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A plan to use artificial intelligence to read off the names of graduates at Washington-Liberty High School received pushback at last week’s School Board meeting. June Prakash used the Board’s public-comment period to decry a partnership with a company that uses AI to correctly pronounce students’ names and read them off at a consistent rhythm during graduation ceremonies.

The Montgomery County Council will meet Tuesday, May 5 to introduce several bills, including a proposed six-month moratorium on data center permits, updates to volunteer fire and rescue benefits, changes to employee retirement systems, and making a small business grant program permanent, while also reviewing multiple Fiscal Year 2027 operating budgets for agencies such as police, fire and rescue, public schools, libraries, and...

Firefighters responded to a heavy fire in the Groveton area

A 37-year-old man is in jail after allegedly running from the police and assaulting an officer on Sunday. In a statement, the Leesburg Police Department said Ervin P. Lansdown Jr., 37, of Big Stone Gap, was arrested after officers were called to the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE for report of a man banging on someone's door.

A proposed downtown casino in Herndon has been effectively halted after the Planning Commission advanced a resolution to block future casino development. The decision follows months of debate over a proposal from real estate firm Comstock, which had sought to build a casino in downtown Herndon. The dispute is now...

Just a quick milestone update for you about the upcoming Van Leeuwen ice cream shop that is opening in Loudoun County. The sign has been installed over the entrance to the new shop at One Loudoun – and construction work is ongoing inside the space. As The Burn has...

Back in January, The Burn told readers about plans for a large new retail center coming to Loudoun County. Now, we have a bunch of new details and tantalizing clues about what could be in store. We’re talking about the Shops at Arcola – a shopping center that is planned...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - A man was sentenced to two decades in prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills on social media in West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia. Jayden Gill, 22, of Hagerstown, Md., will spend 21 years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Officers responded to a...

FAIRFAX, Va. — Convicted murderer Brendan Banfield is set to be sentenced Friday, but before he is, his defense will argue that a jury's guilty verdict should be set aside. After a high-profile three-week-long trial in January, Banfield was found guilty of murdering his wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Joseph Ryan. He plotted their deaths with Juliana Peres Magalhaes, the Brazilian...

The Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse in Reston is debuting a brand new venue this week – an outdoor plaza bar. The bar, found at the Reston Row development, will serve handcrafted cocktails as well as a selection of Davio’s dishes that can be enjoyed al fresco. It...