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...

Irene’s Winds Bring Down Trees, Knock Out Power

(Updated at 12:25 p.m.) Tropical storm-force winds from Hurricane Irene, combined with a steady, soaking rain, brought down at least 75 trees throughout Arlington last night, completely or...

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,...

Morning Notes

A Squirrel Did It -- Last night's widespread N. Arlington power outage was caused when "a squirrel tripped a number of circuit breakers at a substation." Artisphere Supervisor Heads to N.J....

Morning Notes

Power Returns for Most -- Only 10 Dominion customers in North Arlington are still without power after Sunday's powerful storm. Crews worked overnight to restore power to hard-hit neighborhoods....

AM Road Closures Possible in N. Arlington

Crews are still working to clean up toppled trees and tangled power lines left in the wake of the powerful storm that ripped through Arlington Sunday night. The photo above depicts damage in...

Power Problems Knock Out A/C at Barrett Elementary

Last night's storms did more than just knock out the power to thousands of Arlington residents, leaving homes, businesses and traffic lights dark (especially in the Ballston area). The storms --...

Following Storms, Power Outage Hits Courthouse

Thunderstorms rumbled through the region tonight and knocked out power to parts of Arlington. As of 2:30 a.m., 1,734 Dominion customers were without power in Arlington. The outage was said to be...

Power Outages After Storms Race Through Area

Update at 9:05 p.m. -- The number of Dominion customers without power in Arlington is now down to 350. Dominion is reporting that just over 2,500 customers are without power in Arlington after a...

Storms Roll Through Arlington

A line of storms rolled through Arlington this afternoon, knocking down trees and power lines and generally making a soggy mess of the area's spring blooms. As of 7:10 p.m. there were 724...

Power Outages Cause Traffic Lights to Go Dark

Update at 9:35 a.m. -- Power has been restored, Dominion spokeswoman Le-Ha Anderson says. The outage was caused by a single, unlucky squirrel. According to Anderson: "We had a squirrel get onto a...

Morning Notes

Power Outage Update -- There are more than 2,100 Dominion customers still without power in Arlington. That's down from 16,700 at the height of the storm. Dominion is receiving some favorable...

Power Could Remain Out Until Saturday, For Some

It has been about 16 hours since the snow stopped falling, yet firefighters are still responding to non-stop calls of wires and trees down around the county. The workload speaks to just how...

The Storm Clean-Up Continues Around Arlington

Nearly 12 hours after the snow stopped falling, firefighters are still responding to dozens of reports of downed trees and power lines. There are now just under 13,000 Dominion customers without...

Morning Notes

Power Expected to Be Restored This Afternoon -- As of 1:00 a.m., Dominion was reporting that about 16,700 customers in Arlington -- nearly 20 percent of all customers in the county -- were...