Morning Minute

The state senate's budget puts plans for Loudoun's future state park in jeopardy; another seat opens up on the Circuit Court bench.

New projections show more of Loudoun is now expected to hear jet noise when Dulles International Airport is fully built out; land values are up and affordable housing is down.

Attorney General Mark Herring is the latest to admit wearing blackface; tolls on the Dulles Greenway are going up again.

The School Board finishes work on its $1.3 billion budget request; the first Silver Line trains roll into Loudoun for track testing.

Fire alarms help a family safely evacuate when their house burns down in the early morning hours; Loudoun schools celebrate Black History Month.

All seven towns have now passed resolutions opposing plans for an insulation factory in West Virginia; 100WomenStrong's challenge to the community has a taker.

Local state senators vote down a bill for increased oversight over the Dulles Greenway's tolls; Lovettsville gets ready to elect two council members.

Purcellville hires a deputy chief of police; Buzzed at the Bee is back.

State delegate and former foster child David Reid pushes a bill to let adopted kids keep in contact with their birth parents, if appropriate; the Hillsboro Town Council awards this year's Community Service Awards.

The Loudoun Chamber honors community leaders over the past year; Loudoun United gets its first head coach.