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Round Hill, VA
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Nearly $1M In Damage, But Smoke Alarm May Have Saved Four Lives In Round Hill Nearly $1M In Damage, But Smoke Alarm May Have Saved Four Lives In Round Hill Nearly $1M In Damage, But Smoke Alarm May Have Saved Four Lives In Round Hill
Nearly $1M In Damage, But Smoke Alarm May Have Saved Four Lives In Round Hill A smoke alarm may have saved four lives in Northern Virginia, but it couldn't save their home from a fire that caused nearly $1 million in damage. A family of four was forced from their home in the 17200 block of Arrowood Place in Round Hill after a fire broke out on Friday, Oct. 16, leaving behind an estimated $940,000 in damage, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. The family might not have had time to escape if not for a working smoke alarm that woke the homeowner, who discovered flames burning in the living room. By the time firefighters arrived, smoke was pouring from the sing…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Cockpit Door Flies Off Small Plane Mid-Flight, Remains Missing After Leesburg Landing: Police Cockpit Door Flies Off Small Plane Mid-Flight, Remains Missing After Leesburg Landing: Police Cockpit Door Flies Off Small Plane Mid-Flight, Remains Missing After Leesburg Landing: Police
Cockpit Door Flies Off Small Plane Mid-Flight, Remains Missing After Leesburg Landing: Police A Virginia pilot pulled off a safe landing after the cockpit door of his two-seater plane tore off mid-flight Saturday morning, April 5, state police said. The fixed-wing single-engine aircraft was flying near Round Hill in Loudoun County when the cockpit door suddenly separated from the plane around 9 a.m., according to the Virginia State Police. Despite the in-flight scare, 63-year-old pilot Daniel O’Brien was able to safely land at Leesburg Airport with no reported injuries, police said. The cockpit door is still missing in Virginia. Virginia State Police The search is now on fo…

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by Zak Failla
Round Hill, VA
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Barn Destroyed By $150K Loudoun County Blaze With No Hydrants In Sight: Fire Marshal Barn Destroyed By $150K Loudoun County Blaze With No Hydrants In Sight: Fire Marshal Barn Destroyed By $150K Loudoun County Blaze With No Hydrants In Sight: Fire Marshal
Barn Destroyed By $150K Loudoun County Blaze With No Hydrants In Sight: Fire Marshal A Loudoun County barn burned to the ground after an electrical malfunction sparked a massive blaze that drew fire crews from multiple counties, officials said. Crews were called to the 20000 block of Airmont Road in Bluemont just after 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, where they found a 50-by-50-foot barn fully engulfed in flames, according to a Loudoun County Fire and Rescue spokesperson. With no hydrants in the area and a large column of smoke visible from a distance, crews from Round Hill, Purcellville, Philomont, Fauquier County, Clarke County, and Mount Weather rushed in, with the …

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by Zak Failla
Bowie, MD
Weather
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Maryland, Virginia Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Maryland, Virginia Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Maryland, Virginia
Here's Who Got The Most Snow In Maryland, Virginia The National Weather Service has released snowfall totals for the DMV in this week's storm. In Maryland, Sabillasville which appears to have gotten the most amount of snow: 8.5 inches on Tuesday, Feb. 13, the NWS said. In Virginia, Gavel Springs in Frederick County got about 4.5 inches. Here's the breakdown by county: BALTIMORE Lineboro: 3.5 inches Bentley Springs: 3 Owings Mills: 1 Pikesville: 0.4  CARROLL Millers: 4.7 Manchester: 4.3 Taneytown: 4 Westminster: 2 Uniontown: 1.1 CECIL Elkton: 3.0  Rising Sun: 1  Port Deposit 1 FREDERICK Sabilla…

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by Cecilia Levine
Gaithersburg, MD
Weather
These Maryland, Virginia Towns Got The Most Snow During Overnight Storm These Maryland, Virginia Towns Got The Most Snow During Overnight Storm These Maryland, Virginia Towns Got The Most Snow During Overnight Storm
These Maryland, Virginia Towns Got The Most Snow During Overnight Storm Some parts of the DMV region fared better than others as slushy snow caused several major crashes and forced schools and other government agencies to open late to provide more time for the commute. Overnight, some areas were hit with as much as six inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service, which reported the totals for each county and municipality on Monday, Dec. 11. What started as rain slowly turned to snow as temperatures dipped, though some areas were able to largely avoid Mother Nature's wrath. National Weather Service These Maryland and Virginia towns received the …

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by Zak Failla
Ashburn, VA
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Home Explosion: Virginia Family Of 7 Escapes Fire That Claimed Everything But Their Lives Home Explosion: Virginia Family Of 7 Escapes Fire That Claimed Everything But Their Lives Home Explosion: Virginia Family Of 7 Escapes Fire That Claimed Everything But Their Lives
Home Explosion: Virginia Family Of 7 Escapes Fire That Claimed Everything But Their Lives The Keller family is still making sense of it all. The sounds of popping and crackling that awoke the family patriarch, Brayden, on Friday, Oct. 20, is what ultimately saved their lives, according to a GoFundMe for Brayden, his wife, and their five children. Brayden was able to get all five children and his wife out of the house before the explosion that claimed their home and everything inside of it, on the 16000 block of Woodgrove Road in Round Hill at 4:30 a.m., the Kellers and fire officials said. "We are doing everything we can do to stay positive for our children during this incredib…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ashburn, VA
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$1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County $1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County $1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County
$1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County Two firefighters were injured battling flames that caused nearly $1 million in damages to a Loudoun County home Monday, Aug. 21. Reports of a fire with possible victims trapped in a home on the 17300 block of Smokey View Court in Round Hill were called into dispatchers 6:50 p.m. At 6:49 p.m., on Monday, August 21, 2023, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received multiple... Posted by Loudoun County Fire and Rescue on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 While most of the fire was involving the garage area of the home, fire was quickly spreading into other areas of the home t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ashburn, VA
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100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Northern VA Cruelty Case: Officials 100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Northern VA Cruelty Case: Officials 100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Northern VA Cruelty Case: Officials
100 Animals Seized From 'Rescuers' In Horrific Northern VA Cruelty Case: Officials More than 100 animals found living in squalor at a Loudoun County animal rescue have been seized, and more than a dozen charges have been filed against the organization's officials, authorities announced. The investigation into the mistreatment of animals at Luck of the Irish Animal Rescue in Round Hill began with an unrelated call for service to a home last February, when responding officers saw a "large number of animals living in deplorable conditions," Loudoun County Animal Services said. Upon inspection of the conditions inside the home, Humane Law Enforcement Officers found 42 an…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ashburn, VA
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Child Porn-Filled Hard Drive Flushed Down Toilet Recovered By FBI Child Porn-Filled Hard Drive Flushed Down Toilet Recovered By FBI Child Porn-Filled Hard Drive Flushed Down Toilet Recovered By FBI
Child Porn-Filled Hard Drive Flushed Down Toilet Recovered By FBI Despite his best efforts to cover up his misdeeds, a Virginia man will spend years behind bars after being busted by federal officials with a hard drive filled with child pornography. Loudoun County resident Max Christian Frear, 35, of Round Hill, has been convicted on charges of receipt of child pornography and attempted destruction of evidence following an investigation into his years-long exchange of illicit materials over the Internet. According to federal prosecutors, between November 2019 and January 2022, Frear used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to receive child pornography,…

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by Zak Failla
Ashburn, VA
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Children Among Seven Hurt In Wrong-Way Loudoun County Crash: Report Children Among Seven Hurt In Wrong-Way Loudoun County Crash: Report Children Among Seven Hurt In Wrong-Way Loudoun County Crash: Report
Children Among Seven Hurt In Wrong-Way Loudoun County Crash: Report Two children were among the seven victims hurt in a wrong-way crash in Loudoun County, Fox5 DC reports. A sedan driver traveling in the opposite direction of eastbound traffic crashed into a pickup truck on Harry Byrd Highway at Stoneleigh Drive in Round Hill just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, the outlet says.  The three adults and two children who were riding in the truck were taken to a local hospital, where they were expected to survive, according to the outlet.  A third driver was also reportedly injured in the crash, while the sedan driver was unharmed. Click here f…

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by Nicole Acosta