BREAKING NEWS — Truck Crashes into Building in Crystal City

Update on 5/1 -- The driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the hospital. He is identified by police as 57-year-old Franklin Nalls of Alexandria. A box truck crashed into the side of a...

Volunteer Opp: Storm Drain Marking

Did you know that all of Arlington's storm drains empty directly into local streams and waterways? Many people do not, which is part of the reason why 50-100 cases of stream contamination are...

Suspect Nabbed After Foot Chase In Crystal City

A man who led a police officer on a foot chase through part of Pentagon City/Crystal City this morning is in custody. Police caught up with him in the parking lot of the Americana Hotel (1400...

Metro Warns of “Lengthy Delays” on Blue, Yellow Lines

Metro is warning Blue and Yellow Line riders to add a half hour to their travel time this weekend. Track work, starting at 10:00 tonight and ending at midnight on Sunday, will force trains to...

School Budget Passed, Planetarium Saved

By a 5-0 vote, the Arlington school board passed a $442 million FY 2011 budget Thursday night which reduced spending but restored some items that had been on the chopping block. Notably, funding...

BREAKING NEWS — Glebe Road Partially Closed After Accident

Update at 7:30 a.m. -- The closed southbound lane of Glebe Road has reopened. Glebe Road is partially shut down between Columbia Pike and 8th Street South after a van crashed into a utility...

BREAKING NEWS — Man Dies After Being Tasered By Police

A man has died after being Tasered by Arlington police and going into cardiac arrest. It happened around 1:00 a.m. on the seventh floor of the Wildwood Park apartments, at the western end of...

To Do This Weekend

It's expected to a be a beautiful, warm weekend, with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees. In other words, it's the perfect weekend to head to a park, enjoy an outdoor movie, or go on a bike...

A Hero’s Tribute

A lone F-15C Eagle fighter jet flew over Arlington at noon today to honor eight airmen killed during World War II. The crew's B-24 Liberator bomber was shot down over the Republic of Palau on...

Lindy Hopping at the Clarendon Ballroom

More than 60 swing dancers packed onto the Clarendon Ballroom dance floor Tuesday night as the Fabulettes -- a trio of singers with polka dots and hair that would make Snooki jealous -- sang hits...

McDonnell Pushes For HOT Lanes Despite Arlington Suit

Virginia’s governor wants to revive the effort to put toll lanes on Interstate 395. Gov. Robert F. McDonnell said his administration has been working to breathe life into the plan to add High...

Afternoon Notes: Capital Improvement Plan, New High School

Donnellan Proposes Capital Improvement Plan -- Outgoing Acting County Manager Barbara Donnellan has proposed a six-year, nearly $1 billion Capital Improvement Projects plan. The plan would fund...

As Temperatures Drop, Winter Shelter Remains Closed

Arlington's Emergency Winter Shelter will remain closed tonight despite gusty winds and temperatures dropping into the upper 30s. Kathy Sibert, executive director of the Arlington Street People's...

Virginia’s First Lady Cuts Ribbon For Glebe Reading Garden

Virginia First Lady Maureen McDonnell was at Glebe Elementary today as school, county and state officials helped to mark the opening of a new "reading garden." McDonnell used garden shears to...

Missing Yorktown High Grad Found in Fairfax County

A missing Yorktown High School grad and athletic standout has been found safely in Fairfax County. Mikey Pinkerton is back home in North Arlington after going missing on April 15, his father...