Volunteers to Distribute Roses for Memorial Day

A group of volunteers is working to to bring floral beauty to graves at Arlington National Cemetery this Memorial Day. This Monday, May 28, more than 100 volunteers from Memorial Day Flowers will...

Arlington Cemetery to Hold Historic Taps Event

Arlington National Cemetery will play host to a historic event this weekend, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the song Taps. The anniversary of the National Song of Remembrance will be marked...

Followup: Statesman’s Gravestone Still in Clarendon

An old gravestone of former Secretary of War Robert Porter Patterson is still propped up against a building in a construction site in Clarendon. Since we first reported on the gravestone last...

Statesman’s Gravestone Sitting in Clarendon Construction Area

Update on 5/7/12 -- We have published a statement from Arlington National Cemetery. A weathered gravestone for Robert Porter Patterson, a top military official during World War II, can be seen...

Navy Annex Set to Be Torn Down This Summer

  The 70-year-old Navy Annex complex, on the eastern end of Columbia Pike next to the Air Force Memorial, is set to be torn down starting next month. Demolition on the complex will begin in...

Suspicious Package at Arlington Cemetery Metro Station

Update at 12:20 p.m. -- The 'all clear' has been given, according to Arlington County Fire Department spokesman Capt. Gregg Karl. Blue Line trains are bypassing the Arlington Cemetery Metro...

Morning Notes

Mark Center Parking Capped -- A roughly 2,000 spot parking cap is being put in place at the Mark Center in Alexandria, thanks to language placed in a federal appropriations bill. The cap should...

Obama, Iraqi Leader Visit Arlington Nat’l Cemetery

President Obama, Vice President Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made a joint visit to Arlington National Cemetery this afternoon. Maliki and the president participated in a wreath...

Wreaths Arriving Saturday at Arlington Nat’l Cemetery

It's an annual tradition that helps honor our fallen heroes with some holiday spirit. On Saturday morning more than 100,000 wreaths will arrive at Arlington National Cemetery. The wreaths will...

Morning Notes

Board Members Argue for New Taxing Powers -- Arlington County Board members aren't too pleased with the Republican-controlled state legislature's reluctance to grant new taxing power to...

Veterans Day in Arlington

Tomorrow the nation will honor our military veterans, and Arlington will be the hub of the country's Veterans Day commemorations. Arlington National Cemetery will hold its annual National Veterans...

No More Tourmobile Rides at Arlington Nat’l Cemetery

Starting today, visitors to Arlington National Cemetery have no option other than to walk the sprawling grounds. Those recognizable, blue-and-white Tourmobile buses -- which used to provide an...

Historic Arlington House Damaged in Earthquake

You'd heard about damage to the Washington Monument after the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the D.C. area in August. But you probably haven't heard about the damage suffered by one of the most...

Morning Notes

Historic 'Arlington Oak' Toppled -- A historic tree in Arlington National Cemetery is now firewood thanks to Hurricane Irene. The cemetery revealed last night that the 'Arlington Oak' at the...

Did You Hear The Cannon Fire This Morning?

The Army's Presidential Salute Battery, which caused a stir earlier this year after their firing drills at Arlington National Cemetery woke up residents from Arlington to D.C., conducted another loud...