Loudoun News

Ellen Oliver

Ellen Moylan (Dugdell) Oliver, 73, passed peacefully from this world on Friday, February 6, 2026, after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Elaine Marie (Retberg) Shetler

Stephen Shetler and Lara Kizer announce the passing of their mother, Elaine Marie (Retberg) Shetler on Feb. 20 in Leesburg, VA. She fell peacefully asleep after a long struggle with…

Sterling B. Caple Jr.

Sterling B. Caple Jr., 93, of Leesburg, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 9, 2026.

Ellen (nee Dugdell) Oliver

Ellen Moylan (Dugdell) Oliver, 73, passed peacefully from this world on Friday, February 6, 2026, after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Darrell James Schwalm

Darrell James Schwalm, age 81, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2026, at Shenandoah Valley Hospice House in Fishersville, Va., with Jane, his wife of nearly 50 years, holding his…

Harold Gary Heath

Harold 'Gary' Heath, 87, of Purcellville, VA, passed away Feb. 20, 2026. Born Feb. 19, 1939, in Cherrydale, VA, he was the son of the late Harold E. and Ola…

Signe Brown Hanson

Signe Brown Hanson born on October 17, 1945, in Washington DC, died on February 15, 2026, in Easton, Maryland. She was the daughter of Haldore and Bernice Hanson.

Microplastics Discovered in Prostate Tumors

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Small fragments of plastic were found in nine out of 10 patients with prostate cancer, and in higher levels inside tumors than in…