(Miami) — The National Hurricane Center says Irma’s projected path is continuing to shift to the west, just a few crucial miles, that should keep its eye just off Florida’s west coast on a track to hit St. Petersburg, not Miami or even Tampa.

The hurricane’s leading edge was already lashing the Florida Keys with hurricane force winds. If the center of the storm keeps moving over warm Gulf of Mexico water, it may regain more strength before making landfall again.

St. Petersburg, like Tampa, has not taken a head-on blow from a major hurricane in nearly a century. Clearwater would be next, and then the storm would finally go inland northwest of Ocala.

At midnight, the storm had top sustained winds of 120 mph  and is moving northward at about 6 mph.

 

Danville Police arrest two in Moffett St. murder

(Danville, Va.) — Two Danville teens have been charged in connection with last week’s fatal shooting of 23-year-old Louis Isaiah “BG” Glenn.

Danville Police on Tuesday charged 18-year-old Stevie Jermaine Johnson, Jr. with conspiracy to commit murder, and discharging a firearm in public causing bodily injury. Johnson is being held in the Danville City Jail.

A 14-year-old was also charged with possession of a firearm as a juvenile, attempted malicious wounding, and criminal street gang participation. He is being held in the W.W. Moore Detention home. His name is being withheld because of his age.

Danville Police were called to the 400 block of Moffett Street about 9:30 last Thursday night in reference to a shooting. They found Glenn lying in the street, dead of a gunshot wound to the upper body.

The investigation is active and ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Danville Crime Stoppers.

 

 

 
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Facebook to locate data center in Henrico County

(Richmond, Va.) (AP) — Facebook plans to build a massive new data center in Virginia.

The social media giant announced Thursday that it selected a spot in Henrico County, just outside Richmond, to build a new $750 million foot data center.

Company officials said it would be one of the most advanced and energy-efficient data centers in the world.

Facebook is partnering with electric utility Dominion Energy to offset the energy used by the data center with power produced by new solar installations around the state. Dominion said it will file a new energy rate with state regulators later this month.

Facebook will be eligible for millions of dollars in state and local tax breaks for the new project, which officials said will create thousands of construction jobs and 100 full-time employees when complete.

 
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