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BREAKING: Lynn Street Closed After Explosion Heard in Rosslyn
Update at 5:05 p.m. — Dominion has confirmed to authorities that the loud boom was caused by a malfunctioning underground transformer. Due to redundancies in Rosslyn’s electrical system, power has...
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BREAKING: Police Responding to Bank Robbery on Columbia Pike
Arlington County Police are on scene of a reported bank robbery on Columbia Pike. The robbery happened around 2:15 p.m. Initial reports suggest that a masked man armed with a gun passed a note to a...
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Arlington Resident Pleads Guilty to $20 Million Fraud
Arlington resident Todd Hitt, the founder of Falls Church-based Kiddar Capital, has pleaded guilty to a massive, Ponzi-like fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors say Hitt, “solicited approximately $30...
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BREAKING: Amazon Cancels NYC HQ2 Plans, But Leaders Say ‘Nothing Has Changed’...
(Updated at 2:45 p.m.) Amazon is cancelling plans to build half of its “HQ2” in New York City, citing mounting criticism from local officials and activists in its reasoning for abandoning its other...
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UPDATED: Major Power Outage in Western Arlington
Update at 3 p.m. — Power has been restored to Dominion customers in western Arlington, though more than 1,500 remain without power in the Bailey’s Crossroads area of Fairfax County. Power Restored at...
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BREAKING: Man Electrocuted During Fall at Columbia Pike Apartment Building
(Updated at 12:30 p.m.) Police are on scene of an electrocution at the Dorchester Apartments on the 2000 block of Columbia Pike. Police and medics were dispatched to the rear of the apartment...
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BREAKING: County Board Approves Amazon Incentive Package
(Updated at 8:30 p.m.) Arlington officials have unanimously approved an incentive package offered to lure Amazon to the county, after hearing impassioned public testimony both for and against the tech...
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BREAKING: SUV Driven into Creek at Bluemont Park
(Updated at 2:10 p.m.) An SUV wound up in Four Mile Run creek in Bluemont Park this morning, prompting a hazmat response to contain a fuel spill. The crash happened shortly before noon, near a parking...
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BREAKING: Traffic Nightmare Continues As I-495 Inner Loop Remains Closed
(Updated at 9:45 p.m.) Traffic throughout Arlington has reached apocalyptic levels as the closure of the Beltway’s Inner Loop continues well into the night. Shortly before 2 p.m., a tanker truck...
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UPDATED: Transformer Fire in Bailey’s Crossroads Prompts Evacuation of...
(Updated at 4:30 p.m.) Firefighters from Arlington, Fairfax County and Alexandria are on scene of a high-rise fire in Bailey’s Crossroads, near the Arlington border. The fire was reported around 10:00...
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BREAKING: JBG Smith Inks Agreements with Amazon
(Updated at 9:30 a.m.) JBG Smith has made it official with Amazon, announcing this morning the signing of lease and development agreements with the tech and retail giant. The announcement should put...
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BREAKING: Large Water Main Break in Crystal City
(Updated at 3:45 p.m.) An intersection in Crystal City is closed as a result of a major water main break in the middle of the intersection. The break was reported around 1:15 p.m. at the intersection...
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BREAKING: Death of 72-Year-Old Arlington Woman Ruled Homicide
Arlington County Police say the death of an elderly woman this past fall, originally believed to be of natural causes, was actually a homicide. The police department announced the medical examiner’s...
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BREAKING: Tree Falls Across I-66 in Arlington, Blocking Westbound Lanes
Update at 3:35 p.m. — One lane of westbound I-66 has reopened, just in time for the evening rush hour. Crews remain on scene assisting with the cleanup. Earlier: A tree has fallen across I-66 near...
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BREAKING: House Fire Near Shirlington
(Updated at 9 a.m.) Firefighters are battling a house fire in the Nauck neighborhood, near Shirlington and the W&OD Trail. The blaze, in a duplex on the 3600 S. Four Mile Run Drive, was first...
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UPDATED: Man Stabbed Outside Crystal City McDonald’s
(Updated at 4 p.m.) Arlington County Police responded to a stabbing outside the McDonald’s at 2620 Jefferson Davis Highway in Crystal City this morning. The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. Police...
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BREAKING: One Seriously Injured After Kitchen Flash Fire at Ballston Restaurant
(Updated at 2:15 p.m.) A man suffered serious burn injuries after a flash fire erupted in the kitchen of a popular Ballston restaurant during Tuesday’s lunchtime rush. Three others were being treated...
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JUST IN: Firefighters Extinguish Rosslyn Townhouse Fire
(Updated at 1:30 p.m.) Firefighters have extinguished a fire at a townhouse on the 1500 block of N. Colonial Terrace in Rosslyn. Fire department spokesman Capt. Ben O’Bryant said the fire was under...
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UPDATED: Multiple People Stabbed in Rosslyn
Update at 2 p.m. — Police have released additional details about the stabbing and the suspect. Per a press release: The Arlington County Police Department has arrested and charged a suspect following...
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BREAKING: Trees, Wires Down and Power Out After Tornado Warning
Update at 8:40 p.m. — Closures along Lee Highway and N. Glebe Road, among others, are expected to remain in place into the morning rush hour, according to Arlington Alert. INCIDENT: Weather Related...
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