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UPDATED: Police Investigating Fight at Yorktown High School

Published August 3, 2021 at 2:30PM | Updated August 3, 2021 at 9:11PM

Police officers at Yorktown High School (file photo)

(Updated at 9:10 p.m.) Arlington County police are investigating after a large fight at Yorktown High School yesterday.

The fight reportedly broke out Monday morning and resulted in multiple students suffering minor injuries. Parents later showed up at the high school, we’re told, after which police were called.

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BREAKING: Police Officer Killed in Attack Outside Pentagon

By ARLnow.com

Published August 3, 2021 at 10:54AM | Updated August 4, 2021 at 2:17PM

Police and firefighters on scene of a violent incident outside the Pentagon (photo via Dave Statter/@STATter911)

(Updated at 2:15 p.m. on 8/4/21) A police officer was attacked and killed Tuesday morning at the Pentagon bus platform, outside the Metro station, prompting a massive emergency response from Arlington and other local jurisdictions.

At least three people were initially reported to be hurt, two seriously, as shots rang out around 10:30 a.m. The incident was initially described as an active shooting, though the attack was later reported to have involved a knife in addition to gunfire.

Around Town

Four Years Ago Today: One of the Weirdest Stories in Arlington History

By ARLnow.com

Published August 3, 2021 at 10:30AM

Four years ago today, one of the strangest stories in Arlington history played out.

It was a slow Thursday in August when an ARLnow editor was on the phone while walking around Clarendon, where our offices were located at the time. Along Wilson Blvd, next to the Metro station, an odd sight caught his attention: a van with rhythmic blinking lights at the top of the windshield.

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Man Seriously Injured After Confronting Robber

By ARLnow.com

Published August 3, 2021 at 9:00AM

Police car at night (file photo courtesy Kevin Wolf)

A resident was seriously hurt after trying to confront a thief in his backyard.

The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. Friday on the 6200 block of Washington Blvd, in the Highland Park-Overlee Knolls neighborhood between East Falls Church and Westover.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 3, 2021 at 5:00AM

Pupatella Gets Millions for Expansion — “Arlington’s own Pupatella pizza restaurant chain has raised $7.5 million to continue its growth spurt, with plans to open more more than a dozen restaurants in the coming years. The round was fully subscribed and had participation from almost all of the investors who participated in the company’s first round in 2018, when it raised $3.75 million.” [Washington Business Journal]

Steel from WTC Donated to Arlington — “Two pieces of steel from the World Trade Center will now be on permanent display in D.C. and Virginia ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The words ‘never forget’ are written on the front of a piece of steel beam unveiled during a ceremony in front of the Arlington County Police Officer Memorial on Sunday.” [WTOP]

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Arlington Is Seeing ‘Substantial’ Community Transmission of Virus, CDC Says

By ARLnow.com

Published August 2, 2021 at 10:10AM

Arlington County has reached a “substantial” amount of community transmission, according to the CDC, amid a national “surge” in Covid cases.

As the highly contagious delta variant of the virus spreads and sets new records, Arlington is not being spared. But the county is still well below this past winter’s high water marks in terms of cases and hospitalizations.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published August 2, 2021 at 8:00AM

Here Comes the Next Cicada Generation — “Cicada nymphs have started hatching during the past week. They’re the offspring from our recent cicada swarm, and they’ll rain down from above for the next few weeks, with numbers totaling in the billions… wearing a hat in the woods is a good idea for the next few weeks. Just in case you walk under a tiny, divebombing nymph.” [Capital Weather Gang]

Rent Rising in Arlington — “It was upended during the worst of the COVID crisis, but the Arlington apartment-rental market continues roaring back to life, according to a data analysis by Apartment List. With an average rental rate of $1,962 for a one-bedroom unit and $2,375 for a two-bedroom unit, Arlington’s month-over-month rental rate in August grew 3.6 percent from July, compared to a 2.6-percent increase nationally, ranking the county 22nd among the nation’s 100 largest urban areas.” [Sun Gazette]

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Arlington’s Torri Huske Wins Silver in Relay

By ARLnow.com

Published August 1, 2021 at 12:10AM | Updated August 1, 2021 at 8:07AM

Arlington's Torri Huske swims in the women's 4x100m medley relay (via NBC)

After heartbreak in a race last weekend, Arlington swimming phenom Torri Huske will be coming home with some Olympic hardware after all.

Huske was part of the U.S. women’s 4×100 medley relay team that won silver in a race that was televised nationally Saturday night.

Opinion

Most-Read Arlington Stories of the Week: July 30, 2021

By ARLnow.com

Published July 30, 2021 at 3:45PM

If readership is any indication, it seems like a lot of Arlington residents have the same itchy red insect bites described in this week’s most-read story.

It was, in fact, a busy week for readership given that we’re in peak summer vacation season. Speaking of which, August begins on Sunday — enjoy summer while it lasts! Saturday in particular should be a perfect summer day.

Around Town

Open Houses in Arlington This Weekend

By ARLnow.com

Published July 30, 2021 at 12:00PM

Looking to buy a home in Arlington? Stop by one of the many open houses taking place throughout the area this weekend.

Before diving in, let’s take a look at what the market has been up to. In the past four weeks, there have been 188 new listings, giving us a total of 710 homes for sale, according to Homesnap. That includes 466 condos, 202 single-family homes and 42 townhomes.

Opinion

Morning Poll: Allergies Worse Than Usual This Year?

By ARLnow.com

Published July 30, 2021 at 9:00AM

Trees in Arlington (staff photo)

It’s not a good year to be an allergy sufferer.

“Allergy season in North America has been the lengthiest and the most severe in decades,” Axios reported yesterday. A number of factors are making allergies worse, from climate change lengthening the pollen-producing season to an overabundance of pollen-producing male trees in urban areas.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published July 30, 2021 at 7:30AM

Bagged brush and organics in the green bin, ahead of collection day (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Beyer Lauds Vaccine Mandate for Feds — “Requiring vaccinations for the full federal workforce is the right thing to do for the health of the workforce and the nation they serve. Including all civilian federal employees and contractors in this mandate is huge, it will mean this covers a very large number of workers. This policy rightly prioritizes federal workers’ health.” [Press Release]

No Mask Mandate in Va. So Far — “Virginia recommends that even vaccinated individuals wear masks indoors in certain circumstances, but with different locations experiencing different levels of COVID-19 transmission, the state has stopped short of issuing a mandate.” [Tysons Reporter]