Fire chief in Loudoun County arrested, charged with embezzlement

William Graham II was accused of embezzling department funds after allegedly reporting fraudulent charges on his department credit card.

Live Virginia 2025 election results: Loudoun County

Polls close in Virginia at 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. See the results in real time for Loudoun County. 

Sterling fire suspect filed insurance claim day after fatal blaze, court documents say

The 78-year-old man charged with intentionally setting a townhouse fire in Sterling that left a woman dead was caught on camera behind the townhomes at the time the fire was set, according to court documents. 

Neighbors still shaken after woman killed in tragic townhouse fire in Loudoun County

There are still many questions from anxious neighbors of a northern Virginia woman who was killed in a terrible fire late last week at a home in Sterling. 

1 unaccounted for after 3-alarm fire rips through Loudoun County townhomes

One person remains unaccounted for and a firefighter was treated for a minor injury after a three-alarm fire tore through a row of townhomes in Sterling early Friday morning.

Police investigate KKK flyers found in downtown Leesburg

Leesburg police are investigating after Ku Klux Klan flyers were found across the downtown area early Saturday.

Virginia teen says FBI raided his Leesburg home days after manhole explosions

FOX 5 spoke with an 18-year-old who says his home was raided by police and the FBI as they investigated a possible connection with a series of manhole explosions in a northern Virginia neighborhood.

FBI raids home in connection with Leesburg manhole explosions

The FBI, along with Loudoun County Fire Rescue and other regional partners, were part of a search warrant executed in Leesburg in connection with an early-morning explosion from over the weekend. 

Blast rattles Loudoun Co. neighborhood, cause under investigation

Residents of Sparkleberry Terrace in Loudoun County expressed concern on Tuesday over the reported explosion they heard outside their windows around 4 a.m. on Sunday.

Leesburg infant dies days after strangling, 22-year-old brother facing murder charges

Alvaro Mejia Ayala has been charged with strangling his 8-month-old sister, and will soon face murder charges, officials said, after the girl died from her injuries.

Federal judge, DOE issue orders supporting suspended LCPS students in Title IX case

Two major developments have emerged in the Title IX investigation at Stone Bridge High School, where two male students were suspended last school year following a locker room incident.

Parents demand bathroom, locker room policy changes in LCPS

Virginia Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears joined fellow GOP candidates and community members Tuesday to call for an end to Loudoun County Public Schools’ transgender rights policy, known as Policy 8040.

Dozens protest outside Loudoun County School Board meeting over district's transgender policies

Several dozen people, including Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, stood outside the LCPS building during a school board meeting demanding privacy for all students.