Led by the individual champion and three other golfers placing in the top 10, the Yorktown Patriots won the recent Don Roth Warhawk Invitational tournament.
Yorktown comfortably won the one-day, 18-hole, 17-team high-school golf event at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Clifton with a 295 team score. The host, the Madison Warhawks, placed second with 309.
Arlington Woman Charged With Murder — An Arlington woman, 18, is among four additional suspects arrested in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy during an alleged robbery attempt in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said. She is charged with felony murder and attempted robbery and is being held without bond. [Patch]
Wig-Wearing Theft Suspect Caught — “A man has been taken into custody in Arlington… after reportedly stealing over $1,000 in merchandise from an Ulta Beauty store in Fairfax County this afternoon.” Officers boxed in his car near Army Navy Drive and S. Joyce Street, near the Pentagon City Ulta store. [The DMV Live/X]
County Names New HR Director — Agnes Cholewa will become Arlington’s director of human resources on Sept. 8, succeeding Marcy Foster, who is retiring after holding the job since July 2003. Cholewa most recently served as deputy director of D.C.’s Department of Human Resources. [Arlington County]
Fall Programming at Mason Square — Free weekly events return to The Plaza at Mason Square from Aug. 31 through Oct. 30, including a Monday book club, hobby-focused Try it Thursdays and Saturday morning DJ sets at George Mason University’s Arlington campus. [Press Release]
More on Bailey’s Xroads ICE Encounter — A licensed counselor said a masked ICE agent pointed a gun at her head along Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads on Monday, an encounter she recorded. “I think they would have shot me and gotten away with it, to be completely honest,” she said. DHS said she weaponized her vehicle against officers. [FFXnow]
New Senator Votes on Own Bills — Sen. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D-39), whose district includes part of Arlington, told an Arlington Senior Democrats luncheon in Shirlington that winning a mid-session special election let her vote twice on legislation she sponsored. “We’re not in a partisan gridlock,” she said. [ALXnow]
Dominion Seeks $922 Million More — “Dominion Energy asked the State Corporation Commission for permission to recover an additional $922 million in fuel costs…” Securitizing the costs over seven to 10 years would add about $8 a month to the average residential bill, rather than $21 over a single year. [Virginia Mercury]
It’s Friday — Expect mostly cloudy skies today with a high near 88 and a northeast wind around 5 mph. There’s a 30% chance of rain showers in the afternoon, followed by a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows tonight will settle around 72, with a 40% chance of storms. [NWS]
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Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Aug 13, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Friday in Arlington, from our event calendar.
Expect mostly cloudy skies with a high near 88°F and a 30% chance of showers and possible thunderstorms after 5 PM. In the evening, there is a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms until 10 PM, followed by showers after 2 AM, with a low around 71°F and light, variable winds. See more from Weather.gov.
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
– Edmund Burke
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The battle over the Kennedy Center’s future escalated Thursday as President Donald Trump’s allies on the board took new steps to commemorate him with physical changes to the iconic performing arts institution that could defy a federal court order.
During an hourslong meeting that was conducted virtually, the board voted to add Trump’s name to the building’s facade so it would read “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.” The plaza in front of the building would be named after Trump and most of the space at the venue would be closed for two years to allow for substantial renovations.
*Mamistad Groups meet IN PERSON-only the introductory Zoom call is virtual. :)
Pregnancy and new mom groups are a lifesaver when it comes to normalizing those feelings we just can’t be prepared for.
The Arlington County Board approved a new contract for the county’s independent policing auditor following almost three hours of closed-door conversation this week.
Little public discussion came before or after the vote on the employment agreement with Mummi Ibrahim, who has served in the post since 2022. However, the outcome of the meeting — which appeared to focus on criminal justice issues — is that Ibrahim will now serve at the pleasure of the County Board, rather than County Manager Mark Schwartz, Board spokesperson David Barrera told ARLnow.
The voting schedule for the Nov. 3 general election is set in Arlington.
Early voting will begin on Friday, Sept. 18 at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center, and will continue through Oct. 31. Starting Saturday, Oct. 17, satellite voting will take place at the Walter Reed and Langston-Brown community centers.
A vehicle caught fire after a crash in a Crystal City apartment parking garage last night, leading to DUI charges against the driver.
It happened shortly before 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at a parking garage on the 2200 block of S. Clark Street.
Booths run by some of Arlington’s youngest entrepreneurs will be setting up at the Arlington County Fair this weekend, selling crafts, food and more.
Kids Markets will be hosting two kid-run markets on Saturday and Sunday at the fair, setting up booths in the upper field with goods such as jewelry, arts and crafts, crocheted items and fidget toys. Vendors aged 5-17 will be setting prices, handling transactions and pocketing their profits.
The Yorktown Patriots are hungry for the 2026 high-school football season to bring more of the same, if not better, under second-year head coach Alec Hicks.
Under Hicks in 2025, the Patriots finished 7-4 overall, won the Liberty District title with a 6-0 record, were 2-0 against Arlington County rivals and earned a region-tournament playoff berth.
