County Email System Down — “Arlington County is aware of widespread issues currently affecting emails to/from the County. For urgent or time-sensitive issues, please contact the County by phone.” [Arlington County/Bluesky]
Hegseth Honors Tomb Guard — “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.” Spc. Thomas Iglesias received the Joint Service Commendation Medal. [Associated Press]
Rock Thrown Through Window — Police say a man inside his home on the 5200 block of Washington Blvd Wednesday evening “heard a loud noise and upon further investigation, observed a rock was thrown through a window of the residence, causing the window to shatter.” No injuries were reported and the investigation is ongoing. [ACPD]
Flyover This Afternoon — From AlertDC: “The U.S. Military will conduct an aircraft flyover in the National Capital Region (NCR) over Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 1:05PM.”
Library Seeks Welcome Blankets — “Shirlington Library is currently seeking blanket donations for its Welcome Blanket Project… The deadline for blanket donations is Jan. 31, 2027.” The 40-by-40-inch handmade blankets will be exhibited at galleries before being given to new immigrants. [APL]
Key Fob Car Theft Case — “A 20-year-old D.C. man is facing federal charges in connection with a scheme to steal sports cars from dealerships in Maryland and Pennsylvania by allegedly reprogramming their key fobs and driving the vehicles back to the District.” He was also wanted in Arlington after allegedly fleeing a police traffic stop in February, according to court documents. [WTOP]
Cavalier Trail Playground Reopens — “The playground at Cavalier Trail Park is open again, and this time the neighbors who use it had a hand in what it looks like.” The City of Falls Church will hold a grand reopening and ribbon-cutting on Saturday, Nov. 21, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. [Falls Church News-Press]
Beyer, Colleagues Oppose Dominion Deal — Rep. Don Beyer (D) and four other Virginia Democrats in Congress are urging the State Corporation Commission to reject NextEra’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy, warning that the merger “threatens to increase electricity costs for Virginia families and small businesses for decades to come.” [Press Release]
Data Center Moratorium Push — Environmental groups rallied in Hanover County Wednesday, urging “the state government to implement a statewide pause on all new data center permit approvals and connections to the grid until stricter regulations for water use, energy infrastructure, and siting are enacted.” [Virginia Mercury]
Redistricting Round Two? — “Virginia Democrats managed to flip two House seats this year despite the state Supreme Court striking down a redistricting plan designed to flip four, but key lawmakers are not ruling out another attempt at new maps to keep the blue wave rolling.” [Washington Post]
Spanberger Defends Parole Board — Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) is standing by her parole board, which “has granted early release to nearly a quarter of eligible felons,” compared to around 2% under her predecessor. “When the law says you are eligible for parole, I believe you should be considered for parole,” Spanberger said. [WJLA]
Alexandria Home Sales Tumble — “A total of 125 properties went to closing across Alexandria last month, according to figures reported Nov. 10 by Bright MLS. That’s down 27.3% from a year before. The median overall sales price, however, increased 5.3% to $789,900 citywide…” [ALXnow]
D.C.-Area Home Sales Plunge — “The number of closed home sales across the Washington region dropped 19.2% in October compared to a year ago…” The regional median sale price of $625,000 dipped 0.8%, “marking the first year-over-year decline in over three years.” [Axios]
D.C. Says No to Waymo — “D.C.’s transportation committee voted down a bill that would legalize passenger service in self-driving cars operated by Waymo and other companies, stalling an almost 15 year effort to bring this technology to the District.” [Washington Sun]
Regional Economic Index Slips — The REVIVE Index, which tracks Greater Washington’s economic recovery, fell for the second straight month to 72.1 out of 100 for September, down 3.4% from August. CBRE’s Ian Anderson cited higher interest rates, which have slowed real estate transactions: “It’s taken a toll.” [WBJ]
It’s Friday — Expect mostly cloudy, much cooler conditions today with a high near 49. Northwest winds of 13–16 mph could gust as high as 25 mph. Tonight stays mostly cloudy with a low around 36. [NWS]
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