Round Hill, VA

Leesburg, VA

Purcellville, VA

As years of discussions around the county’s plans for roads and parks in Purcellville continue inside the Town Hall, the county government is moving ahead with or without the town’s sign-off. Already delays have prompted the county to cancel plans that were decades in the making for a...

As Purcellville Continues Rt. 690 Interchange Talks, County Moving Ahead; Info Meeting Planned

Loudoun County, VA

Sterling, VA

A Sterling man is safe today because a smoke alarm warned him of a fire that heavily damaged his home and nearly took his life, Loudoun Fire-Rescue reported Wednesday morning. According to the report, at 3:40 p.m. on Monday, 911 callers reported a fire at a home on Thrush Court in Sterling. Loudoun Fire-Rescue units responded from Cascades, Sterling, Kincora, Ashburn, Moorefield stations and were joined by Fairfax County Fire and Rescue. Firefighters arriving on scene found a one story single-family house with fire showing from the front and rear. The single occupant had already evacuated and was outside the home. He was evaluated on scene by EMS crews due to minor injuries but declined treatment and transport to the hospital. He is staying locally with friends.

Smoke Alarm Credited with Saving Sterling Man’s Life

Charity, VA

The Leesburg Daybreak Rotary Club today distributed more than $10,000 to eight Loudoun nonprofits. The money was raised during the club’s annual pig roast fundraiser. “We are so blessed to live in Loudoun County. Leesburg Daybreak Rotary has been engaged in our grant program and supporting our nonprofit community for over 30 years,” Club President Bradley Gable said. “We had over 40 wonderful proposals. We were able to fund eight projects and over $10,000. We know the needs are great, even in our fortunate community.”

Daybreak Rotary Club Grants Boost Nonprofits

Washington State

Editor: What is “safe” and “affordable” housing? Does the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments know? The authors of the Metropolitan Washington Regional Fair Housing Plan Draft Executive Summary dated January 2023 clearly don’t. If they did, they would have included definitions for both in this summary.

Letter: Christopher Rohland, Leesburg

The Purcellville Town Council officially kicked off its fiscal year 2024 budget discussions on Wednesday with a special meeting to hear the budget proposal by Interim Town Manager John Anzivino. The presentation outlined an operating budget of $24.4 million, a $3 million increase over fiscal year 2023, and a total...

Purcellville Kicks Off Budget Season

Virginia State

Waterford, VA

Karen Lee Rollison, 65, of Waterford, Virginia passed on Friday, March 17, 2023, peacefully in her sleep. Born Friday, August 16, 1957 in Leesburg, Virginia; a daughter of the late Michael Hutchison and Katherine Elizabeth Connelly Fogle. She was also predeceased by her stepfather, Toby Atwell, and her brother, Michael Clinton Fogle.

Karen Rollison, 1957-2023

The nonprofit Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls has announced the 25 nominees for the first year of the Loudoun’s Women Hall of Fame, established to share the stories of the women who are shaping Loudoun’s history in the arts, community service, education, leadership, health, science, social justice, and business.

Loudoun Coalition on Women and Girls Announces First Hall of Fame Nominees

Hagerstown, MD

DC News Now

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Around 100 homeless people living at an extended-stay hotel here were forced to find another home after the city condemned the property. Located on the city’s bustling Dual Highway, the APM Inn and Suites has hit a rough patch. “This hotel used to be the top-notch hotel in Hagerstown,” […]

Hagerstown hotel condemned, displacing tenants while repairs in the works

Washington, DC

Burtonsville, MD

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The United States Park Police (USPP) released the name of three men who died Wednesday after Lexus sedan stopped by officers minutes earlier slammed into the men’s car on Rock Creek Parkway. USPP said Thursday the men who died were: The wreck happened around 1:40 a.m. on Rock Creek Parkway […]

Police identify 3 men killed when car hit theirs on Rock Creek Parkway

Maryland State

Daily Voice

New details have emerged as members of the United States Park Police continue to investigate the triple-fatal Rock Creek Parkway crash this week in Northwest DC. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed head-on into a Lexus SUV in a violent crash.

Park Police ID Arlington Men Killed In Rock Creek Parkway Crash

Fairfax County, VA

Annandale, VA

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) –Fairfax County and Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene of a building fire in the 7200 block of Columbia Pike. Four Annandale businesses, two restaurants, a shipping company, and a hair salon, sustained what fire officials called catastrophic damage. Fire officials said a passerby saw smoke coming from […]

Four businesses destroyed by fire in Fairfax County

La Plata, MD

The new(-ish) Marylander submitted dashcam footage to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit earlier yesterday (Mar 15, 2023) showing a Ford F-150 truck fleeing from Maryland State Police somewhere in La Plata, MD earlier last year (May 10, 2022 according to the dashcam footage.) Check out the exciting chase and getaway unfold in...

Driver in La Plata, MD captures exciting moment a driver in a Ford F-150 evades police by going off-road into a farm field

Baltimore County, MD

Baltimore, MD

An explosion at a Baltimore County wastewater treatment plant sparked a two-alarm fire late Wednesday morning, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The incident heavily damaged a building at the Back River Waste Water Treatment plant, but did not interrupt operations, according to Baltimore County officials. Crews were first called...

Here's What We Know About Wednesday's Explosion At Baltimore Waste Water Plant

Editor: Running through recent letters and articles is an unmentioned theme: our representative system of government no longer represents the public. Instead, leaders cater to personal interests, their party, and their ideology. Take the push in Loudoun for collective bargaining. Did the public ask for this? What possible benefits could there be for us?

Letter: Dominic Santini, Leesburg

Montgomery County, MD

Wheaton, MD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Police said they were trying to find the person who robbed a 72-year-old woman while she was grocery shopping Thursday afternoon in Wheaton. The Montgomery County Department of Police said officers were at the Giant, located at 2900 University Blvd., around 1:40 p.m. after they received word of […]

72-year-old woman pushed to ground, robbed at Giant in Montgomery County

Target announced plans to shutter four US stores, including two in metro Washington, DC; a move coinciding with several other big-box retailers to shutter certain locations. Target announced plans to shutter four US stores, including two in metro Washington, DC; a move coinciding with several other big-box retailers to shutter certain locations.

Target to close two DC area stores this May

Myersville, MD

Md. State Police are investigating. Myersville, Md (KM) A head-on collision Thursday afternoon in Myersville left two people dead. State Police say at around 2:53 PM, troopers responded to Baltimore National Pike (US Route 40) west of Easterday Road for a crash with entrapment and vehicle fire. A preliminary investigation determined that a Nissan Sentra was traveling east on Baltimore National Pike when for unknown reasons it crossed into the westbound lanes, and struck a Ford F-150 head on.

Two Killed In Head On Collision, Fiery Crash Near Myersville

Frederick County, MD

Urbana, MD

URBANA, Md. (7News) — A Frederick County man died on Thursday after his wife accidentally backed over him with a car in their driveway, Frederick County deputies said. Shortly before 4 p.m., deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) responded to the 4200 block of Araby Church Road in Urbana, Md. for the report of a vehicle incident involving a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe.

Md. man dies after being accidentally run over by his wife at their home, officials say

Winchester, VA

Sometime in the late night or overnight hours someone entered a home in the 100 block of Eastern Drive in Winchester and caused extensive damage. The home was unlawfully entered with extensive damage and vandalism done. Anyone with any information is asked to contact authorities. Call Winchester Frederick Clarke Crime...

Frederick County Authorities seeks information in vandalism

Prince George's County, MD

District Heights, MD

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A dognapper who was captured on a doorbell camera in District Heights is still out there. Investigators in Prince George's County are now asking the public to help identify the suspect who stole the five-year-old Dachshund breed dog last week from a home on Foster Street.

District Heights dognapper caught on camera

Accident, MD

Suitland, MD

SUITLAND, Md. - Authorities say a man is dead after the vehicle he was driving was involved in a collision in Prince George's County. The crash happened just before 10:30 p.m. Thursday near Pennsylvania Avenue and Spaulding Avenue in the Suitland area. The driver of a second vehicle was not...

Driver killed in 2 vehicle collision in Suitland

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NewsBreak

Round Hill Reports Sewage Discharge into Sleeter Lake

The Town of Round Hill reported to the Department of Environmental Quality that partially treated wastewater spilled into Sleeter Lake on Wednesday. According to a notice...

Round Hill Reports Sewage Discharge into Sleeter Lake

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