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UPDATED: Rep. Moran Announces His Retirement
(Updated at 2:15 p.m.) Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) announced this morning that he will not seek reelection. In a statement (after the jump), Moran lamented the sorry state of the budget process in...
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UPDATED: Apartment Fire Near Rosslyn Started By Hot Embers
Arlington County firefighters responded to an apartment fire near Rosslyn Tuesday night. Units on the scene reported flames coming from a third story apartment at the Rosslyn Heights apartment...
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BREAKING: Barcroft Elementary Locked Down After Assault
(Updated at 2:15 p.m.) Barcroft Elementary School was briefly locked down this morning after an incident involving a cafeteria worker. Police say a cafeteria manager got into a verbal and physical...
View ArticleCounty Employee Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes
An Arlington County employee has pleaded guilty to taking more than $10,000 in bribes. The employee — a tax assessor supervisor in the county’s Department of Motor Vehicles Select office — admitted to...
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BREAKING: ACFD Battles Two-Alarm Fire in Falls Church
(Updated at 3:10 p.m.) Firefighters from Arlington and Fairfax counties battled a two-alarm fire in the central business district of Falls Church. Units on scene reported flames coming from a 5-story...
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Man Arrested After Pepper Spraying GMU Law Prof
A George Mason University law professor was pepper sprayed in his classroom today after a man tried to place him under a citizen’s arrest, according to Arlington County police. The incident happened at...
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BREAKING: Worker Falls Four Stories from Condo Roof
(Updated at 4:55 p.m.) A construction worker has suffered serious injuries from a four-story fall off a roof in the Buckingham neighborhood. The incident happened just before 4:00 p.m. on the 400...
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BREAKING: Attempted Bank Robbery on Lee Highway
(Updated at 2:25 p.m.) Arlington County Police are on the scene of an attempted bank robbery at the M&T Bank at the corner of Lee Highway and N. Glebe Road. The crime happened around 2:00 p.m....
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UPDATED: Dogs Rescued from House Fire Across From Yorktown HS
(Updated at 11:40 a.m.) Arlington firefighters are on the scene of a house fire across from Yorktown High School. Neighbors called 911 to report the fire at 10:54 a.m., according to Arlington County...
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BREAKING: Man Struck, Killed By Metro Train Near Arlington Cemetery
(Updated at 8:55 p.m.) A man was struck and killed by a Metro train between the Arlington Cemetery and Pentagon stations tonight. The incident happened just past 8:00 p.m. According to Metro, the man...
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UPDATED: Vihstadt Wins County Board Special Election
(Updated at 11:35 p.m.) For the first time in 15 years, a non-Democrat will sit on the Arlington County Board. John Vihstadt, a Republican who ran as an independent with the endorsement of the local...
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BREAKING: Worker Seriously Injured After Trailer Hitch Crushes Head
(Updated at 3:05 p.m.) A worker is fighting for his life after his head was crushed by a trailer hitch in the Arna Valley View neighborhood, between Pentagon City and Shirlington. The accident...
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BREAKING: Worker Dies After Excavator Tips Over
(Updated at 4:35 p.m.) A construction worker has died after a large excavator tipped over and fell on him at a construction site on George Mason Drive. Rescue crews were called to a construction site...
View ArticleUPDATED: Man Shoots Self at Arlington Nat’l Cemetery
(Updated at 12:40 p.m.) Police are on the scene of a self-inflicted shooting at Arlington National Cemetery. Initial reports suggest a man shot himself in the head with a shotgun...
View ArticleKate Roche Promoted to Arlington Chamber President
(Updated at 4:20 p.m.) Kate Roche has been promoted to president of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce. Roche, 29, will succeed retiring president Rich Doud, 71. She began her career...
View ArticleBREAKING: Smartphone Parking Payments Coming to Arlington
Those who park in Arlington will soon be able to skip the parking meters and pay directly with their smartphone, Arlington County will announce this afternoon. Arlington will utilize Parkmobile,...
View ArticleUPDATED: Noah Simon Resigns from School Board
(Updated at 3:20 p.m.) Noah Simon is resigning from the Arlington School Board. Simon announced his resignation, effective Aug. 1, at this morning’s school board meeting. He said he was...
View ArticleUPDATED: W&OD Trail Shut Down Due to Suspicious Package
(Updated at 9:30 a.m.) The W&OD and Bluemont Junction trails were closed in the area of Bluemont Park this morning due to a suspicious device reportedly found near the trail....
View ArticleUPDATED: Tree Down on Glebe, Soldiers Struck By Lightning
(Updated at 5:50 p.m.) A strong thunderstorm ripped through Arlington during Monday’s evening rush hour, knocking down trees, knocking out power and injuring two soldiers on Fort Myer. The soldiers...
View ArticleUPDATED: NB I-395 Closed After Van Overturns Near Shirlington
Update at 4:50 p.m. — All lanes have reopened. Update at 4:00 p.m. — The trapped victims have been extricated from the van. Rescuers are starting to clear the scene...
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