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Crime Report: Man With Knife Robs Lee Highway Business

Published March 22, 2018 at 1:45PM | Updated February 28, 2020 at 10:36AM

A man with a knife robbed a business on Lee Highway last night.

The man fled with cash stolen from the business on the 5500 block of Lee Highway, according to the latest Arlington County Police Department crime report. That block is home to two banks, a waxing studio, a restaurant and other businesses.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published March 22, 2018 at 9:05AM | Updated March 22, 2018 at 11:48AM

AWLA Rescues Kittens from Cold Night — Arlington animal control officers saved the lives of three small kittens found freezing in a window well Tuesday night. All three were placed in an incubator to warm up and are now in a foster home. [Facebook]

Steyer Town Hall Targets Trump, Dems — About 100 people attended a town hall meeting in Pentagon City Tuesday night in support of impeaching President Trump. While Trump was the main topic of conversation, the meeting’s organizer, billionaire Tom Steyer, also criticized Democrats, particularly those that would not vote for impeachment. [Washington Free Beacon]

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VDOT: Beware of Refreeze Overnight

By ARLnow.com

Published March 21, 2018 at 5:45PM

Meltwater from the wet spring snow that fell today may refreeze overnight, leading to treacherous conditions Thursday morning.

That’s the message from VDOT, which issued the following press release this evening.

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Four Inches of Snow Has Fallen in Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published March 21, 2018 at 3:10PM | Updated March 21, 2018 at 3:37PM

Vehicles stuck on a hill between Courthouse and Rosslyn (photo courtesy Chris Warner)

Four inches of snow has fallen in Arlington, according to the 2 p.m. snowfall total at Reagan National Airport.

The snow has led to slippery roadways and numerous closures. Though above-average temperatures and dogged work by Arlington and VDOT crews has resulted in many main roads being more wet than snow-covered as of mid-afternoon, a number of accidents and spinouts have been reported.

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Arlington Pet of the Week: Patches

By ARLnow.com

Published March 21, 2018 at 12:45PM | Updated July 18, 2019 at 11:42AM

This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Patches, a 5-year-old French bulldog who loves to watch Law and Order marathons and sunbathe.

Here is what her owner, Jean Marie, had to say:

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Roads Becoming Snow-Covered as Transit Agencies Scale Back Service

By ARLnow.com

Published March 21, 2018 at 11:00AM | Updated June 29, 2018 at 10:12AM

Most roads in Arlington have become snow-covered throughout the course of the morning as the D.C. area’s first — and likely last — big snowstorm of the season continues.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published March 21, 2018 at 9:00AM | Updated March 21, 2018 at 9:17AM

County HQ Renovation Vote Delayed — The Arlington County Board last night agreed to defer consideration of renovations to county government headquarters until April. The Board will discuss the “‘opportunity costs’ for the $10 million in rent abatements that will fund part of the renovation project,” in the context of the current county budget discussions, according to Board Chair Katie Cristol. [Twitter]

Arlington Declines Amazon FOIA Request — A Freedom of Information Act request for more information about the county’s Amazon HQ2 bid, sent from the Washington Post’s Jonathan O’Connell, was denied on the grounds that the information was “exempt from disclosure.” At the County Board meeting this past weekend, several speakers called on the county to release more information about what it has offered Amazon. [Twitter, WTOP]

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County Government, Facilities Closed as Snow Gets Underway

By ARLnow.com

Published March 21, 2018 at 7:15AM | Updated June 29, 2018 at 10:31AM

(Updated at 8:05 a.m.) Those waking up expecting a winter wonderland were instead greeted by icy but mostly snowless roads and sidewalks this morning.

Still, local governments, agencies and schools are taking no chances as snow starts to ramp up in the metro area.

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Vehicle Overturns in Douglas Park

By ARLnow.com

Published March 20, 2018 at 10:10PM

A man was able to crawl out from an overturned car in the Douglas Park neighborhood Tuesday night.

The vehicle crashed just before 9 p.m. on the 1700 block of S. Quincy Street, several blocks south of Columbia Pike. The man, believed to be the driver, was briefly trapped in the vehicle but was able to “self-extricate” after firefighters arrived on scene, according to scanner traffic.

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Arlington Public Schools Closed Wednesday

By ARLnow.com

Published March 20, 2018 at 8:40PM | Updated March 20, 2018 at 9:22PM

School bus stuck in the snow, January 2015 (staff photo)

It’s a snow day for Arlington Public Schools students.

APS announced tonight that it would be closed Wednesday, due to the expected snowstorm. The full announcement is below.

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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Arlington

By ARLnow.com

Published March 20, 2018 at 1:40PM | Updated March 20, 2018 at 3:46PM

(Updated at 3:45 p.m.) A Winter Storm Warning is set to take effect overnight tonight, as a snowstorm bears down on the D.C. area.

Forecasters say 4-8 inches of heavy snow accumulation is likely for Arlington and the immediate metro area, though even snow is possible.

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Virginia Conducts Annual Tornado Drill

By ARLnow.com

Published March 20, 2018 at 10:00AM | Updated March 20, 2018 at 10:19AM

Throughout Virginia today, TVs and weather radios broadcast a test Tornado Warning as part of the annual Statewide Tornado Drill.

Anyone watching cable TV saw programming interrupted by Emergency Alert System message. A computerized voice said the Tornado Warning was just a test, but in a real weather emergency anyone seeing the EAS message should get to a basement or other secure location.