First Day of School — Arlington Public Schools students head back to class today. Changes this year include an iPad pilot program at six elementary schools, the new Grace Hopper Center at the Career Center and Arlington Community High School’s move into Amazon’s HQ2 campus.
DCA Couldn’t Hear Marine One — “Reagan National DCA air traffic control could not hear Marine One… and had to rely on other helicopters… to relay communications” as President Donald Trump flew to Andrews Thursday, photographer Andrew Leyden said. It came the same day an NTSB report detailed radio failures before an Aug. 4 close call. [Andrew Leyden/X]
Flag Honors Fallen Officer — “Members of ACPD & ACFD stood together in remembrance as Rear Admiral David Walt… presented the family of our fallen brother, Corporal Barry Foust, with a flag ceremoniously flown aboard the USS Arlington in his honor.” Foust died in May of 9/11-related cancer. [ACPD/X]
Arlington Tech Firms Ranked — Three Arlington companies made WBJ’s list of the region’s 40 top-performing small technology companies. C3 Integrated Solutions, on Wilson Blvd, ranked fifth with $56.89 million in 2025 revenue, followed by Enterprise Knowledge at No. 18 and Thorben Consulting at No. 33. [WBJ]
Nearby Measles Exposure — “The Virginia Department of Health was notified about a confirmed measles case involving an out-of-state resident who traveled through Northern Virginia.” Potential exposure sites are four businesses along Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston on Aug. 16. [ALXnow]
Beyer Blasts Hains Point Chopping — “Trump has wrecked many iconic D.C. sites, and now he’s taking an axe to trees in East Potomac Park, including historic cherry trees,” Rep. Don Beyer said. More than 60 trees have come down ahead of a golf course overhaul the Interior Department calls routine maintenance. [Rep. Don Beyer/X, Washington Post, NBC 4]
I-95 Express Lanes Study — VDOT is studying making the I-95 express lanes two-way at all times, instead of inbound in the morning and outbound in the afternoon. Operator Transurban said the change would increase capacity by approximately 140%. The project is likely years away. [NBC 4]
Immigration Fears in Schools — “You come on Monday and, like, someone’s gone and everybody doesn’t know where they are,” a teen told the News4 I-Team, which found declines in multilingual student enrollment and a rise in absenteeism at districts across the D.C. area. [NBC 4]
Amendment Court Fight Promised — “If the amendment passes, we would seek to be in court as soon as possible to ask the court to overturn the result,” said Josh Hetzler, a lawyer challenging the ballot language for Virginia’s reproductive rights amendment. [Virginia Mercury]
Lightning Seen From Arlington — “Not a drop of rain fell in DC Thursday evening, but a line of slow-moving thunderstorms just north of the city put on a spectacular light show.” Photographer Kevin Ambrose captured dozens of flashes from the Marine Corps War Memorial. Another storm rolled through the county Sunday night. [Capital Weather]
It’s Monday — Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high near 92 and light northwest winds of 1–5 mph. Overnight will be partly cloudy with a low around 76. [NWS]
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