News Stories Tagged "Dulles"

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A Crowded Hub Away From Home

Regional Airline Crews Rest Uneasy In Crash Pads

Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009

At first sight, the Sterling Park house looks like an ordinary split-level, complete with carport, backyard grill and freshly mowed grass. But instead of housing a growing suburban family, it offers accommodations for 30 pilots and flight attendants struggling to string together a few precious hours of sleep. Read story and 6 comments »

Officials Vow to Monitor Rate Structure

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Officials from Fairfax and Loudoun counties signaled Wednesday night that they would push the regional airports authority to justify its proposed toll increases on the Dulles Toll Road while they and authority leaders lobby Congress for additional federal funds for a planned Metrorail extension. Read story and 3 comments »

Crime Blotter: Thefts from L.A. Fitness

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Authorities are investigating a series of thefts from lockers at a gym in Dulles, according to a daily report from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Read story »

Delays on Greenway and Rt. 606

Thursday, July 2, 2009

The Virginia State Police are at the scenes of two different crashes today. Read story »

Loudoun News Briefs

Sunday, June 28, 2009

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story and 2 comments »

Fees Likely To Double on Dulles Toll Road by 2012

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The cost of driving on the Dulles Toll Road is likely to double over the next three years to help fund Metrorail's $5 billion expansion in Northern Virginia, officials with the agency in charge of the road and the rail project announced yesterday. Read story and 10 comments »

Dulles Greenway to Host Charity Drive

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

The Dulles Greenway wants more people to get in their cars Thursday for a charity drive that will give all toll proceeds from that day to several groups: the March of Dimes; the Loudoun Abused Women's Shelter; Fresh Air/Full Care, a summer camp program; Echo Works, a job program for the disabled; Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy; and the Greenway Scholarship Program, which awards college scholarships. Read story and 3 comments »

Dulles Rail Project Gets Stimulus Money to Limit Its Debt

Friday, May 8, 2009

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $77.5 million in federal stimulus money toward the construction of a Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport. Read story and 3 comments »

Dulles Rail's Completion Date Delayed

Finish of the Second Phase Expected in December 2016

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The second portion of the Silver Line, Metrorail's much-anticipated 23-mile extension to Dulles, will not be completed until at least December 2016, a year after the original end date, transit officials said today. Read story and 9 comments »

PHOTO GALLERY: Planting Perennials for Earth Day

Saturday, April 18, 2009

A group of kindergarten students gathered at AOL's child care center on Friday to help celebrate the building's recently awarded LEED status. In honor of the award and Earth Day, the children planted perennials and ground-cover at the center Read story »

Raytheon's Move Heralded

Loudoun Officials Say Firm's Arrival Could Lead to More

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Loudoun County officials hailed last week's announcement by Raytheon that it is moving hundreds of employees to Loudoun, saying that the company's presence will stimulate the local economy and could draw similar businesses to the area. Read story »

Luxury Enclave-to-Be Sheds a Little Cachet

Ritz-Carlton Out of Loudoun Project

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Creighton Farms was supposed to be a playground for Loudoun County's rich. Read story and 2 comments »

Ritz-Carlton Sells Creighton Farms

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

An exclusive, resort-style community in western Loudoun County has been sold after years of financial woes. Read story and 4 comments »

Rail Funds Reinvigorate Developers In Loudoun

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Fresh off the federal government's recent agreement to fund the first phase of Dulles rail, developers in Loudoun County have revived long-dormant plans for hotels, convention centers, shops and housing on property that surrounds the future Metro stops. Read story and 11 comments »

Case, Leonsis Make AOL Appearance

Ex-Leaders Try to Lift Spirits of Embattled Employees

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

AOL employees got a surprise visit yesterday when long-gone executives Steve Case and Ted Leonsis turned up at a companywide meeting on the Dulles campus to greet the dial-up and content provider's incoming chief and bolster a staff recently hit by layoffs and turnover. Read story »

Officials to Formalize Funding for Dulles Metro Extension

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

U.S. transportation officials will seal their commitment to a long-planned extension of Metro to Dulles International Airport at a ceremony today in which Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is to sign a formal agreement to provide $900 million in funding considered crucial to the project's success. Read story »

Loudoun News Briefs

Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009

News briefs in Loudoun County. Read story and 1 comment »

Up Close: Grant Cain

This 13-year-old kart racer is on a winning streak

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009

"I have always gotten a rush when I have been racing. I just like the feeling." Read story »

Body Found at Dulles Airport Identified

Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008

A body found in a wooded area of Dulles International Airport yesterday afternoon has been identified as that of Emanuel Clark Jr., 57, of Round Hill, a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokeswoman said today. Read story »

Monkey Meat Is Confiscated at Dulles

Monday, Dec. 8, 2008

Customs officials searching the bags of an African man who flew into Dulles International Airport on Friday discovered three charred monkeys in his luggage, as well as pounds of deer meat and dried beef, U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said today. Read story and 30 comments »

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