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BREAKING: Signature Theatre Leader Retiring Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
Signature Theatre’s long-time leader is stepping down following allegations of sexual harassment. The Shirlington-based theater said in a statement today that co-founder and Artistic Director Eric...
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BREAKING: Va. Attorney General Sues Advanced Towing
(Updated at 9:55 a.m.) Advanced Towing, long accused by critics of predatory towing, is being sued by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. The Commonwealth alleges that Advanced often unsafely tows...
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UPDATED: Police Investigating Fatal Columbia Pike Shooting
(Updated at 3:50 p.m.) Two people were wounded and one is dead after an overnight shooting on Columbia Pike Police say they were called to the 3000 block of Columbia Pike — the same block as the Days...
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BREAKING: 14th Street Bridge Blocked By Protests
(Updated at 4:55 p.m.) A large group of demonstrators blocked the outbound 14th Street Bridge between D.C. and Arlington during the evening rush hour. Protesters were sitting down across the main...
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BREAKING: Takis Karantonis Wins County Board Special Election in Landslide
(Updated at 10:45 p.m.) Democrat Takis Karantonis will fill the late Erik Gutshall’s former Arlington County Board seat. Karantonis, an economist and the former director of the Columbia Pike...
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BREAKING: Superintendent to Propose Online-Only Start to School Year
(Updated at 2:50 p.m.) Arlington Public Schools would start the new school year a week later than originally planned, and with full time distance learning, under a new plan being proposed by new...
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BREAKING: County Kicking Off Lee Highway Renaming Process
(Updated at 11:40 a.m.) Arlington’s Lee Highway Alliance, with the county’s blessing, is embarking on a renaming process for Lee Highway. In a press release this morning, the nonprofit said it will be...
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BREAKING: Thousands Without Power in Arlington After Storm
Update at 7 p.m. — Outages in Arlington are now down to just over 3,000 power customers, according to Dominion’s website. Affected neighborhoods include Pentagon City, the Columbia Pike corridor near...
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BREAKING: County to Sue Over Trump Census Order
The Arlington County Board voted Thursday night to sue President Trump. The Board directed the County Attorney to join other localities in legal action over the president’s order to exclude...
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BREAKING: Worker Rescued from Rosslyn Construction Site
An injured worker was rescued from the 27th floor of a high-rise construction project in Rosslyn this morning. The fire department responded to The Highlands development site on Wilson Blvd, near N....
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BREAKING: County, State Both Record New Coronavirus Peaks
(Updated at noon) Both Arlington and Virginia as a whole reached fresh one-day and trailing seven-day peaks for new coronavirus cases today. In Arlington this morning, a record 98 new cases were...
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BREAKING: Microsoft Signs Lease for Major Presence in Rosslyn
(Updated at 2:55 p.m.) Goodbye Ruby Tuesday, Microsoft is going to hang its name on 1300 Wilson Blvd in Rosslyn. The tech giant announced today that it has signed a lease to establish a new sales hub...
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BREAKING: Convoy of Emergency Vehicles Seen Heading Towards D.C., Va....
(Updated at 5:05 p.m.) Arlington ambulances have been ordered to avoid transporting patients to hospitals in the District, amid ongoing chaos around the U.S. Capitol. The broadcast went out on...
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BREAKING: Governor Declares Curfew Starting at 6 p.m.
(Updated at 10:25 p.m.) Gov. Ralph Northam has declared a 6 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew in Arlington and Alexandria. The governor says that there will be “limited exceptions” to the curfew. He has also...
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BREAKING: Police Release Surveillance Video of ‘Person of Interest’ in...
Police are releasing new photos, video and information in the year-old unsolved murder of a 24-year-old man in a Ballston apartment. Scott Ratigan was founded bloodied and unresponsive in his bedroom,...
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BREAKING: Large Power Outage Reported in Arlington
A widespread power outage is currently affecting parts of Arlington. More than 3,500 Dominion customers were without power in the county as of 9:30 p.m. Affected neighborhoods include Ballston,...
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Amazon Unveils Plans for Futuristic, Nature-Inspired Phase 2 of HQ2
Amazon has unveiled plans for the PenPlace site in the second phase of its $2.5 billion HQ2 in Pentagon City, including a lush office building shaped like a double helix. The company will build 2.8...
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BREAKING: APS Sets Dates for Return to In-Person Learning
Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Francisco Durán announced return-to-school dates Tuesday afternoon, nearly 11 months since schools first closed at the outset of the pandemic. Students will...
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BREAKING: Wakefield HS Football Players Called Racial Slurs During Recent Game
(Updated at 2:40 p.m.) Players on the Wakefield High School varsity football team were called racial slurs during a recent game against Marshall High School, an Arlington Public Schools spokesman...
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BREAKING: Street Closed in Ballston While Bomb Squad Investigates ‘Concerning...
(Updated at 9:15 p.m.) A residential street in Ballston has been blocked off by police while Arlington’s bomb squad investigates “concerning materials” found in a home. The discovery was made by...
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