Arlington’s Missing Middle zoning ordinance is back on the books, at least for the time being, following a ruling in the Virginia Court of Appeals.
In the latest development in the dramatic legal battle over the county’s Expanded Housing Options (EHO), three appeals court judges issued a ruling yesterday (Tuesday) that reverses a circuit court decision declaring the zoning change void.
Two Harris Teeter stores in Arlington are closing this summer, the company confirmed Monday night.
The grocery stores — at 950 S. George Mason Drive and 3600 S. Glebe Road — are among four D.C. area Harris Teeter locations set to close. Also closing are stores in North Bethesda and at 8200 Crestwood Heights Drive in the Tysons area.
Nearly 12,000 homes and businesses were without power throughout Arlington and Falls Church on Thursday after a destructive thunderstorm ripped through the area.
Dominion reported outages affecting 10,859 customers in Arlington and 946 customers in the City of Falls Church, as of 5 p.m. The outages extended from Crystal City and Fairlington to a higher concentration in Arlington’s northern neighborhoods.
Update at 5 p.m. — More than 11,000 homes and businesses are without power in Arlington and Falls Church in the wake of the storm.
Earlier: Take cover now — a line of strong storms with a history of damaging winds is approaching Arlington.
Incumbents are advancing after today’s Democratic primary in Arlington.
There were two local races on the ballot — for a County Board seat and for the 1st District House of Delegates seat — and the incumbent candidate is well ahead in both.
A townhouse is on fire in the Douglas Park neighborhood, sending a plume of dark smoke into the otherwise clear blue sky.
Firefighters from Arlington and other neighboring jurisdictions are battling the blaze on the 1600 block of S. Taylor Street, north of Shirlington, trying to prevent it from spreading to adjacent units. Initial reports suggest a fire outside of the home spread inside.
The management office for the Fairlington Villages condo association caught fire Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters responded around 2 p.m. to a report of a building on fire at 3001 S. Abingdon Street, near Abingdon Elementary School in the Fairlington neighborhood.
Arlington County police and medics are on scene of a bank robbery along Columbia Pike.
The robbery happened around 11:15 a.m. at the Wells Fargo at 951 S. George Mason Drive. Initial reports suggest that a man in a black suit, fedora, and surgical mask and gloves passed a note to a teller and stole cash.
Police are on scene of a shooting at a Crystal City apartment building.
Two people were wounded and taken to local hospitals, including a teen boy with critical injuries, according to Arlington County police. The shooting happened during a party at the Crystal Towers Apartments at 1600 S. Eads Street, according to initial reports, prompting numerous people to flee.
A massive emergency response remains on scene of an aircraft crash in the water near Reagan National Airport.
A military helicopter and a regional jet with 64 people on board collided mid-air Wednesday night. Video from the Kennedy Center webcam showed a fiery collision, over the Potomac River.
A vehicle ran off the Arlington Memorial Bridge and into the Potomac River.
A two-vehicle crash shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday caused a pickup truck to smash through the side of the bridge and into the river around mid-span.
A substitute teacher has been charged with taking indecent liberties with a high school student.
Timothy McGhee, a 47-year-old Alexandria resident, had been working as a substitute at Washington-Liberty High School. He also previously worked at some local churches and unsuccessfully ran for state Senate in Arlington and Alexandria in 2011.
