Metro Board Considering Earlier Closing Time on Weekends

As reported last Friday, Metro officials have suggested that one option for plugging the agency's $72 million budget gap would be to end service at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The idea,...

Last Week for Paper Bus Passes on ART

Starting Saturday, paper weekly bus passes will no longer be accepted on ART and all other regional bus systems. Instead, riders will now only be able to use their SmarTrip card as their seven-day...

Assault At Courthouse Metro Station

A man was taken into custody after a reported assault at the Courthouse Metro station around 12:30 this afternoon. Arlington paramedics were called to evaluate the victim, who appeared to...

Two Arrested After Attempted Robbery in Clarendon

Two juveniles are in police custody after a daylight attempted robbery just blocks from the Clarendon Metro, according to police radio traffic. A call came in around noon for an attempted robbery...

Young Woman Hit By Car, Seriously Injured Near Ballston Metro

A 22-year-old woman was hit by a car and seriously injured while trying to cross Fairfax Drive near the Ballston Metro station early this morning. Police say a dark-colored sedan hit the woman in...

Crime Report: Holiday Edition

Crime didn't completely take a holiday over the weekend, but it certainly was at lower-than-usual levels. Here are the two Grinchiest moments in Arlington, with both occurring on Christmas...

Morning Notes

Zimmerman Talks Metro -- County board member Chris Zimmerman, who recently announced that he was stepping down from the WMATA Board of Directors, has given what may be his first comprehensive...

Before Metro Resignation, Zimmerman Expressed Frustration

When Chris Zimmerman announced he was stepping down from Metro's Board of Directors last Tuesday, there was near universal agreement -- at least among reporters -- that it was a surprising and...

BREAKING NEWS — Zimmerman Resigns from Metro Board

Arlington County Board Vice Chairman Chris Zimmerman, who will soon take over as chairman of the county board, has resigned his position as a board member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit...

Road Closures and Metro Changes for Marine Corps Marathon

It's going to be very hard to get around certain parts of Arlington on Sunday. The Marine Corps Marathon will shut down streets in Rosslyn, Crystal City and Pentagon City. The Key Bridge and a...

Morning Notes

Northrop Could Be Leaving Arlington -- The name "Northrop Grumman" may not grace the Rosslyn skyline for much longer. Capital Business reports that landlord Monday Properties has begun to market...

EXCLUSIVE: Video Shows Rescue at Va. Square Metro Station

Dimas Pinzon was dubbed (by us) the Virginia Square Metro Hero after he jumped to the track and stepped over two electrified rails to come to the aid of a man who had fallen in the path of an...

Neighbors Say Hopkins Shooter Was a “Quiet Guy” Who “Loved His Mother”

Neighbors say Paul Warren Pardus was an aberration: a quiet, reserved guy in an otherwise open and friendly neighborhood. Outside Pardus' home on South Kenmore Street in Nauck tonight, a steady...

Elevator Woes For Metro

Half of Arlington's ten Metro stations are experiencing elevator problems this morning. Elevators are out in the Rosslyn, Courthouse, Ballston, Pentagon, and Crystal City stations. One person...

Kelly: Board is Out of Touch, Needs Diversity of Opinion

Republican County Board candidate Mark Kelly says county government spending is out of control and he's the man to help reign it in. If elected to replace incumbent Democrat Chris Zimmerman, Kelly...