Judge Tosses Sex-Offender Indictments — An Arlington County Circuit Court judge has dismissed indictments against registered sex offender Richard Cox, who was charged with loitering near schools and exposing himself in women’s locker rooms at two Arlington high schools and a county fitness center in 2024. The judge ruled the Virginia loitering statute unconstitutionally vague under the 14th Amendment. Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti has appealed, and the Court of Appeals has taken the case. [WJLA]
EMS Tribute Headed to Arlington — A cross-country procession honoring 37 EMS providers who died in the line of duty last year began Monday in Redding, Calif., and will travel more than 9,000 miles before reaching Arlington on July 19 for the National EMS Memorial Service. A specially wrapped ambulance carries the memorial’s Tree of Life. [Action News Now, Global Medical Response]
DCA Crash Memorial Dedicated — A memorial to the 67 people killed in the Jan. 29, 2025 mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport was dedicated Monday at Rivergate City Park in Alexandria’s Old Town North. The waterfront bench reads: “May the 67 lives lost over these waters on January 29, 2025 be forever remembered.” [ALXnow]
Beyer Rips DNI Pick — Rep. Don Beyer (D), who represents Arlington, criticized President Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. “This is insane. Bill Pulte has no business being anywhere near intelligence or national security,” Beyer said on X. [Rep. Don Beyer/X]
Service Dog Mishap at DCA — “Fire, EMS, and hazmat were dispatched to a gate at Reagan National Airport… for an incoming commercial jet where the initial report is that a service dog had diarrhea on the flight.” [Dave Statter/X, NBC 4]
Del Ray Thai Mainstay Closing — Thai Peppers, a Del Ray fixture since 1998, will close June 15 after more than 27 years. The owners, who plan to retire and “hopefully relax on a beach in Phuket sipping Singhas and Mai Tais,” will keep their Bristow and Haymarket locations open. [ALXnow]
Va. Revenue Forecast Jumps — Virginia’s revenue outlook has improved by $1.5 billion over the next three fiscal years, Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) told legislative budget writers Monday, potentially giving lawmakers more room to break a budget impasse before the June 30 deadline. Spanberger said she remains “concerned by rising national economic instability, the ongoing conflict in Iran, and the continued impacts of federal workforce cuts.” [Virginia Mercury, Press Release]
Spanberger Signs Housing Bills — Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed a package of housing bills Monday at a manufactured-home plant in Rocky Mount, creating a two-year pilot program to spur development, boost manufactured-home supply and protect renters from hidden fees. “The answers and the solutions lie right before us,” she said. [WJLA]
Casino Fight Spawns Advocacy Group — Spurred by this year’s fight over a Tysons casino, some Fairfax County leaders have launched a nonprofit, Communities First VA, to counter what they characterize as state overreach on local development. The group says the 2026 session “showed a broader pattern: Richmond politicians repeatedly tried to substitute state mandates for local judgment on land use, housing and community character.” [FFXnow]
Virginia No. 1 for Income — A new WalletHub study ranks Virginia first in the nation for income, ahead of New York, New Jersey, Washington and Connecticut. Adjusted for cost of living, the state’s top 5% of earners average $545,097 a year and its median income is $95,339. Maryland ranked 16th. [MoCoShow]
It’s Wednesday — Another nice day with sunny skies, a high near 82 and a north wind around 5–8 mph. Skies stay clear overnight with a low around 60. [NWS]
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