ART Bus Fire Caught on Video

Update on 5/11 -- A county spokesperson says the fire was "electrical in nature" but an exact cause won't be determined for another week or so. An ART bus caught fire on Pershing Drive near Ft....

Arlington Considers Snow Removal Lessons From Neighbors

In 2004, the city of Hagerstown charged an 86-year-old woman $223 for not clearing her sidewalk after a snowstorm. That same year, the city of Frederick, Md. sent snow removal bills to the state-run...

National Guardsmen Running from Maine to Arlington

Two National Guardsmen are running 550 miles from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery. Col. Jack Mosher and Maj. Herbert Brock are taking turns running daily half marathons, for a total of 26.2...

AOL Hiring For Dozens of Local News Sites

Almost three months ago we broke the news that AOL was expanding its network of Patch local news websites into the D.C. area. Last week, the Washington Post picked up the story, noting that AOL was...

Zimmerman Warns of Impending Doom at Metro

Arlington County board vice chairman and Metro board member Chris Zimmerman says now "is the time to get scared" about Metro's future. In a Washington Post Op-Ed titled "The sky really is falling...

Weekend News Roundup

Secretary Gates Calls For Reduction of DoD Spending -- On Saturday Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave a blistering speech that called for a significant restructuring of Pentagon spending, reports...