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Discarded marijuana joints in local parks are raising some concerns about the safety of Arlingtonians’ furry friends.

“In some of Arlington’s parks we need to be more vigilant to protect our dogs from accidental marijuana ingestion,” Ann Marie Douglass wrote in an article for the Arlington Neighborhood News Exchange, which distributes resident-written content to civic association newsletters across the county.


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Ceremonies in remembrance of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks will be taking place in Arlington tomorrow.

A wreath-laying ceremony hosted by the county will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Bozman Government Center in Courthouse.


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Arlington has fallen from No. 1 to No. 2 in a ranking of the most educated “cities” in the country.

The new ranking from Forbes Advisor spotlights Arlington’s status as having the nation’s highest percentage of residents aged 25 and older with bachelor’s degrees and graduate degrees — 78% and 43%, respectively. That’s a hair above last year’s percentages of 76% and 42%.


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Despite a recent investigation unearthing broad failures in a decade-long D.C. program to eliminate traffic deaths, Arlington is holding fast to its Vision Zero goals.

Both Arlington and D.C. have set goals of eradicating all vehicle crashes resulting in fatalities and severe injuries. D.C. adopted its Vision Zero Action Plan in 2014 with the aim of achieving this by 2024, and Arlington adopted its own action plan in 2021 with a 2030 goalpost.


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Both Arlington Democrats and the Arlington GOP plan to have a presence at the Hispanic Heritage Community Festival this weekend.

Members of the Trump campaign, which has been pushing for voter turnout in Northern Virginia, also reportedly plan to attend.


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An Arlington fentanyl dealer whose pills reportedly caused a client to fatally overdose was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday (Wednesday).

Shan Mehmood, 21, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl, distribution of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime.


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Additional red light cameras are going online next week at two Arlington intersections.

Drivers will begin receiving warnings for infractions at the following sites in Rosslyn and along Langston Blvd starting Tuesday, Sept. 3, the county announced in a press release.


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A GOP-led training on spotting potential voter fraud in the November election took place in Clarendon last night (Monday).

The event co-hosted by the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee was part of a tour of the “Protect the Vote” campaign, which seeks to recruit a total of 100,000 volunteers in battleground states. RNC Chairman Michael Whatley tied this to efforts around the country to add voter ID requirements and strengthen other guardrails against illegal voting.


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As the 2024-25 school year starts today, Arlington Public Schools is launching several new initiatives to tackle student safety and enrichment.

Approved changes for this year include a new attendance policy for high school athletic events, a new after-school program pilot, and an extra five-day weekend in November.


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Former President Donald Trump attended a wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery and made a campaign stop in Falls Church earlier today (Monday).

Trump visited the cemetery to mark the three-year anniversary of a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members. He then made an appearance at Truong Tien Restaurant at the Eden Center, alongside Vietnamese-American U.S. Senate candidate Hung Cao (R).


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Crowds of cheering supporters thronged Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center on Sunday to celebrate the triumphant return of Olympic gold medalist Torri Huske.

“This Olympics was such an amazing experience,” said Huske, who returned home to Arlington from Paris with three gold medals and two silver medals in swimming events. “It was such an honor representing not only my country, but all of you. And I wanted to let you know that as much as this medal, or all of these medals, are mine, a little piece of it also belongs to you guys — because Arlington helped make me the person I am today.”


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