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Loudoun County Barn Blaze Rages Overnight, Threatens Nearby Woods: Fire Officials
Firefighters in Loudoun County had their hands full early Tuesday morning, battling a raging barn fire that spread to nearby woods in Leesburg.
The blaze was reported just before 2 a.m. in the 43300 block of Spinks Ferry Road. Crews from Lucketts, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Lansdowne, Ashburn, and Frederick County, arrived to find a 40-by-40-foot pole barn fully engulfed in flames, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials said.
Flames had already spread to an adjacent wooded area, forcing crews to launch an aggressive exterior attack on both the structure and the wildfire.
The bulk of t…
Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who Northern Virginia Chose In Presidential Race
For the second straight presidential election, Virginia voters leaned toward the Democratic candidate, though this time President-elect Donald Trump came out on top.
On Tuesday, Vice President Kama Harris and Gov. Tim Walz received 51.56 percent (2,226,459 total votes) of the vote versus 46.36 percent (2,002,018 votes) for Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance in Maryland, according to the Board of Elections.
Four years ago, the numbers were similar, with President Joe Biden and Harris garnering 54.1 percent (2,413,568 votes) over Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence's 44 perc…
Illegal Immigrant Charged With Double Loudoun County Murder, Sheriff Says
An 18-year-old gang member in the country illegally has been charged in connection to a double fatal shooting in Loudoun County over the summer, authorities announced on Friday.
Marilyn Medrano-Ortiz, an El Salvadorian national with ties to MS-13 who came into the country from California, has been arrested for the shooting in Sterling that claimed the lives of Mijal Conejero-Romera, of Sterling, and her friend, Arlington resident Diego Alexander Wollett, both 22, in August.
Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, the two were shot during an apparent altercation in the 21000 block of …
Loudoun County Schemer Who Bilked Investors Out Of $15M Learns His Fate: Feds
A Loudoun County man who bilked investors from up and down the East Coast out of millions of dollars will spend years behind bars.
Aldie resident Babu Ramaraj, 47, who owned DAB Inspection and Consulting Services, a small home contractor with modest revenues doing patio and deck projects, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for causing upwards of $15 million in losses, federal authorities announced.
His victims were primarily in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, and Missouri.
According to court documents, Ramaraj claimed to investors and potential …
