Morning Minute

What builds roads, fights fires, funds schools, keeps the libraries opens an costs $3 billion a year? And police are investigating two incidents of gunfire, one fatal.

Middle Schoolers at Eagle Ridge Middle School spend time every Friday building and programming robots; Loudoun United scores the first goal in franchise history.

The Planning Commission wraps up work on the comprehensive plan, which is pretty much what it sounds like; two men are accused of mailing seven pounds of marijuana.

County supervisors appoint a committee to try to make sure everyone gets counted in the 2020 census; longtime western Loudoun community resource officer Victor LoPreto retires.

County supervisors approve nearly $30 million of road safety improvements on Evergreen Mills Road, although it will be years before drivers see it; Trump National Golf Course is cited for illegally clearcutting along the Potomac River and dumping those trees in the river.

A mastiff named Goliath finds a home, and his story could win a local shelter $20,000; after two house fires, the Fire Marshal urges fire safety in the cold months.

County supervisors get to work on the county budget; a controversial plan to develop part of Westpark golf course in Leesburg is set for a public hearing.

Supervisors hear from the public on the next county budget; Loudoun farmers and producers make deals with industry buyers at a "speed-dating" event.

Faith leaders gather for a meeting on what elected leaders can do to combat racism; a champion spellers gets the three-peat.

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office demands nearly $2,000 for a document police departments around the region post on their websites; a leader of Loudoun's wine industry is honored for his accomplishments.

The School Board creates a committee on equity issues in the school system and adopts protections for LGBT students and teachers; Buzzed at the Bee is back tonight!

After a rash of stray bullets hitting homes, a county committee largely shies away from expanding shooting regulations; credit card skimmers are found on gas pumps in Ashburn.

Supervisors vote down a purchase of development rights program; Buzzed at the Bee is back.

The General Assembly clears the way for Loudoun's new state park; school leaders apologize for a lesson that had students chasing escaped slaves through the Underground Railroad.

A new plan could eliminate call transfers during 911 calls; the Purcellville Library isn't going anywhere for now.

Commonwealth's Attorney Jim Plowman gets a seat on the other side of the courtroom; land around future Metro stops is even more expensive than predicted.

County supervisors get good news about the county budget; taxes in Leesburg could go up.

The School Board could get its full budget request this year; Loudoun's own pro soccer team signs its first two players.

The RoboLords head to an international robotics competition; the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is looking for an armed bank robber.

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.