Major Road Closures Planned for 9/11 Event This Week
The annual America's 9/11 Foundation Memorial Ride will be rolling into Arlington on Friday, and several road closures are planned to accommodate the large number of motorcyclists expected to...
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Police Investigate BB Gun Bike-By Shooting -- Arlington Police searched for a pair of young men on bikes last night after one of them allegedly shot a woman in the arm with a BB gun near the...
Discounted Registration for 9-11 5K Ends Today
Registration for the Arlington Police, Fire & Sheriff 9-11 Memorial 5K Run will get more expensive after today. The annual race will be held on Sept. 10 this year. Registration is $25 today,...
Bike/Pedestrian Underpass to Columbia Island Marina Now Open
A bike and pedestrian pathway between the Mt. Vernon Trail and Columbia Island Marina/Lyndon B. Johnson Memorial Grove is now open. The pathway opened less than two weeks ago. It runs under...
Route 110 to Close for Gates Retirement Ceremony
Route 110 will be closed near the Pentagon tomorrow morning due to an "Armed Forces Farewell Tribute" to retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates. President Obama will be among the dignitaries in...
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School's Out for Summer -- Today is the last day of school for elementary students in Arlington. High school students had their last day on Wednesday and middle school students had their last day...
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Pentagon Suspect Suspected in Shootings -- The man whose arrest prompted authorities to shut down Washington Boulevard during the Friday morning rush hour is now being investigated for a possible...
BREAKING NEWS — Roads Closed Near Pentagon
Update at 11:55 a.m. -- News outlets have identified the man who was taken into custody as Yonathan Melaku of Alexandria. Melaku is a Marine Corps reservist, according to Fox News. Update at...
Police Investigate Suspicious Package Near Pentagon
Update at 2:25 p.m. -- Charges have been filed against a North Carolina man. Willie Amaz Braddy, 41, of Rocky Mount, N.C., was taken into state police custody and charged with reckless driving...
Army Fatigues Given Marching Orders at Pentagon
You'll be seeing fewer battle fatigues on the Metro later this year. The Army -- which will be celebrating its 236th birthday tomorrow -- has just announced an impending policy change for...
Road Closures Planned for Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder is back this year and several road closures are planned as a result. The noisy annual Memorial Day weekend tradition will kick off on Friday, when motorcyclists from around the...
Pentagon Police Vigilant Day and Night
As the country celebrates Osama bin Laden's demise, Pentagon police officers are remaining ever-vigilant in their mission of protecting Department of Defense workers. The Pentagon Force Protection...
Quiet Remembrance at Pentagon Memorial
In contrast to the noisy, jubilant celebration at the White House, the scene at the Pentagon Memorial last night was one of quiet remembrance. About two dozen visitors trickled in to the...
Crystal City Office Building Placed on Lockdown
There were some tense moments in Crystal City this morning as Arlington County and Pentagon Police surrounded an office building after receiving a false report of a man with a gun. Police were...
Anti-War Demonstration Planned at Pentagon Today
A group called the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance is organizing an anti-war rally at the Pentagon at noon today. Dubbed "Operation DISARMageddon," participants are planning to...
