Date Announced for County Board Special Election

The special election for Arlington County Board will take place on March 27, 2012, according to a court order issued today. The election is being held to fill the seat vacated by Barbara Favola,...

Arlington Republicans Call for Favola to Resign

Arlington Republicans are calling on state Senator-elect Barbara Favola to resign her County Board seat by Nov. 26, so that the seat can be filled in a special election in January. From an...

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GOP Will Likely Control Va. Senate -- Despite the clean sweep by Arlington Democrats, it looks like Republicans will pick up the two Virginia Senate seats they needed to wrest control of the...

Republicans, Greens Buoyant Despite Losses

Although Democrats swept the races in Arlington County, that didn't dampen the spirits of those who cast votes for Republicans and Green Party candidates. A few dozen die-hard Republicans turned...

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Grass Gets Mowed After Article -- High grass that had been obstructing the view of drivers on the already-dangerous ramp from eastbound Columbia Pike to northbound Washington Boulevard was mowed...

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Free Coffee Today -- 7-Eleven stores are offering a free medium coffee, any flavor, from 7:00 to 11:00 this morning. Marshals Service Sheds Staff Cars -- The free ride is over for dozens of...

Tea Party Star O’Donnell Speaks at Arlington Rally

Former Delaware U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell joined the Northern Virginia Tea Party organization for a small rally at Fort C.F. Smith's Hendry House in Arlington this...

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Contractor Says ART Drivers Weren't Fired -- The contractor that operates the Arlington Transit bus service says 23 striking drivers were suspended pending an investigation, not fired, as the...

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Where Are the GOP Candidates? -- So far, Arlington Republicans have not been able to find a single candidate willing to run in any of this year's six county government races. The last time a...

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Woman Falls into Hatch at Pentagon Station -- Last week a 52-year-old woman fell through a hatch near an escalator at the Pentagon Metro station, injuring her knee and face. Two Metro workers...

Morning Poll: Bikeshare Worth the Parking Sacrifice?

For many people who don't have cars, Capital Bikeshare seems like a no-brainer. With all the money spent on road construction and maintenance, and with our streets lined with parked vehicles, the...

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Arlington Republicans Look to 2011 -- Mark Kelly, who just lost his bid to unseat Chris Zimmerman on the county board, says that 2011 represents the Republican Party's best chance of getting a...

Dems Sweep, Bonds Pass as Arlington Remains Deep Blue

Arlington Democrats won a decisive victory Tuesday, pulling off a clean sweep on a night where voters kicked many of their national colleagues out of office. Congressman Jim Moran, county board...

Police Called on GOP Volunteer at Patrick Henry Elementary

Election officials called police when a Republican precinct captain became unruly outside Patrick Henry Elementary School in Arlington Heights this afternoon. The man, a local resident named...

A Few Problems Reported, But Parties Satisfied

As the 7:00 p.m. deadline for voting nears, we're hearing of a few problems at the polls in Arlington County -- but both Republicans and Democrats say they're happy with the day's events. "The...