an aerial view of a collection of large data center buildings
An aerial view of data centers in Ashburn in Loudoun County. Courtesy of Theodore Christopher.

Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall:

Economy:

Loudoun supervisors propose terminating grandfather provisions for data centers. — Virginia Business (paywall).

Amazon changes course on water use for King George data center campus. — Virginia Mercury.

Courts:

Virginia to receive $353 million in landmark Meta child-safety settlement. — Virginia Mercury.

Education:

VCU cancels research project due to inhumane treatment of lab mice. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall).

Virginia Tech advances plan to educate senior officers, replacing Ivy League. — The Roanoke Times (paywall).

Local:

Workforce housing project site may shift in Halifax County. — The Gazette-Virginian (paywall).

Chesterfield proposes using data center revenue to lower car taxes. — The Richmonder.

Weather:

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