Loudoun County

Key marker for Democratic success -- sidewalks

2012-12-07 03:00:00

WASHINGTON -- Lots of ways exist to analyze who won what in the 2012 election, but one simple rule of thumb provides many of the answers: If a place has sidewalks, odds are the residents voted Democratic. President Obama won America’s large...

GOP attorney general hopefuls tout law backgrounds

2013-05-17 00:00:00

There isn't a lot of policy daylight between Del. Rob Bell and Sen. Mark Obenshain, two tough-on-crime Republican lawyers from west of Richmond vying to be the GOP's attorney general nominee. Both were leaders in the fight that culminated in last year's...

Road Trip! Destination: Leesburg, Va.

2013-05-12 01:04:01

While Washington, D.C., has long been a tourist magnet for lovers of history, culture and cherry blossoms, there's a town close by rich with a special identity of its own. Leesburg, Va., is 40 miles outside of D.C., and getting there from here doesn't...

Ex-McDonnell adviser faces misdemeanor counts

2013-05-10 00:24:02

A former senior policy adviser to Gov. Bob McDonnell has been charged with four counts of misdemeanor assault and three counts of violating a protective order stemming from his relationship with a former girlfriend. Eric J. Finkbeiner, a lawyer, was...

Is the county's pool business trickling back?

2013-04-29 11:24:04

Steve Braun's pool and spa business completed 80 major projects in 2008. Then the recession hit, and jobs at Backyard Creations Inc. in Frederick dwindled to 16 in 2009, six in 2010, another six in 2011 and only two major projects in 2012. As demand...

Herring wants to take ideology out of AG's office

2013-04-29 19:35:43

NEWPORT NEWS — At a campaign stop in Newport News on Monday, state Sen. Mark Herring, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general, said he is wants to take politics and ideology out of the office. Herring, who hails from Loudoun...

Cuccinelli's first TV ad in Gov.'s campaign to air Monday

2013-04-26 16:53:22

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. the presumptive GOP gubernatorial nominee, will launch his first statewide television ad on Monday. The 30-second ad, titled "All About," is narrated by his wife, Tiero, and focuses on Cuccinelli's work with the...

Over the decades, a river runs through the court system

2013-03-04 14:46:00

It may be known as the Nation's River, but here where the Potomac carves its way between Maryland and Virginia, ownership is up for grabs. Again. A court battle that pits a group of property owners against two small paddling and tubing companies seeks...

Wednesday's 3/6 local schedule (updated Tuesday AM)

2013-03-04 23:57:00

COLLEGES Women’s basketball George Mason at William and Mary, 7 Baseball East Carolina at Old Dominion, 3 Virginia Tech at William and Mary, 5:30 Norfolk State at N.C. Central, 6 Softball Norfolk State at Savannah State (doubleheader), 3 Men’s...

Director of Public Works retiring from Washington County to take another job

2013-02-25 17:17:00

Washington County Director of Public Works Joseph Kroboth III is retiring from the position he has held since 2007, but will be taking on new duties as the director of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure with Loudoun County, Virginia. Kroboth...

The Virginia Senate passes the GPS tracking bill

2013-02-19 18:48:00

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Senate has approved legislation making it illegal to secretly use an electronic device to track a person's movements. The Senate voted 32-8 Tuesday to pass Del. Joe May's bill, which now goes back to the House of...

Senate passes Virginia bill prohibiting secret tracking

2013-02-19 13:09:00

The Virginia Senate has approved legislation making it illegal to secretly use an electronic device to track a person's movements. The Senate voted 32-8 Tuesday to pass Del. Joe May's bill, which now goes back to the House of Delegates for agreement...

Joe Kroboth, Washington County's director of public works, is retiring to take a new position with Loudoun County in Virginia.

2013-02-25 00:00:00