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Dulles Airport Placed on Ground Stop Flights at Dulles Airport are expected to be delayed until at least 7 p.m. after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a ground stop starting at 4:50 p.m. Traffic also has been stopped at Baltimore-Washington and Reagan National airports.

Dulles Airport Placed on Ground Stop

Rizer: County Government will Oppose Data Centers at GW Campus After being surprised by the sale of George Washington University’s 120-acre Virginia Science and Technology Campus in Ashburn to Amazon Data Services, county leaders are looking toward the future of that property.

Rizer: County Government will Oppose Data Centers at GW Campus

Economic Uncertainty Clouds Housing Market, Loudoun Realtors Told The Dulles Area Association of Realtors held its 20th annual Economic Summit on Thursday, hearing from experts that lower mortgage rates may not be enough to spur more activity in the housing market.

Economic Uncertainty Clouds Housing Market, Loudoun Realtors Told

Supervisors Finalize FY2027 Budget, Lower Car Tax by 6 Cents Loudoun supervisors last night made their final changes to the fiscal year 2027 budget, voting to add more positions across county departments and to lower the vehicle personal property tax rate by an additional six cents.

Supervisors Finalize FY2027 Budget, Lower Car Tax by 6 Cents

Briskman Proposes Freezing Deputy Raises, Positions Until Sheriff Cancels ICE Agreement Loudoun Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian) on Thursday proposed freezing pay raises for county deputies unless Sheriff Mike Chapman cancels an agreement between his office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Briskman Proposes Freezing Deputy Raises, Positions Until Sheriff Cancels ICE Agreement

First Responders, Courts Request 95 New Employees in FY 2027 Budget County supervisors are nearing the end of this year’s budget development, with Loudoun’s judicial departments and first responders making their requests for new positions during the final two budget work sessions.

First Responders, Courts Request 95 New Employees in FY 2027 Budget

Purcellville Council Approves $200K Budget Amendment for Water Plant Repairs The Purcellville Town Council last night approved a $200,000 budget amendment to replace failing underdrains at the town’s water treatment plant, bringing the total amount of money added unexpectedly to this year’s budget to over $1 million.

Purcellville Council Approves $200K Budget Amendment for Water Plant Repairs

Purcellville Council Extends Sabio’s Stay for 90 Days More, Looks for New Interim Purcellville Interim Town Manager Tony Sabio will serve in that position for three more months after a divided Town Council on Tuesday voted to extend his contract. The extension will cost the town $50,000.

Purcellville Council Extends Sabio’s Stay for 90 Days More, Looks for New Interim

Man Sentenced to 21 Years for 2024 Ashburn Murder The man charged with killing a 19-year-old on Valentine’s Day in 2024 will serve 21 years in prison, following a sentencing hearing Wednesday.

Man Sentenced to 21 Years for 2024 Ashburn Murder

Disc Golf Plans Draw Opposition at Westpark Park For half a century, golfers honed their swings on the 18-hole Westpark Golf Course. After it closed almost a decade ago, neighbors fought to prevent developers from moving in.

Disc Golf Plans Draw Opposition at Westpark Park

Leesburg Council Approves Purchase of Rock Spring Farm The Leesburg Town Council last night narrowly voted to approve the $5.75 million purchase of Rock Spring Farm, intending to use it as parkland.

Leesburg Council Approves Purchase of Rock Spring Farm

Loudoun Supervisors Finalize $4.3B Capital Project Plan Loudoun supervisors on Monday night made final adjustments to the $4.3 billion plan that outlines large scale county projects planned for the next six years.

Loudoun Supervisors Finalize $4.3B Capital Project Plan

Sterling Food Plant Involved in Fire Has Faced Numerous Workplace Safety Violations The Sterling food plant that caught fire Monday and was involved in an ammonia leak in July 2024 that left more than 30 people hurt has faced over $200,000 in workplace safety fines since the 2024 incident.

Sterling Food Plant Involved in Fire Has Faced Numerous Workplace Safety Violations

Loudoun’s Education Leaders Highlight Work-Based Learning at Chamber Forum The county’s emerging workforce thrives when educational systems embrace work-based learning opportunities, according to Northern Virginia Community College President Anne Kress and Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Aaron Spence.

Loudoun’s Education Leaders Highlight Work-Based Learning at Chamber Forum

As State Eyes Local Zoning Mandates, Loudoun Supervisors Point to Growing Housing Programs As the General Assembly nears the end of its 2026 session, a focus of the past two months has been efforts to reduce the zoning control of localities, instead handing that oversight to the state. The goal is to address…

As State Eyes Local Zoning Mandates, Loudoun Supervisors Point to Growing Housing Programs

Loudoun Supervisors Pull Funding for Chapman’s SRO Expansion After two months of discussions between Loudoun County’s Sheriff’s Office, public schools and community members, county supervisors on Monday voted to remove funding that would have supported the expansion of school resource officers to elementary schools.

Loudoun Supervisors Pull Funding for Chapman’s SRO Expansion

W&OD Trail Section Closed Near Ashburn Starting today, a section of the W&OD Trail near Ashburn will be closed for repair of a bridge.

W&OD Trail Section Closed Near Ashburn

Deputies Investigating Eagle Ridge Middle School Bomb Threat Authorities are conducting a sweep of Eagle Ridge Middle School in Ashburn after a bomb threat was received.

Deputies Investigating Eagle Ridge Middle School Bomb Threat

Photo Gallery: Dogs of Puerto Rico Crowned as Battle of the Bands Champions After three rounds of preliminary competition, Loudoun County’s top 12 bands and performers joined in the Battle of the Bands finale at the Tally Ho Theater on Friday night.

Photo Gallery: Dogs of Puerto Rico Crowned as Battle of the Bands Champions

Supervisors Review Additional Staffing Requests for Planning, Housing, Health, Parks Another slate of county departments presented their fiscal year 2027 budget requests to the Board of Supervisors on Thursday night, resulting in an ask for 24 new positions.

Supervisors Review Additional Staffing Requests for Planning, Housing, Health, Parks

Proactive Zoning Enforcement Stalls in County Budget Talks A consistent theme from community members during the past 15 months of work to rewrite zoning regulations for western Loudoun has been the need for better code enforcement, but during a budget meeting Thursday night, county supervisors said they’re not…

Proactive Zoning Enforcement Stalls in County Budget Talks

School Board Seeks Talks, Not Funding, for SRO Expansion The Loudoun County School Board on Thursday put the brakes on a Sheriff’s Office proposal to expand the school resource officer program to elementary schools, but it did not completely close the door on the initiative.

School Board Seeks Talks, Not Funding, for SRO Expansion

Equine Community Rallies to Support Middleburg Training Center A crowd of 200 people gathered at Buchanan Hall near Upperville on Wednesday night to rally support for the Middleburg Training Center, which is under consideration to become the new home of the U.S. Army’s Caisson Detachment.

Equine Community Rallies to Support Middleburg Training Center

Impacts to Loudoun’s Economy Uncertain as General Assembly Weighs Data Center Tax Changes Proposed changes to tax incentives offered by the General Assembly to the data center industry are raising concerns among Loudoun’s elected officials as the impacts on the world’s largest concentration of data centers are unknown.

Impacts to Loudoun’s Economy Uncertain as General Assembly Weighs Data Center Tax Changes

Early Voting on Redistricting Amendment Begins Friday Virginians will have an opportunity to weigh in on the plan to redraw the state’s congressional elections districts starting Friday when early voting kicks off for the special election set to take place Tuesday, April 21.

Early Voting on Redistricting Amendment Begins Friday

Loudoun’s $4.3B Capital Project Plan Heads to Full Board The Board of Supervisors’ finance committee last night endorsed the six-year Capital Improvement Program that outlines $4.3 billion of projects over the next six years.

Loudoun’s $4.3B Capital Project Plan Heads to Full Board

Virginia Valley Vipers Set to Kick Off New Season Purcellville’s home-town professional basketball team is set to kick off the 2026 season Sunday, March 8 at Patrick Henry College.

Virginia Valley Vipers Set to Kick Off New Season

Srinivasan’s Energy Bills Move to Governor’s Desk Two energy bills proposed by Sen. Kannan Srinivasan (D-32) that look to reduce utility costs for low-income residents and make better use of existing energy infrastructure are heading to Gov. Abigail Spanberger for consideration.

Srinivasan’s Energy Bills Move to Governor’s Desk

Changes to School Funding Formula Could Cost Loudoun $31M The formula used to determine how state funding for schools is allocated to localities could be changing. If it does, it could cost Loudoun County at least $31 million a year.

Changes to School Funding Formula Could Cost Loudoun $31M

Equestrian Community Worried over Potential Sale of Middleburg Training Center The possibility that the Department of Defense could acquire the Middleburg Training Center has set off alarms in the region’s equestrian community.

Equestrian Community Worried over Potential Sale of Middleburg Training Center