Morning Minute

Loudoun's towns vote to keep their incumbent mayors; the Chamber of Commerce will host the top executives of Metrorail and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to talk about transportation in the region.

It's Give Choose! Plus, the Planning Commission signs off on a large gas station on Rt. 15 north of Leesburg.

A Loudoun case sets a new court precedent for prosecutors going after domestic abusers; a test of the visual impact of a proposed 155-foot tower on top of Short Hill Mountain is called off due to wind.

A Circuit Court jury hands down a guilty sentence in a 30-year-old murder; the Leesburg Town council signs off on an interchange and a detour on Battlefield Parkway.

A new department at Inova Loudoun Hospital's Cornwall campus brings services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence to Leesburg; the school system shuffles three school principals.

The School Board hangs on to universal full-day kindergarten for next year; county supervisors push for a database of every active and inactive cemetery in the county.

A $5M lawsuit against a guidance counselor in a teenager's suicide is withdrawn; the Leesburg Planning Commission considers 64 townhouses on Edwards Ferry Road near Costco.

Did you check out the Flower and Garden Festival? We did! Plus, the School Board says full-day kindergarten may be on the chopping block after all.

The Purcellville Police Department is the first town police force in Loudoun to issue naloxone to its officers; the Town of Leesburg and one of its big HOAs wind up in court over a dam.

Plans for a 3,700-home development between two future Metro stations could force county leaders to start making some decisions about Metro planning; 9,000 students will take part in this year's We're All Human walks and assemblies.