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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 4, 2026

By ARLnow.com
ARL now logo in the top-left with the headline 'Daily Debrief for Sep 4, 2026' over a dark, stormy night-city skyline background.

Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Sep 4, 2026.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. UPDATED: Widespread power outages still reported, hours after severe storm (20146 views)
  2. Restaurant and bar ‘legend’ Bobby Lee dies, bringing final end to Mister Days (19405 views)
  3. WEATHER ALERT: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Arlington and D.C. area (10586 views)
  4. ACPD: Woman carjacked near Rosslyn (8185 views)
  5. Arlington native is crowned Miss USA, the first mother to win pageant (6367 views)
  6. UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Arlington and parts of D.C. area (6281 views)
  7. Fatal crash on S. Glebe Road, other recent collisions under Vision Zero review (5388 views)
  8. Xi’an Famous Foods opens to big crowds in Clarendon (5316 views)
  9. JUST IN: D.C. woman charged in carjacking near Rosslyn (5217 views)
  10. Almost 4,000 still without power in Arlington after severe ’25-year’ storm (5709 views)
  11. WEATHER ALERT: Another Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Arlington and the D.C. area (4935 views)
  12. Cellphones and laptops are now allowed inside Arlington courthouse (3809 views)
  13. Libertarian takes on Rep. Beyer, pledging to cut government waste, support civil liberties (3727 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

🌦️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect a 30% chance of showers today before 2pm and again after 4pm, with partly sunny skies and a high near 84°F. Winds will be from the north at about 6 mph. On Saturday night, there is a 40% chance of showers mainly before 9pm, with mostly cloudy conditions and a low around 66°F. Winds will remain light from the north. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
– Walt Disney

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

We hope you have a great weekend, Arlington! If you have something to say about an issue of local note not covered today, feel free to discuss it on our new Disqus-powered community message board. 👋

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  • Launched in January 2010, ARLnow.com is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Arlington, Virginia. The ARLnow staff byline is used for the Morning Notes and reporting done by an editor or other member of our full-time staff.