Morning Notes

Flyover Planned This Morning — From D.C.’s alert system: “The US Navy will conduct a flyover over the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, June 26th, 2023 at 9:15AM.”

Equipment Issue Grounds Flights — “Flights to and from airports in the Washington region were suspended for a time Sunday evening after a problem at a major air traffic control facility, according to both the Federal Aviation Administration and the local airports authority. Departures from both National and Dulles were subjected to a ground stop.” [Washington Post]

Dateline Examines Arlington Murder — “The murder of Arlington resident Andrea Cincotta, who was found strangled and stuffed inside a bedroom closet 25 years ago, [was] featured Friday night on a new episode of NBC News’ ‘Dateline.’ […] “Dateline” interviewed Cincotta’s son, Kevin Cincotta, in his first network television interview on the case.” ABC’s 20/20 also recently aired an episode about the case. [Patch, Peacock]

Arlington Rises in Dog Park Rankings — “Arlington County ranked as the fifth-best city in the U.S. for its dog parks in 2023, up from its ranking as 14th best a year ago, according to a new report by LawnStarter. Among the key metrics used by LawnStarter, Arlington ranked fourth for the number of top-rated dog parks, eighth for the number of dog parks per 100,000 residents, and 44th for the number of very hot days.” [Patch]

Dogs Go to Jail — “The Arlington County Detention Facility had some special four-legged visitors Wednesday as a local therapy dog organization, People Animals Love, interacted with those incarcerated.” [ACSO]

Pike Library to Stay Open — “Construction may be about to begin on the new Arlington Career Center building, but patrons using the adjacent Columbia Pike branch library should not see significant impacts. ‘No library services or programs will be affected and Columbia Pike Library will remain open during the construction period,’ county officials said.” [Gazette Leader]

More Metro Service Improvements — “Metro customers will see more trains, more buses, and simpler fares next week as Metro rolls out its tenth service improvement since last summer… Beginning Monday, June 26, Orange Line trains will operate every 10 minutes from opening until 9:30 p.m.” [WMATA]

It’s Monday — Chances of storms throughout the day. Storms later in the day may be severe. High near 90. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. At night: Showers and storms. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Low around 66. [Weather.gov]