Heavy security as Charlottesville anniversary weekend opens

Charlottesville, Va. • Police blocked off streets and mobilized hundreds of officers for the anniversary of white supremacist violence Charlottesville, Virginia. The security measures alarmed activists but reassured others who said they have painful memories of last year’s chaos.State and local authorities framed the weekend's heightened security as a necessary precaution.Late Saturday morning, when many businesses in a popular downtown shopping district were beginning to open, law en