ARLnow is a locally owned and operated news site covering Arlington, Va.
Our news coverage and the revenue that supports it is the result of the hard work of a team of dedicated editors, reporters, account managers and operations specialists.
Below is the team that contributes, in full or in part, to ARLnow’s editorial team. All are full-time staff unless otherwise specified.
Dan Egitto — Site Editor
Originally from Central Florida, Dan graduated from Duke University and previously reported at the Palatka Daily News in Florida and the Vallejo Times-Herald in California. He joined ARLnow in January 2024 and is the primary editor for the site.
Scott McCaffrey — Senior Reporter
A Northern Virginia native, Scott has four decades of reporting, editing and newsroom experience in the local area plus Florida, South Carolina and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. He spent 26 years as editor of the Sun Gazette newspaper chain. For Local News Now, he covers government and civic issues in Arlington, Fairfax County and Falls Church.
Dave Facinoli — Sports Reporter (Freelance)
Dave grew up in Prince George’s County, Md. and attended Friendly High School. After attending Prince’s George Community College and James Madison University, where he covered sports on both college papers, he launched a local newspaper career that included roles as the sports editor of the Alexandria Gazette, the Arlington Sun Gazette and GazetteLeader, and other local papers.
Katie Taranto — Business Editor
Katie graduated from the University of Missouri in 2024, where she previously covered K-12 education at The Columbia Missourian. She is originally from Macungie, Pennsylvania. Katie is the primary local business reporter for ARLnow and its sister sites, ALXnow and FFXnow. She also writes our B2B email newsletter, The Ground Floor.
Jared Serre — Public Safety Reporter
Jared covers local business, public safety and breaking news, primarily for FFXnow and ARLnow. Originally from Northeast Ohio, he is a graduate of West Virginia University. He previously worked for Law360 before joining in May 2024.
Emily Leayman — Senior Reporter
Emily is the editor of ALXnow and contributes reporting to ARLnow and FFXnow. She was previously a field editor covering parts of Northern Virginia for Patch for more than eight years. A native of the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, she lives in Northern Virginia.
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