ACFD Firefighter Remembered — “The Arlington County Fire Department is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Firefighter Lloyd Edwards, who died May 5, 2025. Firefighter Edwards joined the department on 11/18/2002 as a member of Recruit Class 58. Throughout his career, he served with dedication and distinction, most recently assigned to Fire Station 4 in Clarendon.” [ACFD/Facebook]
Video of Machete Arrest — “This is video of a man being arrested who police say had a machete at N. Kirkwood Road and Washington Blvd. on Sunday. According to @ArlingtonVaPD, people had seen him and the machete inside a nearby apartment building.” [Dave Statter/X]
ACPD Preps for Police Week — “Ahead of #PoliceWeek, members of ACPD’s Honor Guard proudly attended the 31st annual Blue Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral to honor those who have died in the line of duty while praying for the continued protection of police officers and first responders.” [ACPD/Facebook]
Beyer Blasts Pentagon Flights — “This is ridiculous, the Secretary of Transportation shouldn’t have to go on FoxNews to get answers from @SecDef about a safety issue at our airports when we just lost 67 people in a collision in January. My constituents need @DeptofDefense to fix this immediately.” [Rep. Don Beyer/X]
It’s Wednesday — Expect mostly sunny skies and a high temperature near 76 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind at 6 to 9 mph. Moving into Wednesday night, the skies will turn partly cloudy and the temperature will drop to around 59 degrees, with calm winds. [NWS]
