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(Updated at 5:30 p.m.) All lanes of southbound I-395 were blocked near Shirlington Circle this evening due to a serious crash.

Initial reports suggest that a motorcyclist crashed and remained down in the middle lane of the highway. The person’s injuries were reported to be potentially life threatening or life altering.


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A body has been found in the waters north of the Key Bridge, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.

Arlington County firefighters assisted their D.C. counterparts in what was originally a water rescue, after a person was seen floating in the Potomac. It later deemed to be a recovery operation when the person was found deceased.


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Initial Work on HQ2 Phase 2 — “Clark Construction plans to begin installing utilities for PenPlace, the second phase of Amazon’s HQ2, which remains delayed but, we’re told, not scaled back. Work on South Fern Street, South Eads Street and 12th Street South in Arlington will begin March 18 and continue through April, according to a Monday construction update email from Clark. Amazon… wouldn’t say when construction would start or when the project would deliver.” [Washington Business Journal]

Local Motorcyclist Killed — “A 19-year-old man from Arlington died Sunday night (March 10) after reportedly crashing into a sedan while riding his motorcycle in Bailey’s Crossroads. Officers responded to the intersection of Leesburg Pike (Route 7) and Glen Carlyn Drive at 11:10 p.m. on Sunday for a crash involving a 1996 Yamaha motorcycle and a 2000 Acura sedan.” [FFXnow, Patch]


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An East Falls Church woman was killed by her husband in December in a murder-suicide, Arlington County police announced today.

Maria T. MacKnight worked as an acupuncturist, according to her website. Police say she and her husband, Gregory Cunningham, both died of “intentional carbon monoxide poisoning” in early December, at their house on N. Powhatan Street.


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Home Buying Blues — “Arlington, Virginia, is one of the most competitive housing markets in the country. And one of the most expensive. Even house hunters with a comfortable home-buying budget who are looking in Arlington are finding it is not easy to buy there. In January, active inventory, or the number of homes for sale in Arlington County, represented just a 0.74-month’s supply, one of the tightest markets anywhere in the country.” [WTOP]

APS Teacher of the Year — “Danielle Day of Washington-Liberty High School has been named Arlington Public Schools’ teacher of the year. Day is a special-education teacher, the lead teacher of the Secondary Program for Students with Autism and the Special Education Department co-chair at Washington-Liberty. Born and raised in Arlington, she began her 11-year career with APS as an after-school aide at the Shriver Program.” [Gazette Leader]


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A wild incident involving a theft suspect in Pentagon City over the weekend was caught on camera.

It happened around 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, a block away from the Pentagon Centre shopping center. Police say a 31-year-old man stole items from a nearby store and then tried to fight an officer who tried to take him into custody.


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