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Defibrillator's Batteries Weren't Charged -- Metro General Manager Richard Sarles has ordered a review of the agency's automated external defibrillator (AED) program after it was revealed that...

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Romney Wins Va. Primary -- Mitt Romney won Virginia's Republican presidential primary yesterday, capturing 59.5 percent of the vote statewide. The only other candidate who qualified for the...

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Senate Dems Defeat HPV Immunization Repeal -- State Senate Democrats are taking credit for killing a bill that would have repealed the 2007 law that requires sixth grade girls be immunized from...

Video: Favola Decries ‘Values Crusade’

Republicans in the Virginia General Assembly are on a "values crusade," newly-elected state Sen. Barbara Favola (D-Arlington) told a press conference last week. Favola accused Republican...

Sen. Favola Reacts to Proposed Teen Pregnancy Cut

Newly-minted state Senator Barbara Favola (D) says Virginia's teen pregnancy prevention program should not be eliminated. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) has proposed cutting the $455,000 program,...

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Favola Endorses Garvey -- State Senator-elect Barbara Favola has endorsed School Board member Libby Garvey in the special election race to fill her former County Board seat. Calling Garvey "a...

Date Announced for County Board Special Election

The special election for Arlington County Board will take place on March 27, 2012, according to a court order issued today. The election is being held to fill the seat vacated by Barbara Favola,...

Hynes, Tejada Sworn In for New County Board Terms

In an announcement that surprised no one -- given the predictable rhythm of such decisions -- newly reelected Arlington County Board member Mary Hynes has been named the future County Board...

Six Candidates Now Running for County Board

(Updated at 2:15 p.m.) Health care advocate and Democratic activist Kim Klingler (right) announced her candidacy for County Board this afternoon, bringing the already-crowded field of Democrats...

Arlington Republicans Call for Favola to Resign

Arlington Republicans are calling on state Senator-elect Barbara Favola to resign her County Board seat by Nov. 26, so that the seat can be filled in a special election in January. From an...

Favola’s Senate Victory Opens Door for Special Election

Update at 1:35 p.m. -- Peter Owen and Alan Howze both told ARLnow.com this afternoon that they are not planning on running in the County Board special election. Now that we know Barbara Favola is...

Dems Sweep Arlington Races

(Updated at 2:05 a.m.) It was a joyous election night for local Democrats, who are claiming victory in all 14 races run in Arlington. Democrat Barbara Favola has won a decisive victory over...

Anti-Gun Group Calls on Merrick to Release NRA Survey

Update at 6:30 p.m. -- Merrick's survey has been released. A group of gun control advocates is calling on Republican state Senate candidate Caren Merrick to make good on her pledge to release the...

Absentee Voting on Pace to Break Records

(Updated at 11:10 a.m.) Absentee voting for Tuesday's election has been higher than expected, and is on pace to exceed the numbers from previous off-year elections. So far, 1,227 votes have been...

Candidate Essay: Barbara Favola

This week we asked the two candidates for the 31st District state Senate seat to write a sub-750 word essay on why the district’s residents should vote for them on Tuesday, Nov. 8. We did not...