If the Virginia General Assembly follows through on Gov. Glenn Youngkin's campaign promise to repeal the grocery tax, the county could lose $2.5 million of annual revenue, according to the

Supervisors delay decision on Bristersburg solar facility as neighbors speak against proposal

Supervisors delay decision on Bristersburg solar facility as neighbors speak against proposal

Fauquier Times

Violin makers continue their life's work in Fauquier

Violin makers continue their life's work in Fauquier

Fauquier Times

At 92, Wilbur Burton is still doing what he loves in the place he loves

At 92, Wilbur Burton is still doing what he loves in the place he loves

Fauquier Times — Wilbur Burton turned 92 years old last month. You wouldn't know it from his workday. Born near Richmond, the soft-spoken former Fauquier County supervisor has farmed dairy cows in the flatlands near Catlett since the 1930s, when his father moved the family to a farm that then included about 100 acres.

Pressured into sexual encounter at 16, woman sues Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company

Pressured into sexual encounter at 16, woman sues Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company

Fauquier Times — In 2018, an adult volunteer firefighter at the Warrenton Volunteer Fire Company pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in connection with a sexual encounter with 16-year-old girl who participated in the company's "junior first responder program."

For many working in Fauquier County, living here isn't an option; solutions are elusive

For many working in Fauquier County, living here isn't an option; solutions are elusive

Fauquier Times — There is broad consensus that there is a significant lack of housing in Fauquier County that is affordable to households making less than $100,000 per year -- the county's median household income. For the thousands of households making less than six figures, finding a place to live can be difficult.
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