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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ACPD corporal dies from 9/11-related cancer after 35 years of service

By Dan Egitto
ACPD Cpl. Barry Foust, who responded to 9/11 and served with the agency for over three decades (via ACPD)

An Arlington police officer who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon has died from cancer related to those recovery efforts.

The Arlington County Police Department honored Cpl. Barry Foust’s 35 years of service with the agency in a press release today (Tuesday). Foust, who was on patrol the day of the terrorist attack and helped launch Arlington County’s response, died Friday following a cancer diagnosis in June 2025.

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NOW: Fallen tree near Arlington National Cemetery causes Metro delays

By Dan Egitto
The fallen tree near Arlington National Cemetery (via Metro Forward/X)

Some Metro travelers are experiencing delays during their commutes this morning due to a downed tree near Arlington National Cemetery.

Shuttle service for the Blue Line is currently operating between Rosslyn and the Pentagon, and Metro is warning of delays on the Orange and Yellow lines in both directions due to train congestion, according to the most recent advisory.

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Paid sick leave expands to all Virginia workers with support from Sen. Favola

By Dan Egitto
Sen. Barbara Favola (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

All Virginia workers will be eligible for paid sick leave under new legislation backed by State Sen. Barbara Favola (D-40).

The new law, signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger yesterday (Wednesday), requires employers to provide both full-time and part-time employees with up to five sick days per year beginning in July 2027. Workers accrue one hour for every 30 hours worked, and will be able to take time off for either mental or physical illness.

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Windows smashed, items stolen from 16 vehicles in Potomac Yard

By Dan Egitto
File photo

Electronics and other personal items were reported stolen from numerous vehicles in Potomac Yard in a series of break-ins earlier this week.

The windows of 16 vehicles were damaged, with a suspect or suspects stealing tires off of three of the vehicles in addition to snatching belongings, according to the Arlington County Police Department.

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Virginia Supreme Court agrees to take up Missing Middle lawsuit

By Dan Egitto
An approved EHO development in the Leeway Overlee neighborhood, in October 2024 (staff photo by James Jarvis)

The Virginia Supreme Court has agreed to review the lawsuit over Arlington’s Missing Middle zoning change, moving one step closer to resolving the complicated but consequential case.

Following oral arguments last month, the court announced today (Tuesday) that it will review a Virginia Court of Appeals ruling that would create big obstacles for plaintiffs, if upheld.

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Around Town

Arlington firefighters rescue dog from storm drain

By Dan Egitto
Firefighters rescue Rocky the dog from a Pentagon City storm drain (via ACFD/X)

Arlington firefighters performed an unusual rescue operation over the weekend after a dog accidentally jumped into a storm drain.

The dog, Rocky, fell into the drain on Saturday morning at 14th Street S. and S. Fern Street, in the Pentagon City area. He was uninjured.

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Feedback sought on street safety projects, Doctor’s Run Park upgrades

By Dan Egitto
Doctor's Run Park (via Google Maps)

A package of local street safety projects and the final draft design for upgrades to Doctor’s Run Park are both collecting public feedback through this weekend.

The deadline to submit input on all projects is Sunday. The street projects are intended to improve pedestrian safety on roads in Green Valley, Virginia Square and East Falls Church, while Doctor’s Run Park is expected to get a resurfaced volleyball court and updated playground equipment, among other changes.

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One Roosevelt Bridge on-ramp closing, another reopening today

By Dan Egitto
The Theodore Roosevelt Bridge (file photo)

There’s good news for one group of commuters between Arlington and D.C., and bad news for another.

The southbound GW Parkway ramp onto the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge is expected to close for repairs beginning today (Friday) and continuing through mid-August, according to the District Department of Transportation. At the same time, weather permitting, the eastbound ramp onto the bridge from Arlington Blvd will be reopening for the first time since February.

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Vigil for man killed in Columbia Pike police standoff happening tonight

By Dan Egitto
Police confront Shawn Valn along Columbia Pike before he barricaded himself in the 7-Eleven (courtesy Dave Statter/X)

Some Columbia Pike community members are planning a vigil tonight (Wednesday) for a man police fatally shot during a standoff last Friday.

The death of Shawn Valn, 33, remains under investigation by the Northern Virginia Critical Incident Response Team and no new information from the Arlington County Police Department is publicly available right now, police spokesperson Ashley Savage told ARLnow.

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‘Wonder Years’ actress and mathematician holding book reading for kids at HQ2

By Dan Egitto
Met Park in June 2023 (file photo)

The writer and mathematician who played Winnie Cooper on “The Wonder Years” will be hosting a book reading for kids at a Pentagon City book fair this weekend.

Danica McKellar, who went on to become a New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized mathematician following her role on the sitcom, will be reading from her math picture book, “Goodnight, Numbers,” at HQ2 from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

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JUST IN: County going back to former trash contractor after months of complaints

By Dan Egitto
An American Disposal truck in Northern Virginia (staff photo by Matt Blitz)

After months of complaints about missed trash pickups and other waste collection issues, Arlington County is ditching its current contractor in favor of its former provider.

The county announced today that it will be ending its contract with Bates Trucking and Trash Removal on Aug. 1, one year after Bates took over responsibility for providing curbside pickup for trash, recycling and organics — a change that almost immediately led to complaints from dissatisfied residents.

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Rosslyn sidewalk and sewer line projects getting underway

By Dan Egitto
The Fort Myer Drive sidewalk in January (via Arlington County)

A pair of infrastructure projects are getting underway in Rosslyn, seeking to improve pedestrian safety and restore the structural integrity of a major sewer line.

Both projects, which seek to avoid potentially serious consequences for local residents, may bring temporary road and sidewalk closures.

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