Dancers Shine in Starpower Competition

Ashburn Troupe Moves Out Front With Awards

Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009

Riding in cars painted with the names of their routines, 172 dancers from Studio Bleu Dance Center in Ashburn headed to Ocean City last month for the Starpower National Dance Competition. Read story and 3 comments »

Thirteen Years After Body Discovered in Loudoun, Veteran Laid to Rest

Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

Thirteen years after his murder a Maryland man and World War II Veteran received a proper inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery. Read story »

Crime Blotter: Destruction of Property

Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

Authorities are investigating a suspicious event case in Waterford and a case of destruction of property in the Cascades area, according to a daily report by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Read story and 1 comment »

UPDATE: Lucketts Armed Robbery Suspect Identified

Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

A 16-year-old juvenile has been identified as a suspect in the Wednesday night robbery of a Lucketts convenience store. Read story and 14 comments »

Road Changes on Route 7 in Tysons Corner

Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

Permanent changes to traffic patterns have been made on Route 7 in Tysons Corner to allow for construction of a Tysons Central Metrorail station as part of the Dulles corridor rail project. Read story and 2 comments »

Video Stills Released of Suspect in Lucketts Armed Robbery

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

Loudoun County Sheriff’s investigators have released video surveillance stills of an armed robbery that occurred in Lucketts shortly before midnight Wednesday. Read story »

Va. Test Scores Climb, But More Schools Miss Targets

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

More Virginia schools fell short of academic benchmarks in the past school year even though passing rates on state reading and math tests continued to climb, according to results made public Thursday morning. Read story »

Police Advise Businesses of Traveler's Check Scam

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

The Loudoun Sheriff’s Office is alerting local businesses to be aware of shoppers using traveler’s checks to fraudulently obtain cash. Read story »

Woman Pleads Guilty in Grandmother’s Killing

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

A 19-year-old Loudoun County woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder in the slaying of her grandmother in a Leesburg townhouse last year. Read story »

Crime Blotter: Assault, Robbery

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

Authorities are investigating a robbery at a Lucketts Mini Mart where a man brandished a firearm and demanded cash Wednesday night, according to a daily report by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Read story »

Loudoun's Radio Station Signs Off

WAGE-AM Went On the Air in 1958

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009

The building from which WAGE (1200 AM) once broadcast still stands on Wage Drive in Leesburg, but the county it long served has changed since 1958, when the station went on the air. Loudoun County’s only radio station stopped broadcasting last week. Read story and 8 comments »

Leesburg Man, 20, Died of Dog Bites, Officials Say

Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009

Authorities have confirmed that the 20-year-old man found dead inside a Leesburg house Monday died of bites from two adult pit bulls. It is the first human fatality from a dog attack in memory in Loudoun County, said Adrienne Lawson, lead officer with the Loudoun Department of Animal Care and Control. Read story and 4 comments »

Loudoun Teen Indicted on Murder Charges in Beating Death of Man on Morning Walk

Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009

A 17-year-old Loudoun County youth was indicted for first-degree murder Tuesday in the March beating death of a man walking with his wife in the Lansdowne area and also charged with aggravated malicious wounding for the critical injuries inflicted on the man’s wife during the attack. Read story and 23 comments »

Leesburg Man Dies from Car Crash Injuries

Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009

A single vehicle crash that occurred last week near the Loudoun County-Prince William County line has taken the life of a 28-year-old Leesburg man. Read story »