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BREAKING: Man arrested by SWAT team overnight, following Wakefield lockdown
Police presence at Wakefield High School Thursday afternoon (staff photo by Jay Westcott) An 18-year-old Arlington man is behind bars after police say he snuck into Wakefield High School yesterday to...
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BREAKING: Firefighters rescue workers after accident at fire station...
(Updated at 3:15 p.m.) Firefighters have rescued two construction workers after they got stuck in a lift that reportedly contacted power lines. The incident happened around 2 p.m. at the construction...
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BREAKING: Firefighters battling two-alarm house fire in Bluemont
(Updated at 3 p.m.) Firefighters battled heavy fire at a house in the Bluemont neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. The first dispatch went out around 2 p.m., for a fire spotted by a neighbor on the 800...
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BREAKING: Arlington County Board approves ‘Missing Middle’ zoning changes
(Updated at 9:40 p.m.) After years of consideration, and multiple days of public testimony and County Board discussion, one of Arlington’s most contentious local proposals in memory is becoming a...
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BREAKING: Arlington police investigating homicide in Buckingham
Police are investigating the first reported homicide of the year in Arlington. According to Arlington County police, a man was found dead in an apartment on the 100 block of N. Thomas Street yesterday...
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UPDATED: Suspect in custody after bank robbery and standoff in Clarendon
(Updated at 9:20 p.m.) Roads have reopened around a bank in Clarendon after a reported robbery and possible hostage situation. The Wells Fargo at 3140 Washington Blvd was robbed shortly after 3 p.m....
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BREAKING: W-L senior and standout soccer player killed in Fairfax County...
A Washington-Liberty High School senior was killed in a double homicide yesterday in Fairfax County. Braden Deahl, 18, was a standout soccer player on the W-L varsity team who had committed to play at...
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BREAKING: Numerous crashes block I-395 after truck hit-and-run suspect steals...
(Updated at 11 p.m.) A suspect in a truck crashed into multiple vehicles on I-66 and I-395, then led police on a wild chase in a stolen Arlington ambulance. The incidents started shortly after 3:30...
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BREAKING: Flash Flood, Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado warnings issued for...
(Updated at 5:25 p.m.) A Tornado Warning was issued for part of Arlington and the entire county is under Flash Flood and Severe Thunderstorm warnings. The warnings were all initially issued between...
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BREAKING: Two charged after more overdoses at Wakefield HS
Wakefield High School entrance in February 2023 (staff photo by Jay Westcott) A 19-year-old man and a teen boy are facing charges after two girls overdosed at Wakefield High School last week. Police...
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BREAKING: Islamic org’s Arlington banquet cancelled after threats against hotel
Crystal Gateway Marriott hotel (via Google Maps) A Muslim group’s planned banquet in Arlington has been cancelled after it says the hotel received “multiple terror threats.” The Council on...
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BREAKING: Large house explosion in Bluemont amid police incident
Update on 12/5/23: The suspect, now officially identified as James Yoo, is presumed dead following the explosion, police say. (Updated at 11:30 p.m.) A large explosion, heard throughout Arlington, has...
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UPDATED: Multi-vehicle crash blocks WB I-66
(Updated at 3:50 p.m.) A multi-vehicle crash with injuries and at least one person reported to be trapped blocked all westbound lanes of I-66 in Arlington this afternoon. The crash happened around...
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BREAKING: Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey to retire at the end of year
Arlington County Board Vice-Chair Libby Garvey speaks at a press conference in 2023 (courtesy photo) Arlington County Board Chair Libby Garvey is retiring at the end of her term in 2024. She announced...
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BREAKING: Former swim club board president pleads guilty to sexually...
Pool at the Long Bridge Park Aquatics & Fitness Center (staff photo) A former board president of the Arlington Aquatic Club pled guilty today to conspiring to sexually exploit several children....
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BREAKING: Large police and fire dept. response for ‘suspicious vehicle’ at...
Police and bomb squad on scene at 2231 Crystal Drive in Crystal City Update at 7:50 p.m. — The bomb squad has given the “all clear,” per scanner traffic, and units have started leaving the scene....
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BREAKING: Police announce arrest after rape investigation in Crystal City
Police car at night (file photo courtesy Kevin Wolf) A 40-year-old Arlington man has been charged with raping a woman in Crystal City early Thursday morning. Police say the man started talking to a...
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BREAKING: Arlington lands HQ of another publicly traded company
The Central Place office tower in Rosslyn (via Google Maps) Arlington has landed the headquarters of another publicly traded company. Arlington County and Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday evening...
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UPDATED: Police investigating possible murder-suicide in Pentagon City
Police on scene of homicide investigation in Pentagon City (photo courtesy anonymous) (Updated on 3/7/24) Arlington police are investigating what might be the county’s first homicide of 2024. Police...
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UPDATED: Southbound I-395 blocked by serious motorcycle crash
(Updated at 5:30 p.m.) All lanes of southbound I-395 were blocked near Shirlington Circle this evening due to a serious crash. Initial reports suggest that a motorcyclist crashed and remained down in...
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