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Snowy Evening Commute Expected -- Forecasters warn that light-to-moderate snowfall may make for a slick evening commute tonight. Still, above-freezing temperatures will mean that we in Arlington...

Arlington Resident Will Challenge Moran in Primary

Rep. Jim Moran is facing another challenger in the Democratic primary for Virginia's Eighth Congressional District. Bruce Shuttleworth, a resident of Arlington's Old Glebe neighborhood, announced...

Moran Responds to Cut of Planned Parenthood Funds

On Tuesday, the Susan G. Komen Foundation For The Cure cut its funding for Planned Parenthood. The money had supplied breast exams for 170,000 women over the past five years. The founder of the...

BRAC Traffic Issues Improve in Barcroft Neighborhood

Efforts by residents to reduce traffic headaches in the Barcroft neighborhood appear to have paid off. Residents report that the increase in shuttle buses for government workers affected by BRAC has...

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WaPo Endorses Garvey -- The Washington Post has endorsed Arlington School Board member Libby Garvey in the Democratic County Board caucuses being held tonight and Saturday. The Post said Garvey...

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Favola Endorses Garvey -- State Senator-elect Barbara Favola has endorsed School Board member Libby Garvey in the special election race to fill her former County Board seat. Calling Garvey "a...

Moran: Proposed Cuts Will Keep Military Strong

President Obama's call for a leaner U.S. military with a more focused mission is receiving plaudits from local congressman Jim Moran (D). Moran's Northern Virginia district, which includes the...

Moran Welcomes End to War in Iraq

Today the U.S. military officially declared an end to the war in Iraq. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta participated in a symbolic ceremony in Iraq, making the declaration and retiring the flag of U.S....

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Installed at Mall

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held this morning to unveil four electric vehicle charging stations that have been installed in the Pentagon City mall parking garage. Arlington County Board Chairman...

Murray Assails Moran on Insider Trading Allegations

Rep. Jim Moran (D) is among the congresspeople who got a not-so-flattering mention in a new book called Throw Them All Out, which purports to show a pattern of insider trading among our country's...

AFAC Begins Distributing Thanksgiving Meals to Needy Families

The Arlington Food Assistance Center has begun its annual distribution of Thanksgiving dinners to needy families. AFAC expects to distribute some 1,800 frozen turkeys between today and Saturday,...

Patrick Murray: Rematch With Jim Moran in 2012

As predicted, retired Army colonel Patrick Murray is preparing for an electoral rematch with Rep. Jim Moran in 2012. Murray has announced that he will again seek the Republican nomination in the...

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Board Approves Penrose Square Public Plaza -- The Arlington County Board last night formally approved a $2 million public plaza at the Penrose Square apartment complex on Columbia Pike. "This...

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GMU "Protest" Quiet, Peaceful -- A protest last night against Nonie Darwish, an outspoken critic of Islam who was speaking at George Mason University's law school, proved to be a peaceful,...

Local Congressmen Sponsor Federal Leave Bill

Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) is among the local congressional sponsors of a new bipartisan bill that allow federal employees to donate unused sick days to "sick leave banks." The banks would then serves as...