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A man and his goats set up camp in Arlington last night, nearing the end of a long and somewhat peculiar sojourn across much of the country.

By foot and by hoof, a man known as Jacob Holiday and his livestock have been traveling this way for a long time. Holiday told Midwest Media in November that they’d been on the road for years, traveling from Minnesota to spread a message of peace and love.


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Police are investigating a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries that took place in two neighborhoods near Rosslyn over the weekend.

A male suspect is described as entering or trying to enter at least six homes and rummaging through belongings. Police say he stole a wallet and keys on one occasion, but in most cases, no items were reported stolen, according to preliminary incident reports.


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Two suspects, one of them a former Prince George’s County police officer, have been arrested following an Arlington auto fraud investigation.

The investigation spanned over a year, the Arlington County Police Department said in a press release today (Tuesday). Officers allege that both suspects, former police officer Sierra Alston and Renaldo Gaines, “conspired to steal vehicles, acquire stolen vehicles and subsequently alter those vehicles’ VINs to disguise them from detection.”


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A local FM radio station is preparing to come back on the air following a lengthy break.

WERA 96.7 has been seeking to resume broadcasting today (Tuesday) after going dark in July 2025. A new licensee, Radio Arlington, took the reins from now-defunct Arlington Independent Media and has been resolving some final logistics and technical issues to meet an imminent deadline.


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A large-scale redevelopment project at the site of a Rosslyn parking garage that featured in the Watergate scandal was approved with robust support from Arlington officials.

The County Board unanimously voted in favor of the 831-unit project at 1401 Wilson Blvd and 1400 Key Blvd, which will feature two 27-story residential towers, 602 parking spaces and 29,000 square feet of retail, including a grocery store.


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A Falls Church man has been arrested after allegedly trying to prevent police from entering a hotel room containing the dead body of a 78-year-old woman.

The Falls Church Police Department announced the investigation of a “suspicious death” following the incident at the Sonesta Suites (205 Hillwood Avenue). Police said they were dispatched around 10:10 a.m. last Tuesday for a welfare check on a guest.


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A serious crash on GW Parkway injured two construction workers and left passengers trapped inside a flaming vehicle on Friday night, authorities say.

One of the construction workers was taken to the hospital in “life-threatening condition,” while the other five people were transported “in critical but stable condition,” U.S. Park Police told ARLnow.


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A recent project review by Arlington County planning staff flagged numerous practical concerns about plans to build a triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery.

Noting incomplete and sometimes inconsistent information in an environmental assessment by the National Park Service, county staff questioned likely impacts on roads, pedestrians, historic views and air traffic if the Trump administration builds a 250-foot arch in the middle of the Memorial Circle roundabout.


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The National Park Service is requesting more public input on a plan to build a triumphal arch on the Virginia side of Memorial Bridge.

Respondents have until Thursday, July 30 to submit feedback on President Donald Trump’s plans to build the 250-foot arch in a heavily trafficked roundabout between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.


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