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10/07/2025

winemaker and 2025 Loudoun Laurel Doug Fabbioli talks about what Loudoun agriculture needs to do to stay on business, on

10/07/2025

After nearly a decade of work, Inova Loudoun Hospital on Tuesday celebrated the designation of its Virts Miller Family Emergency and Trauma Center as a Level II trauma center – the first in the county.

As a Level II center, the hospital delivers immediate, expert trauma care 24/7, with trauma-trained surgeons, specialized nurses, critical care teams, and advanced equipment always on hand.

“That achievement reflects years of dedication, collaboration and a shared belief in what exceptional care should look like,” Inova Loudoun Hospital President Susan Carroll said.

After nearly a decade of work, Inova Loudoun Hospital on Tuesday celebrated the designation of its Virts Miller Family Emergency and Trauma Center as a Level II trauma center –

10/07/2025

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has generated extensive controversy over the past few months because of its agreement with federal immigration officials that allows county jail inmates with immigration detainers to be held for up to 48 hours after their release date for pickup by immigration agents.

However, despite that cooperation between ICE and LCSO’s Corrections Division, the Sheriff’s Office has consistently maintained that deputies do not conduct field immigration enforcement and have said, in the past, that LCSO field operations personnel do not have access to immigration information. That includes statements by Lt. Col. Bob Mosier at a May 6 Board of Supervisors meeting, when he said that deputies would only find out about a person’s immigration status once they had been booked into the county jail and Homeland Security contacted LCSO.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has generated extensive controversy over the past few months because of its agreement with federal immigration officials that allows county jail inmates with immigration detainers

10/07/2025

A study group assembled by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition has published a 57-page assessment of groundwater data that is expected to generate new discussions about rural resource protections—if not alarm over declining water levels.

A study group assembled by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition has published a 57-page assessment of groundwater data that is expected to generate new discussions about rural resource

10/06/2025

U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10-D) on Saturday held a town hall meeting to discuss the government shutdown, placing the blame on Republicans who, he said, failed to introduce a bi-partisan bill that wouldn’t contribute to a health care crisis.

Without passage of a bill to extend spending, the government shutdown began Oct. 1.

Subramanyam said during the town hall that his top priority was for the government to re-open. He said very few Republicans seemed interested in negotiating.

“I want for us to sit down, Democrats and Republicans and negotiate this,” Subramanyam said. “The problem I’m having is that they haven’t even called people back next week to come to work, come into session.”

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U.S. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10-D) on Saturday held a town hall meeting to discuss the government shutdown, placing the blame on Republicans who, he said, failed to introduce a bi-partisan

10/06/2025

Two Loudoun high school students have attracted over 40,000 users internationally to their online learning platform. They did it by drawing on the power of video games.

The service, leveluplearning.app, lets learners take free courses in machine learning, computational biology and cyber security—with content infused with boss battles, assignments, badges, experience points, and level ups. Independence High School Junior Abhinav Duddala and Rock Ridge High School Senior Ajay Vinjamuri have been developing and maintaining the website for the past two years.

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Two Loudoun high school students have attracted over 40,000 users internationally to their online learning platform. They did it by drawing on the power of video games.

10/06/2025

Loudoun County Public Schools has removed several types of student violations from the internal list of offenses that require staff members to file reports with law enforcement, including using slurs, making sexual remarks, and violating the school’s internet policy. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is concerned about some of those decisions.

Loudoun Now previously reported that the school division referred 3.7% of students to police for a variety of violations in academic year 2024-25, down from 4.6% the year before. Now, new details have been obtained about those offenses that the district requires staff members to report.

Loudoun County Public Schools has removed several types of student violations from the internal list of offenses that require staff members to file reports with law enforcement, including using slurs,

10/03/2025

in Leesburg! Cool stuff!

10/03/2025

Loudoun County expects to receive $10 million from the Purdue Pharma/ Sackler Family opioid settlement.

The $7.4 billion settlement—$6.5 billion of which is owed by the Sackler family, the owners of Purdue Pharma—is intended to support opioid abatement efforts nationwide.

The Attorney General’s Office announced in June that Virginia would receive up to $103.8 million in the settlement.
Executive Director of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority Anthony McDowell said the funds are split: 15% for the state, 30% for localities, and 55% to the OAA, which issues grants to help combat opioid addiction.

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Loudoun County expects to receive $10 million from the Purdue Pharma/ Sackler Family opioid settlement.

10/03/2025

It's Fair Weekend! Since 1943, the Waterford Foundation has welcomed visitors to the National Historic Landmark village to experience one of the country’s most storied fall crafts and arts fairs and to tour historic homes. This year’s Waterford Fair opens today and continues through Sunday with near-perfect fall weather in the forecast

Since 1943, the Waterford Foundation has welcomed visitors to the National Historic Landmark village to experience one of the country’s most storied fall crafts and arts fairs and to tour

10/02/2025

A 39-year-old Ashburn man is charged with felony possession with intent to distribute drugs following a weeks-long Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office investigation, the agency announced today.

James Lamarr McTillman was arrested Sept. 19 after the LCSO’s Drug and Gang Unit seized large quantities of narcotics, fi****ms, and other items while executing search warrants at two homes.

McTillman was found in possession of approximately 1.5 ounces of powder co***ne, 5.73 kilograms of crack co***ne, more than 18 pounds of ma*****na, a pound of psilocybin mushrooms, 150 suspected fentanyl pills, and up to 15 ounces of liquid P*P, along with $4,418 in cash and three fi****ms, including a silencer, among other seized items.

A 39-year-old Ashburn man is charged with felony possession with intent to distribute drugs following a weeks-long Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office investigation, the agency announced today.