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Flood Watch in Effect Midnight Through Friday Morning

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

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

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

Sports Complex May Rise in Ashburn

Backers Say Area Needs More Fields

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

Luxury Foreclosures

Growing Number of Affluent Homeowners Can No Longer Afford Their Mortgage

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 »

Loudoun News Briefs

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story »

Sheriff's Office Investigating Gunfire in Sterling

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

Stranded After the Storm

Residents Trapped in Homes After 4 Inches of Rain

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

Parent Brings Three Pistols to School Conference

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

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

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.

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

Waters Recede, Extent of Damage Remains Unknown

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

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

Loudoun Portal to the Past Serves Its Last Bit of Love

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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Luxury Foreclosures (Story)
Posted at 12:00 a.m., May 15, 2008
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Sports Complex May Rise in Ashburn (Story)
Posted at 12:05 a.m., May 15, 2008
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Spartans One Step Closer To District Crown (Story)
Posted at 4:39 a.m., May 15, 2008
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Commissioner Extends COPN for BRMC (Blog)
Posted at 9:47 p.m., May 12, 2008
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Principal 'Pumps Up' His Staff (Blog)
Posted at 12:56 p.m., May 14, 2008
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Parent Brings Three Pistols to School Conference (Story)
Posted at 9:26 p.m., May 13, 2008
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Flood Watch in Effect Midnight Through Friday Morning (Story)
Posted at 12:40 p.m., May 15, 2008
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Stone Bridge Alters Approach, Charges Ahead to Final (Story)
Posted at 4:03 a.m., May 15, 2008
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Thursday Morning News (Blog)
Posted at 8:53 a.m., May 15, 2008