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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Jun 10, 2024

By ARLnow.com

Good Monday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Jun 10, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

☀️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect a mostly sunny day with a high near 77 and a gentle northwest wind at around 6 mph. As for Tuesday night, the skies will be mostly clear and the temperature will drop to around 60, with a north wind at around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“There is nothing impossible to him who will try.”
– Alexander the Great

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

News

Overnight I-395 chase ends with big crash, search for suspect near Shirlington

By ARLnow.com
Moments before the crash on S. Walter Reed Drive and Arlington Mill Drive (via traffic camera/SafetyVid)

A drone, a helicopter and at least three police agencies helped to apprehend a driver who crashed during a chase early Monday morning.

The crash happened just after 1 a.m. as Virginia State Police chased a black Chevy Camaro from I-395 to Arlington Mill Drive, near Shirlington. State troopers originally tried to stop the Camaro for reckless driving on southbound I-395, according to a VSP spokesperson.

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News

Video: Sound of shots fired sends partygoers fleeing in Arlington View neighborhood

By Jared Serre
People flee after the sound of possible gunfire in the Arlington View neighborhood (courtesy of anonymous)

What sounded like gunshots being fired sent people running from a party in the Arlington View neighborhood early this morning.

The incident happened just before 2 a.m. Monday on the 1500 block of 12th Street S.

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Schools

School Board passes $826 million budget, falling short of some officials’ ambitions

By Dan Egitto
Arlington School Board Chair Cristina Diaz-Torres discusses the Arlington Public Schools budget (via Arlington Public Schools)

The Arlington School Board has unanimously passed an $826 million budget that, in the view of several board members, fails to accomplish key goals.

“This is a budget of status quos,” Chair Cristina Diaz-Torres said prior to a Thursday vote. “I said this the day that [Superintendent Francisco Durán] announced the budget. This is a budget of maintaining the status quo at a bare minimum.”

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News

ACPD: Driver playing loud music struck officer with car near Ballston

By ARLnow.com
Police car at night (file photo courtesy Kevin Wolf)

An officer responding to a call about a car playing loud music was struck by the driver as he attempted to flee, according to police.

The incident happened around 5 a.m. this past Saturday, on the 800 block of N. Wakefield Street, just west of Ballston.

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News

More sightings as bear continues to wander through north Arlington

By ARLnow.com
Black bear seen Monday morning along N. Quebec Street (via @dougmillsnyt/Twitter)

The black bear that was roaming near Potomac Overlook park over the weekend has made its way south.

The young bear has more recently been spotted in the Donaldson Run and Cherrydale neighborhoods. Photos and video shared with ARLnow Monday morning show the bear exploring driveways and and a park along N. Quebec Street, near Langston Blvd.

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Schools

Yorktown crowned state champs in girls lacrosse

By Jared Serre
The 2024 Yorktown High School state champion girls lacrosse team (via @yhssports/Twitter)

After narrowly missing out on an undefeated season, the Yorktown High School girls lacrosse team can claim a higher title: state champions.

The team defeated Fairfax County’s Robinson Secondary School in Richmond on Saturday, earning the school’s second title in three seasons.

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