Ski Mask Gun Arrest — Police responding to a larceny call in the 200 block of S. Glebe Road Tuesday night arrested a man who employees said entered wearing a ski mask. Officers recovered a firearm and ammunition and charged a Bristow man, 26, with firearm possession by a convicted felon. [ACPD]
Governance Advice From Fairfax — “There is no perfect model,” Fairfax County Board Chair Jeff McKay (D) said of local governance structures at an Advance Arlington forum, where he and Alexandria Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley (D) discussed options for changing Arlington’s at-large County Board, in place since 1932. [FFXnow]
Fairfax Pauses Flock Installs — Fairfax County supervisors voted unanimously to pause new Flock Safety camera installations, the same day the Arlington County Board voted to end its use of Flock. The pause runs until an Oct. 20 committee discussion and doesn’t affect the 84 cameras already operating. [FFXnow]
Gunston Student Named Finalist — A Gunston Middle School seventh grader is among 30 finalists in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, a national middle school STEM competition. Alec Zelenovic’s project is a math model for predicting win probability in 12U travel baseball. Finals week runs Oct. 23-28 in D.C. [Society for Science, Press Release]
Falls Church Festival Turns 50 — The 50th annual Falls Church Festival takes over City Hall grounds Saturday from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., closing part of Little Falls Street. Community Center parking will be limited starting today for setup, and more road closures are planned Sunday morning for the Run for the Schools 5K. [City of Falls Church]
Amazon Raises Starting Pay — Amazon is raising minimum starting pay for full-time core operations employees to $20 an hour, with average hourly pay reaching nearly $24, the HQ2 company said. U.S. employees will also get grocery discounts of 10–20% at Whole Foods and on Amazon.com starting Oct. 1. [Amazon]
Fencing Up at Kennedy Center — Fencing went up around the main Kennedy Center building yesterday, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), a trustee, sought an emergency court hearing over what she called an “unlawful closure.” [Associated Press]
Food Insecurity Hits Five-Year High — Some 38% of households across D.C. and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs went through food insecurity in the past year, the Capital Area Food Bank found — the worst rate in the five years it has run the survey. Arlington had the region’s lowest rate, at 22%. [Washington Post]
Grid Upgrades Across N. Va. — Dominion Energy has about 30 projects underway across N. Va. to storm-proof power lines and bury them, with roughly 400 of a planned 1,000 miles upgraded so far. The utility says how long N. Va. customers go without power has improved nearly 60% over three years. [Fox 5]
Spanberger Bullish on House Races — Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) said the state Supreme Court ruling that struck down a redistricting referendum has energized Virginia Democrats rather than deflating them, as candidates in the 1st, 2nd and 5th districts form an unusual joint fundraising alliance. [Washington Post]
It’s Thursday — Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 90 and a south wind of 3–7 mph. There’s a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms starting in the afternoon. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low around 72 and a 50% chance of storms before midnight. [NWS]
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