NEW: Pipe Bombs Found in Ballston Home, Police Say
Police and bomb squad investigation on N. Stuart Street in Ballston (staff photo by Jay Westcott) Arlington police say they’re working with the FBI after two pipe bombs were found in a Ballston home....
View ArticleBREAKING: Police Investigating Serious Bike Crash Near Yorktown HS
(Updated at 2:20 p.m.) A bicyclist has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after a crash 2-3 blocks from Yorktown High School. The crash happened around 1 p.m. on the 2700 block of N....
View ArticleBREAKING: Multiple People Injured After Shooting Outside Pentagon
(Updated at 3 p.m.) Numerous Arlington County police officers, firefighters and medics responded to the Pentagon after a shooting at the Metrobus platform, outside the Pentagon Metro station. At least...
View ArticleBREAKING: SUV Overturns in Pentagon City After Shoe Theft
Police and firefighters are on scene of an overturned vehicle in Pentagon City, near the Costco and the Amazon HQ2 construction site. The crash happened around 3:45 p.m. at the intersection of 15th...
View ArticleBREAKING: Widespread Power Outage Reported in Parts of N. Arlington
Power outages in N. Arlington at 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 15, 2021 (map via Dominion) (Updated at 4:30 p.m.) Around 3,400 homes and businesses are in the dark in Arlington as a result of a widespread power...
View ArticleBREAKING: Firefighters Rescue Man Dangling from Scaffolding in Rosslyn
(Updated at 5 p.m.) A rescue operation is underway after reports of a worker dangling from scaffolding in Rosslyn. The incident is happening at an office building near the Safeway store on the 1500...
View ArticleUPDATED: Columbia Pike Blocked By High Water Amid Flash Flood Warning
(Updated at 4:50 p.m.) Floodwaters have receded after Columbia Pike was blocked at S. Greenbrier Street around 3:30 this afternoon. At least one car was stuck in the high water, near the 55 Hundred...
View ArticleBREAKING: Marine Corps Marathon Canceled Again
(Updated at 1:40 p.m.) For the second year in a row, the in-person Marine Corps Marathon and associated festivities have been cancelled. The Marathon, a major tourism event for Arlington, had been...
View ArticleBREAKING: Elementary School Assistant Charged With Sex Offenses
A man who worked as an assistant at Carlin Springs Elementary School is facing sex assault charges. Police say Jonathan Zapata, a 30-year-old Arlington resident, sexually assaulted a female family...
View ArticleUPDATED: W-L Evacuated, School Cancelled Over Shooter Claim
(Updated at 2:50 p.m.) Washington-Liberty High School was on lockdown this morning after the school received a call stating that a shooter was inside the building. ARLnow received more than a dozen...
View ArticleBREAKING: County Jail Inmate Dies After Being Taken to Hospital
(Update at 5:20 p.m.) A man being held at the Arlington County jail has died after being found unconscious yesterday morning. Clyde Spencer, 58, was in the jail’s medical unit when he was found...
View ArticleBREAKING: Fire Dept. on Scene of Metro Train Derailment Near Rosslyn
(Updated at 11 p.m.) Arlington firefighters guided passengers to safety after a Metro train derailed near Rosslyn tonight. A train became disabled in a tunnel between the Rosslyn and Arlington...
View ArticleBREAKING: Police investigating ‘drive-by shooting’ near Shirlington
(Updated at 11 a.m.) Arlington police are investigating gunshots reportedly fired from a vehicle in the Shirlington area. Described to first responders as a “drive-by shooting,” the incident happened...
View ArticleUPDATED: Firefighters battle a blaze near Shirlington
(Updated at 1:30 p.m.) Firefighters from Arlington and neighboring jurisdictions battled a house fire near Shirlington. Fire companies were initially dispatched to the Windgate townhouse development...
View ArticleBREAKING: Two construction workers hurt at Arlington elementary school
(Updated at 11:30 a.m.) Two workers were hurt after a construction accident at an Arlington elementary school. It happened around 10:30 a.m. at Key Elementary School, in the former Arlington...
View ArticleBREAKING: Arlington stays deep blue as statewide offices switch to red
(Updated at 1 a.m.) The eyes of the nation are on the statewide races in Virginia tonight — and, at least occasionally, on Arlington, which is remaining deep blue. Another Election Day has resulted in...
View ArticleBREAKING: Driver killed in crash near East Falls Church Metro
Update at 5:05 p.m. — The driver who was critically injured has died, police confirmed Wednesday evening. From a press release: The Arlington County Police Department is investigating a fatal vehicle...
View ArticleBREAKING: Motorcyclist killed in school bus crash in front of Drew Elementary
(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) Arlington police and firefighters are on scene of a fatal crash involving a motorcyclist and a school bus with children on board. The crash happened around 2:45 p.m. on S....
View ArticleUPDATED: Police pursue fleeing suspects in Pentagon City
(Updated at 6:15 p.m.) Four people have been taken into custody after a police pursuit through Pentagon City. Initial reports suggested that police were trying to pull over two suspects in a white SUV...
View ArticleBREAKING: Fire on Crystal City’s 23rd Street restaurant row
(Updated on 12/5/21) Firefighters battled a significant fire Saturday night on the 23rd Street S. restaurant row in Crystal City. The fire was reportedly in the building that houses Andalusia Hookah...
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