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Good morning to you Ashburn! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Loudoun sheriff rebuffs board questions over ICE cooperation and data sharing
  • What we know about the fatal shooting at XCAL in Ashburn
  • How Ashburn's $733K median price stacks up against nearby suburbs

Also on today's calendar: Honor Suicide Prevention Month at the Loudoun Out of the Darkness Walk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Very warm with some sun, temps: high: 87, low: 69.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'Political Spectacle': Loudoun Sheriff Won't Address Board Over ICE Cooperation (patch.com) — Ashburn-area residents are watching a growing clash between Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman and the Board of Supervisors over how deputies share information with U.S. immigration authorities. Advocates say routine database checks and notifications to ICE can endanger immigrants, even victims and witnesses, while Chapman defends the practice as standard policing and refuses to appear before the board, calling the requested hearing a political spectacle.
   

2. Man Dies In Shooting At Loudoun Gun Range, 'No Threat To Community': LCSO (patch.com) — A young man died Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the XCAL Shooting and Fitness Center near One Loudoun in Ashburn, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say the isolated incident is not being treated as a criminal matter and there is no ongoing threat to the community, though no further details are being released.
   

3. 1.9M Medians and 22% Office Vacancy: Northern Virginia's Real Estate Tale of Two Markets (tysonstoday.com) — Ashburn homeowners and buyers are seeing a tight but active market, with median home prices around $733,000 and listings taking about four weeks to sell amid heavy competition from new construction. The piece compares Ashburn to nearby Reston and higher-priced Fairfax County markets, and explains how mortgage rates and the booming data center sector are shaping local housing demand and pricing power.
   

4. This far-out idea could enable solar panels to work at night (detroitnews.com) — Scientists based in Ashburn are racing to prove a bold idea: beaming solar energy from space so local data centers and other users could get clean power even at night. Their startup, Overview Energy, aims for a 2028 demonstration while investors, federal agencies, and skeptics debate whether the ambitious, Ashburn-rooted project can overcome huge engineering, safety, and cost hurdles.
   

5. Analysis: Commanders coach Dan Quinn doesn't usually call out players. That changed with Sainristil gaffe. (pilotonline.com) — From their Ashburn base, the Washington Commanders are dealing with rare public criticism from coach Dan Quinn after cornerback Mike Sainristil's coverage lapse in a close loss to the Eagles. The analysis breaks down the key touchdown plays, what went wrong in the secondary, and how Quinn's unusually sharp comments signal urgency for defensive adjustments heading into upcoming games.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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