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BREAKING: Amazon Fresh closing in Crystal City
Amazon Fresh in Crystal City, prior to opening in 2022 (staff photo by Jay Westcott) Crystal City is losing what is currently its only grocery store. The Amazon Fresh store that opened in July 2022 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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UPDATED: Power being restored after 10,000 in dark around Pentagon City and...
Power outage map as of 2:15 p.m. on Aug. 22 (via Dominion) (Updated at 9:15 p.m.) Thousands were without power in and around Crystal City and Pentagon City for much of the day due to a widespread...
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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...
Mark Black (courtesy Alexandria Sheriff’s Office) A former board president of the Arlington Aquatic Club pled guilty today to conspiring to sexually exploit several children. Mark Black, 50, pleaded...
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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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BREAKING: Elementary school extended day employee showed porn to kids, police...
An extended day employee at a local elementary school allegedly showed porn to kids. The 18-year-old man from Fairfax County was arrested and is facing several charges, including possession of child...
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BREAKING: All remaining Crystal City Underground shops to close
It’s the end of an era in Crystal City. The neighborhood, which has seen significant new development since Amazon’s HQ2 decision, is losing one of the most memorable vestiges of its time as a drab hub...
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BREAKING: Dead bear found in plastic bag in Arlington
Map showing the area where the dead bear was discovered (via Google Maps) Local and state authorities are investigating after a dead bear was found in a plastic bag in Arlington. A Nextdoor user posted...
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BREAKING: Man killed in Arlington house explosion likely caused the blast...
An Arlington man likely caused the explosion that killed him and leveled his house during a standoff with police in December, authorities have concluded. James Yoo, 56, appears to have poured gasoline...
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UPDATED: Boil Water Advisory lifted for Arlington and D.C.
Update at 9:45 a.m. — The Boil Water Advisory from Wednesday night has been lifted, Arlington County said in the following alert just before 9 a.m. Arlington County has lifted [the] Boil Water Advisory...
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