Spooky costumes and Halloween lights glowed through downtown Leesburg on Oct. 28 for the 70th annual Leesburg Halloween Parade hosted by the Leesburg Kiwanis Club.
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Loudoun County Public Schools' enrollment is predicted to drop from the 78,000 to 70,000 by 2032.
A Leesburg man who said he traded child sexual abuse images and videos with a woman he met online will serve up to eight years.
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In Hamilton, a town in Western Loudoun with a population of about 600 residents, three candidates are on the ballot for four available seats on Town Council: incumbents Craig Green, Cathy Salter and Rebecca Jones.
Local leaders cut the ribbon on a new attainable housing development in Sterling Oct. 28, celebrating 80 new income-restricted apartments in Loudoun County.
A state legislative subcommittee on Oct. 26 approved a plan to hire an expert to study a new school funding formula for Virginia, with up to 24 months to complete the work.
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With his team facing elimination, Ben Williamson rose to the occasion for the Tampa Bay Rays during Game 4 of the 2026 World Series.
Loudoun United FC scored three unanswered goals in the second half to turn a two-goal halftime deficit into a 4-3 win over Brooklyn FC on Oct. 24 at Segra Field in Leesburg.
With his team facing elimination, Ben Williamson rose to the occasion for the Tampa Bay Rays during Game 4 of the 2026 World Series.
Potomac Falls High School senior Josephina Kritsky capped her stellar varsity golf career in style Oct. 26 at Heritage Oaks Golf Course in Harrisonburg.
Loudoun County, Loudoun Valley, Stone Bridge and Woodgrove are undefeated in district play heading into the final two weeks of the varsity football regular season.
Briar Woods, Heritage, Lightridge, Loudoun Valley, Potomac Falls and Woodgrove earned wins Oct. 23 during the ninth week of the 2026 varsity football season.
Loudoun United FC scored three unanswered goals in the second half to turn a two-goal halftime deficit into a 4-3 win over Brooklyn FC on Oct. 24 at Segra Field in Leesburg.
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