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Elizabeth Ocasio was found alive Thursday night in Leesburg, Virginia. Police said her family is on their way to pick up her up.

Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group that was founded with support from David and Charles Koch, and advocates for lower taxes and smaller government, are encouraging residents in robocalls to tell their supervisors they don't want a tax increase to pay for Metro's extension.

A few weeks ago, I cruised through the parking garage next to Leesburg Town Hall , looking for a parking space.

It's been three months since Dance King Studios opened in historic downtown Leesburg and this weekend all brides, and their grooms, are invited to stop by.

Backstory Brambleton Community of Faith Hangin in the Nosebleeds Journal Entry Loudoun Essence Made in Loudoun Odd Angles River Creek & Lansdowne South Riding Sterling, Cascades & CountrySide Residents of Raspberry Falls may have to wait a bit longer to find out if a water pipeline will be extended to the community north of Leesburg.

So it's definitely selling and buying season in Loudoun County. Figured it might be helpful for you to take a look at some of the statistics and trend lines.

A new poll conducted this month for WTOP shows that 83 percent of Northern Virginians and 79 percent of residents in the Washington Metropolitan region favor the extension of Metro's Silver Line project into Loudoun County.

Have you ever had a question for a police officer but never had the opportunity to ask one? Well, here is your chance.A "Ask the Cop" A is a partnership with theA Leesburg Police Department .A Every week we will submit your questions to Master Police Officer Christopher Tidmore and he will answer them to the best of his ability.

In 2011, World War II veteran Dick Graff, a resident at Ashby Ponds in Ashburn, started talking to students at J.L. Simpson Middle School in Leesburg about lessons he learned from the war.

Leesburg's annual Memorial Day Observance will take place at the Loudoun County Courthouse on Monday, May 28.A The Town's annual Memorial Day Observance, with the laying of wreaths at each of the war memorials, honors all of the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen who have served in defense of our country.

Offering tax incentives to artists and arts organizations by creating an arts and cultural district has worked in Leesburg, so why not create similar incentives throughout the area? The Town Council hopes to do just that; it is recommending that Loudoun County establish its own Arts and Cultural District.

Backstory Brambleton Community of Faith Hangin in the Nosebleeds Journal Entry Loudoun Essence Made in Loudoun Odd Angles River Creek & Lansdowne South Riding Sterling, Cascades & CountrySide The Mayor, Town Council and Memorial Day Host Committee will hold Leesburg's annual Memorial Day Observance at 10 a.m. May 28 at the Loudoun County Courthouse ... (more)

The Herndon Police Department reported the following incidents from May 14 through May 20, 2012: BRUIN DISTRICT a€¢A The victim reported being assaulted by an acquaintance at 3:57 p.m. on May 14 in the 500 block of Florida Avenue.

Visited any open houses lately? Wondering what's out there in Loudoun right now? If your target budget falls around $500,000, you have exactly 58 homes to choose from in ALL of LoCo right now.

Dear Supervisor Reid, We are writing to urge your support for completion of Phase 2 of the Dulles rail project.

The filing deadline for prospective candidates in the Leesburg Town Council elections is Tuesday, June 12, 2012.

Go figure. Final Nielsen ratings for Tuesday night's last performance episode of the season put the number of viewers at 14.85 million, down a whopping 28 percent from last year's 20.57 million and the smallest number to view a final performance of Idol since its first season in 2002, when 18.69 million tuned in.

A Maryland man has been arrested and charged after several county residents, including in Leesburg, complained that landscaping services for which they had paid were not finished.

Backstory Brambleton Community of Faith Hangin in the Nosebleeds Journal Entry Loudoun Essence Made in Loudoun Odd Angles River Creek & Lansdowne South Riding Sterling, Cascades & CountrySide Verizon employees biked from Reston to the Ashburn campus of Verizon on Loudoun County Parkway May 18 for Bike to Work Day.

The Town Council unanimously approved an award of contract in the amount of $548,857.60, Tuesday night, to Magidan Construction Inc.