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One Critical After Ashton Heights Fire

Published October 11, 2017 at 10:25AM

House fire on N. Ivy Street (photo courtesy ACFD)

One person is in critical condition after a house fire in Ashton Heights early this morning.

The fire broke out around 1 a.m. on the 500 block of N. Ivy Street. By the time firefighters arrived, the front of the house was already fully engulfed in flames.

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BREAKING: Washington-Lee HS Secured as Police Investigate Threat

By ARLnow.com

Published October 10, 2017 at 1:35PM | Updated October 10, 2017 at 3:08PM

Police outside of W-L High School during threat investigation in 2017 (file photo)

(Updated at 3:05 p.m.) Washington-Lee High School is in “secure the building” mode as police investigate a threat.

“At approximately 12:07 p.m., police responded to the report of a telephone threat received at W-L,” said Arlington County Police Department spokeswoman Ashley Savage. “The school has been secured as police investigate.”

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Man Robbed Along 23rd Street in Crystal City

By ARLnow.com

Published October 10, 2017 at 1:00PM

File photo

A man was robbed at knifepoint along the row of restaurants and shops on 23rd Street S. in Crystal City.

The robbery was reported early Monday morning, after the restaurants had closed.

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Get Your Free ARL Stickers

By ARLnow.com

Published October 10, 2017 at 11:30AM

As a proud Arlingtonian and a fan of this website, you’ve only had a couple of chances to get your hands on some ARL schwag over the year.

If you missed out, today you have another opportunity.

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Morning Poll: Breaking News Alerts?

By ARLnow.com

Published October 10, 2017 at 9:50AM

But inevitably, breaking news does happen in Arlington. We are a county with some 230,000 residents, a major airport, rail lines, Metro tunnels, highways, bridges, a river, government offices and one of the world’s largest office buildings — things happen here.

We know that one thing readers like about us is that we are often the first to report breaking news. But our email subscribers are often slow to see that breaking news, since by design they only get an update once a day.

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published October 10, 2017 at 8:50AM | Updated October 10, 2017 at 9:35AM

Deer in the woods (Flickr pool photo by James L.)

Record High Low Temperature — The area has set another record for a warm low temperature. Yesterday, the low temperature at Reagan National Airport was 74 degrees, besting the previous Oct. 9 record of 72 degrees. [Twitter]

Record APS Enrollment — Enrollment at Arlington Public Schools for the 2017-2018 school year has been recorded at 26,927, surpassing the previous record set in 1963 in the midst of the Baby Boom generation. “The official count was up 789 students – 3 percent – from a year before, and has now risen 27 percent since the 2010-11 school year,” the Sun Gazette reported, though the final figure was well below the more than 27,000 projected. [InsideNova]

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ACFD Treats Dozens of Army Ten Miler Runners for Heat-Related Illness

By ARLnow.com

Published October 9, 2017 at 1:00PM

Runners are splashed with water during the 2017 Army Ten Miler (Photo via John Sonderman/Flickr)

Race organizers shortened the course mid-way through the race, citing safety concerns amid unusually warm and humid conditions for an October day, WJLA reported. Sunday was “Washington’s sultriest October day ever recorded,” according to the Capital Weather Gang.

ACFD evaluated or treated a total of 145 patients and transported 34 to local hospitals, mostly due to heat-related incidents, Capt. Ben O’Bryant told ARLnow.com.

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Manassas Business Owners Wary of Becoming Like Clarendon

By ARLnow.com

Published October 9, 2017 at 11:00AM

Some small business owners in Manassas are concerned that Manassas is becoming too much like Clarendon.

Potomac Local reports that the Arlington neighborhood came up during a business roundtable discussion on Friday. While some expressed apprehension at the idea, others were supportive of Manassas becoming more upscale.

Opinion

Morning Poll: Are You Working Today?

By ARLnow.com

Published October 9, 2017 at 10:00AM

Not everyone gets the day off work, of course. There are essential workers — cops, nurses, bus drivers, etc. — who work no matter what the holiday. Then there are organizations like ours, which swap Columbus Day with the day after Thanksgiving, thus trading today for a four-day Thanksgiving weekend, which many employees prefer. There also might be some who do not treat Columbus Day as a holiday out of principle.

But just how large a portion is off today? Who is enjoying a three day weekend, compared to those who are working?

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published October 9, 2017 at 9:00AM

Nate Remnants Pushing Out — It has been a rainy and windy morning thanks to the remnants of what was once Hurricane Nate. The heaviest of the rain is over but it is expected to remain windy and humid during the day today, with a gale warning in effect until 6 p.m. for those on the water. [Twitter, Weather Channel]

Voter Registration Up This Cycle — Arlington County has processed twice the number of voter registration transactions between Labor Day and Oct. 6 this year as it did during the same period four years ago, according to elections chief Linda Lindberg. That suggests greater interest in this year’s statewide races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, though County Board and School Board races are also on the ballot. [InsideNova]

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