Arlington news

• UPDATED: Police investigating possible murder-suicide in Pentagon City

  05-03-2024 23:25 via arlnow.com
  
  Police on scene of homicide investigation in Pentagon City (photo courtesy anonymous)
  (Updated at 3:40 p.m.) Arlington police are investigating what might be the county’s first homicide of 2024.
  Police were dispatched to the apartment building above the Whole Foods store on the 500 block of 12th Street S. in Pentagon City around 4:15 p.m. for a report of gunshots fired in a 15th floor apartment.
  Officers found two people dead inside the unit.
  “Upon arrival, officers located an adult
  
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• BREAKING: Police investigating possible murder-suicide in Pentagon City

  05-03-2024 23:25 via arlnow.com
  
  Police on scene of homicide investigation in Pentagon City (photo courtesy anonymous)
  Arlington police are investigating what might be the county’s first homicide of 2024.
  Police were dispatched to the apartment building above the Whole Foods store on the 500 block of 12th Street S. in Pentagon City around 4:15 p.m. for a report of gunshots fired in a 15th floor apartment.
  Officers found two people dead inside the unit.
  “Upon arrival, officers located an adult male and adult female d
  
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• Congressman Don Beyer aims to further improve suicide prevention with AI

  05-03-2024 21:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Rep. Don Beyer (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
  Congressman Don Beyer plans to apply his growing AI knowledge to help improve the nation’s work on suicide prevention.
  The congressman said that he is trying to figure out a way to use artificial intelligence to improve suicide hotlines. After enrolling part-time at George Mason University to pursue a master’s in AI, to learn how to regulate its use, he said he realized that AI could be beneficial in other areas.
  Beyer said he wants to use
  
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• Managing deer overpopulation to preserve Arlington’s forests

  05-03-2024 20:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Deer overpopulation is harming Arlington’s forest parks.Arlington County’s Deer Management Project is an initiative to address the overpopulation of white-tailed deer, which, while native to Virginia and an important part of our forest ecosystems, cause harm when their numbers exceed the forests’ capacity to sustain them.
  We’ve heard a desire for more information about this project, why it is needed, and for more specifics around the issue. We hear you! We’ve creat
  
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• New Wagamama in Clarendon nears completion with firm opening date on the horizon

  05-03-2024 19:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Wagamama in Clarendon on March 4, 2024 (staff photo)
  Brown paper still shields the windows of the new Wagamama in Clarendon, but construction appeared to be winding down when ARLnow peeked inside through eyeball-sized holes in the window coverings this week.
  Nearly two years have passed since the British chain, known for its Japanese cuisine, announced its plans to open at 2950 Clarendon Blvd, formerly home to Oz, a restaurant owned by “Real Housewives of Potomac” stars Ashley and Mi
  
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• Ask Eli: The 2024 market is off to a… start?

  05-03-2024 18:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This regularly scheduled sponsored Q&A column is written by Eli Tucker, Arlington-based Realtor and Arlington resident. Please submit your questions to him via email for response in future columns. Video summaries of some articles can be found on YouTube on the Eli Residential channel. Enjoy!
  Question: How is the Northern Virginia real estate market doing so far in 2024?Answer: It is common for there to be a sharp shift in market demand when the calen
  
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• Where to find Girl Scout cookies in Arlington before selling season ends this weekend

  05-03-2024 17:30 via arlnow.com
  
  This is the last week to stock up on Caramel deLites, Tagalongs, Do-si-dos and Thin Mints, as Girl Scout cookie season draws to an end.
  Booth sales in Arlington, run by the little “cookie entrepreneurs,” will end after this Sunday, March 10.
  Each year, Girl Scouts sell cookies in person and online for a limited time to fund troop events and activities throughout the year. After this week, cookie lovers will have to wait until the next selling period in 2025, between January and Apri
  
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• ACFD’s youth firefighting camp on the chopping block this budget

  05-03-2024 16:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Campers participate in a bucket brigade in Camp Heat 2018 (file photo)
  An Arlington summer camp teaching teenagers firefighting skills could go up in smoke this year.
  Camp Heat, which annually enrolls around 25 teens, is on the chopping block in the county’s budget draft. Cutting the free five-day camp to save $47,000 is part of a plan to maintain the Arlington County Fire Dept.’s current $76 million budget in Fiscal Year 2025.
  “By eliminating Camp Heat, the Arlington community
  
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• ACPD: Local man arrested after circling victim in parking lot while brandishing gun

  05-03-2024 15:30 via arlnow.com
  
  File photo
  An Arlington man is in jail after police say he threatened another man with a gun along Langston Blvd.
  The incident happened just before noon this past Friday, near the intersection of Langston Blvd and N. Kirkwood Road. It started, police said, as a dispute inside a business.
  More, below, from an Arlington County Police Department crime report.
  BRANDISHING, 2024-03010111, 3100 block of Langston Boulevard. At approximately 11:52 a.m. on March 1, police were dispatched to the report of
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Mar 4, 2024

  05-03-2024 02:30 via 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 — Mar 4, 2024.9:30 am: Morning Poll: Which March thing are you most looking forward to? |Comments
  10:45 am: APS superintendent says lean budget proposal reflects state funding uncertainties |Comments
  11:45 am: Arlington considers removing immigration status requirements for low-income housi
  
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