Loudoun County, VA

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (WJLA) — A rare "rainbow cloud" was spotted over Loudoun County, Virginia, before Tuesday's storms rolled into the region. Michael Siuta sent WJLA the stunning photos. Siuta said he and his wife spotted the "natural phenomenon" from their back deck in Beacon Hill just west of...

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Did you see it? A rare "rainbow cloud" was spotted over Loudoun County, Virginia before Tuesday's storms rolled into the region. Michael Siuta sent 7News these stunning photos. Siuta said he and his wife spotted the "natural phenomenon" from their back deck in Beacon...

The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office has made an arrest following a fire that damaged an Aldie home in May. On Saturday, May 14, just before 8 a.m., Loudoun County Fire and Rescue units from Kirkpatrick Farms, Dulles South, Brambleton, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority responded for a possible structure fire in the 25,000 block of Purebred Court. The 911 call came from a neighbor who reported a deck on fire next to his home. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, which was contained to the deck where it did an estimated $45,000 in damages.

Loudoun’s favorite chocolate-themed restaurant has expanded its operations. This week, The Conche opened a new facility named The Conche Chocolate & Cake Studio. The new business is located 22446 Davis Drive in Sterling. It will operate as a commercial kitchen and also a classroom for teaching events focusing on candies, cakes and other sweets.

NORFOLK, Va. (7News) — Thousands of diabetic socks from Turkey were seized from the Area Port of Norfolk-Newport News, Va. on July 29, according to a release from Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Diabetic socks are specialty socks that are non-elastic to reduce pressure and swelling, that eliminate the...

A handful of Virginia transit agencies are projected to see a drop-off in state funding support following back-to-back years of federal and state relief due to the pandemic. Virginia Railway Express, RADAR in Roanoke, the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company, and transit services in Loudoun County are some of the systems expected to be impacted by the drop in funding largely due to significant reductions in ridership and service, according to state officials.

Superintendent Scott Ziegler on Tuesday released final numbers for the school division’s summer meal program, which wrapped up Aug. 8. Over the course of seven weeks, the school staff prepared 179, 454 meals and served 155, 278 meals. According to the superintendent 8,307 students were served at 22 pick up sites at schools throughout the county.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin claimed in a tweet on Tuesday that the Department of Justice had “labeled parents in Loudoun County as terrorists.” Which isn’t true: what Youngkin was referring to was a letter from the National School Boards Association to President Biden requesting federal law enforcement to counter “domestic terrorism” at school board meetings, not anything from the Department of Justice.

Following the Board of Supervisors vote to approve the county’s wide-ranging new Environment and Energy Work Plan during their July 19 Environmental Summit, climate action groups are pushing the county to set specific goals. “I think it’s a great effort, but there’s nothing really concrete, in my mind,” said...

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Wednesday denounced Gov. Glenn Youngkin for "impugning" the Department of Justice over the search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home and for the governor's characterization of its role in a Loudoun County schools controversy. "I'm very disappointed in legislative colleagues who are quick to...

Federal customs officials have seized more than 165,000 pairs of sham diabetic socks destined for an address in Loudoun County, Virginia, with a list price totaling more than $2.6 million. The seizure of 694 boxes at the port of Norfolk-Newport News, made July 29 and announced Tuesday, marks the second...

The following local schools have submitted appeals to the Virginia High School’s Recommended Alignment Plan for the 2023-24 to 2026-27 school years. Colonial Forge: Requests to move from Class 5, Region D to Class 6 Region B. Freedom-South Riding (Loudoun County): Requests move from Class 6 Region B to...