An Arlington Circuit Court judge has delayed the sentencing of a man who admitted to shooting at police officers during a 2022 car chase through Arlington and Fairfax counties.
Ricardo Singleton must first undergo an evaluation through the state’s mental health assistance program, Judge Daniel S. Fiore II ruled Friday, before being sentenced on Aug. 16.
Television ratings for the 2024 Paris games are way up compared to the Tokyo Olympics.
The excitement of crowds that were absent during the Covid-delayed Tokyo games probably have something to do with that, as does the time change improvement that sees most major events happening live in the morning and afternoon in the U.S. instead of overnight.
LadyBug Academy’s Spanish Immersion Program is now open and enrolling!
Arlington families have a new opportunity to give their children an early start in Spanish. LadyBug Academy’s Spanish Immersion Program introduces Spanish naturally through play, storytelling, hands-on activities, and everyday classroom experiences.
Designed with young learners and families in mind, the program provides a warm, nurturing environment where children can learn, grow, and experience Spanish throughout their school day.
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W-L Alum Coaches to Bronze — “Nearly a century after the ‘Boys in the Boat’ won a gold medal for the U.S. in Berlin, another American team full of former University of Washington Huskies won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics… The U.S. men’s eight boat is coached by UW rowing coach [and Washington-Liberty High School alumnus] Michael Callahan.” [KING 5, Twitter]
County Preps for Deer Cull — “The relevant Arlington County government staff are moving full-throttle toward bringing sharpshooters to the community in an effort to cull what they describe as an excessive deer population. Yet they also seem to be hedging their bets. ‘We’re pretty sure sharpshooting will work,’ said John Marlin.” [Gazette Leader]
Flyover Cancelled Today — Updated at 9:25 a.m. — From Arlington Alert: “Today’s 12:45 PM Arlington National Cemetery Flyover has been canceled due to weather.” [Twitter]
Chase Thru Arlington Ends in D.C. — From Dave Statter: “@AlexandriaVAPD chasing a stolen car on I-395N through Arlington into DC just before 7p yesterday. It ended with a crash near the Wharf and the driver arrested. A passenger fled. The driver was wanted for a felony robbery in Arlington Thursday.” [Twitter]
Unemployment Rate in Arlington — “Month-over-month unemployment rates in both Arlington and Fairfax counties ticked upward in June, according to new data, part of a regional and national trend for the month, with Arlington seeing the lowest rate in the local area and second lowest in Virginia.” [Gazette Leader]
Meter Reminder for the Dogs — From Arlington’s Dept. of Environmental Services: “Arlington canines: Please keep the p off the arking machines. It jams the coin doors, especially in summer.” [Twitter]
F.C. Theater Troupe Moving — “Falls Church’s homegrown theater troupe and educational enterprise, Creative Cauldron, is aiming to move into brand new digs at the big (new Whole Foods) Broad and Washington project by the end of this year.” [FCNP]
Hot, Rainy August on Tap — “Our August outlook for DC weather is out! Some good news: 1) We think it will be seasonably hot, but not as hot as July, which was 4th hottest on record 2) We expect a wetter than normal month which should help the drought.” [Capital Weather Gang, Twitter]
It’s Monday — Expect sunshine and a high near 95 degrees, accompanied by a southwest wind at 3 to 8 mph. Later in the night, partly cloudy skies will prevail with a low around 77, and a southwest wind around 7 mph. [NWS]
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Looking for a fall activity that gets you moving and builds real confidence? EvolveAll Martial Arts and Training Studio is offer free classes for youth and adults during it’s upcoming Intro Week, September 14-19.
EvolveAll, Arlington’s martial arts and fitness community off Columbia Pike, is once again opening its doors for a full week of free trial classes — and youth classes are one of the highlights. Kids ages 5-15 will get to try hands-on martial arts instruction designed to build discipline, focus, and self-defense skills in a supportive, age-appropriate environment.
Arlington’s Torri Huske will be coming home from Paris with five Olympic medals, after a world record performance in the pool Sunday.
Huske and her fellow women’s 4x100m medley relay final teammates — Regan Smith, Lilly King and Gretchen Walsh — captured gold and set a new world record, all while besting second place Australia by a full 3.5 seconds.
For over 400 years, humans have studied the cosmos through telescopes anchored to the ground. That changed with the rise of spaceflight; only in the last 50 years have telescopes escaped the Earth's atmosphere entirely and opened a new window on the universe.
Join us for a talk from two NASA astrophysicists on the space telescopes of yesterday, today, and tomorrow—from Hubble's nearly four decades of discovery to James Webb, Nancy Grace Roman, and more. Learn about some of their most striking discoveries and what the future holds.
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 and parts of the D.C. area are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch and a Flood Watch this afternoon and evening.
The Flood Watch, issued early Saturday morning, is in effect from 3-10 p.m. Forecasters say multiple rounds of storms later today could pack heavy rains and lead to flash flooding.
Pentagon MMA has brought a special honor home to Arlington from the birthplace of Muay Thai.
The Arlington Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu Academy is now officially a certified and registered Muay Thai Gym Partner through the Sports Authority of Thailand and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, making Pentagon MMA the only Muay Thai academy on the East Coast to have earned this distinction.
