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šŸŒ± Patch AM: Herndon Man Charged With Driving While Intoxicated After Ashburn Crash

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Good day Ashburn! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Herndon driver charged with DWI after Ashbrook Commons Plaza crash
  • Ashburn firms shine on Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list
  • What's behind Loudoun's latest delay on the Golden substation near Ashburn?

Also on today's calendar: Loco Music All Day Long! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 59.
  • Monday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Herndon Man Charged With Driving While Intoxicated After Ashburn Crash (patch.com) — Ashburn readers should know that a Herndon man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a Thursday afternoon crash on the 20000 block of Ashbrook Commons Plaza. Loudoun County deputies say they found the 30-year-old driver intoxicated in a nearby parking lot, arrested him, and released him on a summons.
   

2. 6 Loudoun Businesses Among 1,000 Fastest-Growing In US, 31 Make List Of Top 5k (patch.com) — Ashburn and other Loudoun businesses are getting national attention after 31 county companies landed on Inc. Magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest-growing firms, including six in the top 1,000. Several Ashburn-based companies, from tech to professional services, are highlighted among the high-growth standouts, underscoring the area's expanding entrepreneurial scene.
   

3. Hoping For Better Design, Loudoun County Delays Vote On Golden Substation (patch.com) — Loudoun supervisors have again postponed a decision on the Golden substation near Ashburn, pushing a crucial design vote to December while they press Dominion Energy for better aesthetics and neighborhood protections. With residents and HOAs worried about towering power lines and grid reliability, the delay leaves questions about how future electricity needs for homes and data centers will be met.
   

4. Metro works to clear storm damage, warns of bus and rail impacts (wjla.com) — Silver Line riders from Ashburn face shortened service today as trains only run between Ashburn and Clarendon or Federal Center SW while Metro clears storm damage from Thursday night's severe weather. Expect delays, single-tracking on nearby lines, and disrupted Metrobus school trips, and check schedules before heading to stations.
   

5. Enzo M. Escalante '27 wins national essay competition (cumberlink.com subscription) — A law student who grew up in Ashburn has won a national ABA essay contest for a paper examining how the AI-driven data center boom is reshaping Loudoun County's power grid and sparking local disputes. Drawing on childhood memories of changing roads, new transmission towers, and constant data center noise, he explores ways mediation might help the community navigate these tensions.
   

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