New Wilson Boulevard Traffic Lights Should Turn On Soon

(Updated at 1:50 p.m.) The long-awaited unveiling of the new traffic signals on Wilson Boulevard at N. Pollard Street should be happening soon. In fact, they should be working before the start of the...

Parts of North Arlington Without Power

More than 3,600 Dominion customers in North Arlington are without power this afternoon. Yorktown High School and Williamsburg Middle School were reported to be among the buildings that lost power....

Sierra Club to Hold Rally Outside Ballston Common Mall

It may be the most exciting thing to happen outside Ballston Common Mall since this happened last year. The Virginia Sierra Club is planning a made-for-TV rally tomorrow at the corner of Wilson...

Power Outage Update

(Updated at 1:15 p.m.) As of 1:00 this afternoon, nearly 1,800 Dominion customers were still without power, according to a spokesperson. At its peak, immediately after Hurricane Irene left the...

EB Lee Highway Shut Down Due to Downed Power Line

(Updated at 8:30 a.m.) Both lanes of eastbound Lee Highway have been closed at George Mason Drive this morning. The closure is due to power lines that were knocked down by a tractor trailer,...

Mystery Event Revealed, Will Take Place in Ashburn

(Updated at 4:30 p.m.) The formal announcement of a "big" new annual Labor Day event along the W&OD Trail took place in Arlington's Bluemont Park this morning. Few details about the event were...

Repaving, Electrical Work Causes Pike Traffic Headaches

The construction cone slalom on Columbia Pike has converged into one relatively narrow, pock-marked chute of two-way traffic. On one side of the Pike, two lanes are blocked by much-needed...

Arlington Lawmakers Get Unanimous Support for Solar Power

Both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly have unanimously passed bills that would create a fund to provide low-interest loans for solar energy projects in the Commonwealth. The bill in the...

Two Arlington Groups Benefit from Dominion Donations

Two Arlington non-profits are getting a cool $5,000 apiece thanks to a round of charitable donations by Dominion. The energy company announced $2 million in donations yesterday to help the...

Power Turned Off in Waycroft-Woodlawn for Tree Maintenance

Dominion is shutting off the power to 82 homes in the Waycroft-Woodlawn neighborhood today so that a contractor can perform tree maintenance near power lines. The maintenance comes just under...

Reminder: Meeting About Dominion Transmission Line Tonight

Dominion is holding a public meeting from 5:00 to 8:00 tonight to discuss a major project that will run a new underground transmission line from Pentagon City to Clarendon. The meeting will be...

Dominion To Hold Public Meeting About Transmission Line

Arlington is still growing, population-wise, and that larger population is requiring more and more electricity to serve its needs. To help meet demand, Dominion is planning a major project to run...

Morning Notes

Board Considering Restoration of Library Hours -- The county board will consider restoring library hours in next year's budget, members said at Saturday's monthly meeting. However, the board also...

Wilson Blvd Power Station to Get New Facade

Last year, Dominion upgraded the power substation at 3245 Wilson Boulevard to help provide additional power capacity to the ever-developing Clarendon area. As part of the upgrades, Dominion...

Dominion Installing Smart Meters in Arlington

Dominion Virginia Power is using parts of Arlington and three other Northern Virginia localities as an urban testing ground for its new smart meter system. The company plans to install 32,000...