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• Black elders hold mixed views on confederate statue in town

  Gertrude Evans, 70, was born into the Jim Crow South and lived through the rocky integration of Leesburg when firemen filled a swimming pool with cement and garbage rather than permit its integration. More than a half-century later, she turned to art as therapy to work through that traumatic period when she wasn't allowed to sit on the red stools at Little John's drugstore or watch a movie at the neighborhood Tally Ho theater. The Virginian-Pilot, Fri, Aug 17 2018 @ 07:46 PM

• Small earthquake shakes northern Virginia

  The agency's website shows that a magnitude 1.7 earthquake occurred around 11:23 p.m. Thursday in Loudoun County. It happened about 2.5 miles northeast of Belmont, at a depth of more than 3 miles . WMDT, Fri, Aug 17 2018 @ 10:39 AM

• Deacon's Arrest Renews Allegations Against Sterling Church

  A man who once served as a deacon for Calvary Temple in Sterling, Virginia, has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child. News4's David Culver spoke to former members of the church about the abuse allegations at the church. NBC Washington, Sat, Aug 18 2018 @ 12:01 AM

• Loudoun Co. man faces charges in 2003 sexual assault of child new

  A Sterling, Virginia, man has been arrested and charged in the sexual abuse of a child that happened 15 years ago. A Loudoun County grand jury indicted Kevin O'Connor, 62, this week on seven counts, including sexual assault by force and two counts of aggravated sexual battery, in a case that dates back to 2003. WTOP-FM Washington, Fri, Aug 17 2018 @ 04:01 AM

• Virginia Man Arrested in 2003 Child Sex Abuse Case

  A 62-year-old man has been arrested 15 years after authorities say he sexually abused a child in Loudoun County, Virginia. A grand jury indicted Kevin O'Connor, of Sterling, on Aug. 13. O'Connor was arrested and charged Thursday with numerous counts of sexual assault and battery as well as taking indecent liberties with a child, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. NBC Washington, Thu, Aug 16 2018 @ 11:07 PM

• Calvary Temple deacon indicted on sexual abuse-related charges in Loudoun

  A 15-year investigation into allegations of systematic sexual, mental and physical abuse at the hands of a Sterling church's leadership has led to the indictment of one of its deacons. Loudoun Times, Thu, Aug 16 2018 @ 06:22 PM

• Trump drawing more women to run for office out of "protest"

  "I think, is this overwhelmingly - the overwhelming desire of women to be heard, to be counted and to fight back against what he stands for and what he said. He demeans women. CBS News, Sat, Aug 18 2018 @ 11:12 PM

• Multiple burglaries over the past month in Brambleton; sheriff's office investigating

  The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating multiple, possibly related recent burglaries in the Brambleton area, authorities announced Friday. Loudoun Times, Sat, Aug 18 2018 @ 03:16 PM