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1 dead after car drives off road in Loudoun Co.
Police say the crash took place on Route 671/Harpers Ferry Road near Route 340 when a car ran off the road, hit several trees and went down an embankment. The driver did not survive.
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After harsh words, Leesburg plans to donate African-American cemetery
After heated rhetoric, the town of Leesburg, Virginia, plans to donate a historic cemetery to a group that preserves African-American burial grounds.
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Loudoun’s first Silver Diner locked in for Ashburn. Next to a 55,000-square-foot indoor car wash.
Loudoun County Parkway at Route 7 is a crossroads of firsts. On one side of the road, the county’s first Trader Joe’s opened in August at One Loudoun. And on the other, it is confirmed, the county’s first Silver Diner is locked in for the Peterson Cos.’ Commonwealth Center.
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Perennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche dead at 96
The cult-like figure, who espoused a wide range of conspiracy theories and advocated for an overhaul of the world’s economic and financial systems, ran first as a U. S. Labor Party candidate and later, after an apparent shift to the right, as a Democratic or independent candidate.
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Tree branch falls, kills Loudoun County woman
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said the Leesburg woman apparently had been clearing fallen branches the night before around her residence when the large branch fell and struck her.
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Son who sought ‘human sacrifice’ to enter plea in Loudoun Co. murder
A Loudoun County man who allegedly told a friend he “needed a human sacrifice” before killing his father will enter a plea later this month to avoid trial.
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After brief delay, Silver Line test trains moved into place
After a one-night delay, test trains are now in place near Dulles International Airport for the future Silver Line Phase 2, marking a significant step toward opening the line for riders between Reston and Loudoun County.
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Loudoun County mails out 2019 property assessments
Loudoun County homeowners will get their 2019 property assessments this week, and the average single family home assessment is up 3.6 percent from a year ago.
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Loudoun Co. scores well in national ‘livability’ survey — except for roads, commutes
Loudoun County residents are pleased with much of their existence, but they feel traffic and roads are below average, a survey finds.
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Pediatrician: ‘Lot of concern’ about health effects from Rockwool insulation factory
A Georgetown University pediatrician is concerned an insulation factory being built in Jefferson County, West Virginia, will harm the health of children.
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One year later, murders of Loudoun Co. mother, son unsolved
One year after the murder of Mala Manwani and her grown son, Rishi, in their Loudoun County home, charges have been dropped against the only suspect and nobody is set to stand trial.
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2 years later, blood donors get to meet 13-year-old boy they helped save
When a Northern Virginia boy had a serious accident in 2017 involving a knife, more than 80 blood donors helped save his life. Now, some of those local donors got that rare opportunity to find out how their donations were used. See photos.
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2 Northern Virginia men convicted of running prostitution ring
Luis Bonilla-Hernandez, 32, of Sterling, and Eliazar Duran Mota, 23, of Herndon, pleaded guilty in connection to the prostitution of five adult victims.
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‘Doesn’t smell good:’ 2 lawyers in Rose McGowan’s Va. case now defend Harvey Weinstein
Two of Rose McGowan’s attorneys in her Virginia drug case are now defending Harvey Weinstein — the man McGowan accuses of sexually assaulting her.
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Russell Baker, author and NY Times columnist is dead at 93
He won Pulitzer Prizes for his humorous columns in The New York Times and for a moving autobiography of his impoverished Baltimore childhood. He later moved to television as host of “Masterpiece Theatre.”
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