Arlington County police are on scene of a barricade situation in the Westover area.
It’s happening at an apartment building on the 5700 block of Washington Blvd. Police were originally dispatched around noon for a report of a woman screaming for help amid a domestic dispute with a man.
Update at 6:40 p.m. — A second Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued, and this time it encompasses all of Arlington.
The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a
Arlington’s Torri Huske just helped the U.S. capture gold in the mixed 4x100m medley relay.
It’s Huske’s second gold and fourth medal in Paris. She appeared exhausted after her freestyle swim in the last leg of the relay, narrowly hanging on to edge the Chinese relay team by 0.12 seconds.
Around 2,500 Arlington homes and businesses are without power Saturday afternoon due to a large outage.
The outage spans parts of the Long Branch Creek, Arlington Ridge and Pentagon City neighborhoods, according to a Dominion map. An additional 170 Dominion customers are reportedly without power in Alexandria’s Arlandria neighborhood as of 1:30 p.m.
Arlington County police are looking for three suspects from a carjacking in Crystal City.
The incident happened Thursday night around 6 p.m. at the rental car lot on the 2600 block of Richmond Highway (Route 1).
The Ballston Metro station is closed due to a power issue that has split the Orange and Silver lines in two.
Metro reported the issue on social media around 12:45 p.m. Metrobuses and shuttle buses have replaced trains between Clarendon, Virginia Square and East Falls Church.
Just over 1,200 Dominion customers were without power in Arlington this morning on an exceptionally sweltering day.
The outage affected a far northern section of Arlington — along parts of N. Glebe Road, Military Road and Chesterbrook Road — plus a portion of McLean. It followed reports of an arcing power line on the 3600 block of Miliary Road, which prompted a fire department response.
Pickleball Unlikely for Park — “Hell hath no fury like pickleball fanatics scorned. But at present, odds appear to be running against inclusion of pickleball courts in the soon-to-be-redeveloped Gateway Park in Rosslyn. Only one of three proposed design options includes sport courts, and at least right now, public sentiment apparently isn’t coalescing behind their being included.” [Gazette Leader]
Flyover Planned Today — From AlertDC: “The US Military will conduct a flyover in the NCR over Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, August 2nd, 2024, at 10:01 AM.”
Torri’s YHS Cheering Section — “In Paris, swimmer Torri Huske was surrounded by family, friends and classmates from Yorktown High School, enveloped in tear-filled hugs as she won her first Olympic gold medal in the women’s 100-meter butterfly. Back in Northern Virginia, people who knew Huske — and even those who didn’t — were watching the competition with bated breath as the two-time Olympian won by 0.04 seconds.” [Washington Post]
Latest on Local’s Racing Dreams — “WTOP’s Matt Kaufax zips down to the Driver’s Club at Dominion Raceway in Thornburg, Virginia… At Dominion, Matt met 15-year-old Hudson Schwartz, the youngest driver in the USF2000 Championship, a racing series that’s just a couple of divisions away from IndyCar, North America’s highest class of open-wheel car racing.” [WTOP]
Oral History of Rt. 29 Renaming — “Efforts behind the renaming of Arlington’s 5.2-mile swath of U.S. Route 29 have been commemorated for posterity. Using a county-government mini-grant, the Langston Boulevard Alliance worked with researcher Bennett King, a graduate student at Goucher College, on an oral-history project focused on the name change from Lee Highway to Langston Boulevard.” [Gazette Leader]
Retirement for Police K-9 — “Happy retirement, K9 Arlo! K9 Arlo began his career with ACPD in November 2018 after attending a basic K-9 school hosted by the @LoudounSheriff. As a Patrol/Narcotic K9, Arlo faithfully served the Arlington community by helping locate dangerous drugs and criminal suspects.” [Twitter]
Leadership Change for AWLA — “The Animal Welfare League of Arlington (AWLA) has announced that Sam Wolbert, President & CEO, will be stepping down from the role effective December 15, 2024. After seven years of dedicated service, Mr. Wolbert will be moving away from Arlington… AWLA will now conduct a nationwide search for a successor to lead the organization into a new era.” [Press Release]
New Cameras Issuing Warnings — From ACPD: “The newly installed red-light safety cameras in four intersections will begin to issue warnings from August 1-31 to raise public awareness and encourage compliance before issuing tickets for violations beginning on September 1.” [Twitter]
Watch Parties for Local Olympian — “Two watch parties have been organized in the city to witness the fastest man on the planet, Alexandria native Noah Lyles, race in the 100 meter and 200 meter finals in the Paris Olympics… The watch party for the 100m final will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4 at Pork Barrel BBQ (2312 Mount Vernon Avenue) in Del Ray.” [ALXnow]
It’s Friday — Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5pm, with otherwise mostly sunny and hot conditions, a high near 97, and heat index values up to 106. There is a 60% chance of precipitation. Friday night, showers and thunderstorms will continue, likely before 5am, followed by a slight chance of showers. The night will be mostly cloudy with a low around 75, and a 60% chance of precipitation. [NWS]
The demise of an anticipated development project at a busy Columbia Pike intersection has left a social and economic void in South Arlington.
It has also left many fingers pointing at an unnamed grocery tenant — which evidence suggests may have been an Amazon Fresh — for its role in the project’s failure.
Despite plans to close to the public, the doors to the View of DC observation deck in Rosslyn remain open for now while the property’s new owner finalizes some last-minute details.
Yesterday (Wednesday) was intended to be the last day visitors could access the deck at 1201 Wilson Blvd, according to the Arlington Economic Development website. The Arlington County Board last week agreed to exchange public access to the lookout, which offers free 360-degree views of D.C. and Northern Virginia, for a $14 million investment in renovations at nearby Gateway Park.
In the Team USA House at the Paris Olympics, the nation’s greatest athletes are cheering each other on every day to tunes curated by an Arlington resident.
James Morrison — stage name: TMMPO — is the team’s first-ever resident DJ. From noon to midnight in the historic Palais Brongniart, the Cherrydale resident is responsible for hyping up world-class athletes, including Arlington’s own Torri Huske, and helping their friends and family feel at home in France.
For at least the fourth time since late June, Dominion customers in Ballston and Virginia Square area are without power.
The outage started around 2 a.m. this morning, residents tell ARLnow, and an outage map shows it affecting roughly the same area as previous outages on June 24, July 15 and July 23.
