Traffic Alert: Washington Blvd Closed for Bomb Investigation

Updated at 12:25 p.m. -- The item was found to be not hazardous, and the investigation is wrapping up. All lanes of Washington Blvd have been re-opened. A bomb squad investigation has shut down...

Washington Blvd Slow Near I-395 Due to Accident

Traffic heading toward I-395 on southbound Washington Boulevard is slow due to an accident. The accident involves at least two cars and two injuries, according to scanner traffic. Emergency...

Improvements Coming to Tricky Clarendon Intersection

A widely disliked Clarendon intersection will be revamped in the next couple of years. The County has released preliminary plans for the area sometimes referred to as Clarendon Circle. Based on a...

Accident Knocks Out Traffic Lights at Clarendon Intersection

The traffic light sat the busy Clarendon intersection of Washington Boulevard, 10th Street and Fillmore Street is expected to remain dark throughout the morning rush hour following a car accident...

High Grass Makes Tricky Merge Even Trickier

The tricky merge from eastbound Columbia Pike to northbound Washington Boulevard has been made even trickier recently due to high grass. The merge, which lacks an acceleration lane to get up...

Road Closures Planned for Charity 8K on Sunday

Cool, sunny weather is expected Sunday morning for the Acumen Solutions Race for a Cause 8K. The race will shut down a number of major Arlington streets -- from Ballston to Clarendon to...

Changes Along Washington Blvd in Clarendon

Clarendon residents have taken note of two big, recent changes along Washington Boulevard. About a week ago, a set of new traffic signals at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and N....

Roads Blocked by Fallen Trees

(Updated at 8:40 a.m.) At least two local roads were blocked by fallen trees this morning. Washington Boulevard was closed between George Mason Drive and N. Harrison Street, near Virginia Hospital...

Washington Blvd Closed Briefly Due to Suspicious Item

A suspicious item prompted authorities to briefly close Washington Boulevard between I-395 and the GW Parkway around 10:00 this morning. The item was located along the fence line of the Pentagon...

Traffic Lights Coming to Clarendon Intersection

Traffic lights are coming to the intersection of Washington Boulevard and N. Garfield Street in Clarendon. The lights and illuminated crosswalk signs have been installed at the intersection,...

Trailer Classrooms Arrive at Washington-Lee

Five large relocatable classroom trailers received a police escort up Washington Boulevard this morning, en route to Washington-Lee High School. The trailers are being installed in a parking...

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...

Another Accident at Dangerous On-Ramp

Another accident has occurred at the dangerous Washington Boulevard/Columbia Pike interchange. The two-car accident happened this morning on the on-ramp from eastbound Columbia Pike to northbound...

Crash on Bridge Leaves Car Hanging

Update at 2:40 p.m. -- Part of the front of the car was hanging over northbound lanes of Route 110, which were closed while a wrecking crew worked to hook the car up to a tow truck. The car has since...

Another Rainy Crash on I-395 at Washington Blvd

Does this scene look familiar? It's a scene that seems to be repeating itself over and over again when it rains. Today, around 10:00 a.m., a car spun out of control and hit a guardrail while...