Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested

An Arlington man was arrested outside the Wachovia Bank in Ballston Saturday morning after police say he passed a note demanding money. Richard Jones, 54, was arrested outside the bank at Fairfax...

Arlington Warns of Flooding Threat

From Arlington Alert: Arlington is under a flood watch beginning at 10 am on Wednesday, August 18 and lasting til 3 am on Thursday, August 19.  National Weather Service is predicting periods of...

Pet Event Returns to Shirlington Village

Shirlington Village is hosting an outdoor shopping event that will have satisfied customers saying "woof" and "meow." On August 28, Shirlington's "Wags 'N' Whiskers" event returns for a second...

Major Repaving Project in Courthouse/Clarendon Area

Drivers and cyclists in the Courthouse/Clarendon area should expect a bumpy ride on Wilson Boulevard over the next couple of days. Wilson has been milled between North Barton Street and North...

Rough Ride on Columbia Pike

Between on-going utility relocation work and construction on several large-scale developments, Columbia Pike has lately been riddled with construction bottlenecks and rough sections of...

Crystal City Announces Next Year’s Outdoor Movie Theme

Crystal City's Star Trek-themed outdoor film festival wrapped up last night with a screening of 2009's JJ Abrams-directed Star Trek. Now that this year's film festival is in the books, the Crystal...

Fire Engulfs Vacant Home on North Edison Street

Update at 12:20 p.m. -- An arson dog found some sort of combustible substance in the house, TBD reports, but officials caution that it could take awhile for a state laboratory to examine the...

Morning Notes

Hit-and-Run Bus Driver Facing Discipline -- The Metrobus driver accused of rear-ending a car in Ballston and then driving off "will be disciplined," a WMATA spokesperson tells TBD. Metro says the...