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Published February 25, 2019 at 8:00AM

High Wind Warning Today — Arlington is now under a High Wind Warning until 6 p.m. today. Gusty winds knocked out power in a number of areas overnight. As of 8 a.m., more than 250 Dominion customers in Arlington were still without power. [Twitter, Weather.gov]

American Legion Project Approved — “The Arlington County Board today approved a redevelopment plan to replace the aging American Legion Post 39 at 3445 Washington Blvd. with a seven-story building that will include 160 affordable units atop a new Post 139. In a related action, the Board allocated a $5.79 million loan from the County’s Affordable Housing Investment Fund to help build the project.” [Arlington County]

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UPDATED: Large Emergency Response Near Pentagon City Apartment Building

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Published February 22, 2019 at 3:05PM | Updated February 22, 2019 at 6:57PM

Update at 7 p.m. — The situation ended after police found the subject dead in the apartment, per ACPD.

UPDATE: The subject was located deceased and ACPD is now conducting a death investigation. Based on the preliminary investigation, this is an isolated incident with no known threat to the community.

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BREAKING: Firefighters Rescue Worker at Fleet Elementary School Construction Site

By Alex Koma

Published February 13, 2019 at 2:15PM | Updated February 13, 2019 at 2:39PM

Firefighters rescue a worker on the second floor of the new Fleet Elementary School.

(Updated at 2:40 p.m.) Arlington first responders were called to the construction site of the new Alice West Fleet Elementary School this afternoon to rescue a worker.

The worker in need of assistance was located on the second floor of the new school, which is being built adjacent to Thomas Jefferson Middle School at 125 S. Old Glebe Road.

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Firefighters Extinguish Overnight Blaze at Home Near Ballston

By Alex Koma

Published February 12, 2019 at 9:00AM | Updated February 12, 2019 at 10:11AM

A fire at a home outside Ballston (via @ArlingtonVaFD)

Arlington firefighters extinguished a blaze at a home under construction in a neighborhood near Ballston early this morning.

First responders were called to the 4600 block of 13th Street N., in the Waycroft-Woodlawn neighborhood, around 1 a.m. today (Tuesday).

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By ARLnow.com

Published February 12, 2019 at 7:30AM

More Rumbles of More Amazon — “John Boyd, principal of the Boyd Co. Inc., a private site selection firm in Princeton, N.J… said he wouldn’t be surprised if Amazon decided to add more jobs to its operations in Crystal City.” [Washington Business Journal]

ACFD Rescues Stuck Puppy — Arlington firefighters helped to free a 9-week-old puppy whose head got stuck while being a bit too curious. “She thanked the crew with many kisses,” the department said. [Twitter]

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Lyon Park Woman Recounts Her Harrowing Jump from a Second-Floor Window to Escape a House Fire

By Alex Koma

Published February 5, 2019 at 3:30PM

A fire at a Lyon Park duplex (via @ArlingtonVaFD)

Nawal Rajeh was doing some housework and listening to an audiobook in the moments before her life turned upside down.

Rajeh’s home, a small duplex on N. Garfield Street in Lyon Park, caught fire back on Jan. 3, forcing her to jump from her second-story apartment to evade the blaze.

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Boiler Room Issue Prompts Fire Department Response, Evacuation at Jamestown Elementary

By ARLnow.com

Published January 31, 2019 at 12:45PM

Jamestown Elementary School in 2012

The evacuation comes amid frigid temperatures below 20 degrees.

Arlington County firefighters are investigating the smoke and believe it may be the result of a mechanical issue, according to scanner traffic. Police are blocking off streets due to the fire department response.

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BREAKING: Fire at N. Arlington Apartment Building

By ARLnow.com

Published January 31, 2019 at 9:50AM | Updated January 31, 2019 at 10:18AM

(Updated at 10:15 a.m.) A busy, cold morning for local firefighters is getting busier.

Firefighters are on scene of a fire at the large Horizons Apartments complex at 4300 Old Dominion Drive, near Cherrydale. The fire is reported to be out but smoky conditions have been reported on the 9th and 10th floors.

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UPDATED: Firefighters Battle House Fire in Nauck

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Published January 30, 2019 at 1:20PM | Updated January 30, 2019 at 3:11PM

(Updated at 3:10 p.m.) Firefighters from Arlington and Alexandria extinguished a house fire in Arlington’s Nauck neighborhood today (Wednesday).

The fire broke out in a two-story duplex on the 3700 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive — a narrow residential street that runs parallel to the main route — around 1 p.m. Arriving firefighters reported smoke coming from the front door and the occupants of the home standing outside.

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By ARLnow.com

Published January 29, 2019 at 7:30AM | Updated January 29, 2019 at 8:29AM

Student Population Predicted to Keep Rising — “Arlington school officials say they now anticipate the total student population to rise an additional 24 percent by 2028, and the latest round of projections has raised fears the school system could fall further behind in its efforts to keep up with elementary-school enrollment.” [InsideNova]

Amazon to First Come to Rosslyn? — “Amazon.com Inc. is said to be in talks to take some or all of the planned WeWork co-working space set to open in Rosslyn later this year as it plots its longer term growth at National Landing,” reports the Washington Business Journal. ARLnow has also heard from a commercial real estate source that Amazon will station its initial Arlington “HQ2” employees at the Rosslyn WeWork, while its temporary space in Crystal City is built out, but we have been able to confirm the rumor. [Washington Business Journal]

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Fire at Fire Works Pizza in Courthouse

By ARLnow.com

Published January 26, 2019 at 3:15PM

Fire at Fire Works Pizza and the Residence Inn hotel in Courthouse

Fire Works Pizza in Courthouse is temporarily closed due to a fire Saturday afternoon.

The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. at the restaurant, near the corner of Clarendon Blvd and N. Adams Street, but the flames were mostly confined to the kitchen and the restaurant’s duct work and exhaust system, which extends to the roof.

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UDATED: ACFD Battles N. Arlington House Fire

By ARLnow.com

Published January 22, 2019 at 7:20PM | Updated January 22, 2019 at 9:08PM

Fire on the 5700 block of Little Falls Road (photo courtesy ACFD)

(Updated at 9 p.m.) Arlington County firefighters are on the scene of a house fire on Little Falls Road in North Arlington.

The fire was reported around 7 p.m. in the basement of a home on the 5700 block of Little Falls Road, roughly between Nottingham Elementary and Yorktown High School.