TRAFFIC ALERT — Flooding Slows Evening Commute
Update at 7:45 p.m. -- Adding to the misery on the roads: more than 2,600 Dominion customers are without power in Arlington. Many of the outages are concentrated in the area of Route 50 and...
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Bank Robbery Reported in Falls Church
Arlington Police have been told to be on the lookout for a man who just robbed a bank in Falls Church. The man reportedly robbed the Sun Trust bank at 603 W. Broad Street in Falls Church....
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New Restaurant Coming to Penrose Square -- Restauranteur Cathal Armstrong is reportedly planning to open a new fish-and-chips restaurant on Columbia Pike, in the new Penrose Square development....
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New Bar Coming to Columbia Pike -- William Jeffrey's Tavern will be a 6,500 square foot bar and restaurant on the ground floor of the Siena Park apartment complex, across the street from Bob...
Arlington to Falls Church: $2.2 Million Bill Was a Mistake
(Updated at 2:15 p.m.) Arlington will be missing out on an expected revenue windfall due to a software error. Last month Arlington sent Falls Church a notice that it could owe an additional $2.2...
Arlington Fire Marshals Confiscate Fireworks At Eden Center
Arlington County fire marshals have filled a 44 gallon trash can with fireworks confiscated at today's rowdy Chinese New Year celebration at Eden Center. Firefighters initially responded to the...
Eden Center Ringing In Chinese New Year With Illegal Fireworks
Update at 12:30 p.m. -- The situation is apparently still not resolved. More firefighters and police officers are on their way to Eden Center. The Arlington County Fire Marshal's office is calling...
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Punxsutawney Phil Doesn't See His Shadow -- Does that mean there will be an early spring in our area? Meteorologists, as usual, are skeptical. Falls Church Admits Debt to Arlington -- Falls...
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Arlington Sends Surprise $2.2 Million Bill to Falls Church -- Arlington is billing the City of Falls Church an extra $2.2 million for its use of the Arlington County jail, the Falls Church...
Helen Thomas Joins Falls Church News-Press
Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas has come out of a seven-month retirement to write a column for the Falls Church News-Press. Thomas was a long-time fixture in the front row of the...
Seven Corners Water Main Break Has Arlington Impacts
Update at 4:15 p.m. -- "All lanes are open on Route 50 near the 7 Corners and repairs have been completed," according to City of Falls Church spokesperson Barbara Gordon. "Water pressure is back to...
Woman Dies After Lighting Herself on Fire in Falls Church
It was a horrific scene on South James Street in Falls Church Saturday afternoon. On a quiet residential street, two blocks away from the Broadale Village Shopping Center, a 54-year-old woman...
Falls Church School Locked Down After Man With Gun Spotted
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Falls Church was locked down around 9:30 this morning after a jogger told police she saw a man with an assault weapon in the area. The man was wearing...
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Dangerous Curve Near Roosevelt Island? -- Bicyclists on the Bike Arlington forum say that a sharp curve on the Mt. Vernon Trail near Roosevelt Island has been the site of numerous wipe-outs, at...
East Falls Church Plan, New Rosslyn Metro Station on Saturday’s Board Agenda
In addition to voting on outdoor seating proposals for American Flatbread and Screwtop Wine Bar, the County Board will considering some proposals with far-reaching consequences. The board will...
