Local News
Flood Watch in Effect Midnight Through Friday Morning
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The National Weather Service in Sterling has issued a flood watch for Loudoun County, effective at midnight tonight. The watch will extend through Friday morning, with the heaviest rain -- which could be up to 1 to 2 inches -- occurring between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. Friday. Read story »
Crime Blotter: Stolen Cash and Credit Cards
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Authorities are investigating stolen cash and credit cards in Ashburn, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said this morning in a daily report. Read story »
Inova Loudoun CEO Expresses Concern Over Proposed Rt. 50 Medical Center
Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Chief Executive Officer of Inova Loudoun Hospital spoke at a public meeting Wednesday night to discuss the potential construction of a new medical campus along the Route 50 corridor in southern Loudoun. Read story »
Sports Complex May Rise in Ashburn
Backers Say Area Needs More Fields
Thursday, May 15, 2008
A private company headed by a high school baseball coach has proposed to build a $40 million sports complex in Ashburn that would include a dozen athletic fields, a leadership training center and several restaurants. Read story »
Luxury Foreclosures
Growing Number of Affluent Homeowners Can No Longer Afford Their Mortgage
Thursday, May 15, 2008
For sale: Spacious home outfitted with six bedrooms, 5 1/2 baths, granite countertops, stainless-steel kitchen appliances, a three-car garage, exercise room and wet bar — all for $875,000 in the Red Cedar West subdivision of Leesburg where houses once sold for $1-million-plus. Read story and 3 comments »
Sheriff's Office Investigating Gunfire in Sterling
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of gunfire that occurred in Sterling Park Wednesday afternoon. Read story »
Stranded After the Storm
Residents Trapped in Homes After 4 Inches of Rain
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Most of the 51 residents of Crooked Bridge Lane south of Leesburg spent Monday trapped in their homes when part of a bridge was submerged by floodwater. By Tuesday morning, the water had receded enough for them to get a good look at what was left of the span that had connected them to the rest of civilization. Read story »
Parent Brings Three Pistols to School Conference
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The mother of a student at Round Hill Elementary School in rural western Loudoun County was committed to a hospital psychiatric unit yesterday after she showed up at the school for a conference with three loaded pistols in her purse, authorities said. Read story »
Woman Held After Bringing Firearms to Round Hill Elementary School
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
A Round Hill woman was taken into custody this morning after she brought three firearms to Round Hill Elementary School in western Loudoun County. Read story »
Design Cabinet Announces Winners in Annual Competition
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The Loudoun County Design Cabinet announced today the 18 winners in its annual Signatures of Loudoun Design Excellence Program competition, which began in 2005 to "recognize the buildings, interiors, places and details that, together, make Loudoun unlike any other county." Read story »
A Higher Law for Lending
Business is up at Islamic finance firms, which don’t charge interest and weren’t part of the mortgage debacle.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
The mortgage industry may be in meltdown, but at least one class of lender appears to be flourishing: Islamic finance companies that offer Muslim home buyers alternative arrangements such as lease-to-own deals so they can avoid making the sort of interest payments that many believe their religion forbids. Read story and 1 comment »
Waters Recede, Extent of Damage Remains Unknown
Monday, May 12, 2008
In the last two days a nor'easter damaged at least one bridge and inundated several roads in Loudoun County with inches of water. But while the storm is winding down, the cleanup and assessment of the damage is just beginning. Read story »
Today Last Day to Register to Vote in June Primaries
Monday, May 12, 2008
Voters must register by today, May 12, at 5 p.m. in order to be eligible to vote on June 10 for Congressional nominees. Read story »
Loudoun Portal to the Past Serves Its Last Bit of Love
Sunday, May 11, 2008
As she finished her shift at Johnson’s Charcoal Beef House in Leesburg last week, waitress Violet Jewell was on the brink of tears. For more than 40 years, she has served up scrapple, country ham and porterhouse steaks that are, the menu promises, “tender as your mother’s love.” But come Wednesday, the Loudoun County landmark will close its doors for good, and Jewell will be looking for another job. In these days of fast food and drive-throughs, it will be hard to find an environment like Johnson’s. Read story and 3 comments »
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