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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Feb 14, 2025

By ARLnow.com

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Feb 14, 2025.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  • NEW: Airport dispatcher filmed bodies of crash victims, police say (50227 views)
  • JUST IN: Winter Storm Warning issued, GW Parkway to close at midnight (29795 views)
  • More coyote sightings reported around Arlington, but naturalists say it’s now no big deal (23743 views)
  • Driver cited after wild driving and crashes on Route 50 (13467 views)
  • As demolition starts at Key Bridge Marriott site, Georgetown fans pine for an arena (13201 views)
  • NEW: Winter Storm Watch issued ahead of Tuesday snow (12733 views)
  • New beer garden planned as demolition begins on vacant Falls Church motel (11927 views)
  • Man charged in fatal GW Parkway crash did not have driver’s license, police say (7637 views)
  • Man arrested after two stabbed at county facility (7159 views)
  • DEVELOPING: Dept. of Education announces investigation of APS transgender policies (7797 views)
  • JUST IN: Early dismissal Tuesday for APS due to snow (6380 views)

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    📅 Upcoming events

    Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

    Here are the events planned for Sunday:

    🌧️ Saturday’s forecast

    There is a slight chance of rain and snow before 1pm, followed by rain and possible sleet between 1pm and 4pm, with ongoing rain after 4pm and a high near 38°F. South wind speeds will range between 6 and 9 mph, and there’s a 100% chance of precipitation. Accumulation of new snow and sleet may be less than half an inch. For Saturday night, rain is expected mainly before 1am with temperatures around 37°F and south winds at 5 to 7 mph. Precipitation has a 100% chance with amounts between half and three-quarters of an inch possible. See more from Weather.gov.

    💡 Quote of the Day

    “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
    – Maya Angelou

    🌅 Tonight’s sunset

    The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

    We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋

    About the Author

    • Launched in January 2010, ARLnow.com is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Arlington, Virginia. The ARLnow staff byline is used for the Morning Notes and reporting done by an editor or other member of our full-time staff.