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A Reston man has been arrested and charged in connection with the June 11, 2022, shooting of three people on N. Fillmore Avenue in Sterling. On Jan. 5, Isaias Lainez-Alvarado, 19, of Reston, was arrested at a residence in Reston and charged with six felony charges. Lainez-Alvarado has been charged with three counts of Use of…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery and auto theft that occurred in the late evening of Jan. 5, in Ashburn. At approximately 7:12 p.m. on Jan. 5, deputies responded to the Ashburn Cigars and Vapes store in the 44000 block of Ashburn Shopping Plaza for a reported robbery. The preliminary investigation revealed that…
By Valerie Cury Loudoun County officials are trying to force the Town of Purcellville to accept the County’s altered design for the Rt. 7/690 Interchange. This pressure meanwhile disregards the Town’s due process and the expressed desires of most of the Town’s citizens. Purcellville’s legislative rules and procedures require the Town to make decisions on…
On Thursday, Dec. 29, at shortly after 2 a.m., Leesburg Police Officers were dispatched to a report of a burglary that had occurred a few minutes prior at Tobacco King, located at 345 East Market Street. Responding officers determined that the pictured subject had shattered the business’ plate glass door and had taken an undetermined…
The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office investigation determined Tuesday morning’s fire on Charles Town Pike in Hillsboro was accidental. A contractor working in the building inadvertently started the fire when a spark from a saw ignited insulation inside the wall. Damages to the home are estimated at approximately $619,350. Two adults have…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance to help locate 46-year-old Hany Saleh. Hany was last seen around his residence on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, at the 45000 block of Grammercy Terrace in Sterling. Hany is 5’11, 180lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. Currently, it is unknown what Hany was…
Loudoun County is offering five locations for residents to recycle their Christmas trees through Jan. 20. Only natural cut trees and wreaths will be accepted: no artificial trees or artificial wreaths. The trees will be converted into mulch, which is available free of charge to Loudoun County residents year-round at the Loudoun County landfill. Residents…
Dear Editor: I am writing to address the false narrative in recent articles in other papers about Loudoun County’s Rt. 7/690 Interchange project in the Town of Purcellville. It is disappointing to see other papers selectively obtaining feedback from the County Administrator and the County’s Blue Ridge District Supervisor Tony Buffington, while failing to reach…
The holidays are typically a time of joy and gathering with loved ones, but this year far too many will be missing from these gatherings. As 2022 comes to an end, Virginia has seen a rise in traffic deaths. Many of these tragedies included pedestrians, and those not wearing a seatbelt. Virginia State Police remind…