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A Leesburg man who allegedly dealt oxycodone pills to Loudoun County teenagers for years has been charged with conspiracy in the death of a reputed customer who overdosed from an injection of the addictive painkiller. George Washington Crane V, 47, was arrested Friday in Leesburg. Federal prosecutors allege that he dealt oxycodone in Loudoun from 2006 to 2012 and that he engaged in a conspiracy that resulted in the death of William A. Huff, 20, who was found dead in his bedroom in his parents' Leesburg home on...

American Red Cross needs volunteers to greet donors at blood drives and offer reading materials and refreshments. One-hour training sessions. 800-272-0094, Ext. 1, or karlofft@usa.redcross.org . Arcola Fire Department needs volunteers in EMS, firefighting and administration. N o experience necessary; training will be provided free of charge. E-mail acalimlim@-arcolavfd.org or go to www.arcolavfd.org. Blossom and Bloom thrift shop needs volunteers from 10 a.m to 4 p.m.

In their Leesburg neighborhood of Edwards Landing, Kyung and Dae Hwang struck everyone as a couple full of love and generosity. In good weather, the Hwangs were often outside their two- story stone-and-stucco home, tending their lush garden and beckoning neighbors' kids to come over and pick out apples and plums. When it snowed, Kyung, 63, a pastor and hardware store employee, volunteered to clear neighbors' driveways with his snowblower. Dae, 57, sometimes roamed house to house, dropping off plates of her homemade...

The Leesburg Town Council is poised to decide this week on a proposal to create a flex lane along two blocks of King Street. If approved, the lane could be converted as needed from parking spaces to an expanded sidewalk for outdoor dining in the downtown area. After giving the proposal mixed reviews in a meeting last month, council members are scheduled to discuss the proposal again at its work session Monday night and may take action at their Tuesday meeting. Council members said that a decision is needed soon to avoid further...

Loudoun County native Dana B. Thompson is known for still-life oil paintings that are larger than life. There are just a few days left to see "Pots and Pansies," above, and other works in "Re-Collections" that feature dramatic compositions of vintage items, organic matter and reflective objects. The award-winning painter works out of King Street Studios in Leesburg and is also an illustrator and graphic designer. -- Mark Berman Friday-Saturday. Gallery 222, Loudoun Academy of the Arts, 222 S. King St., Leesburg.

Leesburg authorities are investigating an armed robbery that took place Thursday night at the Bi Lo Market on Plaza Street NE. Police said the robber displayed a large-frame semiautomatic handgun before he fled the store. He was last seen running north on Plaza Street. The suspect was described as a black male with a thin build, 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing from 140 to 150 pounds. Police said he had a thin mustache and thicker goatee and was wearing a black rag on his hair, a white shirt, a dark-colored...

It was a two-hour bus tour that featured vacant lots, a water treatment plant, a library expansion and lots of cranes and bulldozers, not exactly a trip to write about on a vacation postcard. But those who were there at 9 a.m. Friday for Leesburg's first public bus tour of development sites said the experience was enlightening. Organizers of the free event plan to offer it every three months. Town officials that said there is more development activity in Leesburg than many residents realize and that they wanted to demonstrate...

The Leesburg Police Department learned last week that it will not receive a federal grant to hire additional officers despite the department's stated need to boost patrols in response to a growing population and recent robberies of downtown businesses. The department had applied to hire four police officers through the Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Recovery Program. The program's grant consists of $1 billion in federal stimulus for state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to create or preserve 5,000...

A 911 call about a suspicious van this morning led to the discovery of two bodies in Loudoun County -- one of a man who had been killed and the other a woman who had been critically injured -- just outside a neighborhood near Leesburg, authorities said. Shortly after 5 a.m., a person living near the intersection of Riverside Parkway and Rocky Creek Drive called police with a strange tip: there had been a commotion outside, and a white panel van had left the area and returned, said Kraig Troxell, a spokesman...

Virginia lottery officials are urging Powerball players to check their tickets this morning — someone, they say, could be $1 million richer. The winning numbers in Saturday's drawing were 3-7-21-44-53, with a Powerball number of 16. One ticket matched the first five numbers, missing only the Powerball number, officials said. It was purchased at the Sheetz convenience store on Edwards Ferry Road in Leesburg. The winner has 180 days from the drawing date to claim the prize.

BLOOD DONATIONS BLOOD DRIVES, 8:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Galilee United Methodist Church, 45425 Winding Rd., Sterling, 800-733-2767; 3-8 p.m. Monday, Claude Moore Recreation Center, 46105 Loudoun Park Lane, Sterling, 800-733-2767; 3-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sterling Safety Center, 46700 Middlefield Dr., Sterling, 800-733-3767; 3-8 p.m. May 21, Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Rd., Leesburg, 866-256-6372; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 23, Town of Leesburg, 25 W. Market St., Leesburg, 800-733-2767; 1:30-6 p.m. May 31, St. James Episcopal...

LEESBURG, Silverwood Terr., April 27. A kitten got its head stuck inside a ravioli can. An animal-control officer confined the kitten and tried to remove the can by using vegetable oil. The can was too small to be pulled off the kitten's head and had to be cut. The kitten, which was not injured, did not match any lost-cat reports. Among cases received by the Loudoun County Department of Animal Services.

A Leesburg man who allegedly dealt oxycodone pills to Loudoun County teenagers for years has been charged with conspiracy in the death of a reputed customer who overdosed from an injection of the addictive painkiller. George Washington Crane V, 47, was arrested Friday in Leesburg. Federal prosecutors allege that he dealt oxycodone in Loudoun from 2006 to 2012 and that he engaged in a conspiracy that resulted in the death of William A. Huff, 20, who was found dead in his bedroom in his parents' Leesburg home on...

James B. Weaver Jr., 81, president of W.T. Weaver & Sons hardware store in Georgetown, died April 24 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He had complications from kidney cancer, said his daughter Joan Inglesby. Mr. Weaver, a McLean resident, became president of the fourth-generation family-owned business in 1981. The company, founded by his grandfather Walter T. Weaver, has had the same location on Wisconsin Avenue since 1889. The store specializes in ornamental hardware and bathroom fixtures for...

A 57-year-old Leesburg woman charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her husband was convinced that he had an extramarital affair and fathered a child outside the marriage, according to testimony at a preliminary hearing Thursday. Dae Hwang called police shortly after 6 a.m. March 2 and told them that she had killed her husband, Kyung Hwang, 63, authorities said. Kyung was found dead with multiple stab wounds in an upstairs bedroom of their home on Chickasaw Place.

Loudoun County's only hospital is opening the first phase of a $39.2 million renovation and expansion of its facility on Cornwall Street in Leesburg this week. The hospital, part of the Inova Health System, will open its new emergency department at the Cornwall Street campus Thursday, along with a new diagnostic imaging unit and an expanded lab. Renovated facilities for behavioral health, child advocacy and the Loudoun Free Clinic will open at the site late next month, hospital officials said.

About 70 military and civilian officials from Eastern Europe and central Asia are visiting Leesburg tomorrow to watch the town's Independence Day parade and learn about American values. The officials are participating in an advanced security studies class at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, where they learn about human rights, democracy and terrorism. They range in age from 25 to 35 and come from 32 countries, including Afghanistan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Ukraine.

Although the economy is mired in recession, that hasn't slowed construction of the Village at Leesburg, a $270 million effort to create a walkable community of stores, restaurants, homes and offices outside the town center. Wegmans, the anchor store in the complex near Rivercreek Parkway and Route 7, announced recently that it will open Nov. 8. The rest of the project, which will be Leesburg's first large mixed-use development, is on track to open by March 2010, according to project officials.