Author: Dan Egitto

Dan Egitto is an editor and reporter at ARLnow. Originally from Central Florida, he graduated from Duke University and previously reported at the Palatka Daily News in Florida and the Vallejo Times-Herald in California. Dan joined ARLnow in January 2024.

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LIVE: Election results for governor, attorney general and other races affecting Arlington

By Dan Egitto
Campaign signs outside Yorktown High School (staff photo by Jared Serre)

As election results roll in tonight, ARLnow will be tracking the outcome of races affecting Arlington and Virginia as a whole.

Three of the highest offices in Virginia are on the ballot this year, as are three seats representing Arlington in the House of Delegates.

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Arlington County Sheriff’s Office takes over medical care at jail, replacing private contractor

By Dan Egitto
Jail entrance at the Arlington County Detention Facility (file photo)

The Arlington County Sheriff’s Office took over operational control of medical care at the Arlington County Detention Facility this week, fulfilling a longstanding goal.

Sheriff Jose Quiroz has long advocated for shifting to an in-house medical model at the jail that saw several in-custody deaths under a former provider. Under the change, which went into effect yesterday (Monday), medical staff will report directly to Chief Medical Director Dr. Richard Malish, whom the sheriff appointed to a newly created position this spring.

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DEVELOPING: Reagan National grounds flights after reported threat to arriving airliner

By Dan Egitto
A United Airlines flight is stopped on a runway at Reagan National Airport (screenshot via Fox 5)

All flights were grounded at Reagan National Airport midday Tuesday while a United Airlines jet was evacuated over a reported security threat.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote on social media that a United Airlines flight “received a bomb threat,” resulting in passengers being evacuated and law enforcement conducting a full search of the aircraft.

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Election Day begins smoothly in Arlington after strong early voting turnout

By Dan Egitto
The polling place at The Jefferson in Ballston on Nov. 4, 2025 (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Election Day is off to a smooth start in Arlington, with about 8% voter turnout as of 9 a.m. following strong in-person early voting.

About 32,000 Arlington voters cast early in-person ballots this year, compared to 27,800 during the last gubernatorial election. However, mail-in ballots are down compared to 2021, a pandemic year: around 9,800 were cast this year compared to 14,800 in 2021.

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Expansion and renovations starting soon at planned Reeves Farmhouse group home

By Dan Egitto
The Reeves Farmhouse at 400 N. Manchester Street (via HomeAid National Capital Region/Flickr)

The construction phase of a project bringing a new group home for adults with intellectual disabilities to the Reeves Farmhouse is expected to begin soon.

A year after the local Habitat for Humanity chapter and HomeAid National Capital Region broke ground on the historic structure at 400 N. Manchester Street in October last year, HomeAid and the construction company Toll Brothers announced that they’re ready to start work on the next stage.

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APS offers free dinners for families during government shutdown

By Dan Egitto
Wakefield High School (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlington Public Schools is offering free dinners at three high schools for families affected by the government shutdown.

Beginning Thursday, the school system will serve free hot meals every weekday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the cafeterias at Yorktown, Washington-Liberty and Wakefield high schools. Each location will provide 250 meals every day on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Bracing for SNAP disruptions, Arlington allocates $350K for AFAC food aid

By Dan Egitto
Arlingtonians wait in line at Arlington Food Assistance Center (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Arlington County is sending $350,000 to the county’s largest food pantry in response to possible disruptions in food aid for thousands of residents.

The funding transfer is intended to expand the Arlington Food Assistance Center’s capacity to help the roughly 10,000 local residents who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is expected to go on pause beginning Saturday because of the government shutdown.

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‘Taco Bell DC 50K’ will take runners to two Arlington Taco Bells next month

By Dan Egitto
The Taco Bell Cantina near Courthouse on March 7, 2023 (staff photo)

Two of Arlington’s Taco Bell locations are expected to host hundreds of runners the last weekend of November during a 50K race fueled by Tex-Mex.

The Taco Bell DC 50K — an unlicensed event billed as both “the ultimate mix of endurance and spice” and “something completely stupid” — will take contestants on a roughly 32-mile loop, visiting eight Taco Bell locations in Northern Virginia and D.C. on Saturday, Nov. 29.

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HQ2 left largely untouched as Amazon announces 14,000 corporate layoffs

By Dan Egitto
Amazon HQ2 (courtesy Amazon)

Amazon is slashing about 14,000 jobs, but the company’s HQ2 in Pentagon City will mostly be spared, ARLnow is told.

The company said in a Tuesday letter to employees that it is laying off thousands of corporate workers to reduce bureaucracy and “realize efficiency gains” in “this generation of AI.”

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Officials celebrate $11M overhaul of bike and pedestrian infrastructure on Army Navy Drive

By Dan Egitto
Officials celebrate a ribbon cutting for infrastructure upgrades along Army Navy Drive (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

Three years of pedestrian- and bicyclist-friendly upgrades along Army Navy Drive culminated in a ribbon cutting in Pentagon City today (Wednesday).

Four members of the Arlington County Board, the chair of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and other transit advocates attended the ceremony at the intersection of Army Navy Drive and S. Hayes Street, along the 0.6-mile stretch of road that received improvements between S. Joyce Street and 12th Street S.

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Stay cautious and support food pantries if you can, Arlington advocates urge amid uncertainty

By Dan Egitto
Volunteers distribute food at Arlington Food Assistance Center in December 2020 (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Local food security organizations are seeking donations and urging caution as uncertainty continues to hang over food assistance in Virginia during the government shutdown.

While federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is expected to come to a halt on Saturday unless lawmakers strike a deal, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) announced a plan yesterday for a stopgap measure to make sure people can still eat.

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Around Town

When to expect trick-or-treaters and other tips for Halloween in Arlington

By Dan Egitto
Halloween skeleton decor at N. Jackson Street and N. Pershing Drive (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Halloween is Friday, bringing trick-or-treaters, free Lyft rides and lots of thematic events to Arlington.

Here’s a look at what county newcomers can expect and where to go locally on the spookiest night of the year.

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