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Morning Notes for April 15, 2025

Dining al fresco on a warm spring day (courtesy George Brazier)

Primary Two Months Away — “The upcoming election on June 17 will be a Dual Party Primary! Mark your calendars with these important dates. Sample ballots will be available on our website soon.” Early voting starts Friday, May 2. [Arlington Elections/X]

Local CEO Sentenced for Fraud — “An Arlington-based mergers and acquisitions firm executive, who admitted to defrauding a total of $2,002,750 from eight companies, was sentenced in federal court earlier this month. Kiel Brendan Brandt, 34, the founder and owner of Epsilon Acquisition Services, was convicted of wire fraud in December and faced a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison. Instead, was sentenced on April 3 to 27 months in prison and three years of supervised release, according to court documents.” Note: Patch updated its reporting on April 17. [Patch]

Video: Crash on I-395 — “A lot of questions about this video: It sure looks like the middle vehicle was playing bumper cars on I-395S near the Pentagon just before 6 p.m. yesterday. Also, my video shows the car on the left side of the screen kept going.” [Dave Statter/X]

It’s Tuesday — Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible after 2pm. Otherwise, expect a breezy and partly sunny day, reaching highs near 65°F. West winds start at 10-15 mph, later increasing to 21-26 mph and potentially gusting up to 41 mph. There’s a 30% chance of precipitation. Tuesday night brings mostly clear skies with lows around 44°F, and west winds at 11-16 mph, gusting up to 24 mph. [NWS]

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