/news/ en cowens@timespapers.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-16T21:04:49+00:00 http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/u.s._department_of_transportation_ig_report_rips_mwaa535/ http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/u.s._department_of_transportation_ig_report_rips_mwaa535/ MWAA in past years has had to answer questions relating to its internal operations, financial disclosures and bidding practices; this publicity has heightened of late considering the authority is in charge of overseeing construction of the approximately $5.5 billion Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, which will bring Metro's Silver Line to the Dulles International Airport and into Loudoun County. Government, Politics 2012-05-16T20:03:32+00:00 http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/pending_governors_signature_commonwealth_finally_has_its_budget/ http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/pending_governors_signature_commonwealth_finally_has_its_budget/ Two months later than expected, the Virginia General Assembly has agreed on two-year spending plan for the commonwealth. Government, Politics 2012-05-16T18:02:33+00:00 http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/anything_good_sitting_in_your_car/ http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/anything_good_sitting_in_your_car/ With the recent publication of the Virginia State Police's annual "Crime in Virginia" report, we saw some bright spots and some dark corners as well. Editorial 2012-05-16T15:06:34+00:00 http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/raspberry_falls_well_operational_again898/ http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/raspberry_falls_well_operational_again898/ A well in Raspberry Falls shut down in August 2011 is back in service, Loudoun Water officials announced May 15. Government, Western Loudoun, Leesburg 2012-05-16T15:05:25+00:00 http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/stone_bridge_named_top_10_school_by_u.s._news123/ http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/stone_bridge_named_top_10_school_by_u.s._news123/ With high state scores, performance average and advanced placement test scores, Stone Bridge High School was named the No. 10 best high school in the state of Virginia by U.S News and World Reports. This is the first year a Loudoun County Public School reached the top 10 for best high school in Virginia. Education, Eastern Loudoun, Ashburn 2012-05-16T14:34:50+00:00 http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/supervisors_approve_additional_7.9_million_for_schools/ http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/supervisors_approve_additional_7.9_million_for_schools/ Loudoun County Public Schools will see an additional $7.9 million for its fiscal 2013 budget from the county's Board of Supervisors contingent on Gov. Bob McDonnell signing off on the two-year state budget approved by the General Assembly May 14. Government, Education 2012-05-16T00:21:07+00:00 http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/delgaudio_says_obama_assaulting_traditional_marriage521/ http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/delgaudio_says_obama_assaulting_traditional_marriage521/ Loudoun County Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling), in response to President Barack Obama's announcement in support of gay marriage, says the president's “evolution comment gives evolutionists” a bad name. Government, People 2012-05-15T19:14:38+00:00 http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/a_taste_of_carolina_in_loudoun/ http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/a_taste_of_carolina_in_loudoun/ For barbecue aficionados, Danny Hurdle is deserving of celebrity status. Being a transient locale, Northern Virginia is dense with residents either from the Carolinas, or those who have passed through at various stints in their careers. Finding authentic Carolina barbecue can be a trying practice. Top, People 2012-05-15T14:04:16+00:00 http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/man_charged_in_new_years_eve_hotel_robbery_pleads_guilty/ http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/man_charged_in_new_years_eve_hotel_robbery_pleads_guilty/ An Alexandria man charged in connection with the December 2011 robbery of a hotel in Dulles pleaded guilty on May 11. Public Safety, Eastern Loudoun, Sterling 2012-05-14T16:41:33+00:00 http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/abc_busts_retailers_for_selling_alcohol_tobacco_to_minors123/ http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/abc_busts_retailers_for_selling_alcohol_tobacco_to_minors123/ RICHMOND – Like other states, Virginia has strict age limits to buy cigarettes and alcohol. But young people often have little trouble purchasing those products: About one of every eight stores inspected by the state sells tobacco and booze to underage buyers. Public Safety 2012-05-14T15:16:40+00:00