Loudoun County News

A helicopter hovered overhead, streets were blocked and police officers ran through downtown Leesburg with rifles after an armed robbery just before noon July 10.

Beware, Virginians, your bicycling infractions could mean points on your drivers license.

On July 7, Leesburg Police charged a 39-year-old Leesburg man with aggravated sexual battery of a child younger than 13.

Doug Landau was the lawyer who offered to represent, pro bono, cyclists ticketed for running red lights during the MS ride.

Top By Shannon Sollinger Source: Loudoun Times-Mirror WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 2009 UPDATED WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 2009 Points in history: Point of Rocks Bridge, built in 1850, made the passage across the Potomac for traders and, a few years later, Union troops, much less perilous.

Police have charged two men in relation to a July 4 stabbing in Sterling that appears to be gang-related. Jose E. Salmeron-Zelayandai, 20, and Carlos Hernandez-Trochez, 20, both of Sterling, were charged with malicious wounding and gang participation, Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spokesman Kraig Troxell said.

Joe Codiroli got a check in the mail that he never expected -- and that stimulated an idea for helping wounded military veterans and the families of those who had been killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.

If you see anything that could be gang activity, call the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office non-emergency line at 703-777-1021. Shortly after the Sept.

One of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra's top violinists is fighting extradition to Virginia on charges he used the Internet to try and entice a 14-year-old girl into having sex.

In fall 2005, the freshman class walked through the doors of Briar Woods and Freedom high schools and entered the unknown.

Schools to pay Freedom assistant principal's legal fees Ting-Yi is a name that means "never give up" in Chinese.

Rotary Club of Sterling members are helping the Salvation Army collect school supplies for needy students in Loudoun County.

Although the state has identified 19 bridges in Loudoun as needing care, only two will receive federal stimulus funding.

A former pastor has been charged with having inappropriate contact with three Loudoun teenagers.

Authorities are investigating two cases of auto theft in Sterling and a case of exposure in Ashburn, according to a daily report by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.

But state officials started submitting lists of shovel-ready projects to the federal government last month after the other 49 states had.

It's summer in Loudoun, and that means time for the fair. Time for the fair means time for four stalwart supporters of youth activities to get ready to pucker up for the porker.

That's the motto Kayleigh Marie Plamondon had tattooed on her arm, and it's a philosophy the 22-year-old lived by.

Loudoun County's high school graduation rate remains one of the highest in the Washington region and shows that the school system is outperforming others across the country with similar characteristics, according to a new study.

Shenandoah University's Northern Virginia Campus presents a Teacher of the Year award annually to a teacher in Loudoun County Public Schools.