As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at this year’s most-read stories on ARLnow.
Breaking news and public safety featured heavily in our top stories this year, and that holds true as we begin the countdown with #21-30.
These stories show how readers turned to our coverage of tragic vehicle crashes, a large protest and the fallout from the fatal midair crash over Reagan National Airport to stay informed about major events taking place in their community.
- #21: Updated: Chaos at Pentagon City mall prompts massive police response (30,367 views)
- #22: Updated: Two teens killed in Saturday night crash near Pentagon (29,971 views)
- #23: Updated: Two people shot at Crystal City apartment building (29,541 views)
- #24: Exclusive: Arlington firefighters ’embarrassed’ by failure to send water rescue team to crash (29,347 views)
- #25: Demolition of ex-Key Bridge Marriott in Rosslyn expected ‘in coming weeks’ (28,965 views)
- #26: Sharpshooters to begin Arlington deer cull in February (28,651 views)
- #27: Federal workforce cuts drive bleak economic outlook in Arlington (25,930 views)
- #28: Crystal City Restaurant sold to adult entertainment chain after 62 years in business (25,464 views)
- #29: Developing: Huge ‘No Kings’ crowds protest in Arlington ahead of military parade (24,172 views)
- #30: Updated: Two dead after pickup truck on Memorial Bridge plunges into Potomac (23,555 views)
