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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Sat, 18 May 2013 22:12:15 -0400RICHMOND Virginia Republicans last nominated an African American for statewide office in June 1988, when they picked a minister, Maurice Dawkins of Arlington County, to challenge former Gov. Chuck Robb for U.S. Senate.
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Virginia WJLA - Kimberly Suiters - Fri, 17 May 2013 19:02:02 EST
Surging growth for an Arlington school is prompting concerns among its neighbors, but the biggest worry is focused on one small part of that growth centered around youth sports.
The problem is not necessarily the elementary school to be built on the campus of Williamsburg Middle School or the doubling of the school-aged population, but it’s the lights.
“All of a sudden I’m going to have stadium lighting in my bedroom,” says Donna Heivilin.
Heivilin signed a petition against lighting the middle field, which is basically Judy Hadden’s back yard.
Hadden is one of 136 Rock Spring neighbors who signed the petition asking Arlington County to keep the so-called dark sky lights found at Long Bridge Park completely dark.
The Arlington Soccer Association’s competing pro-light petition has nearly 10 times the number of signers.
"Lacrosse for kids, football for kids, frisbee for kids. Those are all growing as well at really incredible rates and all those groups need rectangular fields," Justin Wilt of the Arlington Soccer Association.
The ASA recommends a light curfew of 9:30 p.m. and reserving the fields for youth sports only, but the county would have to enforce that.
“I don’t think we have any guarantee," says Hadden.
“We feel they’ve made a decision and slammed it down our throats,” says Heivilin.
But this match isn’t over yet. Just down the street, the neighborhood around Bishop O’Connell High School fought lights and won.
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Virginia WJLA - Kimberly Suiters - Fri, 17 May 2013 19:02:02 EST
Surging growth for an Arlington school is prompting concerns among its neighbors, but the biggest worry is focused on one small part of that growth centered around youth sports.
The problem is not necessarily the elementary school to be built on the campus of Williamsburg Middle School or the doubling of the school-aged population, but it’s the lights.
“All of a sudden I’m going to have stadium lighting in my bedroom,” says Donna Heivilin.
Heivilin signed a petition against lighting the middle field, which is basically Judy Hadden’s back yard.
Hadden is one of 136 Rock Spring neighbors who signed the petition asking Arlington County to keep the so-called dark sky lights found at Long Bridge Park completely dark.
The Arlington Soccer Association’s competing pro-light petition has nearly 10 times the number of signers.
"Lacrosse for kids, football for kids, frisbee for kids. Those are all growing as well at really incredible rates and all those groups need rectangular fields," Justin Wilt of the Arlington Soccer Association.
The ASA recommends a light curfew of 9:30 p.m. and reserving the fields for youth sports only, but the county would have to enforce that.
“I don’t think we have any guarantee," says Hadden.
“We feel they’ve made a decision and slammed it down our throats,” says Heivilin.
But this match isn’t over yet. Just down the street, the neighborhood around Bishop O’Connell High School fought lights and won.
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Virginia WJLA - Natasha Barrett - Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:34 EST
There are many differences between women who choose to be mothers and those who choose not to be, but a new study is pinpointing a difference that some people may not believe.
The study aims to figure out what is happening in the brains of mothers. The experiment was done with rats, mothers, and non-mothers, with tasks like navigating a maze and finding food.
“I’ve learned that I can run on a lot less sleep than I thought,” says one mom.
New Arlington moms C.C. and Erin first laughed when they were asked about a new study about mothers being smarter.
“You’re like ‘I took a shower today. Victorious.’ And the getting the baby dressed is an accomplishment.”
A researcher from Longwood University found that there’s more science to being equipped for motherhood. The study claims that mothers can tackle life’s challenges better when it comes to problem solving, handling stress and completing certain memory tasks.
“I would say I feel smarter when I look at other non-mothers,” says C.C. White. “I’m like, I got this.”
“I don’t feel smarter because of lack of sleep. I have a hard time with lack of recall and putting sentences together sometimes,” says Erin Persaud.
Not all mothers agree with the findings of the study.
“I think I was equally as smart before I was a mom and I think that I’m happier now,” says Laury Bezek, who traded in working to be a stay-at-home mom. “There’s more joy, I would say, but smarter, I don’t know.”
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Geovany Soto ended Justin Verlander's night with a three-run homer that capped a seven-run third, and Yu Darvish lasted eight innings even though an anticipated pitching duel
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Virginia WJLA - Jeff Goldberg - Thu, 16 May 2013 16:43:09 EST
Now that the Virginia Transportation Bill has been signed, every county has a wish list of projects it would like to see get done, but as always, that costs money and takes a lot of time.
Of the $4 billion approved under the transportation bill, $1.5 billion will be coming to Northern Virginia, and the requests are not just for roads and bridges. At Potomac Yard, the city wants $2 million for an environmental impact study for future projects. When it comes to where to spend that money, everyone has a wish list.
In Fairfax County, a big wish on that list is for $20 million to fix the interchange design at the Franconia South Van Dorn area off I-95.
“Anything they could do to help would be an improvement,” says Debbie Hart.
Hart commutes through the area every day and looks forward to the day when the drive makes a little more sense.
“The lanes are difficult and people are always swerving because they see the entrance to I-95 and it gets confusing,” says Hart.
“Everywhere is congested, but I don’t think that’s as bad as some other places,” says Karen Whitaker of Alexandria.
The transit fixes are also in demand in Fairfax, as in other places, including a $9 million request to extend the platform at the VRE station in Lorton.
Fairfax also wants to widen Route 28 from the Dulles Toll Road all the way to Prince William County, where Prince William would like the widening to continue in their area.
“It needs to be widened, absolutely,” says Katheryn Baker.
Baker is all for the project, as long as the hassle of construction delivers results.
“It would have to make a tremendous difference,” she says. “I mean, look how wide it is now and it’s bumper in all the lanes.”
To the east in Prince William County, the county wants to widen the very busy stretch of Route 1 near Occoquan.
Arlington wants $12 million for street improvements, a forward-looking idea in an attractive part of down, according to some.
“I think we need to improve Columbia Pike and make it look better,” says Jacolyn Jackson of Arlington. “It’s definitely a growth area.”
“It’s not like it’s trash out there in the first place, so I don’t know what more improvement you can do,” says one store owner.
Of course there are more requests than there is money, so not all projects will be approved. But the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance is already reviewing a big list of requests and will likely approve the first round of projects next month.
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Virginia WJLA - Jeff Goldberg - Wed, 15 May 2013 17:05:58 EST
Across Northern Virginia, in the historic town of Manassas, is where the current battle over women's issues - specifically abortion rights - remain a top priority for many female voters.
And that is likely where Virginia attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will try and keep most of the focus, as his rock-solid pro-life record threatens to alienate moderate female voters.
But Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe is facing female skeptics since a story from a book he wrote in 2007 has re-surfaced in which he admits to attending a fundraiser while his wife was in labor.
Further East in Fairfax, potential women voters said education, women’s rights, children’s issues and health care were priorities.
In Arlington, far from Richmond but close to Washington, where money matters, potential women voters said they were concerned with the economy and jobs. Women’s issues were a huge priority for women ABC7 spoke with.
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Marine Pfc. Walter Boyd and 12 others died when their helicopter came under heavy enemy fire and crashed off Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
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Virginia WJLA - Kendis Gibson - Mon, 13 May 2013 17:37:24 EST
It took one man to build, but multiple people and trucks to remove. Now an Arlington homeless camp is gone.
For more than five hours Monday, VDOT crews raised the homeless shelter using several bulldozers and other heavy equipment.
“So far ten trucks, 150 cubic yards,” says Bernard Roulston of VDOT.
But this was not your ordinary homeless shelter.
“It was maybe half a football or quarter football field,” says Elizabeth Lee of Alexandria. “It was pretty big.”
“It seems like it too a year or two to develop,” says Todd Martin. “Every day there would be something new, garbage or branches, wood vines. It was pretty remarkable.”
The shelter was nine years in the making and the work and home to one man, El Salvadoran immigrant Francisco Fernandez Diaz.
Speaking through a translator, Diaz tells ABC7 he spent one year building a fence, another year collecting items and one more year building his home.
Using tree limbs, branches, ropes and clothing, he built a fortress that VDOT officials say measured 150 feet by 150 feet. Inside, he created different rooms, including a makeshift kitchen, bedroom, and living room. It’s a real step up, he says, from what this piece of park land previously looked like.
After several complaints from passersby, fearing it could be a haven for crime, VDOT crew came through, much to dismay of some who marveled at its construction.
“I figured if someone’s going to put in that much work building something so intricate, they’re not going to bother me,” says Lee. “They’re not predatory, really.”
County officials have tried getting Diaz into a homeless shelter, but he says he prefers staying on the streets.
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Virginia WJLA - Kendis Gibson - Mon, 13 May 2013 17:37:24 EST
It took one man to build, but multiple people and trucks to remove. Now an Arlington homeless camp is gone.
For more than five hours Monday, VDOT crews raised the homeless shelter using several bulldozers and other heavy equipment.
“So far ten trucks, 150 cubic yards,” says Bernard Roulston of VDOT.
But this was not your ordinary homeless shelter.
“It was maybe half a football or quarter football field,” says Elizabeth Lee of Alexandria. “It was pretty big.”
“It seems like it too a year or two to develop,” says Todd Martin. “Every day there would be something new, garbage or branches, wood vines. It was pretty remarkable.”
The shelter was nine years in the making and the work and home to one man, El Salvadoran immigrant Francisco Fernandez Diaz.
Speaking through a translator, Diaz tells ABC7 he spent one year building a fence, another year collecting items and one more year building his home.
Using tree limbs, branches, ropes and clothing, he built a fortress that VDOT officials say measured 150 feet by 150 feet. Inside, he created different rooms, including a makeshift kitchen, bedroom, and living room. It’s a real step up, he says, from what this piece of park land previously looked like.
After several complaints from passersby, fearing it could be a haven for crime, VDOT crew came through, much to dismay of some who marveled at its construction.
“I figured if someone’s going to put in that much work building something so intricate, they’re not going to bother me,” says Lee. “They’re not predatory, really.”
County officials have tried getting Diaz into a homeless shelter, but he says he prefers staying on the streets.
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Virginia WJLA - The Associated Press - Mon, 13 May 2013 07:54:43 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Preservation Virginia's annual most endangered list includes Arlington National Cemetery, a network of rural schools that aimed to improve educational opportunities for young black students in rural areas, and Manassas Battlefield.
The private, non-profit preservation group on Monday identified eight places, buildings and sites that it concludes face "imminent or sustained" threats, even to the point of their survival in some cases. The threats include planned roads, neglect or development.
Preservation Virginia said the list is compiled not to shame, but to bring attention to the threats and possibly inspire solutions.
The ninth edition of the list includes the following entries, and the things that threaten them:
- Arlington National Cemetery, threatened by the 27-acre Millennium Project expansion. It would disrupt the cemetery's surroundings and destroy a 12-acre section of Arlington House Woods, as well as its old-growth hardwoods and a historic boundary wall.
- Rosenwalds Schools, a rural school building program by Julius Rosenwald to provide a better public education to African-American students in the segregated South. A total 381 of the schools were built in Virginia. They are now threatened with demolition and neglect.
- Manassas Battlefield Historic District. Preservationists fear a proposed parkway would put the Bull Run Battlefield at risk.
- The Luray Graded and High School, a fixture in Luray's center since 1881, which would be demolished to make way for a parking lot for a new Page County government complex. A group of residents is fighting the proposal.
- The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Foundation and Museum, in downtown Wytheville, commemorating a popular and influential first lady. A local organization is struggling to address the building's immediate repairs, including moisture and deteriorated masonry.
- The Compton-Bateman House in Roanoke, also known as the Villa Heights Recreation Center. It was badly damaged in a fire and will not survive long without immediate attention. It's one of the few remaining antebellum houses in the city.
-The Fearn site, in Danville. Located on the Dan River, the tract is slated for industrial development. Current plans include relocating a historic cemetery and demolishing foundations linked to Danville's early history.
- The Jesse Scott Sammons Farmstead, in Albemarle County, includes the Sammons family cemetery and the 19th century Jesse Scott Sammons House. They are located near the proposed path of the Charlottesville Western Bypass.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Mon, 13 May 2013 05:34:42 -0400
RICHMOND Preservation Virginia is out with its annual most endangered list and it includes Arlington National Cemetery, a network of rural schools that aimed to improve educational opportunities for young black students in rural areas, and Manassas Battlefield.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Mon, 13 May 2013 09:03:31 GMT
It may seem counterintuitive to some, but in order to keep the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington less cluttered with trash, the National Park Service has removed the trash cans.
The ever-vigilant folks at ARLNow.Com reported this the other day, and said cans had also been removed from the Netherlands Carillon, Roosevelt Island, the LBJ Memorial Grove and the Roaches Run waterfowl sanctuary. And according to a memo explaining the "Trash Free Park" concept, the park service said cans are going to be removed this year from Great Falls Park, Turkey Run Park, two George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlooks, Fort Marcy and Daingerfield Island.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Mon, 13 May 2013 02:04:00 EDT
Preservation Virginia is out with its annual most endangered list and it includes Arlington National Cemetery, a network of rural schools that aimed to improve educational opportunities for young black students in rural...
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Fri, 10 May 2013 13:25:00 -0400
WASHINGTON (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry saluted America's war dead in somber remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, pausing, too, to place flowers on the tombstone of John F. Kennedy a
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Virginia WJLA - - Fri, 10 May 2013 13:32:54 EST
Arlington’s homeless population has increased this year, but it’s still lower than it was three years ago, Arlnow.com reports.
The annual Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments reports the homeless count in Arlington increased from 451 in 2012 to 479 in 2013. During that time, the Washington region’s homeless population went down by 2.4 percent, led by a 22 percent drop in Alexandria, a 1 percent drop in Washington, and a 12 percent drop in Fairfax County.
Arlington’s homeless population had actually decreased the past two years. This year, the city has the region’s second highest homelessness ratio - 2.2 homeless persons per 1,000 residents. There are 10.9 homeless persons per 1,000 residents in Washington.
Arlington’s latest homeless count was performed in late January.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 10 May 2013 10:30:00 EDT
Britain's Prince Harry is paying tribute to America's war dead at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Virginia WJLA - The Associated Press - Fri, 10 May 2013 10:29:33 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Britain's Prince Harry is paying tribute to America's war dead at Arlington National Cemetery.
The prince walked Friday morning through Arlington's Section 60, the resting place of many who died in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
He placed a wreath and note at the grave of one Army soldier, Michael L. Stansbery Jr. The note reads: "To my comrades-in-arms of the United States of America, who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of freedom. Captain Harry Wales."
The 21-year-old Stansbery died July 30, 2010, while serving in Afghanistan. He was from Mount Juliet, Tenn.
Prince Harry has served twice in Afghanistan, most recently on an attack helicopter.
He left the site to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, representing all of America's unidentified war dead.
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Virginia WJLA - - Fri, 10 May 2013 08:29:04 EST
Police are investigating a stabbing that took place following a dispute among neighbors in Arlington.
Arlington County Police said that the incident occurred around 7am Friday morning. The stabbing occurred during a dispute among two adult male neighbors who were arguing because one of the neighbors (the victim) was alleged to be drinking outside and being loud. The suspect stabbed the victim once in the torso.
The victim was taken to GW Hospital with injuries that are believed to be non-life threatening.
The suspect is in custody.
The incident happened at 4211 2nd Road North in Arlington.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 09 May 2013 13:38:59 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - For more than 100 years, the cremated remains of two brothers - Civil War soldiers from Indiana - sat on a funeral home shelf, unclaimed and largely forgotten.
On Thursday, their remains were given a final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, which dedicated a new columbarium court designed to hold the cremated remains of more than 20,000 eligible service members and family.
It is the ninth columbarium court at Arlington, where roughly 400,000 are interred.
The first six remains to be interred at the court were recovered by the Missing In America Project, an organization based in Grants Pass, Ore., that scours funeral homes across the country to recover remains of veterans that have gone unclaimed.
Since 2006, the project has visited nearly 2,800 funeral homes and found more than 2,000 cremated remains of veterans, including six Civil War veterans. The group researches the names of anyone who could be a potential veteran, and if they find one, they organize a burial service, usually at the nearest VA cemetery, where veterans are entitled to a free burial.
In Indiana, the group's work uncovered brothers Zuinglius and Lycurgus McCormack, whose ashes had sat on the shelves of a funeral home since their deaths in 1912 and 1908, respectively. Group researchers found that Zuinglius served as a lieutenant with Indiana's 132nd Infantry Regiment and was part of Sherman's Army, seeing action at the battles of Kennesaw Mountain and Jonesboro, among others. Lycurgus, the younger brother, was a private in the state's 103rd Infantry Regiment.
The others interred included Peter Schwartz, a Navy seaman who served in World War I, Marine Corps Pfc. Albert Klatt, who served in World War II, Air Force Staff Sgt. Dennis Banks, who served in Vietnam and Coast Guard Seaman 2nd Class Virginia Wood, who served in World War II with the guard's Women's Reserve.
"They served our country," said MIAP's vice president, Linda Smith. "If we don't find them ... who knows that they ever existed if they're stuck in a storage facility somewhere?"
Arlington's director, Kathryn Condon, said Thursday's service was the ideal way to dedicate the new court.
"I can't think of a better way to dedicate this hallowed ground than by honoring these forgotten heroes who until now did not have a resting place befitting their service and sacrifice," she said.
The new court's size - more than 2 acres - and design allow it to hold nearly twice as many remains as the next largest court. Remains are placed in niches several cubic feet in size.
As Arlington faces increasing pressures on its capacity, the columbarium has gone a long way toward extending the cemetery's life. About 68 percent of interments at Arlington now are cremations, cemetery officials said, a reflection of an increasing use of cremation nationally as well as Arlington policies that make more service members eligible for inurnment than ground burial.
Cemetery spokeswoman Jennifer Lynch said that without the new court, the cemetery would have run out of space for cremated remains in 2016.
The $15.6 million project, overseen by the Norfolk district of the Army Corps of Engineers, came in on time and under budget, said Peter Reilly, the Corps' project manager for Arlington.
The marble niche covers installed Thursday included each service member's name, rank, year of birth and death and the words: "You are not forgotten."
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Thu, 09 May 2013 05:18:22 -0400
ARLINGTON The cremated remains of two Civil War soldiers from Indiana have been given a final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery. The soldiers were brothers and their remains had sat on a funeral home shelf for more than 100 years, unclaimed and largely forgotten.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Thu, 09 May 2013 05:18:22 -0400
ARLINGTON For more than 100 years, the cremated remains of two brothers — Civil War Army veterans from Indiana — have sat on a funeral home shelf, unclaimed and largely forgotten. Now their remains will be given a final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Thu, 09 May 2013 04:47:00 -0400
The cemetery today dedicates a new columbarium court to receive the cremated remains of eligible service members. It is the ninth columbarium court at Arlington, where more than 400,000 are interred.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 9 May 2013 04:20:00 EDT
For more than 100 years, the cremated remains of two brothers - Civil War Army veterans from Indiana - have sat on a funeral home shelf, unclaimed and largely forgotten.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Eileen Whelan - Wed, 08 May 2013 21:25:00 EST
The weather pattern across the D.C. area, and much of the East Coast, has been plagued by this pesky upper level low the couple of days. Clouds, showers, and muggy conditions. Today the metro region finally broke out into some sunshine, but with unstable conditions, heavy showers and thunderstorms developed. Even though there was some very heavy rain and even reports of small hail, these storms did give way to some neat looking skies. Check out this timelapse from the WeatherBug camera on top of our ABC7 studios in Arlington.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Wed, 8 May 2013 17:20:00 EDT
Arlington County prosecutors plan to keep jurisdiction in their sexual battery case against an Air Force officer who had led the branch's sexual assault response unit.
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Virginia WJLA - Jeff Goldberg - Tue, 07 May 2013 16:16:19 EST
The arrest of the man heading up the Air Force’s Sexual Assault and Prevention Division is causing shockwaves through the military system.
Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski is accused of groping a woman in Arlington and now even President Obama is responding to the case.
An acquaintance of the victim says the girl, who lives in Arlington and is in her mid-twenties, is doing OK. But the case is highlighting a growing and ugly problem in the military.
Lt. Col. Krusinski is the man at the center of it all.
Lutz says Krusinski initially tried to grab one of his servers on the street before police say the drunken 41 year old groped a woman on the cell phone on the sidewalk. He tried to touch her again when she fought back, and by the looks of Krusinski’s mug shot, she fought hard.
Krusinski was commissioned by the Air Force in 1994 as a personnel officer. He started as the head of Sexual Assault and Prevention in February 2013, earning a salary of $132,000, according to court records.
President Obama Wednesday was asked about the alleged assault.
Meanwhile, the Defense Department is responding in light of a new report showing a 33-percent increase in military assaults in the past two years.
The Air Force requested to take over the legal case against Krusinski, but the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney has decided to handle the case on its own, although the Air Force may assist in the investigation.
Krusinski is out of jail and will face an arraignment hearing on Thursday.
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Annika B. Jenkins, along with Douglas T. Maggs of Arlington and Lauren A. Huang of Fairfax join more than 140 students nationwide who are part of the 49th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars.
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Va Beach Hamptonroads.com - - Tue, 07 May 2013 05:21:50 -0400
RICHMOND A Virginia Beach student and two others from Virginia are being recognized for their accomplishments in academics and the arts. The Virginia students are: Annika B. Jenkins of Virginia Beach; Douglas T. Maggs, of Arlington; and Lauren A. Huang, of Fairfax. The students are among more than 140 students nationwide that are part of the 49th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Mon, 06 May 2013 18:38:05 -0400
ARLINGTON An Air Force officer who led the branch's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit has been charged with groping a woman in a parking lot. Arlington County Police said Monday that they charged Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski of Arlington with misdemeanor sexual battery after an alleged assault about 12:30 a.m. Sunday in the Crystal City section of the county.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 05 May 2013 14:43:38 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Expansion plans at the Arlington National Cemetery are prompting environmental concerns.
Critics say the 27-acre Millenium Project expansion would damage a stream and trees that have been at the site since the Civil War. And they are asking whether the cemetery should instead begin preparing for the day when the cemetery can no longer bury anyone else.
Cemetery officials plan to dedicate a new area on Thursday where more than 20,000 cremated remains can be stored. Without it, officials say the cemetery would run out of niche space by 2016. Kathryn Condon, the executive director of Army National Military Cemeteries, says if nothing is done, Arlington will run out of in-ground burial space by 2025. The Millenium Project would add nearly 30,000 grave sites, but also remove hundreds of trees.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sun, 5 May 2013 14:25:00 EDT
Expansion plans at the Arlington National Cemetery are prompting environmental concerns.
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Virginia WJLA - Robert Lyles - Fri, 03 May 2013 23:46:30 EST
An 8-year-old girl diagnosed with brain cancer had her wish worthy of a princess come true Friday night.
On the clock, Tom Mitchell is an Arlington drug and alcohol counselor. Off the clock, he's gathering donations and using the Internet sensation of flash mobs - not to dance, but to drum up hope.
In Chantilly a charming prince visits hospital beds, recently visiting Tara Sankner.
"She's laying on my arm and says, 'you know, Tom, my dream is to be a princess.' And I said to myself we're going to make that dream come true," Mitchell says.
And a flash mob was the only way to get it done.
Virtually none of the mob that lined Stringfellow knows Princess Tara. But they all understand a mother's anguish.
"She's got three spots in her brain, front lesion, middle, and inside the brain stem, so its completely inoperable" says Tammy Sankner, Princess Tara's mom.
It's lymphoma and it's inoperable, but treatable - with 70 weeks of grueling chemotherapy. Tara's at week 8 now.
Princess Tara may not understand chemo, but she understands this fairytale has come true.
"Wow, this is awesome," Tara says. "I never knew I was going to be on TV. This is a surprise."
And when the flash mob silenced, Tara spoke loudly and from the heart thanking the group.
Tom Mitchell says he started helping children with cancer after his own 16-year-old daughter died following a long battle with Hodgkin's disease.
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Va Beach Hamptonroads.com - - Thu, 02 May 2013 23:59:54 -0400
VIRGINIA BEACH The hair on Russ Turner's arms stood on end, and his eyes grew moist behind mirrored sunglasses as he jogged along Shore Drive, clutching a small American flag.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 02 May 2013 08:34:46 EST
Road and station exit closures in Arlington are now being reopened after they were temporarily shut down Thursday morning due to a suspicious device.
The Pentagon City Metro station’s east entrance was closed due to the suspicious package outside of the station.
Arlington Police said that they are now clearing the scene. They deemed the package to not be a threat.
The package was along 12th and Fern Street in Arlington, Virginia.
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The Virginia Run for the Fallen started at Fort Story and will end Sunday at Arlington National Cemetery,
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Thu, 02 May 2013 00:19:38 EST
A major donation is boosting crime fighting in Northern Virginia.
The Arlington County Fire Department and Falls Church Police Department were given nearly $40,000 worth of life-saving equipment.
The police are getting a search-and-rescue robot. And Arlington's bomb squad and explosive canine handlers get two protective suits.
Barry Pitkin and Pamela Pitkin, his sister, helped round up some of the money for the donations. They're Firehouse Subs franchise owners.
"Especially when you see things that have happened in Boston and some other places, you realize how important and how critical all these different tools are for our first responders," Barry Pitkin says.
"I have a background in emergency medicine and law enforcement, so it does my heart good to know that I can actually contribute and help out those I can't participate in right now," says Pamela Pitkin.
The chain was founded by two brothers, former firefighters with a passion for paying it forward.
Their 600-plus restaurants have raised more than $6 million for first responders, including nearly $300,000 in Virginia.
"People can provide a donation in our donation box," Barry Pitkin says.
The extra change gets pumped into the restaurant's Public Safety Foundation, then into the hands of the hometown heroes.
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Local Crime Richmond Times Dispatch - - Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:20:00 -0400
Christopher W. McKee of Fredericksburg admitted he had two CDs of child pornography in his desk in his Arlington office and child pornography on computers and other media found at his home and in a st
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:20:00 -0400
Christopher W. McKee of Fredericksburg admitted he had two CDs of child pornography in his desk in his Arlington office and child pornography on computers and other media found at his home and in a st
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:49:14 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The eternal flame at the gravesite of former President John F. Kennedy is undergoing repairs at Arlington National Cemetery.
Before the repairs began, workers used a torch Monday to carry the flame and pass it to a temporary burner that will be visible to tourists at the site while work is underway.
Cemetery officials say the work will take about three weeks and should be completed by late May, when the flame will be passed back to the original site.
A temporary flame was used from the time of Kennedy's November 1963 funeral until the permanent flame was established in 1967. Officials said repairs are needed after more than four decades of use and will include new gas lines and more efficient burners.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:45:00 EDT
The eternal flame at the gravesite of former President John F. Kennedy is undergoing repairs at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:18:50 EST
More than 40 teens are facing underage drinking charges after a weekend house party.
While they tried fleeing, police say, they busted 43 Arlington teens at the home in the 3500 block of N. Nottingham Street .
James Smith, an Arlington father, said, "There were kids running in groups of three and four between yards, jumping fences, just trying to get out."
Smith lives behind the party house.
"I was hoping my daughter wasn't involved," Smith said. "Much to my relief, she texted me that she heard of the party being broken up, and she was not there."
Arlington County Police say they caught about five dozen teens with alcohol just before 10 p.m. Saturday. No parents were at the home.
Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said, "We were able to locate 59. Who knows how many more had gotten away."
Sternbeck explained the first officer who responded to noise complaints regarding the home was hit with beer bottles.
"They were very rude and uncooperative with us on scene," he added.
Forty-three teens were charged; 16 passed voluntary breathalyzer tests.
Arlington resident Kathy McKnight said, "You like to think that there are more fun things for kids to do than to go get drunk or destroy property."
McKnight is a mother of four and lives down the road from the party house. She said police have been called to the block twice over the winter after several cars had there side mirrors smashed.
"It's not very much fun for the people who are the victims of this kind of thing," McKnight continued.
Police told her teens were likely to blame.
Saturday's events have parents sitting their children down for a serious talk.
"It did open the door for conversations about making the right decision. If you're not at these events, you don't become part of the problem," Smith said.
Police say the bust was one of the largest parties they've broken up in recent memory. Underage drinking carries fines up to $2,000. Teens can also lose their license for up to a year. And the punishments could extend to school. Convicted teens could be banned from sporting events and even prom. Underage drinking can also effect graduation and college plans.
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Virginia WJLA - Jeff Goldberg - Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:28:38 EST
At the Front Page in Ballston, politics are often front and center and that’s the case when talk turns to the race for Virginia governor, which is already getting ugly.
“I want the ads to be nasty,” says Ralph Davis. “Let’s get into it.”
Davis, a republican from Springfield, is looking forward to mudslinging.
“Just brings it all out. Brings out the character in people,” he says.
Greg Morris, a democrat from Arlington, may not like it, but he expects it.
“Ugly. It’s just politics, come on. They’re all ugly at some point,” he says.
Republican Ken Cuccinelli is hitting hard on democrat Terry McAuliffe’s failed venture leading Greentech, an electric car company. Monday, Cuccinelli released his first television ad of the campaign, his wife Tiero focusing on family and compassion.
“Virginia deserves a governor who is experienced, principled, and honest,” Tiero says in the ad.
Virginia democrats say that’s not true and are now calling on Cuccinelli to resign as attorney general after revealing he failed to disclose thousands of dollars in gifts from supporter Jonnie Williams, the same supporter who paid the catering bill at the wedding of Governor Bob McDonnell’s daughter.
“This race has become one of the nastiest Virginia governor’s races ever and it’s only April,” says national political reporter James Hohmann of POLITICO.
Hohmann says the lack of enthusiasm for both candidates will turn this into a race to the bottom.
“Both sides are depending on driving up the negatives for the other,” Hohmann says.
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Virginia WJLA - Roz Plater - Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:07:10 EST
A Fairfax County Police officer hit in a horrific head-on crash is speaking out tonight only months after the accident.
ABC7's Roz Plater spoke with Officer Long Dinh Jr. at a fundraiser held for him in Arlington, Sunday afternoon.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:09:00 EDT
A memorial service scheduled at Arlington National Cemetery for a soldier who went missing in World War II is shining a spotlight on a relatively unknown part of cemetery operations.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:49:57 EST
The National Park Service says the Memorial Bridge is still safe for travel, but restoration is a must. Eighty-one years of traffic are wearing on the bridge, and a lot of people are taking notice.
Thomas Sheffer, the G.W. Memorial Parkway Acting Chief of Lands and Planning, said, "It's clearly not only one of the most iconic bridges for the city, but it's heavily traveled."
About 5,500 vehicles travel the Memorial Bridge daily. It also carries thousands of cyclists and pedestrians.
"I walk across the bridge regularly, I ride my bike across the bridge regularly, and I take my boat underneath the bridge regularly," said Tom Berge of Arlington.
Berge says he's seen the toll time has taken on the historic landmark.
"I've noticed some corrosion underneath," Berge added.
He shared his concerns at the National Park Service's first public meeting on the rehabilitation plans.
In the bridge's more than 80-year history, it's had just minor maintenance, never a makeover.
Sheffer said, "There's absolutely nothing unsafe about the bridge for vehicles or pedestrians."
But corroding steel, deteriorating concrete and cracked rails mean the bridge must shut down for major repairs in the near future.
The section most in need of restoration in the historic drawbridge.
"Some concepts would require the bridge to be closed entirely from 40 to 100 days," Sheffer explained.
Sheffer says the construction is about three years away and could last four years.
As for cost, Sheffer says the park service has a "range between $125 and $250 million that we're estimating it at right now."
But the National Park Service hasn't nailed down a source for that funding yet.
"This is really just kicking it off, getting the public informed," Sheffer added.
The National Park Service will hold another public meeting April 25 from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre at Washington Lee High School in Arlington. You can also share your opinion online.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:32:14 GMT
The death of 8-year-old Martin Richard, and the serious injuries to his mother and sister, at the Boston Marathon bombing deeply touched Frank Fumich. The ultramarathon athlete from Arlington, and father of 3-year-old twins, decided the very next day to try to raise money for the Richard family by making a sacrifice of his own: to run three marathons in succession, each one 26.2 miles, to seek pledges for his run and to encourage others in the slightly unhinged world of long-distance running to do the same.
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Virginia WJLA - Kimberly Suiters - Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:29:09 EST
An Arlington teacher who ran the Boston Marathon Monday was able to cross the finish line before the attack.
"At the end of the race, the medal means everything," Melinda says.
Until Boston’s lockdown halted all activity, marathon medals were going to the 5,000 or so runners blocked from the finish line. But organizers didn’t want runners picking up their medals Friday because it was unsafe to be out.
But Melinda won’t be lining up for one of those medals. She already gave hers away to another runner, a stranger sidelined by violence.
“I asked her ‘Did you finish?’ and she didn’t and I gave her my medal. I feel it was hers and I put it around her neck the way they put it around me,” Melinda says.
Melinda doesn’t want the attention that the kind of selfless act can bring.
“It gives me chills. [I’m] so proud of this sport,” she says.
But the parents of the kids she teaches want to share this lesson.
“To give away your medal is the ultimate show of sportsmanship,” Jean Knaack, the executive director of the Road Runners Club of America says.
And though Melinda hasn’t yet told her students what happened, the word is getting out.
“I think it’s fabulous that she cares for me and a stranger and it says a lot about her,” says Maddie Miller, 10.
The unprecedented effort to make sure every runner has a finisher's medal will continue once police operations subside, although runners will tell you they don’t run for the medal, but for the spirit of the sport.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:11:29 EST
The Arlington County Board on Tuesday ordered the county manager to raise the property tax rate by 3.5 cents, according to The Washington Post.
The increase would bump up the average tax bill by about $277.
The tax increase, if approved on Saturday, would go to county schools.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:01:10 EST
Three people were injured and one had to be rescued Tuesday from a two-alarm house fire in Arlington, officials say.
The fire broke out in a home in the 2300 block of Dinwiddie Street, Arlington County Fire officials say. One person had to be rescued from the home by first responders while the other two were able to get out on their own.
Two victims were taken to Washington Hospital Center to be treated for burns. The other was taken for treatment to Virginia Hospital Center.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:02:00 GMT
John Walls is a veteran of the Boston Marathon, having watched his wife, Cindy Walls, the girls’ track and cross country coach at Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, finish many of her 17 “Bostons” and having run the race himself. So shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, he knew that his wife and daughter Katie, a former champion runner at O’Connell, were not far away.
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Virginia WJLA - Kris Van Cleave - Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:27:43 EST
An Arlington man was among those who witnessed Monday's explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
John Walls captured the chaos that followed the blasts, which killed at least three people and injured dozens more.
"The only thought going through my head was I don't want to blow up, I don't want to blow up, I don't want to die here," Walls recalled.
Walls came to Boston with his family. He was sitting in the stands waiting for his wife, Cindy, and daughter, Katie, to cross the finish line.
"All of a sudden there was this giant explosion. It was like a mortar going off...," Walls said. "We were probably 75 feet or so from the first one...you could see this whole building or the bottom of it just go up in flames...The second explosion happened 10 to 15 seconds. happened about 100 yards from us on our side."
Walls snapped a photo of the smoke, shattered windows and people holding their ears just after the first blast. Then he started recording.
"Oh God, get out of the stands, get out of the stands," a person can be heard saying.
Then the second explosion. Smoke filled the street, and Walls and those around him rushed down the stairs, looking for a way to get to safety.
"When the second one went off, all we could think of was we've gotta get out here because nobody's safe," Walls said.
It took him hours to find his wife and daughter. Thankfully, they were unharmed.
"Oh my God, do I feel lucky to be alive? I couldn't have hugged my wife and daughter any harder, our knees where shaking, our hearts were pounding," Walls continued.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:03:52 EST
Blue and Orange Line trains are single-tracking after a man intentionally put himself in the path of a train in Rosslyn Sunday morning.
WMATA officials say the train operator saw the man leave the platform around 10:30 a.m. and was able to apply his emergency brakes. Contact was made, but the man wasn't seriously injured.
Blue Line trains are single-tracking between Arlington Cemetery and Foggy Bottom while trains on the Orange Line are single-tracking between Clarendon and Foggy Bottom.
Riders can expect delays in both directions.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:03:52 EST
Blue line trains are single-tracking between Arlington Cemetery and Foggy Bottom after a man intentionally put himself in the path of a train in Rosslyn Sunday morning.
WMATA officials say the train operator saw the man leave the platform around 10:30 a.m. and was able to apply his emergency brakes. Contact was made, but the man wasn't seriously injured.
Riders can expect delays in both directions.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:29:07 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Officials in Arlington and Fairfax counties have learned the long-planned Columbia Pike streetcar line will not receive federal funding next year.
The Washington Post reports the Federal Transit Administration did not list the $250 million project on its 2014 Small Starts funding list Friday. There was no explanation for why it was left off.
Federal budget cuts may be the culprit. None of the projects being funded are receiving federal funds for the first time. They include the light-rail Purple Line in suburban Maryland and a light-rail line in Baltimore.
Arlington officials had hoped for as much as $75 million in federal funding for the project. County Board Chairman Walter Tejada says the project will move forward.
The streetcar would run from Fairfax County's Skyline area to Pentagon City.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:13:00 EDT
Officials in Arlington and Fairfax counties have learned the long-planned Columbia Pike streetcar line will not receive federal funding next year.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:52:00 EDT
Prosecutors say an Arlington man has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for raping his adult daughter.
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Virginia WJLA - - Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:41:41 EST
An Arlington man was sentenced Friday to 80 years for raping and abducting his daughter last January.
Prosecutors say Rodolfo Hernandez-Suazo, 54, lured his daughter to a south Arlington hotel room, raped her and then prevented her from leaving.
Hernandez-Suazo and his daughter had been estranged for about 20 years after his departure from El Salvador. They were reunited when she came to the states to live with her mother in 2009.
Hernandez-Suazo’s sentence also includes a five year sentence for incest and a $25,000 fine.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:07:40 -0400
WASHINGTON A new ranking of the most generous cities in online donations shows Seattle residents give the most money to charity, followed by three cities in the Washington, D.C., region. Blackbaud, a technology provider for nonprofits, found Seattle ranked first for the second year in 2012, followed by Alexandria, Va., Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Va.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:21:45 EST
Here's one way you shouldn't try to get out of a ticket. Arlington County police say a 38-year-old Sterling man falsely claimed he was a police officer after being pulled over Saturday night.
According to ARLnow.com, Hussein Al-Rehaief was charged with impersonating an officer and failure to obey a highway sign.
Al-Rehaief was pulled over in the 1000 block of N. Irving Street in Clarendon at 10:38 p.m. Authorities say he told the officer he was a police officer as well and displayed a badge.
It was later determined Al-Rehaief was actually a medical assistant at a doctor's office.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:40:35 EST
An Arlington man is accused of throwing a meat cleaver in the maternity ward of Virginia Hospital Center Friday evening.
ARLnow reports Kareem Jorif, 34, went to the hospital to deliver a message to a mother that the father of her child couldn't make it to the delivery because he was in jail.
When the family wouldn't let him in the hospital room, police say Jorif pulled a meat cleaver from his waistband and started chopping at the door. He was eventually able to crack the door open and throw the meat cleaver inside the room.
No one was injured, but Jorif was later arrested and charged with five counts of attempted malicious wounding and carrying a concealed weapon. He is being held without bond.
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Virginia WJLA - The Associated Press - Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:30:58 EST
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - A retired Texas veterinarian has filed a federal lawsuit challenging state regulations that bar him from evaluating animals and giving veterinary advice over the Internet.
Since 2002, Ronald Hines, 69, of Brownsville, Tex., has used his website to provide veterinary advice - sometimes for free and sometimes for a flat $58 fee. Sometimes his clients are overseas with limited access to veterinary services. He gets lots of questions from people who find wounded birds and want to nurse them to health. Over the course of his career, he developed an expertise with monkeys, and said he still gets a lot of monkey questions.
"Lots of diabetic monkeys. For some reason, people feed them all sorts of horrible things, like sticky buns," Hines said in a phone interview.
Last month, the Texas veterinary board suspended Hines' license for a year after finding that his Internet practice violates state laws. Texas regulations require a vet to establish a "veterinarian-client-patient relationship," and they explicitly state that such a relationship cannot be established solely through the telephone or Internet.
Hines' lawyers at the Arlington, Va.-based Institute for Justice say the rule infringes on their client's free-speech rights and is an unreasonable restriction on the profession.
Jeff Rowes, an attorney with the institute, said the case could set a precedent in fields that extend well beyond veterinary medicine. He noted that telemedicine continues to be an emerging field and that regulations restricting Internet speech could affect a number of professions, including law, psychology and investment advice.
"It is fundamentally a challenge to an obsolete approach to regulating professions," he said of the lawsuit.
Rowes acknowledged that a veterinarian's free-speech rights are not absolute when it comes to professional licensing. A vet who dispenses incorrect or dangerous advice would clearly be subject to sanction, he said. But a blanket rule that bars giving advice over the Internet cannot be justified, he said.
"It should not be illegal for veterinarians to give veterinary advice," Rowes wrote in the opening line of the lawsuit, filed late Monday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Nicole Oria, executive director of the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, said state law is clear in barring Hines' method of practice.
She said the board has no problem with Hines writing general articles on veterinary care, but that he crosses the line when he gives specific medical advice to customers about a specific animal. She also said the suspension of Hines' license was probated, meaning he can continue to practice while on a probationary status.
Hines, who gave consultations through his website www.2ndchance.info, said he typically has a potential client send him all available medical records, including notes and X-rays. He earned less than $3,000 a year through the site. If he can't provide any useful advice without conducting an examination, he says so and refunds any fees.
Often, though, he said his style of practice allows him to conduct research and think about a case in ways that would be impossible if he were running a traditional practice.
"I'm dealing with the science, not barking dogs, biting dogs," he said. "I can just sit and think. I can do research."
Rowes said Texas adopted the rules barring online veterinary practice in 2005, basing the rule on model regulations proposed by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Despite the AVMA's recommendations, Rowes said most states have not adopted similar restrictions, which he believes are a form of protectionism.
"Texas is trying to drive pet owners to brick-and-mortar veterinary practices in order to protect them" from competition, Rowes said.
The AVMA's president, Douglas Aspros, a practicing vet in White Plains, N.Y., said he believes most states have indeed adopted the rules as recommended by AVMA, though not necessarily in the exact words used by Texas.
"The rules are not there to protect the vet," he said. "They're there to protect the patient."
At some point in the future, Aspros said, technology may advance so a vet could do an adequate evaluation without seeing the animal in person.
"Having a license isn't a right. It's a grant from society," he said.
The Institute for Justice has had a number of successful suits challenging what they view as unreasonable regulations on professions and small businesses.
In 2005, it successfully represented a northern Virginia vintner before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging state laws that barred her from shipping wine directly to out-of-state customers. Last month, a federal appeals court sided with a group of monks represented by the institute who challenged a Louisiana law that allowed only funeral directors to sell caskets. And earlier this year, the institute won a federal court ruling against the IRS, which is now barred from implementing new regulations that would have required hundreds of thousands of tax preparers to undergo competency exams.
The latest lawsuit seeks an injunction that would lift the penalties imposed against Hines by the veterinary board.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:39:49 EST
Arlington will not make daycare cuts to close the budget gap, WTOP reports.
The county manager wanted to get rid of the Office of Child Care in an effort to close the county's $25-50 million budget gap for fiscal year 2014, but not without public outcry.
Board Chairman J. Walter Tajada says cuts will happen elsewhere.
The Office of Child Care inspects childcare facilities and trains daycare providers.
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Virginia WJLA - Richard Reeve - Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:43:04 EST
A man was killed crossing the street Thursday night in Bailey’s Crossroads. This comes as police are cracking down on unsafe drivers and pedestrians.
“Drivers are often distracted,” says Liz Weist of Arlington.
Even a short walk across parts of Leesburg Pike can be a challenge.
“I run for it, but then I’m like do I want to run because of all these cars? Am I going to get hit?” says Jericho Pittman of Falls Church.
Alfred Lewis visited the intersection where his friend, Herman Bartlett, was fatally struck Thursday.
“Traffic moves pretty fast out here. I guess you’ve got to be on your pins and needles when you’re crossing the street,” he says.
Police aren’t sure if Bartlett, 54, was in the crosswalk, but the driver has not been charged.
“Me, I can’t take that change anymore so I pay attention to the signs,” says Ted Thomas of Washington.
Police are now asking drivers and pedestrian to be watchful of each other.
“It’s very dangerous. It’s an eight-lane road,” says Stuart Fischer of Vienna.
A section of Gallows Road is the focus of the police department’s pedestrian safety initiative. Last summer officers issued more than 540 violation warnings to walkers and drivers there.
“Everyone’s in that rat race and the rush,” says T.J. Covert of Merrifield. “People are now more concerned with getting from point A to point B than they’re actual safety.”
Police hope to prevent tragedies like the one that took Bartlett’s life.
“You’ve got to be more watchful of them than them watching you,” says Lewis.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sat, 6 Apr 2013 19:03:00 EDT
Arlington County police say four men were arrested after another man was stabbed numerous times in the chest.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:42:08 -0400
NORFOLK A Navy ship named in honor of the victims and first responders of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon joined the fleet Saturday, serving as a floating tribute to the people who died that day and an active warship that can transport Marines around the world.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:53:50 EST
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A Navy ship named in honor of the victims and first responders of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon has joined the fleet.
The Navy commissioned the USS Arlington at Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday. The Pentagon is in Arlington County, Va., and 184 people died when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into in on Sept. 11, 2001. The Navy says about 5,000 people attended the ceremony, including some family members of those who died that day.
The amphibious transport dock has 200 pounds of steel from the Pentagon's wreckage on board the ship. There are also 184 gold stars throughout the ship in honor of the victims.
The Arlington is one of three ships named after 9/11 crash sites. The others are the USS New York and USS Somerset.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sat, 6 Apr 2013 09:26:00 EDT
A Navy ship named in honor of the victims and first responders of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon is preparing to join the fleet.
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The Arlington will become the Navy's eighth amphibious transport dock ship in the San Antonio class
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Virginia WJLA - The Associated Press - Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:54:17 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Metro is teaming up with Arlington County to review how a new bus stop on Columbia Pike came to cost $1 million.
The Washington Post reports County Manager Barbara Donnellan is promising a full, independent review of the project and its costs before the next 23 new bus stops are built.
The bus stop's high cost was first revealed by local blog Arlnow.com and has drawn national attention.
The bus stop has an electronic monitor, heated flooring and a glass and steel design. The stop was designed to serve both buses and a future street car. Arlington designed the stop, while Metro built it.
County transportation officials say a typical bus shelter costs $10,000 to $20,000. So it's not clear how this one came to cost so much.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:03:00 GMT
The USS Arlington, one of three new Navy ships named for the locations attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, will be commissioned Saturday in Norfolk with an array of Arlington officials in attendance. It will then be formally in service as a landing platform/dock to transport troops into war zones around the world.
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Virginia WJLA - John Gonzalez - Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:46:12 EST
Arlington County will continue to inspect childcare centers and offer provider training doing away with a proposal to eliminate both.
The plan was meant to close a budget shortfall by eliminating the county's child care office.
Parents and others turned up to protest Arlington’s proposal, and over 1,000 signed a petition urging board members not to overturn the regulations, which have been in place for 40 years.
Arlington County Manager Barbara Donnellan proposed eliminating the three-person licensing office, a move that would've save the county about $250,000 a year, The Washington Post reported.
County Board member Walter Tejada said. "Although most localities in Virginia rely on the State alone to conduct inspections of childcare facilities, Arlington has, for more than 40 years, provided an extra layer of inspections and training for providers - and the Board is committed to continuing both of those elements."
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:33:24 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Arlington County school officials are urging the county to raise taxes even higher than planned to help pay for an expected surge in enrollment.
The county is considering a 3.2 cent tax hike to cover a $22 million shortfall in its 2014 budget. The Washington Examiner reports school officials want taxes raised by another half cent for a total increase of 3.7 cents.
School Board Chairwoman Emma Violand-Sanchez says the increase would raise about $3 million to prepare for 1,000 new students expected to enroll next year.
The school system faces a $25 million shortfall. Superintendent Patrick Murphy proposed a budget that consolidates some programming and eliminates 62 positions.
The county manager's current proposal would increase school funding by nearly $11 million. But school officials say that's not enough.
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Virginia WJLA - John Gonzalez - Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:46:12 EST
Arlington County is proposing eliminating its child care office and turning everything back to the state, in an effort to close a budget shortfall.
The state has no regulations for child cares run by religious organizations nor people caring for up to six unrelated children in their homes.
Parents and others turned up to protest Arlington’s proposal, and over 1,000 signed a petition urging board members not to overturn the regulations, which have been in place for 40 years.
Arlington County Manager Barbara Donnellan has proposed eliminating the three-person licensing office, a move that would save the county about $250,000 a year, The Washington Post reported.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 2 Apr 2013 06:14:00 EDT
Arlington County school officials are urging the county to raise taxes even higher than planned to help pay for an expected surge in enrollment.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Eileen Whelan - Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:19:00 EST
The early morning Monday fog may have slowed you down on the roads, but here's an incredible perspective!
Our WeatherBug camera, atop our studio in Arlington, captured this fantastic timelpase of the fog over the city. If it weren't for the Washington monument, it may have been hard to distinguish where the camera was located. The low clouds blanketed the city and it almost looked like the view from an airplane flying high over the clouds. Enjoy!
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:32:00 -0400
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Freshman guard Nik Stauskas scored 22 points including six 3-pointers and Michigan is going to the Final Four for the first time since the Fab Five era after a 79-59 rout of Florid
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:34:00 -0400
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — SEC champion Florida is going to its third straight NCAA regional final, while the improbable tournament journey for Florida Gulf Coast is over.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:14:00 EDT
About 350 people turned out in Arlington for what became a noisy forum on a proposed street car line.
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Virginia WJLA - Autria Godfrey - Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:35:12 EST
There's a showdown brewing in Arlington over a plan to build a pair of streetcar lines throughout the county.
The line would run from Pentagon and Crystal City to the Fairfax County.
Some say the streetcars are necessary while others say they are expensive and will not do much good.
In a video produced by Arlington County, streetcars are touted as the way to shuttle around the area.
"No other jurisdiction in the country that has attempted to have a modern transit system has done what we have," said Arlington County Board Member Walter Tejada.
The plan mimics ones already in use in places like Portland, Oregon. But at Wednesday's townhall meeting, many voiced that they want the concept to stay out west.
The $250 million design incorporates 10 streetcars along Columbia Pike and would span nearly five miles. It would give Columbia Pike a "Main Street" makeover while meeting the needs of an exploding population, county officials say.
"The business community will respond to a transit system that is an enhanced transit system," Juliet Hiznay of Arlington explained.
But the concept, even dubbed a "streetcar named undesirable," has consistently been met with resistance from residents. And their concerns aren't just over cash.
Arlington resident and opponent Bryan Taylor said, "The Pike has just gone through a rejuvenation to the tune of millions of dollars, and here we are talking about trying to dig it all back up again."
One selling point of using streetcars over buses is that streetcars move more people.
Libby Garvey, the only board member opposing the proposal, says that's not necessarily the case.
"If there is a storm like the derecho storm we had or an ice storm and the electricity is out, not only does the streetcar system stop," Garvey explained. "...but you've got streetcars all up and down the pike blocking emergency vehicles."
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:37:10 EST
There's good news for those who travel throughout D.C. on two wheels instead of four.
More than 30 new Capital Bikeshare stations are rolling out in Arlington alone.
Arlington drivers may soon consider trading in their car keys for a pedals.
Chris Eatough, the program manager of Bike Arlington, said, "It's just a great, easy, convenient, fun way to get around."
Eatough pedal through town all the time, and he's thrilled the county will soon house 33 new Capital Bikeshare stations.
"Most of them are going into the Columbia Pike and Shirlington areas. We did a lot of public outreach, and that's what people were saying, that's where they wanted to see Bikeshare go next in Arlington," said _____.
A one-day membership with unlimited trips will cost you $7; an annual membership will run you $75.
"Anybody can come check out a bike at any time, 24 hours a day. Ride wherever you're going and then you dock the bike at your location. You don't have to bring the bike here, so it's a very much point-to-point transit system."
Expanding Capital Bikeshare is also helping local businesses boost sales. At Fresh Bikes in Arlington, more and more new customers are coming in.
Fresh Bikes salesman Bob Vibort said, "Whether you need equipment or actually getting more and more into biking and wanting your own bike certainly helps us get people through the door."
Vibort rides about seven miles to and from work daily and loves seeing more stations coming into view.
"The availability to run up to a rack and have a bike as you need is great," he added.
There are 200 Capital Bikeshare stations in the Washington area.
Avid cyclists, like Bryan Stephens of Loudoun County, hope the travel trend continues.
"Anytime to just get on a bike, I think it's going to make you feel good," Stephens said. "Obviously, I'm a little partial to it."
The first Bikeshare station along the Columbia Pike corridor will be unveiled Thursday morning. A ribbon cutting will take place at 9 a.m. outside the Walter Reed Community Center on 16th Street.
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Virginia WJLA - Whitney Wild - Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:23:36 EST
Stainless steel, a touch screen monitor and heated floors - that's just some of the features of a Super Stop bus shelter along Columbia Pike in Arlington.
The project took almost two years, and residents say the wait and the price were not worth it.
Tim Hartnett of Arlington exclaimed, "It just seems like a lot of effort for nothing!"
The cost was split 80/20, with federal funds footing the majority of the bill. Arlington was only on the hook for about $200,000.
But that's not changing Fran Deluca's opinion.
"It makes no difference. The federal government is in debt up to our eyeballs," the Arlington resident said.
It's all part of larger plans to update the county's public transit system. Officials are now working on a $250 million streetcar project.
For some, the stop isn't a waste but a source of pride.
Arlington Resident Sherry Roper said, "Reasonable? Oh, yes! There's a lot of changes going on in Arlington. With relocation, we're growing up."
But from the bench of the old bus stop across the street, Arlington resident Elvis Alfaro said, "This one's fine! The wind, but that's it."
And this isn't where the project ends. Arlington plans to build 23 more of the Super Stops.The county board promises the next ones will be cheaper and take just four months or less to complete.
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Virginia WJLA - Hatzel Vela - Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:38:40 EST
Suburban Arlington may not be the first place you think of when talking about a hot spot for coyotes, but don't tell that to Sandy Flourance.
The Arlington resident says that she has now encountered a wild dog twice in her neighborhood recently while walking her dog, and she's not the only one by a long shot.
"We weren't sure if it was a fox or coyote (the first time)," Flourance said. " It was in the backyard of a vacant house, and as soon as it saw us, it turned around and rushed out of the yard."
The folks who have spotted the alleged coyote aren't living in spread-out areas of Arlington either; the coyotes have been spotted in heavily-populated areas just off Lee Highway.
"This is not back in the woods or father into northern Arlington or McLean," Kim Klingler, the president of the Leeway-Overlee Civic Association, says. Klingler's association represents an area of Arlington mainly southwest of Lee Highway between 14th and 24th streets North.
Klingler says the association has sent out warnings to residents, cautioning to take extra precautions to protect themselves and, perhaps more importantly, their small pets.
"I have a small dog," Flourant says. "Lots of people have cats."
Wildlife officials say that animals like coyotes running around in urban areas is more common than one would think. Officials with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries say that the coyote population has increased because there aren't enough predators.
If they're spotted, officials say the nocturnal animals are usually on the prowl for food. They're typically not territorial, but pets should still be kept inside and pet food certainly should not be left out.
That's not much comfort for Klingler and other residents, though, who'd rather the coyotes stay out of the neighborhood.
"I've lived in Alaska, so we're used to wildlife," she said. "In Arlington, it's a little bit more uncommon."
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Virginia WJLA - Kathy Park - Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:13:32 EST
A new item is hitting the shelves at Arlington County libraries. Members can now borrow American Girl dolls. It’s a program that encourages reading, but also gives children a local history lesson.
“Already we have about a six-month waiting list,” says Diane Kresh, director of the Arlington County Public Library.
The program rolled out last week and allows anyone with a county library card to borrow one of eight dolls for a week. It was started in order to share the history of Arlington and the stories that will be created from one child to the next.
“Some dolls will probably come back with new hairstyles, new clothes,” says Kresh.
Sofia Moteleb, 7, has her eyes on Marie-Grace and Cecile.
“When I looked at the magazine they were the newest dolls so I really wanted to borrow them,” she says.
Her mother says word is spreading quickly in the community.
“We were at a local bakery and the table next to us had an 11-year-old girl who was talking about it as well,” says Melissa Morrison.
It’s also a hit among parents because it gives access to a popular but pricey toy at no cost.
“The dolls can be anywhere between $60 and $80 just for the dolls,” says Morrison.
The dolls come with a few extras. Ivy comes with her personal story and a journal so you can write about her new adventures, plus a historical guide that describes what it was like during her era in Arlington.
“My friends here, they live in San Francisco. They’re children of the seventies when we saw Title 9 and a whole bunch of other things, the environmental movement got started, so this card that they travel with reflects what was happening in this community in that time period,” says Kresh.
But before the kids get their history lesson on Arlington, they’re getting a valuable lesson on patience.
“Last we checked was earlier this week and she was number six, so any day now,” says Morrison.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Jeff Goldberg - Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:35:39 EST
Despite spring flowers fighting to bloom through the gloom, winter isn't letting go just yet.
In the Cherrydale section of Arlington Monday morning, a tree weighed down by the heavy, wet snow, knocked into a power line on Lorcom Lane.
Almost 4,000 customers lost power.
Soon after the power went out, the sound of generators filled the air. But Aubrey Mansfield knows it won't last long.
“I'm really not upset. It will be 60 this weekend,” Mansfield says.
Last night, VDOT deployed 600 trucks to treat and plow roads throughout
Northern Virginia. And in Fairfax County, drivers liked the results.
“The main highways really aren't too bad,” said one commuter.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:02:00 -0400
LONDON — Officials say Britain's Prince Harry is returning to the United States — but this time he's skipping Las Vegas.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:12:00 GMT
Maybe it’s not surprising that the three wealthiest counties in America are also the three healthiest in Virginia, according to a new national study. But does health necessarily follow wealth? Shouldn’t all these rich people be overindulging on bonbons and bourbon?
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:13:30 EST
Batman is back and he’s rolling into Arlington on a new set of wheels.
Last year, police caught the caped crusader in his Lamborghini on Rt. 29 in Silver Spring. His Batmobile didn’t have proper plates.
The masquerading superhero from Baltimore County makes it his mission to cheer up sick kids at local hospitals. He’s been doing so for more than a decade, but the world first met Lenny Robinson last year. Now, he’s taking his superpowers back on the road.
The dashcam video was seen around the world. Montgomery County police pulled over a man dressed head-to-toe as Batman. The man behind the mask, Robinson, is Baltimore’s very own caped crusader. He was driving to an appearance at Georgetown University Hospital last March and mistakenly left his non-bat, civilian license plate in the car.
When police learned of his mission and saw his real tags, they let him go.
On the one-year anniversary of that memorable ride, Robinson is showing off his new ride outside Arlington’s YMCA. Nearly every inch of it is covered in the Dark Knight’s famous logo.
“Driving up here I was stopped by Virginia State troopers. Some guy driving around in a Batmobile wearing an authentic Batman costume is not your normal person so they wanted to make sure I was OK,” says Robinson.
The 49-year-old is taking his $300,000 1966 replica Batmobile cross-country. He’s already made stops at more than a dozen childrens’ hospitals, bringing hope to the smallest fighters.
“It’s the most rewarding thing I personally have ever done in my entire life,” he says.
In Arlington, the father of three is a poison prevention superhero, teaching children how dangerous common household products can be if used incorrectly. His educational campaign coincides with National Inhalants and Poison Awareness Week.
Batman’s next stop is Georgetown University Hospital next Wednesday. He’s traveling there thanks to the Hope for Henry Foundation. It cheers up kids with cancer and other serious illnesses.
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Norfolk HamptonRoads.com - - Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:08:12 -0400
A whistle blew, and the police and firefighters lining the pier saluted toward the newly docked ship. Another whistle blew, and the sailors lining the rails of the ship saluted in return.
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NBC12 News Richmond - - Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:01:00 EDT
The USS Arlington is scheduled to arrive at in Norfolk Friday at noon.
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The Arlington (LPD 24) will be welcomed by more than 30 Arlington County and Pentagon first responders who were among the first to get to the Pentagon after the attack on 9-11.
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NBC12 News Richmond - - Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:17:00 EDT
The USS Arlington is scheduled to arrive at in Norfolk Friday at noon.
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The Arlington (LPD 24) will be welcomed by more than 30 Arlington County and Pentagon first responders who were among the first to get to the Pentagon after the attack on 9-11.
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Albemarle NBC29 Local News - - Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:13:00 EDT
According to the 2013 rankings, the five healthiest localities in Virginia, starting with most healthy, are Fairfax County, followed by Loudoun, Arlington, Albemarle and York counties.
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Augusta County NBC29 Local News - - Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:40:00 EDT
According to the 2013 rankings, the five healthiest localities in Virginia, starting with most healthy, are Fairfax County, followed by Loudoun, Arlington, Albemarle and York counties.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:09:00 EDT
Arlington County Police say four masked men entered a Pentagon City jewelry store, smashed a glass display case with a hammer and made off with 23 Rolex watches worth more than $600,000.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:43:28 EST
The battle by some Arlington residents to keep the homeless from becoming their neighbors ended in defeat.
Over the weekend, the Arlington County Board unanimously approved a year-round shelter in the Courthouse neighborhood.
The decision comes after almost a year of protest.
But what not everyone realizes is Arlington has an emergency shelter operating right now about two blocks away from the one that's just been approved. The shelter is moving into the new building so it can operate year-round.
"I do not want the situation where some person is bopped over the head, some woman is assaulted, some child is hurt," resident Kenneth Robinson said.
Robinson never worried about crime outside his front door until now. He moved to Woodbury Heights in 1985 and is currently the condo association president. About 35 feet separate his Courthouse condo from the steps of what will become Arlington's new homeless services center.
"We're going to have to make a number of changes in the building to further secure the building," he explained.
The condo association is adding more video cameras and increasing street lighting. But some residents say before the homeless move in, they're moving out. Twenty-two condos sold in 2012 - that's twice as many as the year before.
Jesse Swart, a Woodbury Heights Condo resident, said, "Several of my neighbors have already left and in good conscience, I can't imagine having a family 30 feet from a facility that's going to have a rotating stock of Arlington County's violent offenders and/or sexual offenders."
Maria Noboa, who works in the area, added, "It changes the dynamic of the area, in terms of how safe you feel."
Kathleen Sibert is the executive director of Arlington Street People's Assistance Network or A-SPAN. She says in the shelter's 20 year history in Courthouse, no one in the community has been hurt by anyone staying there.
"We have always been a good neighbor wherever we are, and we're only moving a block and a half," Sibert said.
The new shelter will also have new safety features approved by the county board.
Sibert explained, "We will have a security guard from 4 in the afternoon until midnight so that the residents there feel safe when they're coming home from work or when they're going out at night."
The shelter will house a male and female dormitory, with 50 permanent beds, five medical respite beds and an extra 25 beds during the winter.
Employment, housing and mental health services will also be on-site to help the homeless rebound.
The Homeless Services Center is expected to open in the fall of 2014.
Before that, a seven-foot wall will go up between the neighboring condo building and the shelter. The county board will also conduct a six-month review of the shelter to address any concerns.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:52:53 EST
At long last, the Arlington Harris Teeter store that was flooded with sewage last year will reopen this fall.
The store, which is located at 3600 Glebe Road in the Potomac Yard neighborhood, closed May 11 after a sewage line at the nearby Arlington County Water Pollution Control Plant clogged. It caused raw sewage to flow into the underground store, which sits under a condominium building.
Since then, the store remained boarded up and closed while the 44,000-square-foot store was cleaned up.
The new store will include new flooring, drywall and paint, updated equipment and expanded selections. Officials said last November that the store had been cleaned at least four times after the sewage spill.
There was not a lack of grocery stores in the immediate area after the closure, though. A Shoppers Food Warehouse and a Target are located in the Potomac Yard shopping center next door, and a Giant sits about half a mile west on Glebe Road.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:56:36 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The Arlington County Board has approved a permit to open a year-round homeless shelter in the Courthouse neighborhood.
The county announced Saturday that the board unanimously approved the creation of the overnight shelter in the high-rent neighborhood. It will include 50 permanent beds, five beds for medical cases and 25 additional beds for the winter.
The new Homeless Services Center is expected to open in 2014. It will occupy two floors of a seven-story building the county owns on 14th Street.
Beyond offering a place to sleep, the center will also offer support services, a dining area, program space and administrative offices.
County Board Chairman Walter Tejada says Arlington has long needed a permanent, year-round homeless shelter. He says the center's goal is to help every person find permanent housing.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:54:00 EDT
The Arlington County Board has approved a permit to open a year-round homeless shelter in the Courthouse neighborhood.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:50:00 EDT
Chief executives at two Arlington contracting firms have pleaded guilty to more than $30 million in contract fraud by falsely presenting a company as a minority-owned business.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:16:00 EDT
Arlington National Cemetery officials say they will avoid furloughs this year that are being imposed in other parts of government as a result of automatic budget cuts.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:03:00 EDT
A military police officer killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan is being laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Charlottesville NBC29 Local News - - Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:54:00 EDT
An Augusta County teenager who was missing for over a week has been found safe and sound in Arlington Virginia.
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Virginia WJLA - Jay Korff - Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:44:57 EST
The debate over gun rights in America led to a fiery protest in Arlington Monday night.
The demonstration was sparked after Congressman Jim Moran hosted a community forum on efforts to prevent another tragedy, like the one in Newtown, Conn.
Outside the forum, gun rights advocates made clear their aversion to any proposal banning the sale of assault weapons and high capacity magazines.
Inside, they peppered questions, and screamed at Moran in some cases.
The protestors believe gun regulations violate their constitutional rights and won't stop a mass shooting.
Omar Samaha, whose sister, Reema, was among those murdered at Virginia Tech, says the first critical step should be instituting universal background checks.
"These tragedies continue to happen, and we haven't done anything substantial yet to prevent them. So when are we going to?," Samaha asked.
As for Moran, he said nothing said to him or screamed at him at the forum changed his mind. He still believes that sensible laws to minimize gun deaths are necessary.
"My abiding hope is that we can save innocent lives, that we won't have more disasters like Sandy Hook Elementary," Moran said. "...if Congress doesn't act than we are complicit."
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Virginia WJLA - Jeff Goldberg - Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:25:33 EST
Services were held Monday for the man killed when his speeding car crashed early Sunday morning in Rosslyn.
Police say 21-year-old Sami Ullah was driving 90 mph over the Key Bridge when he lost control. However, his friends say that moment doesn’t reflect his life. They describe Ullah as loving and humble.
“When he talked to you he’s so pleasant, so nice, so soft,” says Quamer Ghumman, his uncle.
Outside Sami’s parents’ home in Leesburg, loved ones are now preparing for a funeral after what happened early Sunday morning.
“It came so quickly… it’s a shock,” says Ghumman.
Police say Sami was driving his BMW M5 90 mph across the Key Bridge at 5 a.m. when he lost control and hit a curb just as he was crossing into Arlington from Georgetown. The car rolled five times before landing on its roof. Two passengers in the car were seriously injured.
“I just wish his ‘Snow White’ as he always called it didn’t take his life away," says Arsalan Galsi.
Hours before the crash Saturday night, Sami had stopped by his cousin Muhammad Soleman's birthday party.
“I still feel like I’m going to open my eyes and he’s going to be in front of me because I have that face in front of me," says Soleman.
Sami graduated from Heritage High in Leesburg in 2008 and was set to graduate from Virginia Tech in just a few weeks. He had plans to get a Master’s Degree in business. It’s a future people closest to Sami can’t believe is gone.
Arlington police are still looking into the exact cause of the crash. They are also awaiting results from toxicology reports and waiting to speak with the two other passengers in the car, both of whom remain in the hospital at George Washington University.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:14:14 EST
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A highly decorated Swiss-born World War II spy who went from battling Nazis in France to pioneering trauma treatment in the U.S. will have his wish to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery fulfilled later this month.
The family of Dr. Rene Joyeuse was told after his death in June that he couldn't be buried in Arlington because his wartime heroics happened before he was a U.S. citizen. Military officials reversed the decision in November after a letter-writing campaign that included support from veterans of the OSS, the precursor to the CIA.
His son Remi Joyeuse tells The Associated Press Monday that his father's burial will be March 29.
After the war, the elder Joyeuse helped create the trauma hospital concept. He was 92 when he died in Saranac Lake.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:00:42 EST
A 21-year-old was killed early Sunday and two others were injured after their car crashed right over the Virginia line in Arlington.
Police say Sami Ullah was driving about 80 or 90 mph over the Key Bridge into Arlington when he hit a curb and rolled nearly five times. The car came to a rest at Lee Highway and Fort Myer Drive just before 5 a.m.
Ullah was trapped inside the car and pronounced dead on scene. One of the passengers was thrown from the car and another was able to free himself. They were taken to an area hospital.
Ullah posted a photo of his car to Instagram less than 24 hours before the fatal crash with the caption “I call her Snow White. #m5 #beast #snowWhite #conlosterroristas #570 #ponies #vroomVroom.”
All three are from Leesburg.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:12:00 EDT
Arlington County police say a 21-year-old man was driving 90 miles an hour when he flipped his vehicle shortly after crossing the Key Bridge from Washington.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:00:42 EST
A young man was killed early Sunday and two others were injured after their car crashed right over the Virginia line in Arlington.
Police say the BMW was going about 80 or 90 mph over the Key Bridge into Arlington when it hit a curb and rolled nearly five times. The car came to a rest at Lee Highway and Fort Myer Drive just before 5 a.m.
The young man, who was trapped inside the car, died on scene. Another was ejected and the third was able to free himself. They were taken to an area hospital.
All three are from Leesburg.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500
ARLINGTON One hundred and fifty years after their Civil War ironclad sank, two unknown sailors from the warship Monitor were laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:54:21 -0500
ARLINGTON Their identities remain unknown, but not their significance.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:23:17 -0500
ARLINGTON More than 150 years after the USS Monitor sank off North Carolina during the Civil War, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad's turret when it was raised a decade ago were buried Friday at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:23:17 -0500
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Headlines from wdbj7.com - WDBJ7 Web Staff - Fri, 8 Mar 2013 12:59:00 EST
A chapter of a famous piece of the Civil War is being written.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 8 Mar 2013 04:10:00 EST
A century and a half after the Civil War ship the USS Monitor sank, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad's turret will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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The skeletons and pieces of their uniforms were discovered in the ship in 2002 when its 150-ton turret was raised from the ocean floor off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:09:00 GMT
One of the odd things about selling your house is that, suddenly, real estate agents from all over can get inside when you’re not there, because your key is in a lockbox near the front door. If you’ve ever been paranoid about what happens when you’re not there, you may (or may not) want to watch this surveillance video posted Monday by Arlington police and fully reported by ARLNow.com. Because it’s pretty creepy.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Eileen Whelan - Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:59:00 EST
1:48am: Snow coming down pretty good in parts of the region. Here's a picture from north Bethesda of snow covered grass and cars. Roads are just wet, but a little slick.
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1:00am: Road temperatures remain slightly above freezing, for now. Snow will stick to the grass first and then will eventually start to the stick to the roadways, especially bridges, overpasses, and side streets next. Here's a great site to monitor road temperatures.
12:50am: Here's the latest water vapor image. This gives you an idea of the energy that's helping to develop this major coastal storm. I've circled the area of interest. The pink represents colder cloud tops and precipitation, where as the orange indicates drier air. The dynamics between the two generates a cyclonic spin in the atmosphere, which will further develop the low off the VA coast. What does that mean for us? A big snow storm. Enough cold air for heavy snow and strong winds.
12:41 am: A winter storm warning is in effect for the entire viewing area through 3am Thursday. Heavy snow is expected across the region with strong winds through late Wednesday night.
12:12am: Precipitation filling in on radar across much of the metro area. Looking outside the studio in Arlington, just light rain. Numerous reports of heavy snow farther west into Winchester and Front Royal. Snow reported near Potomac, MD from ABC7 reporter Tom Roussey.
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Westmoreland News - - Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:38:38 +0000
A group of Washington & Lee High School students attended the 11th Annual HBCU (Historical Black Colleges and Universities) Festival held in Arlington, Virginia. Sponsored by the Alfred Street Baptist Church, the festival features HBCU schools from across the country and the Virgin Islands. School representatives met with students as part of the program and
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 5 Mar 2013 06:59:00 EST
Arlington County plans scale back the funding it provides for the Artisphere arts center, and officials say the center must become self-sufficient or close its doors.
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Virginia WJLA - Brianne Carter, Tom Roussey - Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:22:36 EST
Neighbors in Leesburg say they were one of the nicest couples you could ever meet, and they're stunned the wife of a minister would allegedly kill him.
57-year old Dae Hwang has been charged with the first degree murder of her husband 63-year old Kyung Hwang. Monday, Dae Hwang is expected in court to face those charges.
Police say Kyung Hwang was dead in an upstairs bedroom at the couple’s home early Saturday morning. He had stab wounds over a large portion of his body.
Authorities say it was Dae Hwang who called 9-1-1 after allegedly killing him. She is being held without bond and has an arraignment hearing scheduled for Monday.
Leesburg Police say she has been cooperative in the investigation into her husband’s murder.
The two lived at a home on Chickasaw Place NE in Leesburg that poilce say they had never been called to until around 6:00 a.m. Saturday morning.
Neighbors say the couple was well-loved in the coummunity.
"They're really great people and they always have been," said neighbor Cheri Shields. "What in the world could have happened?"
"He was genuinely the kindest and most generous of men. I can't say enough good about him," said neighbor Doug Van Norden. “And his wife was as lovely as he was.”
Neighbors say Kyung Hwang was a minister known for his deep Christian faith. Internet sites link him to Nova First Church in Fairfax, which meets at a building on Arlington Blvd. that it rents from another church.
Multiple people told ABC7 that Hwang was not the senior pastor of the church. A neighbor said he served as an associate minister.
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Virginia WJLA - Mike Conneen - Sat, 02 Mar 2013 19:54:11 EST
Riya Suising is a business owner, a certified massage therapist and a marathon runner who lives in Palo Alto, California. She’s also a transgender woman.
After long runs, she said she often goes to spas to improve circulation and recover from tough workouts. But while visiting the Washington region late last year, her relaxing day at a local spa ended abruptly and she says "unfairly," when customers and staff accused her of being a man in the women's locker room.
Spa World is a Korean-owned, 24-hour facility, located in a Centreville, VA strip mall. Suising later complained about her experience at Spa World to the Better Business Bureau. It's the company's response to that complaint - which has activists feeling steamed.
Suising spoke with ABC7's Mike Conneen via Skype. "(A female staff member) called me a man because she said I had strong muscle tone. I'm not bulky but I am athletic because I'm an athlete... I work out. I try to stay fit. And maybe because I have slightly wider shoulders than other people," she said. "So based on that, (the staff member) asked me to leave."
When her gender was questioned by the staffer, Suising said, "I showed her my driver's license with the female gender marker and I said 'I think I belong here' and she says 'I'm sorry, I still need to ask you to leave.'"
Spa World's owner, Sang Lee, said he does not allow intoxicated customers or inappropriate sexual behavior but he acknowledges Suising never misbehaved in any way.
"You know, she looked like a man. However, I checked her I.D. It said female. Surprising. But still, it is true," he said.
Lee said he gave her a full refund and apologized several times. "I told her 'Look, I had a couple of complaints from my customers, I had to respect that.'" He said a female manager even hugged her goodbye and she appeared happy when she walked out.
Suising recalls it differently. "I think it was tense situation. I think no one was happy there," she said. She said she decided to leave and try to resolve the issue afterwards "in a more diplomatic discussion."
In January, Suising filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.
Spa World responded to the BBB in writing:
"It is our policy to not accept any kinds of abnormal sexual oriented customers to our facility such as homosexuals, or transgender. We strongly enforce this policy for the safety and the comfort for our customers, and also to promote a healthy reputation for our business. Spa World accepts family-oriented customers many times with young children. Also, for the safety and the comfort for young children at Spa World, we strongly forbid any abnormal sexual behaviors and orientation in our facility. Despite the controversial issue of homosexuality and transgender, it is our policy to not accept them."
But Lee said that statement is not true at all. "This is a free facility, anybody is welcome here to try to have a good time," he said.
Lee claims a new employee -- an accountant -- wrote the statement to the BBB while he was out of town. Lee said the statement was inaccurate because of a language barrier. "This one simple vocabulary, he misused it. Instead of 'misbehaving,' he said 'sexual orientation.'"
But Spa World customers are not so sure. Many were shocked to learn a transgender woman was told to leave.
One Arlington woman requested that her name not be used. "I am really disturbed by hearing that. And I think twice about going in. My brother is gay. And I don't really don't appreciate a place being discriminatory against homosexual or transgender people," she said.
When asked how he would handle the same situation if it happened again, Lee said, "Same scenario? I would ask her to leave just like the same way. If not, I can't do anything. If she doesn't agree -- if she doesn't agree with me, of leaving the facility because of the complaints of others, I cannot force it. She has to stay."
Lee said the accountant who wrote to the BBB had not been disciplined, but he was corrected for making "a mistake."
Suising said she is still waiting for a full explanation and an apology. She said she would not go back to Spa World, but she hopes the management will provide some internal training on this issue.
Gay rights activists said this story underscores the need for laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
"There is no law requiring public accommodations for LGBT Virginians -- statewide or in Fairfax County where this happened," said James Parrish, executive director of Equality Virginia. "This should be unacceptable in 2013. Our state shouldn't be allowing this to happen."
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sat, 2 Mar 2013 11:28:00 EST
The interment of two USS Monitor sailors at Arlington National Cemetery will bring together people from across the country with distant but powerful ties to those who died aboard the Union ironclad.
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Virginia WJLA - Kimberly Suiters - Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:09:22 EST
An Arlington woman who thought she simply had a cut on her finger, ended up almost dying.
But a local doctor stepped in and not only saved her life, but saved her from losing her arm.
A fourth of patients who get a flesh-eating bacteria infection will die. The ones who survive often endure weeks of surgery, even amputation.
Erin Smythers is an Arlington mom with three young girls, always trying to beat the clock
She felt a terrible pain in her left arm and within two hours had a temperature of 103 degrees.
In the hospital, Smythers watched with deep worry, documenting her infection as it creeped up her arm.
"She was very sick at the time," says Dr. William Furlong, an infectious disease specialist. "We couldn't delay therapy. We had to accelerate using more than one drug."
Furlong's diagnosis was necrotizing fasciitis - flesh eating bacteria - a rapid assault of strep on skin, muscle, bone, and the bloodstream.
"She had a wound in her index finger, almost a papercut," Furlong says. "Essentially the organism uses that as a portal of entry."
Without proper therapy, 25 percent of necrotizing fasciitis patients die, a CDC statistic not lost on Smythers.
The important lessons learned here: Smythers got to the ER quickly, she pushed for an infectious disease consult, she now cleans cuts with hydrogen peroxide, and reminds her friends, too - it's now the signature on every email.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:34:38 EST
It’s been burning since the 60s, but now the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame is losing its spark.
The flame is running on the last of three burners at Arlington National Cemetery.
The flame has been operating nonstop, without a single upgrade, since 1967. But time and weather have taken their toll. The race is now on to help the fading flame have a brighter future.
The sights and sounds of Arlington National Cemetery attracts more than four million annual visitors. But one sound is catching tourists off guard as they honor the youngest man ever elected to the nation's highest office.
"There's a clicking noise," Meg Fahrenbrook of Texas said."It's a little bit dimmer than it has been in past years."
After burning nonstop for 46 years, the eternal flame at the John F. Kennedy family gravesite will finally get about $350,000 worth of long-over due upgrades.
New energy efficient gas lines will go in, along with a new burner. The changes will also provide for easier maintenance.
Michael Wilson, who was visiting from Kentucky, said, "I hope it burns for eternity, because I know how important it is to look at the flame and what it represents."
"It's kind of a little white glimmer of hope for all those people that sacrificed so much for their country," added Kentucky native Justin Dixon.
The memorial was inspired by the eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris. First Lady Jackie Kennedy wished to mark her husband's grave the same way.
The flame went out once when a visiting Catholic school group accidentally doused it with holy water.
It was lit again in 1967 and hasn't gone out since.
Tourist hope the upcoming upgrades ensure it burn brightly for eternity, inspiring the next generation of leaders.
There is no definitive timetable for when repairs will start and end. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Norfolk District signed on a Maryland company to do the work. They hope for it to start with the month. At that point, a temporary flame will be lit while the permanent one is fixed.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:54:52 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Congressional Democrats and Republicans split up across Virginia Monday to deliver dueling messages about the need for a bipartisan deal to stop $85 billion in looming budget cuts set to start taking effect Friday.
In Arlington, Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Reps. Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly joined leaders from the travel industry at Reagan National Airport to warn of the cuts' potential impact on aviation. Meanwhile, in Virginia Beach, Republican Reps. Rob Wittman, Randy Forbes and Scott Rigell talked about the cuts' effect on the military.
Kaine said a real compromise should include a balance of tax increases and budget cuts, especially because previous agreements included $1.4 trillion in spending reductions over 10 years combined with $600 billion to $700 billion in tax increases. He said Washington should follow the lead of Richmond, where Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell bucked GOP orthodoxy and joined with Democrats to pass a plan that dedicates $880 million annually in new funds for transportation, mostly through new taxes.
"Let's take a lesson. Let's compromise," said Kaine, a former Virginia governor.
Republicans said the GOP-controlled U.S. House has passed legislation sparing the military from cuts, but said that unless the Democratic-controlled Senate takes action, thousands of military civilians and government contractors in the Hampton Roads region are expected to lose work, delivering a blow to the area's economy.
"Even in this late hour there are alternatives and I'm sober and realistic about where we are and the probability that sequestration will go into effect for some period of time at some level," Rigell said, referring to the looming spending reductions that would be triggered by a past budget agreement. "But we're fighting and we're going to continue to fight."
Rigell's comments come a day before President Barack Obama is scheduled to give a speech at Newport News Shipbuilding, which builds and maintains the nation's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers as well as other warships. The Navy has already delayed a long-planned complex overhaul of the USS Abraham Lincoln at the shipyard as a result of the budget uncertainty, and other plans call for delaying the construction of other ships.
Moran said the GOP plan to spare the military merely shifts all of the looming cuts to other crucial government functions. Using air travel as an example, Moran said the cuts now envisioned will result in fewer air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration security screeners, which will result in flight delays and lines of up to an hour to clear security at their airport.
Connolly said that if a compromise isn't reached, it will be more than furloughed government workers who feel the pain.
"For those who ascribe to the philosophy that all government spending is the same, and it's bad, ... we're about to see the lie given to all of that rhetoric," he said.
While Democrats and Republicans cleaved to their own messages Monday, each side said it was willing to work across the aisle. The Democrats said they invited longtime Republican Rep. Frank Wolf, who represents northern Virginia but couldn't attend because of a previous commitment, and the Republicans said they invited Democrat Bobby Scott, who represents parts of Hampton Roads.
Moran said the Democrats in the delegation often find common ground with Wolf, who was an early supporter of the Simpson-Bowles commission that advocated a mix of spending cuts and tax increases, and has also been one of the most outspoken Republicans against anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist.
Still, the partisan nature of Monday's events seemed apparent to Virginia Beach resident Mark Stets, who attended the Republican forum. His son Mark Stets Jr. was killed in Pakistan while serving in the Army in 2010.
"Sequestration doesn't affect me or him anymore, but it affects the young men going in now, the men that are in combat," he said. "It's not just my son. It's the next man that dies."
Stets said he was frustrated that the forum was effectively a Republican event. He said that Kaine and Sen. Mark Warner should have dropped everything to be there.
He also said Republicans in the House have done their job passing a bill and that the Senate should at least vote on their proposals.
"I have no respect for anyone in the Senate," he said.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:03:17 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The Arlington County manager has proposed raising property taxes and cutting spending in every county agency to help close a budget gap.
The property tax hike would cost the average single-family homeowner an additional $262 next year.
County Manager Barbara Donnellan says the increases are necessary in part because enrollment in county schools is expected to increase by more than 1,000 students next year.
Donnellan also says the county's commercial tax revenue has fallen flat.
She has also proposed eliminating 46 county jobs, although just 20 of those jobs are currently filled.
Donnellan also cited the threat of major federal budget cuts as a potential drain on the county's finances. But she says her $1 billion budget proposal will maintain the services county residents say they want.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 21 Feb 2013 08:07:00 EST
The Arlington County manager has proposed raising property taxes and cutting spending in every county agency to help close a budget gap.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:47:51 EST
One of the Washington area's most iconic burger joints is apparently closed for good.
According to Washingtonian magazine, 'For Rent' signs have popped up in the windows of Ray's Hell Burger, the Arlington restaurant that has been frequented by droves of fans, including President Barack Obama.
Ray's Hell Burger owner Michael Landrum did not comment to Washingtonian, but the company that owns the building where Ray's was located said that both that space and one belonging to another restaurant of Landrum's are for lease.
This is the second time in less than three months that a Ray's restaurant closed its doors. In early December, a Ray's the Steaks location in Northeast Washington shut down.
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Headlines from wdbj7.com - Joe Dashiell - Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:21:00 EST
Maritime archaeologist says ceremony next month will provide an ending to recovery effort
Two sailors who died 150 years ago when the USS Monitor sank off the coast of North Carolina will be buried next month in Arlington National Cemetery.
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The skeletons and pieces of their uniforms were discovered in the ship in 2002 when its 150-ton turret was raised from the ocean floor off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
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Newport News HamptonRoads.com - - Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:00:08 -0500
The remains of two sailors recovered from the Union ironclad Monitor will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony is scheduled for March 8, in honor of the Monitor's role in the Battle of Hampton Roads, a news release from the Navy said. The sailors will receive full military honors with horse-drawn caissons.
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Newport News HamptonRoads.com - - Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:00:08 -0500
The remains of two sailors recovered from the Union ironclad Monitor will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony is scheduled for March 8, in honor of the Monitor's role in the Battle of Hampton Roads, a news release from the Navy said. The sailors will receive full military honors with horse-drawn caissons.
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Headlines from wdbj7.com - Associated Press - Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:34:00 EST
The Secretary of the Navy said the two men will be buried at Arlington in March
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) --
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Virginia WJLA - Mike Conneen - Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:26:24 EST
Some Arlington residents are fighting a proposed mixed-use development in Pentagon City. They're calling on the county board of supervisors to delay and change the project.
The development project is called "Pen Place," and it would be located on a 9.2 acre lot just northeast of the Costco in Pentagon City.
If approved, Pen Place would include nearly two million square feet of office space, which is controversial as current development allows only residential and hotel development.
Along Arlington Ridge Road, residents say traffic flows non-stop, especially at rush hour when drivers try to avoid backups on I-395.
Lee Geanuleas of Arlington said, "The addition of a large, 300-foot office complex here in Pentagon City will just exacerbate that situation."
Many homeowners have planted green signs in their yards to show their opposition for the proposed developments in nearby Pentagon City.
"Traffic, noise and then the extra people," added Arlington resident Cindy MacIntyre.
Supporters of the project say the office space, plus a hotel and retail space, would generate more tax revenue. Business leaders add the area need new commercial space.
Angela Fox, Crystal City Bid President/CEO, explained, "...having the opportunity to have new class A office space which can attract a various array of tenants - not just tenants looking for older office stock - is very valuable to our community and sort of the turn around of the market as a whole."
Residents say the neighborhood isn't against development.
Geanuleas added, "We think intelligent development of Pentagon City, Crystal City makes sense. It's been going on for decades, and we're not going to stop it. We just want to see it done intelligently."
County leaders say they're listening.
"There will be development that will take place there. And the community by and large knows and accepts that there will be some development," said Arlington County Board Chairman Walter Tejada. "The question is what type of development?...how tall would it be?"
Tejada says there's no action before the board yet. They thought they'd be considering the proposal in March, but with the opposition from residents, it may be a little longer now.
A site plan review committee meeting is schedule for later this month.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:32:44 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says the remains of two unknown Union sailors recovered from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery on March 8.
In an announcement Tuesday, Mabus said they could be the last Navy personnel from the Civil War buried at Arlington.
The two skeletons and the tattered remains of their uniforms were discovered in the rusted hulk of the Union Civil War ironclad in 2002 when its 150-ton turret was raised from the ocean floor off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
Conservators of the wreck had a forensic reconstruction done on the two sailors' faces in the longshot bid that someone could identify the sailors who went down with the Monitor 150 years ago. However, the sailors' identities remain unknown.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:55:00 EST
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus says the remains of two unknown Union sailors recovered from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery on March 8.
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Newport News HamptonRoads.com - - Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:00:08 -0500
Remains from two sailors, recovered from the USS Monitor, will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery next month. A ceremony will be held March 8 to honor the two sailors who remain unidentified. The date of the interment was chosen in honor of the Monitor's role in the Battle of Hampton Roads, a news release from the Navy said.
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Newport News HamptonRoads.com - - Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:00:08 -0500
Remains from two sailors, recovered from the USS Monitor, will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery next month. A ceremony will be held March 8 to honor the two sailors who remain unidentified. The date of the interment was chosen in honor of the Monitor's role in the Battle of Hampton Roads, a news release from the Navy said.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:45:49 GMT
Tracey Hepner of Arlington, who co-founded the Military Partners and Families Coalition, a support group for LGBT military partners and their families, has been chosen to sit with first lady Michelle Obama during the State of the Union address Tuesday night, the White House said Monday.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:36:04 EST
Dozens of lucky kids got to drop the puck with the pros today as the Washington Capitals hosted an Extreme Recess, part of Hockey is for Everyone Month.
It was a hockey clinic unlike any other, as a hundred kids arrived at Arlington's Kettler Capitals Iceplex.
The kids - some on skates, others on sleds - all have physical or developmental disabilities.
Cheering on their success were some of the best at the game.
“It's hard to describe in words, but just seeing the smiles on everyone's faces. It makes your day and more,” says Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby.
“It's unreal. It's a great experience,” says defenseman Kundratek Tomas. “This is my first time and I'm really enjoying it. There's so many kids smiling, wearing Caps jerseys.”
This special day was made possible thanks to a children's charity called Dreams for Kids.
The D.C. chapter hosts adaptive sports clinics every month, free of charge.
This is the third year the Capitals skated into the mix, sharing their skills with some of their youngest fans.
"This is just wonderful to connect with other people who know what your struggles are, having a special needs child and just watching them feel successful," says Stephanie Wangsness of Bristow, Virginia, mother of 5-year-old Aleksia Wangsness who has an undiagnosed disorder similar to cerebral palsy.
“It means a lot to the parents to come out and see that their children are capable of doing things that other children can do and experience,” says one of the mothers, Janasha Thomas of D.C.
Trey Cochran of Prince Frederick, Maryland can't tell dad how much fun he's having. His Down Syndrome limits his speech. But one glance at this rink and you can see that no words are needed.
More than 12,000 D.C. children have disabilities and there are similar numbers for surrounding counties.
Hitting the ice is one small way of proving to them they can achieve their goals.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:39:00 EST
The strong winter storm that is affecting the northeast actually ended up dropping a couple inches of snow in parts of the D.C. area this morning. I actually woke up at 2am this morning in Arlington and saw some light sleet, but in the higher elevations west of the city, and even lower areas just east of the Blue Ridge, there was enough cold air available for light snow.
- Susan McVeigh from Bull Run Mountain
Here are some of the light snowfall totals from this morning from the latest National Weather Service statement. Madison, Culpeper and Fauquier Counties in Virginia had some of the higher snowfall totals, with 5 inches reported in Reva (Culpeper), 4.5 inches in Haywood (Madison) and 3 inches in Opal (Fauquier).
- Valerie Waters from The Plains, VA
A few other areas reported an inch or less, but looking at our HD WeatherBug cameras, much of the snow melted already as temperatures have climbed above freezing.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:01:00 GMT
Everyone knows that food trucks are the hip way to eat anymore. Who actually sits down to eat lunch? So totally uncool.
But in Arlington, a county ordinance limits food trucks to one hour parking (five minutes near a school), even at a two-hour meter, with penalties far heftier than just a parking ticket fine. The proprietors of Seoul Food D.C. decided to fight this. They enlisted the help of the Institute for Justice, last seen here taking Arlington to court in the Wag More Dogs mural case, who in turn enlisted the large law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, to fight for the right to eat kimchi and tacos and lobster and anything else while standing on a sidewalk.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Mon, 4 Feb 2013 15:59:00 EST
Arlington police say men with hammers smashed a display case in a Pentagon City jewelry store, making off with $128,000 in rings.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:49:11 EST
ABC7’NewsChannel 8 reporter Whitney Wild visits the Girl Scout World Thinking Day on Saturday at the Williamsburg School in Arlington. Girls participated in activities and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in other countries.
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Richmond Times Dispatch Business - - Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500
United Bankshares to buy Arlington-based bank
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Virginia WJLA - Greta Kreuz - Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:09:45 EST
Lewis Reynolds was a Marine in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He won medals, saw combat and qualified to fight. But not to bear children.
He and thousands of others in Virginia were unknowingly or forcibly sterilized after they were deemed "defective."
A part of a nationwide eugenics movement, the practice occurred at institutions in the Commonwealth between 1924 and 1979. The movement was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1927.
A bipartisan bill currently in the Virginia House aims to compensate surviving victims of forced sterilization.
Delegate Patrick Hope, D-Arlington, said, "Many people were forcibly sterilized when they were quite young, and they have no memory of it. So they may not even come forward. But we think that we're talking about a universe of just a couple hundred people, and what we're asking for is $50,000 per victim."
"Virginia led the way in this. Let's lead the way in doing the right thing and close this dark chapter...," Hope continued.
Reynolds' first marriage ended in divorce - she wanted children.
The compensation language is included in a proposed budget a House committee is due to vote on Feb. 3.
If the language survives and is contained in the proposed budget, it will move on to the Senate in conference committee. If it doesn't survive, Hope plans to propose a budget amendment on the House floor next week and force a vote.
Only surviving victims would qualify for the compensation, not spouses or family members.
About six or seven people have come forward so far.
But there are money concerns, especially if sequestration hits. Critics also fear sterilization compensation will open a can of worms for other groups who've been hurt by past state policies or actions.
Governor Bob McDonnell has not responded to request to meet with the victims.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:59:47 EST
The son of Virginia Congressman Jim Moran won’t face criminal charges in connection with a fraudulent vote investigation.
Arlington County Police announced Thursday that it finished its investigation into Patrick Moran, who was being investigated after a secretly-recorded video surfaced showing Patrick Moran discussing casting ballots fraudulently with a conservative activist.
At the time, Patrick Moran was the director of field operations for his father’s election campaign.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:05:00 EST
LIVE DOPPLER | HD WEATHER MAPS | ALERTS
Follow our Stormwatch 7 Page and please send us any pictures or videos if you see any flooding or severe weather. First and foremost, be safe! Stay indoors away from windows if severe weather moves into your area.
2:18am: Live doppler shows the strongest line of gusty storms moving over the Chesapeake Bay and on the Eastern shore. There is still one more line of moderate showers moving through Prince George's and Charles counties and eventually sliding off to the shore. Rainfall tapering off behind this.
2:02am: Can you tell where the front is? Temperatures remain in the 50s and 60s across much of the region. Notice the upper 30 to low 40 degree readings in Oakland, MD, Elkins, WV. That is the "colder" air that will eventually make it to D.C.
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1:54am: Severe thunderstorm warning for St. Mary's and southern Calvert counties until 2:45am. This line is moving East at 30mph and is capable of producing 60mph or greater.
1:30am: Here's a wide view of what's still to come. The back-side of the system is currently moving through SW VA. The D.C. area likely has another 2 to 3 hours of moderate rain, before the wet weather starts to taper off.
1:24am: A flash flood warning now in effect through 4:15 am for all of southern Maryland.
1:08am: If you live in Charles county and were wondering where the rain was, here it is!
12:49am: Super doppler showing, once again, two distinct lines of heavy rain. I feel like we've seen this pattern over and over today. The training rain continues and unfortunately brings more flooding concerns.
12:34am: Wind Advisory extended for the entire area through 6pm Thursday. Winds could gust between 40 and 50 mph at times. The winds are slowly starting to pick up.
12:17am: Nothing really new here, but the latest statement from the NWS in Sterling states, "THE EVENT IS TRANSFORMING INTO A FLOOD EVENT. HAVE CANCELED TORNADO WATCH FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...EXCEPT FOR THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA AS WELL AS SOUTHERN MD WHERE THE ATMOSPHERE HASNT BEEN WORKED OVER YET" - Sterling WFO
11:52pm: Line of very heavy rain through Montgomery county and into eastern Fairfax county.
11:13pm: Rainfall totals as of 11pm. Click here for a detailed list.
Ijamsville, MD - 3.34"
Mt. Airy, MD - 3.05"
Clarksbury, MD - 2.88"
Purcellville, VA - 2.84"
10:46pm: Tornado watch canceled for the D.C. metro area, but remains in effect until 2am over southern MD. The greatest threat across the entire area tonight is flash flooding.
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10:09pm: Be sure to check out our HD Maps page for the latest watches and warnings, location of the rain in our radar pages along with temperatures and winds.
10:04pm: St. Mary's and Calvert Counties in Southern Maryland have avoided the rain so far but very heavy rainfall is on the way by Midnight as a strong line is currently moving into Central Virginia.
9:55pm: Our Stormscan continues to show very heavy rainfall west of D.C. This will continue to fall across the region over the next couple of hours and will worsen the current flooding issues.
9:43pm: Flood Warnings have now been issued for Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, Fauquier and Loudoun Counties until 3:30am as one to two additional inches of rain will be possible through the next couple of hours.
9:32pm: Meteorologist Ryan Miller pointed out a good fact. Reagan National has only record 1.39" of precipitation for the month of January. That total may be doubled by the time this system exits later tonight. So far Reagan National has recorded 0.41" though that is sure to rise considerably over the next few hours.
9:26pm: Check out the river gauges in your area as they may have gone up a couple feet in the past couple of hours. So far the region remains under any flood stages, though Flash Flooding is on going through parts of the area. If you encounter high water, report it and find another way to get around.
9:16pm: A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Rappahannock and Orange Counties in our viewing area until 3:15am. Heavy rain will continue to train over these areas through Midnight or early Thursday morning.
9:04pm: Here are some rainfall totals closer to the D.C. Metro. Rain will continue over the next few hours before coming to an end after midnight, leading to more potential flooding problems.
Arlington, VA: 0.43" Washington, D.C.: 0.36"
Annandale, VA: 0.43" Beltsville, MD: 0.46"
8:52pm: There is a new Tornado Watch that overspreads southcentral Virginia including Richmond and central North Carolina including Raleigh south to Wilmington.
8:39pm: Here is a statement from NWS Sterling... "Just got off the phone with 911 dispatch in Frederick Co MD. They report mulitple roads closed due to high water...along with several waters rescues underway...one just completed in the Urbana Area on Peters Rd where a woman was rescued from the top of her vehicle in flooded waters. Will issue LSR shortly."
Remember turn around, don't drown. Be safe out there and please report any flooding!
8:34pm: Here is a look at some of the heavier rain headed towards D.C. in the next few hours. It should continue through Midnight and possibly the early morning hours. Areas of flooding will be possible and some reports of high water have already come in across Loudoun County.
8:32pm: The severe thunderstorm warning for D.C. has been canceled. Still a line of gusty downpours moving through Prince Georges county.
8:01pm: Severe T-Storms are now moving through the D.C. Metro with high winds possible along with very heavy rain. There have been some reports of trees down in the area, please continue to forward along to us any reports of wind damage or flooding.
7:52pm: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 8:30pm for the entire D.C. metro area and Baltimore. The line of storms moving East are producing blinding rain and strong winds.
7:40pm: Leading edge of downpours approaching Bethesda, McLean, & Burke.
7:20pm: Weatherbug rainfall totals highest over Frederick and Loudoun counties where rain has been falling constantly since about 2pm. A flash flood warning remains in effect for these areas. Check out the totals, so far.
7:05pm: A Severe T-Storm Warning is in effect until 7:45pm for Prince William, Fairfax, Fauquier, Stafford, Culpeper, Spotsylvania and Orange for winds that may exceed 60mph. Be sure to track it on Live Super Doppler 7 as it approaches the D.C. Metro and I-95 corridor.
6:32pm: TORNADO WATCH in effect for the entire D.C. metro area through 2am. As the strong front approaches, there is enough energy in the atmosphere for circulation to develop.
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6:24pm: New severe thunderstorm warning until 7pm for Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, and Spotsylvania counties.
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6:04pm: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are in effect until 6:45pm for Orange, Nelson, Greene, Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville. It is capable of producing winds in excess of 60mph.
5:43pm: Flash flood warnings in effect for parts of Rappahannock, Warren, Clarke, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties through 9:30pm. Moderate showers continue to fall over the same areas. Rememeber to never drive through standing water. Additional rainfall totals of 1-2 inches are possible.
5:35pm: Here are some of the latest heavy rainfall totals.
Hamilton, VA (Loudoun County): 1.48"
Adamstown, MD (Frederick County): 1.33"
Leesburg, VA: 1.33"
Mt. Airy, MD: 0.93"
5:06pm: Showers mainly north and west of D.C. Temperatures considerably coolder, in the 50s, where the rain has been falling steadily over the past few hours. D.C.A. remains at 70 degrees. Watching strong storms approaching Staunton from the southwest now.
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4:55pm Bob Ryan here. Here's a short discussion and the timeline though noon tomorrow. Heaviest rain and wind still coming through DC area 10PM-2AM.
4:12pm: A new mesoscale discussion has an 80% chance of a severe t-storm watch being issued soon to cover the D.C. area from the increasing threat from the storms over southwest Virginia.
4:05pm Radar loop over last 2 hours some training setting up from Front Royal to Frederick and Montgomery County. Local heavy rain next few hours local flooding possible. Flood watch until late tonight
3:59pm: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for southwestern Virginia until 10pm in association with a strong line of thunderstorms that you can see using our Interactive Radar. This line has the potential to make it to the D.C. area later tonight so we will be watching it very closely.
- Severe T-Storm Watch for southwestern VA until 10pm
3:35pm: Late hyperlocal Futurecast coming in shows winds about midnight 50+mph in DC. You may be woken up by the strongest winds 10PM-1AM west to east
3:27pm: A Wind Advisory has been posted for the entire viewing area until 6am tomorrow. Winds will gust up to 50mph at times through the early morning hours.
3:06pm: Some heavy rain is affecting Loudoun, Frederick, Montgomery, Clarke and Warren Counties along the line. A quarter to a half inch of rain has fallen in many of these areas with some higher totals locally. Here are some of the totals so far.
Woodstock, VA: 0.70" Martinsburg, WV: 0.59" Adamstown, MD: 0.52"
Leesburg, VA: 0.47" Clarksburg, MD: 0.43"
3:00pm: Rain is coming down on our HD weather camera now along I-270 in Germantown, MD at the WeatherBug Headquarters building on Father Hurley Blvd.
2:35pm: Storms continue to weaken as they enter Montgomery County and move into Leesburg as well in Loudoun County. There is still some gusty winds and heavy rain associated. I have seen winds in the mid 30s and rainfall totals up to a quarter of an inch with this line. The southern extent of the line has drastically weakened.
2:13pm: This line of heavy rain and gusty winds will move into the City of Frederick in the next 5 minutes as well as Leesburg, VA in the next 15 minutes. This line still doesn't have any severe characteristics.
2:02pm: Thank you everyone for your reports of heavy rain entering the western suburbs with this line. It will move into Frederick and Loudoun Counties now and towards the D.C. Metro closer to 3pm if it holds together. The highest wind gusts were 41mph in Brunswick in Frederick County, MD and 40mph in Woodstock along I-81 in Shenandoah County, VA.
1:56pm: Be sure to check out this HD camera in Frederick, MD of the approaching line of heavy rain. It should enter in the next 15 minutes or so.
1:42pm: Here's a look at Today's Storm Reports from the SPC. This includes a tornado that went through Adairsville, GA causing damage and potential injuries. There will be more information coming out regarding this storm later today I am sure. Added correction, there has now been a confirmed fatality by the National Weather Serivce of someone hit by the tornado when they were in their mobile home.
- Today's Storm Reports
1:33pm: A Mesoscale Discussion was put out for the majority of our area around Noon highlighting the fact that the severe threat would decrease through the afternoon hours. With that being said, this lone of storms is continuing to move through the Shenandoah Valley with some of the stronger parts of the line moving through Washington Co., MD and Berkeley County in WV. Shepherdstown and Myersville down the line should prepare to seek shelter indoors as this line moves into those areas in the next 10 (Shepherdstown) to 30 (Myersville) min.
1:25pm: Here is video of the tornado that went through parts of northern Georgia earlier today. Video Here
1:17pm: The current line of storms west of the D.C. area will move into Hagerstown, Martinsburg and Winchester all along the I-81 corridor in the next 10-15 minutes. Wind gusts to 50mph are possible along with very heavy rainfall, though there are no warnings in place at this time.
1:07pm:
TIMING: We think this first line that is currently moving into the Shenandoah Valley will weaken as it crosses the Blue Ridge. The main timing for the stronger, heavier rain and storms will be closer to Midnight, with the timing even sooner, 10-11pm in the western and far western suburbs. Here is a good look at a trustworthy model showing a line of storms pushing through the D.C. area right after Midnight.
- 12Z 4km NAM Model Run for 1am tonight
12:49pm: Check out our Live Super Doppler Radar. The line of heavy rain that is currently on it is a low-topped line which should move closer to the Blue Ridge Mountains around 2pm. We currently don't think this line will hold together as it moves east of the Blue Ridge into a more stable atmosphere. That line has already showed signs of weakening as it has been exiting West Virginia.
12:39pm: Here is a look at the current outlooks as far as the risk for severe weather from the Storm Predicition Center. Just about the entire east coast has a chance for severe weather, with the primary threat coming in the form of damaging winds.
- Current Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center
12:30pm: Winds are already gusting from the 20 to 30 mph range right now out of the south out ahead of the cold front. Even some of the sustained winds are at or just above 30 mph. This gives a good idea of just how strong this front is.
12:14pm: A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for parts of the D.C. area including the D.C. Metro from 3pm through late tonight. It is a Flash Flood Watch and not a Flood Watch in our area as very heavy rainfall may fall in a very short period of time, leading to Flash Flooding.
- HPC Forecast Precipitation for Today
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:05:00 EST
LIVE DOPPLER | HD WEATHER MAPS | ALERTS
Follow our Stormwatch 7 Page and please send us any pictures or videos if you see any flooding or severe weather. First and foremost, be safe! Stay indoors away from windows if severe weather moves into your area.
2:18am: Live doppler shows the strongest line of gusty storms moving over the Chesapeake Bay and on the Eastern shore. There is still one more line of moderate showers moving through Prince George's and Charles counties and eventually sliding off to the shore. Rainfall tapering off behind this.
2:02am: Can you tell where the front is? Temperatures remain in the 50s and 60s across much of the region. Notice the upper 30 to low 40 degree readings in Oakland, MD, Elkins, WV. That is the "colder" air that will eventually make it to D.C.
1:54am: Severe thunderstorm warning for St. Mary's and southern Calvert counties until 2:45am. This line is moving East at 30mph and is capable of producing 60mph or greater.
1:30am: Here's a wide view of what's still to come. The back-side of the system is currently moving through SW VA. The D.C. area likely has another 2 to 3 hours of moderate rain, before the wet weather starts to taper off.
1:24am: A flash flood warning now in effect through 4:15 am for all of southern Maryland.
1:08am: If you live in Charles county and were wondering where the rain was, here it is!
12:49am: Super doppler showing, once again, two distinct lines of heavy rain. I feel like we've seen this pattern over and over today. The training rain continues and unfortunately brings more flooding concerns.
12:34am: Wind Advisory extended for the entire area through 6pm Thursday. Winds could gust between 40 and 50 mph at times. The winds are slowly starting to pick up.
12:17am: Nothing really new here, but the latest statement from the NWS in Sterling states, "THE EVENT IS TRANSFORMING INTO A FLOOD EVENT. HAVE CANCELED TORNADO WATCH FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...EXCEPT FOR THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA AS WELL AS SOUTHERN MD WHERE THE ATMOSPHERE HASNT BEEN WORKED OVER YET" - Sterling WFO
11:52pm: Line of very heavy rain through Montgomery county and into eastern Fairfax county.
11:13pm: Rainfall totals as of 11pm. Click here for a detailed list.
Ijamsville, MD - 3.34"
Mt. Airy, MD - 3.05"
Clarksbury, MD - 2.88"
Purcellville, VA - 2.84"
10:46pm: Tornado watch canceled for the D.C. metro area, but remains in effect until 2am over southern MD. The greatest threat across the entire area tonight is flash flooding.
10:09pm: Be sure to check out our HD Maps page for the latest watches and warnings, location of the rain in our radar pages along with temperatures and winds.
10:04pm: St. Mary's and Calvert Counties in Southern Maryland have avoided the rain so far but very heavy rainfall is on the way by Midnight as a strong line is currently moving into Central Virginia.
9:55pm: Our Stormscan continues to show very heavy rainfall west of D.C. This will continue to fall across the region over the next couple of hours and will worsen the current flooding issues.
9:43pm: Flood Warnings have now been issued for Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, Fauquier and Loudoun Counties until 3:30am as one to two additional inches of rain will be possible through the next couple of hours.
9:32pm: Meteorologist Ryan Miller pointed out a good fact. Reagan National has only record 1.39" of precipitation for the month of January. That total may be doubled by the time this system exits later tonight. So far Reagan National has recorded 0.41" though that is sure to rise considerably over the next few hours.
9:26pm: Check out the river gauges in your area as they may have gone up a couple feet in the past couple of hours. So far the region remains under any flood stages, though Flash Flooding is on going through parts of the area. If you encounter high water, report it and find another way to get around.
9:16pm: A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Rappahannock and Orange Counties in our viewing area until 3:15am. Heavy rain will continue to train over these areas through Midnight or early Thursday morning.
9:04pm: Here are some rainfall totals closer to the D.C. Metro. Rain will continue over the next few hours before coming to an end after midnight, leading to more potential flooding problems.
Arlington, VA: 0.43" Washington, D.C.: 0.36"
Annandale, VA: 0.43" Beltsville, MD: 0.46"
8:52pm: There is a new Tornado Watch that overspreads southcentral Virginia including Richmond and central North Carolina including Raleigh south to Wilmington.
8:39pm: Here is a statement from NWS Sterling... "Just got off the phone with 911 dispatch in Frederick Co MD. They report mulitple roads closed due to high water...along with several waters rescues underway...one just completed in the Urbana Area on Peters Rd where a woman was rescued from the top of her vehicle in flooded waters. Will issue LSR shortly."
Remember turn around, don't drown. Be safe out there and please report any flooding!
8:34pm: Here is a look at some of the heavier rain headed towards D.C. in the next few hours. It should continue through Midnight and possibly the early morning hours. Areas of flooding will be possible and some reports of high water have already come in across Loudoun County.
8:32pm: The severe thunderstorm warning for D.C. has been canceled. Still a line of gusty downpours moving through Prince Georges county.
8:01pm: Severe T-Storms are now moving through the D.C. Metro with high winds possible along with very heavy rain. There have been some reports of trees down in the area, please continue to forward along to us any reports of wind damage or flooding.
7:52pm: A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 8:30pm for the entire D.C. metro area and Baltimore. The line of storms moving East are producing blinding rain and strong winds.
7:40pm: Leading edge of downpours approaching Bethesda, McLean, & Burke.
7:20pm: Weatherbug rainfall totals highest over Frederick and Loudoun counties where rain has been falling constantly since about 2pm. A flash flood warning remains in effect for these areas. Check out the totals, so far.
7:05pm: A Severe T-Storm Warning is in effect until 7:45pm for Prince William, Fairfax, Fauquier, Stafford, Culpeper, Spotsylvania and Orange for winds that may exceed 60mph. Be sure to track it on Live Super Doppler 7 as it approaches the D.C. Metro and I-95 corridor.
6:32pm: TORNADO WATCH in effect for the entire D.C. metro area through 2am. As the strong front approaches, there is enough energy in the atmosphere for circulation to develop.
6:24pm: New severe thunderstorm warning until 7pm for Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, and Spotsylvania counties.
6:04pm: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are in effect until 6:45pm for Orange, Nelson, Greene, Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville. It is capable of producing winds in excess of 60mph.
5:43pm: Flash flood warnings in effect for parts of Rappahannock, Warren, Clarke, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties through 9:30pm. Moderate showers continue to fall over the same areas. Rememeber to never drive through standing water. Additional rainfall totals of 1-2 inches are possible.
5:35pm: Here are some of the latest heavy rainfall totals.
Hamilton, VA (Loudoun County): 1.48"
Adamstown, MD (Frederick County): 1.33"
Leesburg, VA: 1.33"
Mt. Airy, MD: 0.93"
5:06pm: Showers mainly north and west of D.C. Temperatures considerably coolder, in the 50s, where the rain has been falling steadily over the past few hours. D.C.A. remains at 70 degrees. Watching strong storms approaching Staunton from the southwest now.
4:55pm Bob Ryan here. Here's a short discussion and the timeline though noon tomorrow. Heaviest rain and wind still coming through DC area 10PM-2AM.
4:12pm: A new mesoscale discussion has an 80% chance of a severe t-storm watch being issued soon to cover the D.C. area from the increasing threat from the storms over southwest Virginia.
4:05pm Radar loop over last 2 hours some training setting up from Front Royal to Frederick and Montgomery County. Local heavy rain next few hours local flooding possible. Flood watch until late tonight
3:59pm: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for southwestern Virginia until 10pm in association with a strong line of thunderstorms that you can see using our Interactive Radar. This line has the potential to make it to the D.C. area later tonight so we will be watching it very closely.
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- Severe T-Storm Watch for southwestern VA until 10pm
3:35pm: Late hyperlocal Futurecast coming in shows winds about midnight 50+mph in DC. You may be woken up by the strongest winds 10PM-1AM west to east
3:27pm: A Wind Advisory has been posted for the entire viewing area until 6am tomorrow. Winds will gust up to 50mph at times through the early morning hours.
3:06pm: Some heavy rain is affecting Loudoun, Frederick, Montgomery, Clarke and Warren Counties along the line. A quarter to a half inch of rain has fallen in many of these areas with some higher totals locally. Here are some of the totals so far.
Woodstock, VA: 0.70" Martinsburg, WV: 0.59" Adamstown, MD: 0.52"
Leesburg, VA: 0.47" Clarksburg, MD: 0.43"
3:00pm: Rain is coming down on our HD weather camera now along I-270 in Germantown, MD at the WeatherBug Headquarters building on Father Hurley Blvd.
2:35pm: Storms continue to weaken as they enter Montgomery County and move into Leesburg as well in Loudoun County. There is still some gusty winds and heavy rain associated. I have seen winds in the mid 30s and rainfall totals up to a quarter of an inch with this line. The southern extent of the line has drastically weakened.
2:13pm: This line of heavy rain and gusty winds will move into the City of Frederick in the next 5 minutes as well as Leesburg, VA in the next 15 minutes. This line still doesn't have any severe characteristics.
2:02pm: Thank you everyone for your reports of heavy rain entering the western suburbs with this line. It will move into Frederick and Loudoun Counties now and towards the D.C. Metro closer to 3pm if it holds together. The highest wind gusts were 41mph in Brunswick in Frederick County, MD and 40mph in Woodstock along I-81 in Shenandoah County, VA.
1:56pm: Be sure to check out this HD camera in Frederick, MD of the approaching line of heavy rain. It should enter in the next 15 minutes or so.
1:42pm: Here's a look at Today's Storm Reports from the SPC. This includes a tornado that went through Adairsville, GA causing damage and potential injuries. There will be more information coming out regarding this storm later today I am sure. Added correction, there has now been a confirmed fatality by the National Weather Serivce of someone hit by the tornado when they were in their mobile home.
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- Today's Storm Reports
1:33pm: A Mesoscale Discussion was put out for the majority of our area around Noon highlighting the fact that the severe threat would decrease through the afternoon hours. With that being said, this lone of storms is continuing to move through the Shenandoah Valley with some of the stronger parts of the line moving through Washington Co., MD and Berkeley County in WV. Shepherdstown and Myersville down the line should prepare to seek shelter indoors as this line moves into those areas in the next 10 (Shepherdstown) to 30 (Myersville) min.
1:25pm: Here is video of the tornado that went through parts of northern Georgia earlier today. Video Here
1:17pm: The current line of storms west of the D.C. area will move into Hagerstown, Martinsburg and Winchester all along the I-81 corridor in the next 10-15 minutes. Wind gusts to 50mph are possible along with very heavy rainfall, though there are no warnings in place at this time.
1:07pm:
TIMING: We think this first line that is currently moving into the Shenandoah Valley will weaken as it crosses the Blue Ridge. The main timing for the stronger, heavier rain and storms will be closer to Midnight, with the timing even sooner, 10-11pm in the western and far western suburbs. Here is a good look at a trustworthy model showing a line of storms pushing through the D.C. area right after Midnight.
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- 12Z 4km NAM Model Run for 1am tonight
12:49pm: Check out our Live Super Doppler Radar. The line of heavy rain that is currently on it is a low-topped line which should move closer to the Blue Ridge Mountains around 2pm. We currently don't think this line will hold together as it moves east of the Blue Ridge into a more stable atmosphere. That line has already showed signs of weakening as it has been exiting West Virginia.
12:39pm: Here is a look at the current outlooks as far as the risk for severe weather from the Storm Predicition Center. Just about the entire east coast has a chance for severe weather, with the primary threat coming in the form of damaging winds.
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- Current Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center
12:30pm: Winds are already gusting from the 20 to 30 mph range right now out of the south out ahead of the cold front. Even some of the sustained winds are at or just above 30 mph. This gives a good idea of just how strong this front is.
12:14pm: A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for parts of the D.C. area including the D.C. Metro from 3pm through late tonight. It is a Flash Flood Watch and not a Flood Watch in our area as very heavy rainfall may fall in a very short period of time, leading to Flash Flooding.
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- HPC Forecast Precipitation for Today
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:29:44 -0500
RICHMOND Year after year, Del. Alfonso Lopez, D-Arlington, has tried to convince the General Assembly to allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition. He argued it made business sense. He argued the cost was small. He argued it was fair. But every session the proposal failed.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:29:44 -0500
RICHMOND Year after year, Del. Alfonso Lopez, D-Arlington, has tried to convince the General Assembly to allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition. He argued it made business sense. He argued the cost was small. He argued it was fair. But every session the proposal failed.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:37:00 EST
The past 7 days at Reagan National airport have been much colder than average with a high temperature departure of -11 degrees. Average high temperatures were only 33 degrees, when they usually sit at 44 degrees at this point in January. It was capped off with some light icing for parts of the region Monday morning.
- Light Icing in Arlington, VA Monday morning
The week ahead will experience spring-like temperatures before a crash back into winter by the end of the week and into the weekend. Usually my friends tell me it's this kind of week that makes them sick! A frontal boundary will hang around the region tonight and tomorrow, with fog a liklihood tonight and through much of the morning Tuesday. As far as guidance is concerned, we're not sure how much we trust it, as temperatures in the models may reach the upper 50s tomorrow, though if the fog and clouds hang around, it may only reach the mid to upper 40s. The joys of forecasting! Our current forecast is conservative hanging with the low 50s.
- Moderate Risk for severe storms Tuesday from the SPC
A strong area of low pressure and associated cold front will develop in the Plains and move into the Midwest over the next couple of days. Severe weather looks likely through the Mississippi Valley tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, with a Moderate Risk for severe storms placed over portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Severe winds and the potential for tornadoes exists in those regions, and this could be the first severe outbreak of the year.
- SPC Severe Weather Outlook on Wednesday
This severe threat will shift to the east coast on Wednesday as the cold front moves in from the west. The Storm Prediction Center had the D.C. area in the possible outlook as of Sunday, but has taken our area out of the severe outlook as of Monday, as there will be little instability to deal with. We still think there is potential for damaging winds though as winds a couple thousand feet above the surface will be around 60-70 mph. Regardless, surface winds will be windy on Wednesday, with frequent gusts from 30 to 40 mph.
Heavy rain will also be an issue. With some lingering snow on the ground or just saturated grounds, there may be the potential for some localized flash flooding. Rainfall totals may range from 1 to 2 inches Wednesday into Wednesday night.
- Precipitation Outlook through Thursday night from the HPC
Winds will remain gusty on Thursday behind the front as cooler temperatures filter back into the area. Highs should only manage the 40s through much of the afternoon hours on Thursday, and there may actually be a midnight high temperature at 12:01am Thursday morning prior to the front pushing through D.C.
Winter is expected to return by Friday and Saturday, with a chance for a few snow showers Friday morning before sunrise, to Saturday afternoon with a few weak areas of energy swinging through the region. This doesn't look like anything too substantial at the moment but we will update you if these late-week systems look to intensify.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:37:00 EST
The past 7 days at Reagan National airport have been much colder than average with a high temperature departure of -11 degrees. Average high temperatures were only 33 degrees, when they usually sit at 44 degrees at this point in January. It was capped off with some light icing for parts of the region Monday morning.
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- Light Icing in Arlington, VA Monday morning
The week ahead will experience spring-like temperatures before a crash back into winter by the end of the week and into the weekend. Usually my friends tell me it's this kind of week that makes them sick! A frontal boundary will hang around the region tonight and tomorrow, with fog a liklihood tonight and through much of the morning Tuesday. As far as guidance is concerned, we're not sure how much we trust it, as temperatures in the models may reach the upper 50s tomorrow, though if the fog and clouds hang around, it may only reach the mid to upper 40s. The joys of forecasting! Our current forecast is conservative hanging with the low 50s.
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- Moderate Risk for severe storms Tuesday from the SPC
A strong area of low pressure and associated cold front will develop in the Plains and move into the Midwest over the next couple of days. Severe weather looks likely through the Mississippi Valley tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, with a Moderate Risk for severe storms placed over portions of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Severe winds and the potential for tornadoes exists in those regions, and this could be the first severe outbreak of the year.
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- SPC Severe Weather Outlook on Wednesday
This severe threat will shift to the east coast on Wednesday as the cold front moves in from the west. The Storm Prediction Center had the D.C. area in the possible outlook as of Sunday, but has taken our area out of the severe outlook as of Monday, as there will be little instability to deal with. We still think there is potential for damaging winds though as winds a couple thousand feet above the surface will be around 60-70 mph. Regardless, surface winds will be windy on Wednesday, with frequent gusts from 30 to 40 mph.
Heavy rain will also be an issue. With some lingering snow on the ground or just saturated grounds, there may be the potential for some localized flash flooding. Rainfall totals may range from 1 to 2 inches Wednesday into Wednesday night.
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- Precipitation Outlook through Thursday night from the HPC
Winds will remain gusty on Thursday behind the front as cooler temperatures filter back into the area. Highs should only manage the 40s through much of the afternoon hours on Thursday, and there may actually be a midnight high temperature at 12:01am Thursday morning prior to the front pushing through D.C.
Winter is expected to return by Friday and Saturday, with a chance for a few snow showers Friday morning before sunrise, to Saturday afternoon with a few weak areas of energy swinging through the region. This doesn't look like anything too substantial at the moment but we will update you if these late-week systems look to intensify.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sat, 26 Jan 2013 10:34:30 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Volunteers will be helping collect more than 100,000 wreaths that were placed on gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery over the holidays.
The volunteer cleanup will run Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is welcome to help.
Volunteers will be briefed on the cleanup plan at 8:45 a.m. at the Memorial Amphitheater in the cemetery.
Officials suggest volunteers wear gloves, comfortable shoes and bring something that can be used to hold multiple wreaths, like a broom handle.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sat, 26 Jan 2013 04:18:00 EST
Volunteers will be helping collect more than 100,000 wreaths that were placed on gravesites at Arlington National cemetery over the holidays.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Steve Chenevey, Stephen Tschida - Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:49:28 EST
Biting wind carrying stinging cold has the region bundling up.
The severe cold put old or frail furnaces on the fritz and a Winter Weather Advisory is issued for the D.C. area after midnight. There’s also the chance for a dusting of snow in the greater D.C. area.
Fatuma Adris is working indoors and freezing.
Adris has a hat and winter jacket on - but she still is struggling in this cold. Since she’s the owner and the sole employee of the J and F grocery, if she wants to make money, she will have to endure the cold until she gets someone in to fix her furnace.
“I will have to be here twelve hours in this store today so I don't how I'm gonna make it,” she says.
But there are also those who have no choice and are outside because they’re homeless.
Cecilia Cassidy helps to feed the homeless at a Rosslyn park. But on Wednesday, the park is empty. It’s a good sign that many people have found shelter.
Hubert Willoughby knows what those sleeping in the cold are feeling. Homeless 17 years, this is the first winter he's off the streets and in a shelter.
“The last two winters I stayed completely outside, I wouldn't go into a shelter,” he says. “(Now) I got a warm roof over my head. Something to eat every night. A little something in the morning.”
But, for various reasons, not all the homeless want to come off the streets.
It’s a problem Kathy Sibert understands. She runs the Arlington Street People's Assistance Network, which is expanding with more services next year to help more homeless find homes.
“It'll be open 24/7 and we're really excited because once you can have everything in one place and there's someplace people can go you can really help them move forward in their lives,” Sibert says.
A critical need, not just in Arlington, but across the D.C. region.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:38:11 EST
A man is in critical condition after he was hit by a car in Arlington, police say.
It happened Wednesday evening near Kenmore Middle School. Police say the man has significant head trauma and was taken to Fairfax Trauma.
The driver stayed on scene and was also taken to the hospital for glass in their eyes.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Pamela Brown, Jeff Goldberg - Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:48:55 EST
With an arctic blast chilling the D.C. metro, many say they’re thankful Mother Nature is waited until after the inauguration to usher in a steep drop in temperatures.
Hand warmers, gloves and earmuffs were on full display as inauguration-goers made their way to the National Mall Monday. Many came overly prepared after braving brutally cold weather four years ago, but the weather is expected to change overnight and we’re expected to feel the coldest temperatures we’ve felt in two years.
Homeless shelters are already packed across the D.C. region. Alexandria’s Carpenter's Shelter is offering a warm, safe place for those seeking shelter from the cold.
In Arlington, kids like Kyle Demarca are hitting the ice skating rink and looking forward to what’s to come.
“I love the weather,” says Demarca. “You can drink hot chocolate and build a snowman.”
And when the weather gets cold outside, the focus turns to keeping things warm inside.
"We just see a lot of service calls by improper maintenance," says Ben Rice.
Donald Wills of Donmar Heating and Cooling says something as simple and cheap as replacing a filter can save you hundreds of dollars in repairs and labor costs. The same is true for clearing the air flow area near your furnace to keep it from getting clogged.
"Usually takes three cold days for furnaces to work a lot so if they have worn components that's when problems will show up," says Rice.
While we’re not expecting a big snowfall this time around, forecasters say to expect some possible flurries.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Pamela Brown - Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:48:55 EST
With an arctic blast expected Monday night, many say they’re thankful Mother Nature is waiting until after the inauguration to usher in a steep drop in temperatures.
Hand warmers, gloves and earmuffs were on full display as inauguration-goers made their way to the National Mall Monday. Many came overly prepared after braving brutally cold weather four years ago, but the weather is expected to change overnight and we’re expected to feel the coldest temperatures we’ve felt in two years.
Homeless shelters are already packed across the D.C. region. Alexandria’s Carpenter's Shelter is offering a warm, safe place for those seeking shelter from the cold.
In Arlington, kids like Kyle Demarca are hitting the ice skating rink and looking forward to what’s to come.
“I love the weather,” says Demarca. “You can drink hot chocolate and build a snowman.”
While we’re not expecting a big snowfall this time around, forecasters say to expect some possible flurries.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Thu, 17 Jan 2013 09:25:40 -0500
RICHMOND It’s a two-word change to state law, Del. Patrick Hope, D-Arlington, told a House subcommittee this morning, but it would do much more than that.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:33:44 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Two Republican-dominated General Assembly panels have again killed efforts to allow no-excuses absentee voting in Virginia and join 34 states that allow early voting.
On party-line votes of 4-2, a House Privileges and Elections subcommittee met around dawn and killed six House bills that would have allowed unrestricted early voting, with any registered voter able to vote absentee without having to state a reason. Advocates said the measures would have reduced waiting times that exceeded four hours at some polling places in November.
Later in the day, the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee killed legislation to allow no-excuses, in-person absentee voting on an 8-7 party-line vote.
The House subcommittee also voted 4-2 to kill a bill to allow parents or legal guardians of children 4 or younger and another to allow Virginians in areas under a presidential or gubernatorial emergency declaration to vote absentee without an excuse.
The subcommittee and the full Senate committee, however, did advances measure that would allow Virginians 65 or older to vote absentee without citing any other reason.
One of the session's most controversial bills - an effort by Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, to require photo identification for access to the ballot - was postponed to a later subcommittee meeting.
House supporters of the no-excuses absentee voting measure - five Democrats and one Republican - said it would have addressed various concerns: more convenient hours for working families, more manageable crowds on Election Day, and the privacy of applications needed to vote absentee.
"In my district, we have individuals working two, three, sometimes four jobs, and coming to vote on a random Tuesday in the middle of the week is nearly impossible for them," said one of the Democratic sponsors, Alfonso Lopez of Arlington. Added flexibility of voting hours, he said, would "increase access to democracy."
A GOP sponsor, Ron Villanueva of Virginia Beach, said he vouched for the bill because of daunting lines outside polling places in his district in November. He cited average wait times of more than 4½ hours and said the measure would have made the process more efficient, though not perfect.
Local election registrars in the cramped, tiny meeting room generally spoke in favor of greater access to absentee voting to alleviate the Election Day crush and the demands on workers at the polls, which open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. - or when the last person in line at that time casts a vote.
But some registrars also noted that the changes would come at a cost.
"We don't want to speak in opposition to it," said Jake Washburn, the general election registrar for Albemarle County. "We're for it. It may be the greatest thing since sliced bread. But it will have a fiscal impact on all registrars' offices."
Winifred Sowder of Williamsburg said that because of the tiny size of her office, increased in-person absentee voting would be burdensome.
"It's not that we don't want to do it, but I don't know where we'd get the money or where we would get the space to accommodate the citizens," Sowder said.
That drew a rebuke from Del. Mark Sickles, D-Fairfax.
"It's a little depressing to come here and hear the people who run our elections - and I don't know what it says about us as a society - say that this is going to cost us too much to have their franchise," Sickles said moments before the vote. "If they cannot find a larger room in Williamsburg city, that is really depressing."
The four Republican delegates who voted to kill the bill were S. Chris Jones of Suffolk, John Cox of Hanover, Margaret Ransone of Westmoreland and subcommittee Chairman John Cosgrove of Chesapeake.
Del. Danny Marshall's bill to add retirement age to the list of a dozen acceptable excuses for absentee voting was advanced to the full Privileges and Elections Committee on a unanimous vote.
Jones, who moved to kill the other bills to expand absentee voting, said he believes many of the Election Day problems will be resolved with the new retirement age exception.
Jones said he believes in voting on Election Day and that people who value voting will find a way.
"My wife used to go vote with a child with no problem," he said. "I work long hours, some 15-, 18-hour days. I understand that. We can't make a bill to address every issue that someone might have."
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Headlines from wdbj7.com - Joe Dashiell - Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:16:00 EST
Arlington Delegate Patrick Hope and Alexandria Senator Adam Ebbin propose universal background checks on gun purchases, and tighter restrictions on the sale of guns to the mentally ill
A month after the school shootings in Connecticut, President Obama is preparing to unveil a major gun control proposal Wednesday moring. And Virginia lawmakers are promoting legislation they say will make an immediate impact on gun safety in the state.
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Virginia WJLA - The Associated Press - Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:23:46 EST
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators have issued a sharply critical report on phone problems that followed a severe wind storm in the Washington-metro area last year.
The Federal Communications Commission says even now, it remains concerned about the maintenance and repair practices of Verizon Communications.
The FCC says stronger regulation is needed nationwide for telephone companies to prevent the widespread 911 outages that followed the June storm.
The report also says the storm, known as a derecho, had an even stronger impact that initially thought, with 77 emergency call centers in six states affected. Disruptions were especially problematic in northern Virginia and West Virginia. Regulators say a backup generator in Arlington County had not been tested since 2011 despite internal procedures requiring monthly testing.
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Virginia WJLA - Brianne Carter - Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:00:58 EST
All you Bachelor and Bachelor Pad fans listen up: There’s word Friday morning that Chris Bukowski, the Season Eight Bachelorette contestant is planning to open a restaurant in Arlington.
On his Facebook page, Bukowski wrote that he will release the name and the location Friday, but, it is believed to be in the Clarendon neighborhood.
He is deciding between the names Bracket Room or ChangeUP.
According to Northern Virginia Magazine, the restaurant will be a sports bar with a softer ambiance. It is reportedly going to be open this spring.
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Virginia WJLA - Natasha Barrett - Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:55:17 EST
Accusations of abuse have been made at a Fort Myer daycare for the second time in just over than two months.
The alleged abuse happened at the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, where parents who work at the Pentagon and other nearby buildings drop their children off each day.
A source close to the investigation says surveillance footage shows a 3-year-old hitting two other children with a seat cushion. A daycare worker is seen snatching the cushion and hitting the toddler with it. When the child started crying, the worker comforts and tries to read the child a story, the source says.
Donnell Jones of Arlington said, "I think it's despicable, deplorable..."
Wednesday's incident follows allegations of inappropriate actions by caregivers at the Cody Child Development Center, the military's largest daycare center.
Last month, a criminal probe into caregivers and their personnel background check system led to the suspension of 38 staffers. The issues ranged from previous assault incidents to drug use. Three women face federal criminal charges.
"Back when I was younger, I didn't hear anything about stuff like that. Nowadays it seems like everyday there's something new with kids," Arlington resident James Murphy.
Parents with children at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall were told the daycare worker was removed from the center Wednesday. Some say they heard that a co-worker saw the employee hit the 3-year-old.
Last Oct., three child care workers at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall were charged after Army officials installed surveillance cameras and caught alleged assaults on camera.
The assaults were said to have occurred in Aug. and Sept. 2012 and involved children as young as 18 months.
All three women were charged with misdemeanor assault.
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Virginia WJLA - Natasha Barrett - Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:55:17 EST
Accusations of abuse have been made at a Fort Myer daycare for the second time in just over than two months.
The alleged abuse happened at the Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall, where parents who work at the Pentagon and other nearby buildings drop their children off each day.
A source close to the investigation says surveillance footage shows a 3-year-old hitting two other children with a seat cushion. A daycare worker is seen snatching the cushion and hitting the toddler with it. When the child started crying, the worker comforts and tries to read the child a story, the source says.
Donnell Jones of Arlington said, "I think it's despicable, deplorable..."
Wednesday's incident follows allegations of inappropriate actions by caregivers at the Cody Child Development Center, the military's largest daycare center.
Last month, a criminal probe into caregivers and their personnel background check system led to the suspension of 38 staffers. The issues ranged from previous assault incidents to drug use. Three women face federal criminal charges.
"Back when I was younger, I didn't hear anything about stuff like that. Nowadays it seems like everyday there's something new with kids," Arlington resident James Murphy.
Parents with children at Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall were told the daycare worker was removed from the center Wednesday. Some say they heard that a co-worker saw the employee hit the 3-year-old.
Last Oct., three child care workers at Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall were charged after Army officials installed surveillance cameras and caught alleged assaults on camera.
The assaults were said to have occurred in Aug. and Sept. 2012 and involved children as young as 18 months.
All three women were charged with misdemeanor assault.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:25:45 EST
Arlington County police arrested three men in connection with a robbery on the Custis Trail.
Officers were called to the area near I-66 and Glebe Road at 12:50 p.m. for reports of an assault and robbery.
The victim told police he was approached by three males as he ran on the trail. The suspects robbed him, taking his watch and sunglasses. Police say the victim was also struck on the head.
While at the scene, officers received a second call for an incident involving someone displaying a weapon n the trail. The victim was able to run away uninjured and call police.
Police say they arrested three males in their 20s near the Ballston Metro in connection with the two incidents. Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said one of the men had a gun in his possession, which police believe was used to strike the first victim.
The names of the suspects has not been released.
The victim who was assaulted was taken to Virginia Hospital Center for treatment of his head injury.
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Virginia WJLA - Jeff Goldberg - Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:05:21 EST
Northern Virginia residents are reacting to Gov. Bob McDonnell's proposed five-year, $3.1 billion transportation funding package that includes replacing the state's gasoline tax with a sales tax increase of nearly a penny on the dollar.
The Republican governor unveiled his plan Tuesday. If state lawmakers approve, Virginia would be the first state to drop its gasoline tax.
McDonnell said the gas tax is no longer a viable revenue source for maintaining and building highways because of inflation and more fuel-efficient vehicles. State officials said the purchasing power of the gasoline tax has declined by more than half since it was last increased, to 17.5 cents per gallon in 1986.
The plan would boost the state's 5 percent sales tax to 5.8 percent and dedicate additional revenue for transportation, which would also get a larger share of existing sales tax revenue.
ABC7 talked with some residents buying gas to see how much they would save. Sarah Janski would have saved about $4 with no gas tax. Nelson Telleria would have saved about $2.
"Hey that's $2 I could use for a cup of coffee," Telleria says.
And for Tom Forman, who needs all the savings he can get, it would be $5.
"You do that two to three times a week, it adds up," Forman says.
But a plan to help those who rely on four wheels could hurt some who only use two wheels. Phil Colon at Revolution Cycles in Arlington says a tax hike probably won't hurt big ticket bike sales, but may slow buying on accessories like shirts or glasses - and that's what keeps the store going, he says.
"Someone who is mindful of their budget, that isn't gonna buy all these smaller accessories, it really hurts us as a small business," Colon says.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:05:00 GMT
Jarrod Nagurka has now been thanked twice on the floor of the United States Senate for his legislative service, by no less than Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, all before he even turned 19.
The Arlington resident and Washington-Lee High School grad served as a Senate page in the fall of 2010, and because he was a local, he stuck around through the holiday season while other pages went back home. Reid declared then that Nagurka and another local page were “legislative heroes” and had done the work of 30 pages.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:16:16 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in November
The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 15.7 percent, up from 14.9 percent in October and 16.8 percent a year ago. The statewide rate for November was 5.3 percent.
Nationally, the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate for November was 7.4 percent. Rates dropped from last year in 322 metropolitan areas, increased in 36 and were flat in 14.
Arlington County had Virginia's lowest jobless rate with 3.1 percent in November, followed by 3.6 percent in Fairfax County
The Danville region had the highest unemployment rate among Virginia's metropolitan regions at 7.7 percent. The Washington metropolitan region that includes Arlington and Alexandria had the lowest jobless rate of 3.9 percent.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:48:04 EST
An Arlington County board member is launching a crusade to “think outside the bottle.” He wants residents to trade in bottled water for tap water, but many are refusing to part with it.
Arlington County Board Vice Chairman Jay Fisette admits spending most of his 56 years drinking bottled water, but last year something changed.
“I certainly could go the rest of my life without buying another single use plastic water bottle,” he says.
Fisette made the pledge last year after a neighbor showed him the documentary "Bag It."
“Is your life too plastic?” That is the question the film begs.
Now Fisette is on a mission to help others say no to bottled water.
“The reason for this is number one: it’s a waste of money. It’s horrible for the environment, and three: there are alternatives."
Fisette says the county won’t ban, restrict or tax bottled water. The Virginia Legislature isn’t on board. It shot down Arlington’s past attempts to tax plastic bags.
“This is working as a grassroots effort to educate people,” he says.
Fisette says a single water bottle costs one-thousand times more than tap water and two to four times the cost of gasoline.
“Only 20 percent of them are recycled," he says.
Ken Boysworth lives in Arlington and pays a visit to the bottled water isle in the grocery store often.
“Bottled water. Ask anybody in town. They have bottled water in their house. What’s the county tell you? In emergency preparedness, put back three or more gallons at least.”
“I find bottles of water everywhere in my house half-full,” says Titiana Wililams.
Williams says she could turn on tap water more, but questions whether her daughter could do the same.
“I play soccer like three days a week so it’s much easier to just grab a water bottle and go,” says Elena Williams.
Sue Gartner sides with Fisette and says that convenience is just money down the drain.
“I think it’s dumb to spend more money on bottled water when I’m already paying my utility bill and it includes drinking water so why would I go and buy bottled water?”
If you live in Arlington you can expect a campaign against bottled water soon. Fisette says he’s looking at launching an educational webpage and will use civic and community meetings to raise awareness.
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Virginia WJLA - Jeff Goldberg - Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:35:58 EST
Republican leaders in Richmond tell GOP Prince William Delegate Bob Marshall to put aside social issues and focus on the economy.
“Frankly I don’t give a damn,” says Marshall.
Marshall is introducing four bills related to abortion and contraception this session. Three would allow insurance providers to deny women contraception coverage, an element of the new health care bill.
“If you want birth control, go to WalMart and get it for $9 a month. Don’t put people with a conscience problem with this into doing this,” he says.
Marshall’s fourth and final bill would make it a crime for doctors who knowingly perform so-called “sex selective abortions,” something he claims has been going on in America for years.
Kay Kory is a democratic delegate from Falls Church and a co-chair of the Women’s Caucus. She calls Marshall’s proposals insulting to her legal right to choose.
“I can make these decisions myself and I certainly don’t need a man, however well meaning, telling me what to do,” she says.
Arlington residents Brittany Hughes and Alberto Gonzalez agree somewhat on the importance of social issues.
“These are all issues that most definitely should be considered,” says Gonzalez.
“I think the economy and jobs are most important right now but we can’t forget about social issues either,” says Hughes.
However, they disagree when it comes to the government’s involvement with women’s issues.
“I don’t think government should be involved in my choices as a woman,” says Hughes.
“The right to life is fundamentally important,” says Gonzalez. “It’s the right without which any other rights can’t be exercised.”
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Virginia WJLA - - Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:58:20 EST
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The ex-Marine who fired shots at the Pentagon and Marine Corps museum in 2010 has been classified as schizophrenic by government doctors, but prosecutors still want to enforce a plea deal that requires a 25-year prison sentence.
Twenty-five-year-old Yonathan Melaku of Alexandria pleaded guilty last year to firing shots at several military-related targets. No one was injured. He was caught months later, only after he was discovered trying to desecrate graves in Arlington National Cemetery.
He struck a plea deal last year requiring a 25-year prison sentence. After making the plea bargain, his family hired new attorneys who questioned Melaku's mental health.
In court filings Friday, federal prosecutors in Alexandria said Melaku has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. They want him to serve his sentence in a prison hospital.
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Virginia WJLA - Brianne Carter - Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:02:58 EST
Over the holidays, many of us saw more junk mail than usual in our mailboxes. And now some local counties are making an effort to stamp out all that clutter.
On average, Americans receive more than 80 billion pieces of unsolicited or "junk" mail each year. This time of year can be even worse because retailers send out coupons and advertisements for holiday deals. The extra items can be a pain because much of it is thrown in the trash or recycle bin.
Arlington and Montgomery counties have launched a new initiative to combat the problem. They've entered into a partnership with Catalog Choice, an organization people can use to get on the Do Not Mail list.
The free service allows residents to stop unwanted phone books, catalogs, coupons and credit card solicitations at the source -- ultimately reducing the environmental impact
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Virginia WJLA - Kris Van Cleave - Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:17:28 EST
“It’s the biggest day of the year for donations for us,” says Frank Zoby, the general manager at Arlington’s Goodwill store.
The line of cars outside the store would make Pit Row at a NASCAR race envious. The cars are directed in and quickly unloaded.
New Year’s Eve is a day non-profit donation centers like the Goodwill in Arlington plan for all year.
“We try to keep people happy in the line, keep the line moving forward and let them know they are going to get service pretty quickly,” says Zoby.
The steady line started moving first thing Monday morning and will keep moving until 8 p.m.
“I’ve been procrastinating all year and I figured today was the last day to do it and clear out the stuff I can’t use right now that somebody else probably can,” says Julie Garner.
“Trying to make sure I get my stuff in here for tax purposes, but also because every year this time I go through my stuff,” says Kathie Miller.
For some, donating to non-profit centers is an end-of-the-year ritual. The Goodwill in Arlington expected about 2,000 cars Monday.
Be it a few bags, a car load or a truck full of furniture, the donations come in.
Raymond Valadez is moving next week and says he wanted to make sure he dropped his old furniture off Monday to get the tax deduction.
“I’m killing two birds with one stone, so when they move us this Thursday it’s less we have to move,” he says.
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Virginia WJLA - Kris Van Cleave - Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:17:28 EST
“It’s the biggest day of the year for donations for us,” says Frank Zoby, the general manager at Arlington’s Goodwill store.
The line of cars outside the store would make Pit Row at a NASCAR race envious. The cars are directed in and quickly unloaded.
New Year’s Eve is a day non-profit donation centers like the Goodwill in Arlington plan for all year.
“We try to keep people happy in the line, keep the line moving forward and let them know they are going to get service pretty quickly,” says Zoby.
The steady line started moving first thing Monday morning and will keep moving until 8 p.m.
“I’ve been procrastinating all year and I figured today was the last day to do it and clear out the stuff I can’t use right now that somebody else probably can,” says Julie Garner.
“Trying to make sure I get my stuff in here for tax purposes, but also because every year this time I go through my stuff,” says Kathie Miller.
For some, donating to non-profit centers is an end-of-the-year ritual. The Goodwill in Arlington expected about 2,000 cars Monday.
Be it a few bags, a car load or a truck full of furniture, the donations come in.
Raymond Valadez is moving next week and says he wanted to make sure he dropped his old furniture off Monday to get the tax deduction.
“I’m killing two birds with one stone, so when they move us this Thursday it’s less we have to move,” he says.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - - Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:35:40 EST
It wasn’t “snowmaggedon.” But a fast-moving end-of-the-year snow storm swept through the D.C. area Saturday, leaving at least an inch of snow in some areas.
The snow began falling in the metropolitan area around 10:30 a.m. and lasted for about 90 minutes. Large snowflakes fell from the sky from Bristow all the way to Silver Spring and beyond.
Although the snow exited the area around noon, a winter weather advisory remained in effect for Loudoun, Howard and Montgomery counties until 6 p.m.
But the snow didn’t accumulate much. In Arlington, no snow remained on the roads after the storm. In Front Royal, Va., about an inch gathered.
Snow isn’t expected Sunday but it could be colder than Saturday, with 15 to 20 mph winds coming through the area.
Meanwhile, forecasters expect the heaviest snowfall of 4 to 8 inches in southern New England, including Boston and Providence, R.I. The snow is expected to start falling there Saturday afternoon.
Farther south, New York City and Philadelphia are expected to see a mix of rain and a few inches of snow. Drivers are being warned to be cautious. Officials lowered the speed limit to 45 mph on much of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The earlier storm dumped more than a foot of snow in some places has been blamed for at least 16 deaths.
The National Weather Service says it spawned more than a dozen tornadoes in Alabama.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Whitney Wild - Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:23:34 EST
It happens more than 100 million times a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control: U.S drivers jumping behind the wheel after drinking too much.
Roughly one-third of car-related deaths involve a drunk driver. And with hours-long Redskins tailgates on the horizon and New Year's Eve just days away, this week brings even more opportunities to make what could be a fatal mistake.
“There's a 60 percent … uptick in drunk driving incidents on New Year’s Eve so there's every reason to be concerned,” says Kurt Erickson, President and CEO of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program.
Erickson says he hopes drivers will make a safer choice by using SoberRide. It's a free taxi service that runs from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. everyday until January.
So far this December, SoberRide has accounted for more than 1,000 safe rides.
“It means we're taking would be drunk drivers off of our shared roadways,” Erickson says.
Calls must originate in the Washington region and callers must be 21-years-old or older.
To order a SoberRide taxi, call 1-800-200-taxi, or #wrap if you are an AT&T customer.
SoberRide offers free cab service for up to a $30 fare. All taxis are pre-paid by donations to the Washington Regional Alcohol Program.
Participating companies:
Alexandria Yellow Cab (Alexandria)
Barwood, Inc. (Montgomery County)
Fairfax Yellow Cab (Fairfax County)
Loudoun Yellow Cab (Eastern Loudoun County)
Manassas Cab Company (Prince William County)
Red Top Cab Company (Arlington County)
Silver Cab of Prince George's County (Prince George's County)
Yellow Cab of District of Columbia (District of Columbia)
Yellow Cab of Prince William County (Prince William County)
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:14:00 GMT
The Christmas travel season remains in full swing, and that means Santa gets the full treatment from Arlington comedian Remy Munasifi, and from our friends at the Transportation Security Administration, in this quick but funny look at airport security for all.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Kendis Gibson, Jeff Goldberg, John Gonzalez, Kris Van Cleave - Wed, 26 Dec 2012 07:57:48 EST
(AP/ABC7) A light wintry mix and some snow greeted many areas of the greater Washington region when they woke up early Wednesday morning.
In the mountainous, high elevations of western Maryland, black ice froze roads and traffic overnight, stranding holiday drivers and keeping them from their destination.
"I had to stop, and when I did, that's just how far I went," stranded traveler Ryan Damstra said.
While the sloppy weather caused a few headaches and travel troubles in our area, it could have been a lot worse, as it was for many people in the deep South who got socked by thunderstorms and tornadoes. In all, more than 30 twisters touched down in Alabama on Christmas Day in what many experts say was one of the worst holiday outbreaks on record.
Meanwhile, it was a Christmas nightmare on I-40 in Oklahoma, where a massive 21-car pileup closed down the road heading west, while blizzard conditions blanketed much of the Midwest and as far south as parts of Texas.
Snow emergency plan activated for western Maryland
Maryland State Police reported multiple accidents on snow-covered highways across western Maryland.
Snow emergency plans were activated Wednesday morning from Frederick to Garrett counties as snow and sleet pelted the region.
Cpl. Robert Royer in Hagerstown reported at least one personal-injury accident involving a number of vehicles on Interstate 70 about two miles west of Route 63. He says several other accidents had occurred on the same stretch of I-70 west of Hagerstown.
Snow combining with ice made Elliott Ratliff’s trip back to Ohio a lot longer. It took his family three hours to get from D.C. to Frederick.
Stuck cars were not an uncommon site on side streets and freeways. One man got help from a Sheriff’s Deputy and other motorists to get moving again.
State police in Allegany County reported a flurry of accidents on I-68, and on state and county roads.
The National Weather Service predicts 1 to 5 inches of snow in most counties west of the Baltimore-Washington area, followed by freezing rain in the afternoon. The Maryland mountains could get 6 to 10 inches of snow.
While crews shoveled sidewalks and plows made laps up and down the freeways, some opted to stay off the roads, taking in the white on foot.
Driving conditions quickly deteriorate in Maryland
A miserable mess didn't begin to describe Wednesday morning's commute, and for many heading back to work a day after Christmas, the masses weren't ready for the sudden wintry weather.
"(I was) completely caught off guard," commuter Patricia Blevins said. "It's pretty slick out there."
For several hours through the morning, the wintry mix fell throughout the area, starting as snow and eventually turning into a stinging sleet and rain. It didn't take long for the icy slush to coat cars and roads.
On I-270 through Montgomery County, salt trucks started treating early and often in an attempt to keep up with the weather once the snow started sticking.
D.C. sees less than an inch of accumulation
It’s been nearly a year since residents in the District woke up to scenes like Wednesday’s, blustery snow on the National Mall, slippery sidewalks and cars coated.
The District saw less than an inch of accumulation and while it didn’t cause too many problems on the roads, transportation officials had 24 plow and salt trucks roaming the streets as a precaution.
Add the wind and cold and it was enough to make that morning jog a little more painful and the sightseeing stroll turn into a strut.
“The sleet, it’s sort of almost like tiny hailstones. It’s kind of awkward and uncomfortable,” says Trish Meier.
By midday when the snow gave way to a cold December rain, it quickly became clear the mild winter conditions we enjoyed last year are long gone.
“Not too rough. I’ve got this coat right here… and I’m coping alright,” says Tyrone Peyton.
VDOT deploys over 400 plows across region
From Fairfax to Arlington, people across Northern Virginia woke up to the white Christmas they were hoping for, even if it was a day late.
But like so many others, Loretta Scott’s mood changed in late morning.
“It’s a bit miserable for me,” she says. The snow had turned to a cold and nasty rain.
“I just want to get home as quickly as possible and stay there,” she says.
VDOT deployed 400 trucks across the region, salting and plowing roads, ramps and bridges. But in sloppy conditions, even with many drivers on holiday break, crashes seemed inevitable. In Arlington, a work van flipped on its side before being taken away. It happened around noon on the Dulles Toll Road in Reston.
Add high speeds to the stormy weather and you have a long day for tow truck operators everywhere.
Parking lots, side streets and sidewalks also got a lot of attention Wednesday.
Dick Burns appreciates the winter weather. “It’s invigorating,” he laughs. “It stimulates your body.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:23:00 EST
This Afternoon: Mostly Cloudy, Rain by Evening Rush
Highs: Around 50 | Wind: SE 8-12 m.p.h.
Tonight: Rain Likely, Ending before Dawn
Lows: Low to Mid 40s | Wind: W 10-20 m.p.h.
Friday: Morning Sun, Afternoon Clouds, Breezy and Colder
Highs: Mid 40s | Wind: W 15-25+ m.p.h.
A strong cold front will move into the region today and clouds have already begun to spread out ahead of it. Expect cloudy skies through the day with highs around 50 degrees. Rain will develop by the evening rush and will continue through the early overnight hours. Rain will come to an end before dawn and there could be some morning sunshine Friday followed by increasing clouds the rest of the day. Check out the sunrise I took a picture of this morning in Arlington, VA.
- Sunrise at Washington-Lee High School this morning
Friday will be partly sunny, windy and colder with highs in the mid 40s. There may even be a few flurries across the area Friday evening and Friday night. Fitting as Astronomical Winter begins at 6:12am Friday. Saturday will continue to be windy and cold with highs in the lower 40s and wind gusts up to 40 mph or higher. Sunday will still be a little breezy at times with highs in the low to mid 40s.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:11:00 -0500
ARLINGTON — Robert H. Bork, who stepped in to fire the Watergate prosecutor at Richard Nixon's behest and whose failed 1980s nomination to the Supreme Court helped draw the modern boundaries of cultur
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:57:00 -0500
Arlington County police announced today that 20-year-old Francis Maguire of Burke has been charged with malicious wounding. He was arrested Friday, the same day the stabbing occurred.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:55:00 EST
A Marymount University student has been charged with stabbing someone inside a dormitory on the campus of the Catholic school in Arlington.
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Headlines from wdbj7.com - Tim Saunders - Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:40:00 EST
The effort started 20 years ago at Arlington National Cemetery and takes place in cemeteries across the country
On a cold afternoon in one of the area's oldest graveyards, crowds gathered to honor people most of them never met.
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Virginia WJLA - Whitney Wild - Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:07:13 EST
Every time you go to an Arlington restaurant or food truck you pay a 4 percent meal tax in addition to a 5 percent sales tax. It’s a custodial tax, meaning the restaurants hold onto your tax dollars until taxes are due.
But roughly 10-percent of operating food venues and 25-percent of all registered food venues don’t give those taxes to the government. More than 200 restaurants out of roughly 900 operations registered in Arlington County are delinquent on their payments. Collectively, restaurants owe nearly $1 million in taxes total. It’s money that would normally go into a larger pool that funds the entire Arlington County budget, including transportation and education.
“What we’re talking about is embezzlement,” says Frank O’Leary, Arlington County treasurer.
O’Leary says the problem is clear, but the answer is not. Officials can seize bank accounts, but property is much more difficult. Restaurants often lease equipment which is difficult and highly sensitive.
“All we can really seize is what’s in the register that day and that’s simply not enough,” says O’Leary.
O’Leary plans to introduce a bill during the 2013 legislative session in Richmond that would allow local governments to close restaurants that don’t pay. Until then, he says, patrons and tax payers carry the burden.
“One way or another, you’re going to end up paying those taxes,” he says.
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Virginia WJLA - Jeff Goldberg - Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:46:34 EST
Crystal City residents are a little uneasy after hearing about tires and rims being taken off cars Wednesday night inside the Marriott Crystal Gateway parking garage.
Police say two men ripped off two cars and were attempting another two when they were spotted by security. One suspect took off on foot, the other in the car. Both got away.
Over the past month in Arlington, thieves have taken tires off of nine different vehicles, mostly in neighborhoods on the south side of town and now in a hotel garage.
Officers are trying to piece together whether the incidents are tied together or just a coincidence.
Police are taking a closer look at surveillance video to try and identify the suspects and their car. After the incident, Marriott immediately contacted authorities and continue to work with them in the investigation.
Aaron Allen with Advanced Auto Parts in Arlington uses wheel locks to protect his expensive rims from criminals.
“If you don’t have a locking nut on your car and you have nice rims, you might see your rims on eBay,” he says.
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Virginia WJLA - Suzanne Kennedy - Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:26:56 EST
It has struck hotels and cruise ships and now the Norovirus is impacting two local elementary schools.
Outbreaks of what’s known as the winter vomiting disease have occurred at Arlington’s Patrick Henry and Randolph elementary schools.
Tashima Smith is picking up her seven-year-old son after getting a call from the nurse.
“It started on a Monday around 4 a.m. He’s been down since. He’s just been having vomiting, diarrhea, and a little fever,” she says.
On Wednesday, the Arlington County School System sent a letter to the 870 families at these two south Arlington schools. It outlines what the Norovirus is, how it spreads, and what parents should do.
“If your kids are sick please keep them home,” says Dr. Sam Stebbins of the Arlington County Health Department. “If they throw up don’t send them into school on the theory it was just an upset stomach or anxiety or something along those lines.”
There is no vaccine for the virus that parents say comes on quickly. Health officials say this will spread if parents don’t take action.
“I’ll keep him home, but this is the fourth day he’s been home. He’s missing out on school because of this virus,” says Saadia Quresh.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:46:34 EST
Police in Arlington are on the lookout for someone that has been stealing tires off of parked cars in the area.
Police are out along Crystal Drive and Army Navy Drive in Arlington due to the incidents. They first responded to a call at around 3:05 Thursday morning with reports of four to five cars with stolen tires.
Park Police are assisting with the search and say they are on the lookout for a black male driving a Dodge pickup with a camper attached to the back of it.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - John Gonzalez - Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:35:54 EST
At the Bayou bakery in Arlington, the mood is festive.
The staff is hoping to share some of this holiday magic with thousands desperate families hundreds of miles away who were affected by Hurricane Sandy.
A toy drive is underway, focused on collecting toys for children of New Jersey and others displaced by Hurricane Sandy back in October. Rogue 24 in DC and Mussel Bar in Bethesda are other restaurants in the area giving away goodies in return for an unwrapped gift.
"We are giving people some chocolate peanut sandies, trying to bring a little sweetness to that name," says David Gaus Bayou Bakery.
The toy drive ends Wednesday night at 9, at the same time when big name artists will be on stage also doing their part for hurricane Sandy victims. The highly publicized "12-12-12" concert takes place at Madison Square Garden.
Every penny sold from ticket sales will go directly to a Relief Fund. With names like Bon Jovi, Sir Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen, many here at the Bayou hope the aid is widespread.
A culmination of events very dear to heart of chef and owner Guas, who was born in New Orleans. His parent's lost their home during Katrina. He knows that giving, even a small toy is essential.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:30:00 EST
Arlington County officials have rejected plans for an electric taxi fleet.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:23:44 EST
Major development will soon replace an Arlington eyesore. The County Board approved plans over the weekend to demolish the former Bergmann's dry cleaning plant off Lee Highway near Courthouse.
If you travel around that Bergmann's, you'll notice some disarray. Windows are punched out of the building, and several boarded up homes surround it.
Construction crews will soon clear the area for new residential properties and commercial businesses.
Arlington resident Zeke Bergeron said, "It really doesn't jive with the rest of the neighborhood which is pretty nice and clean and not necessarily all new, but the stuff that isn't new has a lot of character."
Bergeron rides his bike past the dry cleaning plant and the deserted homes next door all the time. He lives down the road and is ready for new neighbors.
Arlington County's first "Mom's Organic Market" is expected to be one of them.
"I'd love to have something closer, where I don't have to deal with parking at the Whole Foods in Clarendon," Bergeron added.
About 200 apartments will also move into the area.
The county promises 11 units will be classified as "affordable housing" for the next 30 years.
Kate Donahoe of Arlington said, "I think Arlington is an incredibly expensive place to live, and I think giving people an opportunity to live in a nicer place at a lower income is very great for the community."
"It's a major milestone for Lee Highway," added Arlington Co. Planning Director Robert Duffy.
He shared artist renderings of what the North Highlands community can expect. They include more than 13,000 square feet of retail space.
Duffy said, "The developer is making major contributions to improve both sidewalks and pedestrian safety - a new traffic signal, on street parking, streetscape improvements and a sizable improvement to McCoy Park."
Demolition will start in the coming months with a completion date expected within two years.
Residents are excited by the changes in store, but they add only time will tell how big an impact they'll make.
Mike McKeever of Arlington said, "There's not a good sense of community right there on that block. Maybe with some new affordable housing or some apartments it'll change."
The mixed-use development will be paid for with funds from the developer, not tax payers.
Construction is expected to start in the next six months.
The Bergmann's building will be torn down and will not re-open in the area. Right now, it serves only as a dry cleaning pick up and drop-off site. The dry cleaning operations moved out of Arlington. The owner of Bermann's could not be reached for comment.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:03:00 EST
Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization which has laid wreaths at veterans' cemeteries across the U.S. since 1992.
Their goal is, "to spread our message about the importance of remembering our fallen heroes, honoring those who serve, and teaching our children about the sacrifices made by veterans and their families to preserve our freedoms."
I am volunteering this year with a bunch of friends at the National Cemetery here in Arlington (about 2 blocks from WJLA's building in Rosslyn) and wanted to spread the word. It looks like a great event and if you're in town and not busy this Saturday morning around 9am you should join as we'll try to cover every single grave in the cemetery. Be sure to contact the volunteer location leader for all of the information if you plan on attendning.
If you can't come, you can always show your support by donating. You don't even have to donate to the Arlington Cemetery either, you can choose from over 600 cemeteries across the United States. I am actually donating wreaths to the Beaufort National Cemetery in South Carolina as my grandparents were laid to rest there.
For now, the weather looks nice on Saturday with plenty of sunshine and seasonal temperatures around 50 degrees. A low pressure system appears like it will affect the area this Sunday but Saturday should stay dry so the weather conditions look favorable for the event.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Jacqui Jeras - Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:14:00 EST
This Afternoon: Mostly Cloudy, showers and Isolated t-storms
Highs: Mid-Upper 60s | Rain: 60%
Tonight: Cloudy with Showers
Lows: Low to mid 40s | Rain: 40%
Tuesday: Partly Sunny
Highs: Around 50 | Wind: W 5-10
Visibility slowly improved this morning after a very foggy start. A dense fog advisory expired at 9am, but this is what it looked like on our roof cam overlooking the Potomac at 10a this morning.
- Arlington Roof Cam 10a.m. Dec. 10
Ample moisture is in place and as a cold front approaches from the West, it will trigger some showers and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. The storms are not expected to be severe. We actually could use the rain. Washington, D.C. is down more than 8" since January 1st. The cold front will pass to our east overnight and we should see improved conditions tomorrow. Skies will become partly sunny for Tuesday and Wednesday with plentiful sunshine for the end of the week. Temperatures behind the front will be cooler, but still above average. Today's record high at Reagan National is 67 degrees. We will be close to that this afternoon. But, the rest of the week will have highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Average high is 48.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sun, 9 Dec 2012 14:20:00 EST
The Arlington County Board is expected to decide whether the county will approve the nation's first all-electric taxi fleet.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Fri, 07 Dec 2012 23:15:39 EST
A family trip to Africa in 2005 brought out the giving spirit in a young man who is now a Washington-Lee High School senior.
Winston Duncan noticed that most people walked - no matter the distance - for everything.
Every year since then, Winston has collected bicycles for African villages.
And tomorrow is a big donation day.
Getting the bikes is fairly easy. But getting the money for shipping them overseas is where he hits a roadblock.
He believes the bikes can change lives.
"If they get those bikes they can get to their education," he says. They can get to the food, to the town, everything they need."
He got that realization at just 10 years old, while vacationing in Africa with his mom.
His eyes zeroed in on a young boy who kept walking and walking and walking.
"We pulled over and gave him some shirts and some small items that most people around here would just throw away. They would just be extra, but the look on his face of joy and the smile that he had was really influential to me."
So influential that he returned home and founded the charity Wheels to Africa.
The motto? "Changing lives one bike at a time."
The mission kicked into high gear after a chance encounter with a young man on an Arlington basketball court.
"Winston, now we became friends and we are so passionate about changing the world," says Deng Juac who grew up in South Sudan.
The 23-year-old fled to America as a teenager and considers his new friend a hero.
The pair are trying to round up at least 1,000 bikes for Juac's hometown. But they're hitting a hurdle.
It costs about $15-20 per bike to ship them.
They're also selling t-shirts for $20 bucks.
Saturday marks the seventh annual bike collection drive.
You can drop off an old two-wheeler at various schools in Maryland and Virginia from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
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Virginia WJLA - Kimberly Suiters - Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:52:49 EST
A longtime staple of Christmas cheer in north Arlington may soon fall victim to progress, as a Christmas tree stand that has stood for nearly seven decades could be facing its final holiday.
The stand, which is run by the Arlington Optimists and has sold trees at the corner of Lee Highway and North Glebe Road for generations, is faced with the prospect of being pushed out by development.
Rumors are swirling that a Starbucks drive-thru is set to go up in that location, despite the fact that there are three other locations of the national coffee chain within one mile.
"I think it would be nice if we didn't have another national chain, and instead sold trees (for) another 66 years," Optimist volunteer J.B. Whitlow said.
Supporters and volunteers stand, which sells upwards of 2,000 trees per year, are optimistic that tree sales will go on in support of the Optimists. They just don't know where.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:45:26 GMT
Arlington County Board member Libby Garvey is questioning whether fellow board member Chris Zimmerman should vote on a matter related to the Columbia Pike streetcar project because he is a consultant with a major international construction firm that has worked for Arlington on transit issues.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:29:34 EST
In the last few weeks, several Arlington residents have woken up the victims of theft. The rims and tires of their vehicles stolen, and the vehicle left suspended on cinder blocks.
"I've never seen anything like this in this neighborhood," said Jamie Fobert of Arlington.
The original tires and rims of a Dodge Magnum in Fobert's neighborhood along 27th Street South were stolen a few days ago.
"As I walked out, I could tell the car was up on cinder blocks," Forbert said.
The now discarded cinder blocks are a stark reminder to residents unaccustomed to such a crime.
Fobert added, "It's a pretty safe neighborhood, so I am really surprised that this happened here. It's kind of scary."
In fact, police say the incident is just one of six they're investigating over the last several weeks.
A large SUV was hit right across the street from the busy Pentagon Row shopping district.
A year ago, David Tomlinson says he saw a group of bandits swiping the tires off his Dodge Challenger.
"They had masks on, gloves on; they jumped into the back of a truck," Tomlinson recalled.
They fled with only two of his tires. He believes they returned Sunday night; they got all four this time, a value of over $2,000. Tomlinson even had wheel locks, but the thieves found the key hidden in the car.
"I looked over, and the first thing I saw was no wheels on my car," Tomlinson said. "And the windows busted out."
While his car gets repaired, Tomlinson plans on buying something else - a security system with a camera. Just in case the thieves return a third time.
Tomlinson said, "And if they're going do that to the car, who knows what else they'll do...i'm going to be on the look out, I guess."
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Virginia WJLA - Gail Huff - Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:31:39 EST
The FBI raided at least two locations in the Rosslyn area Wednesday morning, but has so far not stated publicly why they were raided.
The website reports that the FBI raided an office at 1901 Ft. Myer Drive as well as a townhouse in Arlington.
The locations are connected to University of Management and Technology.
According to the university’s website, the the school has awarded more than 6,000 degrees. It advertises itself as “military-friendly” and accepts military personnel using the GI Bill. It also accepts foreign and international exchange students.
Though it’s been around for about 10 years, ABC7 was hard pressed to find anyone in the building who knew about it.
The university offers online classes, obtaining its accreditation from the Distance Education and Training Council. DETC director Michael Lambert tells ABC7 the university is well respected. Its academic dean, Dr. J. Davidson Frame, lives in Arlington. His home was also raided by FBI agents, but they refuse to say what they were looking for.
No charges have been filed against Dr. Frame.
“I just called over to see if he was okay and he said yes. He says he was surprised as anyone by it and he thinks everything is alright,” says neighbor Dan Alpert.
Neighbors say Dr. Frame has lived on the private road for nearly two decades.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:23:32 GMT
More than 9,000 Arlington students every year head out to the 210-acre Arlington Outdoor Lab in Broad Run, where they learn hands-on science and the wonders of the natural world.
Now, thanks to a timely purchase, they will have another 15 acres to roam, and a big boulder to examine. The Arlington Outdoor Lab just bought the land adjoining their property for $150,000 from Glen Gates, said Michael Nardolilli, president of the lab.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:15:00 GMT
Arlington Treasurer Frank O’Leary has been aggressive in going after restaurants that collect their county meals tax, and then don’t pay it to the county, particularly with nationally renowned deadbeat chef Roberto Donna, whose financial misdeeds have been well-chronicled in recent years.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:45:00 -0500
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Tony Romo threw three touchdown passes to break Troy Aikman's career franchise record, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-33 on Sunday night.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:24:00 -0500
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Bryce Brown rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and fellow Philadelphia rookie Nick Foles threw a scoring pass to give the Eagles a 24-17 lead over the Dallas Cowboys aft
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:03:13 GMT
Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chairman running for Virginia governor, announced on Friday a team of campaign co-chairmen from across the state.
They are: Rep. Gerry Connolly, Senate Minority Leader Richard L. Saslaw of Fairfax, state Sen.A. Donald McEachin of Henrico, Sen. Mamie E. Locke of Hampton, Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim, outgoing state Democratic Party Chairman Brian Moran, Del. Alfonso Lopez of Arlington, Del. Jennifer McLellan of Richmond, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Sharon Bulova, former delegate Shannon Valentine of Lynchburg, and Wise County Clerk of Court Jack Kennedy.
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Virginia WJLA - - Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:49:06 EST
An Arlington man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl at Yorktown High School.
Anibal Guzman, 34, was charged with sexually assaulting the 16 year old girl on the high school track. The alleged incident happened at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. According to police, the man touched the girl's buttocks as she was jogging around the track and also blew her kisses and said "hey baby," according to Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck.
The girl is a student at Yorktown but was not participating in a school activity at the time of the incident, Sternbeck said.
Police on Thursday went to the track, where they found the suspect yet again. Guzman was arrested and taken back to police headquarters. The victim's mother, who saw the arrest take place, identified her son at the scene, according to Sternbeck.
Guzman has been charged with sexual assault and urinating in public, Sternbeck said. He's currently being held at the Arlington County Detention Facility.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:17:00 -0500
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Robert Griffin III threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns, helping the Washington Redskins beat the Dallas Cowboys 38-31 on Thursday.
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Virginia WJLA - Kathy Park - Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:35:51 EST
After spending two years on the streets, a Navy veteran got the keys to his new apartment in Arlington Wednesday.
Ernest Maas called the woods of Four Mile Run Park home for nearly three years. Thanks to donations and the help of a local non-profit, Maas has a warm place to call home.
Maas says everyday without a roof over his head proved to be a challenge, adding his life took a different direction when his health started to deteriorate.
The injury kept him from working at his labor-intensive job. With no job, there was no money to pay for the rent.
It's an all too common story for case managers at the Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN). The non-profit provides outreach services for the homeless of Arlington.
A-SPAN's Ashley Wilkerson tried to help Maas about a year ago, but she was met with some resistance.
But Maas
The donations kept coming in the form of furniture and art for the walls; some of the furniture was donated by "Operation Renewed Hope Foundation". No detail went unnoticed.
The generosity of others takes even greater meaning this Thanksgiving, especially for those in need.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:37:56 -0500
BARNSTABLE, Mass. A Plymouth woman who posted a photo of herself pantomiming a yell and making an obscene gesture at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been placed on unpaid leave from her job at a Cape Cod home for the disabled.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:26:00 EST
An Arlington County developer wants to build five of the tallest buildings in Pentagon City over the opposition of some neighbors.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:31:39 EST
The controversy continues over a new homeless shelter slated for Arlington.
The county bought a seven-story office building on 14th Street North in Courthouse. Come 2014, five floors will house government workers; the other two floors will be open year-round to those sleeping on the streets.
Neighbors in the area want the homeless to have a roof over their heads, bit some worry about sandwiching a shelter between apartments and condos. While the shelter is likely two years away, some residents are already moving out.
Woodbury Heights Condo President Ken Robinson said, "This is Woodbury Heights. The apartment building that I live in; I'm up on the seventh floor, and over here is the Thomas Building."
About 35 feet is all that separates the courthouse condo from the steps of what will become Arlington's new homeless services center.
The county board voted unanimously in favor of the plans this past weekend.
"I would have liked to have known about it. I'm not comfortable with it," said Dorene Ditomasso, who lives in the area.
Robinson has lived in the area for more than 20 years. He says the fear of who will be moving in next door has many of his neighbors moving out.
"I know personally three people who have sold simply on the basis that the shelter is coming."
Jan-Michael Sacharko is the development director for Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN).
"We really want to assuage fears," said Sacharko.
He says A-SPAN's current shelter, which has been in Courthouse for 20 years, will move less than a quarter of a mile down the road - with police at its doorstep.
Sacharko added, "We've got the jail. We've got the sheriff's office, and we've got the building for the Homeless Service Center next to it about a block away."
The move will allow the center to house a minimum of 50 beds year-round and expand services to help Arlington's homeless rebound.
"We're not just a shelter. We have employment services, housing services, mental health services. We do that here as well, but we'll be doing it year-round," Sacharko continued.
But not everyone is convinced the move down the road makes sense.
Shauntee Bailey, who works in Courthouse, said, "I don't know if it's going to necessarily have negative effect over here. I know that these are big rental properties, so if that will be a selling point or diminish the property value around here."
The county spent $27 million just buying the new building. The total project, factoring in design, renovation and tenant relocation, could cost $42 million over five years. A mix of bonds and temporary loans will take care of most of the bills.
The county and A-SPAN want more community input on what happens next. They're hosting a series of public discussions and workshops over the next few months for feedback and planning.
The first meeting will be held Dec. 5 from 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. at Key Elementary School. Community questions and concerns will be addressed at this meeting.
A second meeting, which will be an interactive workshop, will be held just over a week and a half later on Dec. 17. at the same location. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
A design review is scheduled for Jan. 14, 2013 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Key Elementary.
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Hampton HamptonRoads.com - - Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:01:28 -0500
DARLINGTON, S.C. Authorities say Interstate 20 was closed in Darlington County for several hours after deputies found half a dozen containers of a flammable liquid in the car of an Army deserter during a traffic stop.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:50:00 EST
Authorities say Interstate 20 was closed in Darlington County for several hours after deputies found half a dozen containers of a flammable liquid in the car of an Army deserter during a traffic stop.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:49:00 EST
The Arlington County Board has ordered the county manager to cut spending by $11 million and is warning that a tax increase is likely.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:53:15 EST
A Northern Virginia mother said it took her two months to find shelter after she was left homeless. And shelters in the area say this has become a common problem.
"It was stressful. It was tedious,” says Shavone, who wouldn’t share her last name for privacy reasons.
Shavone remembers her eviction came days after her older daughter’s birthday.
"It’s pretty scary not knowing where you or your family is going to go,” she says.
Shavone is part of the list of women caught in the back log of people trying to get into homeless shelters.
The Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless is helping her, but the shelter’s Director Sam Kelly has an ongoing waiting list.
In just a year, that list grew from five to 25 families, Kelly said.
"It wasn't simple trying to find in this area a place to stay,” Shavone says. “It was an experience that I would not wish on anybody or want to go through again."
"We are always filled to capacity,” says Cathy Hassinger, who runs Bethany House, a domestic violence shelter in Alexandria.
"If we don't have a bed we can't just make one appear,” she says. "We may exit a family on a Tuesday, and then another family is moving in on a Wednesday."
Hassinger thinks part of the problem is the lack of low income housing in Fairfax County so families have a hard time finding a home once they leave the shelter.
At Bethany House, the number of calls since 2008 has doubled, she say. Part of the reason is because of what they call financial abuse which involves abuses based on the family’s financial challenges.
Bethany House’s policy is not to turn anybody away, but if it can't take women it tries to find another domestic violence shelter.
The goal is to get people out of a dangerous situation, but the reality is sometimes that is tough.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:30:55 GMT
While opponents of the creation of an Arlington County homeless services center, including a 24/7 year-round shelter, have made a lot of noise over the past year, they are going up against unified official and significant unofficial support.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:07:08 EST
A man has several head and internal injuries after falling about 35 feet from the parking garage at Ballston Common Mall, police say.
Dustin Sternbeck, spokesperson for the Arlington County Police, says the man tried to run from police after a hit-and-run on the G4 level of the garage Monday. Witnesses say the man jumped over the railing and was hanging before falling and hitting his head on the pavement.
Sternbeck says the man is no stranger to both police and EMS crews due to previous encounters with him as an intoxicated person.
The man was taken to Fairfax Hospital. His exact condition is not known.
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Virginia WJLA - Mike Conneen - Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:27:20 EST
"We've made improvements, but there's no guarantee." That was the message from Verizon Wireless and local public safety officials Wednesday.
They presented a preliminary report to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments on this summer's derecho that resulted in a massive 911 outage of Verizon's 911 service across much of Northern Virginia.
"138 days ago, we in the nation's capital region experienced the largest, longest...911 outage in the 44 years that 911 has been in existence,' said Steve Souder, the public safety communications director of Fairfax County.
Verizon blames the failure on one of two backup generators in it s Arlington and Fairfax offices.
Company officials say they're doing a better job communicating with 911 centers, and they're applying lessons learned.
Verizon Communications Region Vice President Tony Lewis said, "We knew that mistakes were made, but more importantly, we knew how to fix them."
Both public safety officials and mobile phone carriers acknowledge with wild weather, there's no guarantee mobile customers won't experience another outage.
But there is an alternative.
"One of the options is that they still maintain a hardwire, landline phone," said Glenn Roach, the emergency public safety communications CEO.
Roach added mobile carriers should be more transparent about potential vulnerabilities.
"The carriers have some responsibility to communicate the limitations, which they've been reluctant to do over the last few years," Roach continued.
Mobile phone carriers disagree.
"...it just becomes preparedness. If you have one battery, maybe you have two. But it's not about reversing yourselves and going backwards to an old technology. It's about learning what techs do today,' Lewis contended.
Public safety officials recommend more action by legislative bodies and regulatory bodies, like the FCC, to ensure each mobile carrier's 911 infrastructure and backup systems are fully functional through comprehensive audits.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:46:06 GMT
When a 100-year-old woman tells you she’s writing her autobiography, you nod politely and think, “Yeah, right.”
So here’s Martha Ann Miller of Arlington, now 101, and here’s her polished, published autobiography: 255 pages with great photos throughout, featuring the inside story of how Arlington became the first district in Virginia to desegregate its schools. And how Miller was one of the first teachers to participate in that desegregation.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Chad Merrill - Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:08:00 EST
Many natives to the Washington and Baltimore probably won’t ever forget the weather on Veterans Day in 1987. What was thought to be a storm that would bring rain and snow mix ended up dumping record amounts of snow across the Interstate 95 corridor from Washington to Baltimore.
The days leading up to Veterans Day 25 years ago were highlighted by very warm weather. Temperatures reached into the 60s and even lower 70s. Folks were enjoying the weather by walking and running outside even the day before the storm hit. High pressure off the Mid-Atlantic Coast was bringing a warm southwest wind to help boost these readings well-above average.
Low pressure was taking shape in the Lower Mississippi Valley on November 10, 1987. Ahead of this northeast moving low, rain developed in the nation’s capital late on that day and continued for a time overnight. The next thing that happened surprised all of the forecasters at the time. The low deepened off the coast and a northeast fetch chilled temperatures just enough under the bull’s eye of rain in the heart of the District and north to Baltimore to change rain to snow.
The snow continued heavy at times through Veterans Day before winding down. By the time it was over, 11.5 inches accumulated at Reagan National Airport with 13 inches in Prince George’s County and 6 inches in Baltimore.
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Here are the records set in Washington from the Veterans Day Winter Storm in 1987:
♦Greatest November snow total from a single storm
♦ Greatest 24-hour November snowfall
♦Greatest November snowfall total
♦Greatest amount of snow for November 11th
In Baltimore, the 6 inches that fell set the daily snowfall record for November 11th.
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People were caught offguard by the storm and there were so many stranded cars on the Capitol Beltway that snow plows could not get through to open the clogged arteries. Cars were stranded on the Beltway for more than 24 hours.
It’s amazing to think this storm produced almost 75% of Washington’s typical yearly snowfall (or average yearly snowfall) and only 30% of Baltimore’s average yearly snowfall. Still, the weather 25 years ago today was a far cry from the 71 degrees recorded today at Reagan National, which incidentally was only 8 degrees shy of the record high for the day!
Doug Hill recalls that storm in this blog from last year.
Have a wonderful Veterans Day (the observed holiday is Monday) and be sure to check out our website, ABC7 news and WTOP Radio for the latest weather forecast.
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NBC12 News Richmond - - Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:10:00 EST
Ceremonies are being held Sunday at the World War II Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington as well as Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sun, 11 Nov 2012 11:22:00 EST
President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery and observed a moment of silence on Veterans Day.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:13:00 GMT
One of the reasons for those long lines that Arlingtonians encountered at polling places Tuesday was record voter turnout.
“Unofficial turnout hit a historic high of just under 118,000 voters, or 83 percent of the active registered voters,” County Registrar of Voter Linda Lindberg said in a prepared statement. “The percentage turnout is slightly lower than our record of 85 percent in 1992, when 83,132 Arlingtonians cast ballots.”
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:33:32 GMT
The absentee voting in Alexandria and Arlington County this election cycle has been robust, to say the least. Election officials won’t count the votes until Tuesday night. But they’re counting the number of ballots that are arriving, and thousands of voters opted to get ahead of Tuesday’s crowds by doing their civic duty early.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:38:25 -0400
Metro says track work on the orange, blue and red lines will affect train riders over the weekend. Two stations, Rosslyn and Arlington Cemetery, will be closed.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 2 Nov 2012 03:26:00 EDT
Metro says track work on the orange, blue and red lines will affect train riders over the weekend. Two stations, Rosslyn and Arlington Cemetery, will be closed.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Hatzel Vela - Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:08:13 EST
The aftermath of Sandy is still being felt in our area tonight.
While there are only a handful of outages left, it's especially frustrating for the people ABC7 talked with.
Jane Stevens showed us the damage in the neighborhood where she has lived for 30 years, Arlington Forest.
Crews spent most of the morning removing a tree that came down on the roof of one house, the damage so severe, the family cannot stay inside.
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Stevens says she'd rather be outside because her home is too cold.
She hasn't had power since Monday, but she remains hopeful.
"I have a t-shirt, a pull-over, a wool sweater, and my jacket," she says. "The sooner the better. I was hoping noon, but the only thing I missed was a hot cup of coffee."
Once a Girl Scout, she makes believe she's camping indoors and that everything is going to be okay.
Stevens and her neighbors, Jocelyn and Charlie Barbour agree they don't have it as bad as the folks up in New Jersey and New York.
But this is the second time they've lost power this year.
When the derecho came through, they were in the dark for days.
This time, they lost power the night of the storm.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:51:00 GMT
The Arlington County Electoral Board issued a reminder Thursday to candidates about proper behavior in polling stations after a resident complained about an encounter with Rep. James Moran (D) last night.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:18:41 EST
Three child care workers at a center at Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall face federal charges after a parent complained about one of them yelling at children. But the accusations go much deeper than that.
Following the complaint, Army officials installed surveillance cameras at the temporary child development center, catching the alleged assaults on camera.
The assaults are said to have occurred in Aug. and Sept. and involved children as young as 18 months.
Rebecca Smallwood-Briscoe, 57, of Oxon Hill is charged with five counts of assault. Federal court documents says she pushed and pinched 2-year-olds and "pulled a 2-year-old boy across the floor by one leg several times." The court papers go on to say she "hit the face/chin area of a 2-year-old boy with her fist."
Sharon Blakeney of Seat Pleasant, Md. is accused of hitting "another 2-year-old boy in the head" and holding "a white, sticky rodent trap full of bugs right next to his face." Blakeney faces four counts of assault.
Thirty-year-old Tonya Fagan-Clarke of Woodbridge is charged with two counts of assault. According to court documents, she roughly grabbed "a boy's arm resulting in him falling to the floor" and "picked up an 18-month-old girl by the arm and proceeded to drop her on her stomach."
News of the arrests was unsettling to parents like Lauren Dillon of Arlington.
"It's awful, obviously. People trust the caregivers with their children, and it's terrible that that trust is violated," Dillon said.
The Joint Base said Wednesday military police launched an investigation as soon as the allegations surfaced, adding " We are fully committed to protecting out community, especially our children."
All three women are charged with misdemeanor assault. They're due to appear in federal court Dec. 19.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:18:41 EST
Three child care workers at a center at Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall face federal charges after a parent complained about one of them yelling at children. But the accusations go much deeper than that.
The alleged assaults occurred in Aug. and Sept. at the temporary child development center and involved children as young as 18 months.
According to federal court documents, three caregivers, all civilian employes, were caught on surveillance cameras. The cameras were installed after a parent complained the children were being yelled at, prompting an investigation by Army officials.
Rebecca Smallwood-Briscoe, 57, of Oxon Hill is charged with five counts of assault. Court documents says she pushed and pinched 2-year-olds and "pulled a 2-year-old boy across the floor by one leg several times." The court papers go on to say she "hit the face.chin area of a 2-year-old boy with her fist."
Sharon Blakeney of Seat Pleasant, Md. is accused of hitting "another 2-year-old boy in the head" and holding "a white, sticky rodent trap full of bugs right next to his face." Blakeney faces four counts of assault.
Thirty-year-old Tonya Fagan-Clarke of Woodbridge is charged with two counts of assault. According to court documents, she roughly grabbed "a boy's arm resulting in him falling to the floor" and "picked up an 18-month-old girl by the arm and proceeded to drop her on her stomach."
News of the arrests was unsettling to parents like Lauren Dillon of Arlington.
"It's awful, obviously. People trust the caregivers with their children, and it's terrible that that trust is violated," Dillon said.
The Joint Base said Wednesday military police launched an investigation as soon as the allegations surfaced, adding " We are fully committed to protecting out community, especially our children."
All three women are charged with misdemeanor assault. They're due to appear in federal court Dec. 19.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:57:00 GMT
And you thought Manassas was far.
George Mason University is planning to establish a branch campus at Songdo Global University in South Korea, its Board of Visitors voted earlier this month. This will be Mason’s second attempt to expand beyond Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William and Loudoun counties.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:28:41 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Nine of Virginia's 134 voter registrar's offices remained closed to early absentee voters Tuesday in the aftermath of the Atlantic superstorm that brought high winds to eastern Virginia and a freakish fall blizzard to the state's western mountains.
Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell said he is confident absentee voting in Virginia will be fully restored by Wednesday. Virginia hasn't adopted early voting.
"We have done our preliminary assessment of our registrar's offices and also our voting precinct locations, because I don't want anything to interrupt full participation in democracy as we go into this presidential election," McDonnell said.
McDonnell has instructed general registrars to remain open for a total of eight additional hours through Saturday, the final day to cast absentee ballots in Virginia.
Early voting - absentee voting in Virginia - was a potent weapon for President Barack Obama's get-out-the-vote strategy in 2008, when he became the first Democrat to carry Virginia in a presidential race since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Four years ago, Obama won nearly two-thirds of the 511,247 Virginia absentee ballots cast in his victory over Sen. John McCain.
Polling shows a toss-up race in Virginia between Obama and Romney, and an even closer race between two former governors, Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican George Allen, for a Senate seat that figures into whether the Democrats retain their tenuous Senate majority.
This year, both Democrats and Republicans have put a major emphasis on voting early in Virginia by absentee ballot.
Registrars closed without power Monday and Tuesday represent a mix of partisan loyalties, but the proportion of the vote affected is overwhelmingly pro-Democratic.
Most were in the northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Loudoun, Fauquier and Fairfax, as well as the city of Falls Church. All, except for Fauquier, voted overwhelmingly for President Barack Obama in 2008. Fairfax County, with 1.1 million residents, is home to one of every eight Virginians.
Accomack County on the Eastern Shore was still out, as were Wise and Tazewell counties and the city of Norton in southwestern Virginia. All are among Virginia's smallest localities, and Obama lost in all of them, though by only one vote in Norton, 744 to 743.
McDonnell and Don Palmer, McDonnell's appointee to direct the State Board of Elections, both voiced confidence that registrars' offices would all reopen as early as Wednesday.
By no later than Wednesday morning, McDonnell said, each local registrar will post the storm-extended business hours known on their individual Web sites.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:12:24 EST
An elderly man has died after a two-alarm fire at a Fairlington apartment complex.
Arlington Fire officials say crews responding to the 2900 block of South Buchanan Street found smoke coming from the top floor of a garden-style apartment building.
ArlNow reports the man died after becoming trapped inside his apartment.
The victim was reportedly a hoarder and clutter prevented him from escaping from his unit when the fire broke out, a law enforcement source told ArlNow.
Arlington Fire confirms the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
Ten people were reportedly displaced.
It's unclear what started the fire and the victim’s cause of death.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:06:49 EST
In the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, local 911 centers are making sure they are prepared, especially following problems across the region after the summer derecho.
The Arlington County Emergency Communications Center is doubling its staffing for the expected spike in calls.
Emergency Communications Technician Alex Soulos said, "Everyone is probably on their A-game...You pretty much just try and get the information as quickly as possible."
But wild weather can sometimes put a hurdle in that information-gathering.
During the June derecho, 911 service was disrupted across northern Virginia for days when Verizon's backup power sources failed.
Alexis Freeman, an emergency communications technician, added, "It was a little wild, but we did the best we could."
John Crawford is the commanding officer at the center and says in his 40 years of public safety, it was a first.
Steps are being taken so Sandy doesn't cause a service disruption.
"We have been in contact with Verizon," Crawford explained. "At this stage in the game, there's not another thing that we could possibly do to prepare ourselves."
Should the power cut out and the backup generators fail, everyone would move to a backup 911 center located nearby.
Most emergency centers have a similar backup plan.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:39:56 EST
Residents on two streets in the Huntington area being told to evacuate their homes.
Residents who live on Fenwick Drive and Arlington Terrace must leave their homes immediately, per Fairfax County officials.
According to a release, power will be turned off as necessary on those two streets. Residents are also advised to move their vehicles to higher ground.
For those who need transportation to a shelter, connector buses will be available at 2400 Huntington Ave. The buses will take those evacuating the area to a shelter at the Lee District RECenter, located at 6601 Telegraph Road. Pets are allowed to come, but dogs must be on leashes and cats in carriers.
Residents coming to the shelter are advised to bring a "three-day supply of special items for any older adults, people with disabilities or infants, special diet food, if you have food restrictions/allergies and a change of clothing for each family member."
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:04:07 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Arlington National Cemetery has been closed to tourists because of Hurricane Sandy, but the Army continues to stand guard over the Tomb of the Unknowns.
The Army's Third U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as The Old Guard, is responsible for guarding the tomb.
Regiment spokesman Maj. John Miller says when the cemetery closes, the guard continues.
But it's not the familiar, choreographed 21-pace guard that the public typically sees. Instead, soldiers in combat uniforms guard the tomb from a small enclosure covered by a green awning known as "the box," about 20 feet away.
Miller says if the weather becomes intolerable, the tomb can be guarded from a room inside a nearby amphitheater. But no such order had been given as of Monday afternoon.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:44:00 EDT
Arlington National Cemetery has been closed to tourists as Hurricane Sandy approaches, but the Army continues to stand guard over the Tomb of the Unknowns.
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Richmond Times Dispatch Politics - - Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:49:53 -0400
Police in Arlington, Va., say they have launched a criminal investigation following the release of undercover video showing the son of Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., discussing a plan to cast fraudulent ballots.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:50:40 -0400
ARLINGTON, Va. Police in Arlington say they have launched a criminal investigation following the release of undercover video showing the son of Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., discussing a plan to cast fraudulent ballots. Patrick Moran resigned Wednesday as field director of his father's campaign after Project Veritas, an organization led by conservative activist James O'Keefe, released the video.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:45:00 EDT
Police in Arlington, Va., say they have launched a criminal investigation following the release of undercover video showing the son of Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., discussing a plan to cast fraudulent ballots.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:34:50 GMT
Arlington County police have opened an investigation into alleged voter offenses involving Patrick Moran, former director of field operations for his father, Congressman Jim Moran, authorities announced Thursday.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:11:31 -0400
ARLINGTON The son of Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., resigned from his father’s campaign Wednesday after a conservative group released an undercover video in which he discussed a plan to cast fraudulent ballots. Patrick Moran had been a field director for the campaign.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:25:40 EST
Three Arlington women are using music to "get out the vote." If you pass through Courthouse Plaza on Saturdays, you'll likely pick up their beat.
The group is called "Dem Girls." Despite their name, their "Vote Absentee Song" makes no political allegiance. It's simply a catchy tune both parties can appreciate for driving Virginians to the polls early.
"If you work outside the county on Election Day, vote absentee," the song says.
Composer Liza Figueroa Kravinsky adds, "It will hopefully bridge some divide."
Kravinsky created the song in 2008. She was a volunteer educating the public on absentee voting. But many times the information she tried to share fell on deaf ears.
"I said, 'How do I get people to slow down so they'll listen to me?' I said, 'Ah ha! I'll write a song about it.'," Kravinsky explained. "I just had to make sure it had some rhythm and rhyme to match the music I had in my head."
"Absentee votes count just like the others. Vote absentee," the song continues.
Ingrid Morroy is Arlington County's Commissioner of Revenue. She heard Kravinsky singing four years ago outside her office. Now, Morroy and her twin are adding their voices to the cause.
"People are very receptive to the message," Morroy adds.
Any registered voter may vote early in Maryland and D.C. You can vote early in Virginia - in person - through next Saturday.
If you mail in a ballot, it must make it to your local registration office by Tuesday. All those votes will be tallied up on Election Day.
Below are links to the eligibility requirements for early voting in Virginia, Maryland and D.C.:
- Virginia
- Maryland
- D.C.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:11:31 -0400
ARLINGTON The son of Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., resigned from his father’s campaign Wednesday after a conservative group released an undercover video in which he discussed a plan to cast fraudulent ballots. Patrick Moran had been a field director for the campaign.
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Headlines from wdbj7.com - Associated Press - Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:54:00 EDT
The son of Democratic congressman Jim Moran of Virginia has resigned from his father's campaign after an undercover video shows him discussing a plan to cast fraudulent ballots
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) --
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:11:31 -0400
ARLINGTON The son of Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., has resigned from his father’s campaign after a conservative group released an undercover video in which he discussed a plan to cast fraudulent ballots. Patrick Moran, who had been a field director for the campaign, released a brief resignation statement today.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:59:29 EST
WASHINGTON (AP) - A massive electronic database detailing the burial sites of hundreds of thousands of people at Arlington National Cemetery is now accessible to the public.
Cemetery officials built the database over the last two years to verify the accuracy of their records in the wake of reports of misidentified graves. Prior to 2010 the cemetery used paper records.
On Monday, the cemetery debuted an interactive map available through its website and through a free smartphone app. It uses geospatial technology to hone in on specific graves and can also be searched by name.
Officials say the new app makes it easier for people walking the cemetery to locate a loved one's burial place as well as some of the cemetery's notable graves.
The cemetery hosts more than 4 million visitors annually.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 21 Oct 2012 08:51:21 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A new taxicab company is hoping to win approval from the Arlington County Board to launch an all-electric fleet of cabs.
The Washington Examiner reports Electronic Vehicle Taxicab Company is calling for a fleet of 40 cabs. They would be equipped with iPads in the backseats to allow riders to browse the Internet and pay with credit cards.
EV Taxicab founder Malik Khattak says no one should have to ask different cabs if they take credit cards.
The company plans to use Nissan Leaf cars. The cabs could also be booked from a smartphone.
The Arlington County Board is expected to hold a hearing in November on whether to add 65 new cabs, including the EV Taxicab fleet. Currently, 765 taxis operate in the county.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:31:38 -0400
ARLINGTON Female service members have gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the 15th anniversary of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial. The ceremony was held Saturday at the memorial, located just outside Washington. Every five years, female service members gather there.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:17:00 EDT
A new taxicab company is hoping to win approval from the Arlington County Board to launch an all-electric fleet of cabs.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:33:24 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - More than 1,000 female service members are gathering for a commemoration and candlelight march to honor military service women at Arlington National Cemetery.
Organizers say the ceremony begins Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial to mark its 15th anniversary. Every five years, they gather at the memorial to honor those who served.
There will be a candlelight march to honor service women who have died in military conflicts over the past five years. The group will march from the Lincoln Memorial across the Memorial Bridge to the women's memorial at Arlington. The march begins at 6:45 p.m.
Organizers say 53 fallen female soldiers will be honored during a ceremony at the memorial at the end of the march.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:33:00 EDT
More than 1,000 female service members are gathering for a commemoration and candlelight march to honor military service women at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:23:02 -0400
ARLINGTON Federal authorities have filed arson charges against a man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the food court at the Ballston Common mall in northern Virginia. Leon Alphans Traille Jr. is expected to make an initial appearance in federal court in Alexandria this afternoon.
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Virginia WJLA - - Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:26:18 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - More than 1,000 female service members plan to gather for a commemoration and candlelight march to mark the 15th anniversary of a memorial honoring military women at Arlington National Cemetery.
Organizers say the ceremony begins Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial.
It will include officials from the memorial, Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs.
There will also be a candlelight march to honor service women who have died in military conflicts over the past five years.
The group will march from the Lincoln Memorial across the Memorial Bridge to the women's memorial at Arlington.
The march begins at 6:45 p.m. Saturday.
Organizers say 53 fallen service women will be honored during a ceremony at the memorial at the end of the march.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:19:00 EDT
More than 1,000 female service members plan to gather for a commemoration and candlelight march to mark the 15th anniversary of a memorial honoring military women at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:27:00 EDT
Arlington Police are looking for a man who threw a Molotov cocktail into the food court at the Ballston Common mall during the lunch rush.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:55:01 EST
A bottle of gasoline was dropped from the skywalk into the food court of the Ballston Mall in Arlington Thursday.
Arlington Fire Spokesperson Captain Gregg Karl say the gasoline wasn’t ignited. No one was injured.
Police are currently looking for a suspect.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:09:18 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Arlington National Cemetery says it has completed a construction project to improve access to the gravesite of former Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy.
The new design uses a granite path to connect Kennedy's site to those of his brothers John and Robert, who are also buried at Arlington.
A memorial marker for a fourth brother, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., who died in World War II, has also been placed near Ted Kennedy's gravesite.
The project was paid for by Ted Kennedy's estate, according to the cemetery. The Kennedy family said in a statement Wednesday that it is pleased with the new design and honored that the gravesites are visited.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:30:00 EDT
Arlington National Cemetery says it has completed a construction project to improve access to the gravesite of former Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:59:00 GMT
Several articles in recent days about Arlington County are providing a good perspective on the real-life impact of a progressive county’s approach to governing. First, The Washington Post’s Pat Sullivan reports that county board member Libby Garvey now opposes the Columbia Pike streetcar project, which the board unanimously approved before Garvey joined. Even her Green Party opponent opposes the streetcar, with both candidates saying that buses would be cheaper and easier. The ArlNow.com blog responded Tuesday from the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization, saying streetcars are preferable to buses. It seems like Arlington, and Fairfax County, are inexorably committed to this project now, even in the face of the opposition continues, and Arlington’s leaders feel the streetcar is the best way to remake Columbia Pike.
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Norfolk HamptonRoads.com - - Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:34:36 -0400
ARLINGTON The Old Dominion men's basketball team was picked to finish fourh, and the women's team fifth, in their final seasons in the Colonial Athletic Association.
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Norfolk HamptonRoads.com - - Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:58:14 -0400
NORFOLK The Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce has honored a sailor on board PCU Arlington as its Military Citizen of the Year. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown was honored for volunteering extensively at the United Service Organizations, which is in Norfolk International Airport.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Kimberly Suiters - Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:06:00 EST
Some parts of the Washington area are under a freeze warning overnight.
ABC7’s Kimberly Suiters finds out how people are preparing for the cold.
She talks with residents in Loudoun County and Prince William County, a homeless veteran on the streets of Arlington, a captain on the Potomac River, and a businessman on the Georgetown Waterfront.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:56:00 GMT
There are many different kinds of healing. Pick up any copy of the endlessly entertaining Pathways magazine to get a sense of the countless options. But perhaps the least invasive form of healing comes in the form of Braco, a Croatian man who walks into a room and simply gazes at those assembled. No talking. No gestures. No sales pitches. Just five or six minutes of staring, seemingly making eye contact with everyone in the room. Then he’s gone.
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Virginia WJLA - Pamela Brown - Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:05:40 EST
An Arlington neighborhood is fed up following more than a year of harassment by a group of masked bandits. The culprits - raccoons.
Residents say the raccoons are damaging their homes, scaring their pets and creating a huge mess.
Homeowner Amanda Amos says, "I have raccoons terrorizing us constantly. They destroy everything out there."
Amos recorded the group of about eight as they entered the fenced-in backyard of her Shirlington condo.
"...I mean, they're huge," Amos exclaims, describing the size of the raccoons.
They're also destructive and seemingly fearless.
Amos says the critters emerge from the woods every night, because a neighbor leaves food out for them.
Amos adds, "I've had them lining this entire top of this fence before...they try to get into my house. They ripped the weather stripping off of the doors. It's ridiculous."
She says she can't even use her backyard.
"If you cut the grill on and you start cooking, they start climbing the fence," Amos continues.
Residents say they've asked their neighbor many times to stop feeding the animals, but it continues.
Neighbor Irma Wheeler adds, "...and they just keep on growing, and they're huge...it's disgusting, and I'm very afraid of them."
The property manager told ABC7 he's actively working to resolve the problem. He says he's hired a company that is setting traps and relocating the raccoons they capture. He's also told the neighbor to "cease and desist feeding the animals." He's even fined her. He adds that if it doesn't stop, he'll take legal action.
But Amos worries that if things don't change before it gets cold outside, the animals will crawl inside the walls like last year.
"We had to go stay in a hotel, because the smell, as soon as you walked in the door, was just disgusting. You couldn't stand to stand in here, because there was a body decaying in the walls," Amos recalled.
ABC7 tried to speak to the woman neighbors claim has been feeding the raccoons but couldn't reach her.
The property manager says county officials and the humane society are also trying to help resolve the problem.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 4 Oct 2012 03:19:00 EDT
Arlington's Artisphere arts center is holding a weekend festival to celebrate its second anniversary in Rosslyn.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:55:59 EST
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) - Loudoun County's Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to investigate allegations that Republican Supervisor Eugene A. Delgaudio misused county staff to raise political funds.
A former staffer in Delgaudio's office filed a complaint with the county earlier this year, alleging she spent most of her time arranging fundraising meetings with potential donors.
The complaint was referred to the commonwealth's attorney in Arlington, who did not recommend pursuing charges. Delgaudio, who has developed a national reputation as an opponent of gay rights, has denied wrongdoing and said he was trying to raise money for a youth football league.
Wednesday's vote by the board comes a week after The Washington Post reported on the staffer's allegations. It was not immediately clear what consequences Delgaudio might face if the board's investigation finds wrongdoing.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:26:04 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in August.
The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 15.9 percent, down from 16.4 percent in July and 20.2 percent a year ago.
The statewide rate for August was 5.8 percent. Nationally, the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate for August was 8.2 percent.
Rates dropped from last year in 325 metropolitan areas, increased in 40 and were flat in seven.
Arlington County had Virginia's lowest jobless rate with 3.5 percent in August, followed by 4.0 percent in Loudoun and Fairfax counties.
The Danville region had the highest unemployment rate among Virginia's metropolitan regions at 8.6 percent.
The Washington metropolitan region that includes Arlington and Alexandria had the lowest jobless rate of 4.3 percent.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:41:00 EST
This Afternoon: Increasing Clouds, T-Showers Late
Highs: Near 80 | Precipitation: 40%
Tonight: Showers End Late, Mostly Cloudy
Lows: 50s to Low 60s | Wind: Light
Saturday: Partly Cloudy and Mild
Highs: Mid 70s | Wind: NW 5 m.p.h.
A frontal boundary remains draped across the region today and another round of showers and storms is expected later this evening. Ahead of these storms, expect partly sunny skies through much of the day with warm temperatures around 80 degrees. Tonight, showers and storms will come to an end late with lows in the 50s to low 60s. Tomorrow will be cooler to start the weekend with highs in the low to mid 70s under partly cloudy skies.
An upper-level disturbance will move back into the area Sunday increasing the cloud cover and bringing back a chance for isolated showers. Looking ahead to next week, Monday looks quiet and mild before the next system brings back more widespread rainfall on Tuesday.
Below is my first picture of lightning I have ever taken. If you got any great shots last night, please send them to iwitness@wjla.com
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- Lightning over Arlington, VA
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:21:33 GMT
Lyndon LaRouche supporters set up a table outside the Arlington Courthouse post office for four midday hours Wednesday with an adulterated poster of President Barack Obama wearing a Hitler mustache.
“I was so offended that someone would do this on the Day of Atonement,” the holiest day of the Jewish religious calendar, said neighborhood resident Joyce Turner.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:36:16 EST
Controversy is brewing in Arlington over a set of escalators that will soon disappear from the Rosslyn Metro station.
The county is moving them out so a new store can move in.
The escalators in question are not the main set leading to the tracks, but one that takes people "up to" and "down from" the skywalk.
The North Rosslyn Civic Association has been pleading with the county for a year to save the escalators. Those who ride the escalator say they can't imagine life without it.
Jennifer Zeien,the North Rosslyn Civic Association president, has been using it for about two decades.
"This escalator is probably preventing heart attacks frankly," Zeien said.
Giving commuters, like Zeien, a break.
Many North Rosslyn residents trek about 50 feet above the metro station, by way of the skywalk, to their homes.
North Rosslyn Civic Association Board Member Paul Derby said, "I would never dream of trying to walk across Ft. Meyer Drive. It's just too dangerous, and when this escalator is taken out, I'm not sure what the path will be."
Arlington County's Metro Service Coordinator Lynn Rivers backs the decision to pull the escalators out for a staircase and commuter store.
"Well, they'll be able to access the escalator that's within the mall. That's literally only a minute...not even a minute walk away from the current escalator," Rivers added.
A commuter store is currently housed inside the Rosslyn Mall. About 250 riders go into the store daily to buy tickets, get schedules and ask questions.
Rivers said, "People know about it, but considering the growth we're expecting with all the developments coming on board, it's better to have it right at the street, right where people are accessing the transit system and that's for both bus and rail."
Rosslyn is Metro's busiest station in Virginia, with a nearly 23 percent bump in ridership in the past decade.
The new store will be located on the ticketing level and will be funded by the commercial development moving in next door.
But not everyone is buying the need for change.
Charles Niemeier of North Rosslyn said, "It would be nice to have a Metro store, but I'm not sure why they would need to take the escalator out to do that."
Others fear this is just the beginning of more inconveniences.
"The trend seems to be over time to remove the skywalks...," Derby said. "...if the escalator is taken out then that will be justification to remove yet another skywalk, and so it's working in reverse for the trend for safety for the people.
County leaders say they weighed all their options when it came to the store's location, and this was the best choice.
Metro Spokesman Philip Stewart issued this statement about the escalators' removal:
"Arlington County sought to relocate the Commuter Store to make it more accessible and convenient to transit customers using the Rosslyn Station. In our review of the proposal, Metro determined the escalator was lightly used and access to the skywalk was already provided by both an escalator and an elevator in the immediately adjacent retail space. Given that access would be maintained, we supported the County’s initiative."
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:21:14 EST
One of two U.S. army soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday.
According to the San Antonio Express-News, Chief Warrant Officers 2 Thalia S. Ramirez, 28, of San Antonio, and Jose L. Montenegro Jr., 31, of San Juan in the Rio Grande Valley, died on September 9 while flying an OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.
A burial service for Ramirez will begin at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery.
There are indication that the helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan's Logar Province, but the Department of Defense news release states the cause of the crash remains under investigation, the San Antonio Express-News reports.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:18:18 EST
The Wag More Dogs mural might have been a colorful burst of whimsy along the Shirlington dog park that stretches behind South Four Mile Run Drive in Arlington. But Arlington County officials decided that it was not just art but a 960-square-foot advertisement, which is 900 square feet more than county rules allow for ads. So the mural by Arlington artist Mark Gutierrez has been covered since the dog grooming and boarding house opened in September 2010.
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Virginia WJLA - Whitney Wild - Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:16:02 EST
It might look like any other mural, but Arlington County says this image is an advertisement.
Two years ago, Kim Houghton paid an artist to paint a mural of dancing dogs behind her dog care business.
"I had this beautiful wall and I'd been coming to this dog park for ten years and I thought I'd put some beautiful dogs up there and give back to the park,” Houghton, owner of Wag More Dogs, says.
The county reacted fast, and said Houghton “put up a commercial mural meant to advertise her business, the size of which far exceeded what was allowable under the county sign ordinance."
Houghton admits it's related to her business, but never meant the art to be an ad and took a lawsuit to federal court, where in may the court ruled in favor of the county.
“This case is a perfect example of why people's rights to free speech are so important and so fragile,” says Robert Frommer, Institute for Justice attorney who took on the case pro bono.
Residents like Valerie Troaino don't understand it.
"I just thought it was some artwork similar to you know the paintings on the other buildings along this park,” she says.
The original mural cost Houghton $4,000, and now she has to pay for another piece of art. But she says even after all of the artist expenses and the legal struggle, she'd do it all over again.
"I learned a lot about free speech, and we raised a lot of awareness,” she says. “That to me is worth more than $4,000.”
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:20:00 EST
Arlington County and the City of Falls Church are asking local residents and businesses to roll up their sleeves and make a difference in their communities by reducing stormwater pollution.
Arlington County recently received $80,000 in matching funds from the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund, which Arlington will use to continue the second year of its StormwaterWiseLandscapes Program. The program provides cost-sharing grants to residents, businesses and homeowner associations to install landscape projects aimed at reducing water runoff and pollution.
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Virginia WJLA - - Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:34:50 EST
If you see a group of people "parked" on a piece of sod or a parking spot completely transformed into a work of art, don't adjust those glasses. Friday is Park(ing) Day 2012 , a worldwide event that gives people the chance to transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks at no charge.
On the corner of Wilson Boulevard and Lynn Street in Arlington, Artisphere is teaming up with A-Span to help the homeless. A giant "shopping cart" constructed by artist J.P. Flick is collecting clothing donations.
Park(ing) Day only happens once a year and it's an opportunity for people to be creative in what they think a parking spot could be used for. Some spots in the past have been used for dinner parties, a chicken coop and a kiddie pool. Rumour has it someone even said "I do" in a spot on Park(ing) Day.
Alice Shih with Artisphere says Park(ing) Day motivates people to think how we have used and deserted the land that surrounds us.
"We're thinking what a parking space could be besides a parking space," says Shih.
Artisphere's spot consists of 300 sq. feet of sod, a metal table and chairs and the oversized cart.
"I used to live in Manhattan and this is about the size of my apartment!" joked Shih.
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Virginia WJLA - - Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:43:55 EST
A 16-year-old German foreign exchange student discovered that her host father in Arlington had taken nude photos of her without her permission, according to Arlington County police and news reports.
The host father, who is not being identified, has not been charged with a crime.
Police say the student discovered the photos in early September. She has since returned to Germany.
Clarendon-Courthouse-RosslynPatch reports that the girl discovered the photos after her host father unwittingly gave her a USB with the nude photos on it. The photos included pictures taken outside the teen’s window and of her sleeping.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:28:49 EST
On a day when Virginia’s political attention was turned to the debate between candidates for the U.S. Senate, the cost of running campaigns for local offices in Northern Virginia became increasingly clear.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:06:56 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A new report from the Pentagon's inspector general praises the new management at Arlington National Cemetery, just two years after leaders were chided for mismanagement and misidentified graves.
In the report released Thursday, the inspector general concludes that the cemetery has been transformed into a premier institution.
The report in particular cites the implementation of geospatial technology to track cemetery operations.
It also cites progress in an ongoing effort to verify the names and dates on all of the headstones and grave markers at Arlington.
More than 400,000 people are buried there. Congress mandated the inspector general audits in 2010 after reports of misplaced remains.
Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat who has held oversight hearings on the issue, said she is pleased by the turnaround.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:38:06 -0400
A new report from the Pentagon's inspector general praises the new management at Arlington National Cemetery, just two years after leaders were chided for mismanagement and misidentified graves.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:13:00 EST
The annual ranking of counties by median household income again places Loudoun and Fairfax as the top two counties in America, and now Arlington joins them with the third highest income, according to the American Community Survey for 2011 released Thursday. Even better, Prince William rose from ninth to seventh on the list, and Alexandria jumped from 39th to 26th.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:27:26 -0400
ARLINGTON A new report from the Pentagon's inspector general praises the new management at Arlington National Cemetery, just two years after leaders were chided for mismanagement and misidentified graves.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Jennifer Donelan - Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:33:13 EST
With Wednesday's calmer and drier weather, residents began to clean up what the previous day's fast-moving storms left behind.
In Northwest D.C., tree limbs littered Constitution Avenue. There were snapped wires, but the damage in a neighborhood new RFK Stadium was isolated to one block.
The windblown rain storm seemed to punch a little harder depending on where you live.
"Heard the tree snap; I didn't know what was going on," said Carl Langley of the tree that landed in his backyard. " [But] everything was still up and running good."
But it wasn't so good about five miles away in Darnelda Trower's neighborhood in Cheverly.
"You are still going through this phase of amazement, you know, you can't fight with mother nature," Trower said.
Tuesday's winds whipped a massive tree onto her roof, landing about six inches from where she sat.
"If it wasn't for this house being 110-years-old, I don't know if I would be here to talking to you," Trower added.
The home's exterior was so fortified it kept the tree out, but the tree did manage to slice off the front porch.
Trower said, "We have talked to the insurance company, and everybody was been pleasingly pleasant, and we are trying to get timelines."
In Arlington,Femila Riguera and her family are playing the same waiting game. The tree that crashed down on her house was cut up and removed. But the chimney is still in the front yard, and there's a hole in the roof.
Riguera said, "We just feel so blessed...nobody was hurt."
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Brad Bell, Brianne Carter, Suzanne Kennedy - Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:52:26 EST
People across the D.C. region are once again cleaning up the mess left behind by Tuesday's severe storms.
A line of storms blew through the D.C. area, bringing heavy rainfall and damaging winds to the region but spared it the kind of massive destruction seen by the June derecho.
More than 20,000 customers lost power Tuesday after the winds downed trees and power lines.
In the Frederick area, heavy rain prompted flash flood warnings and made for nightmare driving conditions.
In Capitol Heights, Shelly Jones thought she was sheltered from the storm. She was in the safety of her own home on her favorite couch when this branch crashed through her ceiling. Her neighbor, Pam Silver, says it barely missed her.
Earlier in the day, a tornado warning was issued for D.C. and the counties of Montgomery and Prince George’s. But the warning was canceled after about 10 minutes.
In McLean, Va., a gray minivan lost control in the 7900 block of Lewinsville Road, ultimately striking a tree, rolling and catching fire. The driver couldn’t be saved from the burning wreckage and was declared deceased.
“I saw the ball of fire in the middle of the street, turned out it was the car,” says Bob Freda, who witnesses the crash. “I saw a couple of firefighters trying to hose it down and then it kind of exploded one more time.”
Motorists were concerned about the conditions on the roads which at times made driving difficult
“It was just pouring down rain so I just waited and waited,” says motorist Barry Hobart. “The winds seemed to dissipate a bit and at soon as it did I made a run for the car.”
In Northwest Washington, a small fire still burned after a tree came crashing down on a power line on Georgia Avenue, damaging a car underneath.
Ayu Tekle owns the car and waited to see if it would start again.
"It just progressively started burning more and more and more, and big clumps of the tree were just falling down in the car," Tekle recalled.
Even with the Nationals game postponed, traffic on South Capitol Street was a disaster thanks to flooding near Malcolm X Avenue. D.C. Water and Public Works pumped the extra water out of there.
One family in Arlington found themselves celebrating a birthday in the dark - and without part of their roof.
The Riguera family was inside their Claremont home when a tree crashed into it, taking out their chimney and part of the roof.
"There was a shaking and then, boom. I said, 'What's that an earthquake?," Femila Riguera recalled.
The resulting power outage didn't ruin Giovanni Riguera's 9th birthday at all.
"We're going to have an ice cream party, so it doesn't spoil," Mom Abigail Riguera said. "We've just really been blessed that it could have been worse."
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Wed, 19 Sep 2012 06:40:00 EST
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6:13pm: Tornado watch has been canceled for all counties West of the Chesapeake Bay. The severe threat for the area is over. Showers will continue through about 9pm, but skies will clear overnight and cooler, drier air will return for tomorrow.
5:27pm: Tornado watch canceled for the entire viewing area with the exception of Calvert and St. Mary's county, which continues through 7pm.
5:14pm: Severe threat over, but showers, and a few bands of heavy rain, are still possible through the rest of the evening. Temperatures are already dropping into the 60s.
4:38pm: Check out our Stevensville WeatherBug camera as the line heads over the Chesapeake Bay!
4:24pm: Anne Arundel county under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 4:45pm.
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4:15pm: Tornado watch has been canceled for D.C. and counties West. The Tornado Watch remains in effect through 7pm for Prince George's, Anne Arundel, King George, and couties East. Here's the latest watch map. I wouldn't be suprised if the current counties are dropped early.
- Tornado Watch until 7PM for counties highlighted in yellow
4:08pm: Here is typically what the D.C. area saw with heavy rain and gusty winds with the line that moved through. This was taken by our own Sam Ford in the Bloomingdale part of D.C.
- Heavy rain in the Bloomingdale part of D.C.
4:01pm: Severe thunderstorm warning for Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties until 5pm. The line currently extends from Clinton, to Waldorf, and towards La Plata and is moving East at 45mph. There is still minimal lightning, but expect torrential rain and gusty winds.
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3:58pm: Here was a picture taken by Dave Johnson at Dulles Airport of an Air France A380 awaiting the line of storms.
- Air France A380 from Dave Johnson
3:50pm: The severe line of storms continues to push east of D.C., though heavy rain is still common through much of the area even west through Loudoun and Clarke Counties. The worst part of the line will affect Charles, Anne Arundel, Calvert and St. Mary's Counties over the next hour to hour and a half. Wind gusts to 60 mph will be possible as well as very heavy rainfall with 2 inch amounts common.
Frederick, MD has received 3.74 inches of rain at Hillcrest ES, Martinsburg picked up 2.03 inches at Rosemont ES and Dale City has seen 1.53 inches so far at Godwin MS. Be careful on your commute home as it is sure to be a wet one!
3:44pm: Severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 4:30pm for Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's & King George's counties. These areas can expect downpours and gusty winds.
3:35pm: Tornado warning is canceled for Prince George's and Montgomery counties. Still expect some heavy rain and gusty winds along the main line of storms that's moving through Prince George's and Anne Arundel county. More storms building just South of D.C. and South along I95.
3:26pm: Latest live doppler in the area where the Tornado Warning has been issued. No strong indication of rotation; however, there could be a little spin up and with the heavy rain it could be difficult to see. This line of storms moving very quickly to the NE at 45 mph.
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3:16pm: A Tornado Warning is in effect until 3:45pm for Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties. Locations that may be impacted are Chillum, Beltsville and Fairland. It's moving along Rt. 1 and I-95. There is no ground sightings of this tornado, it is radar indicated. Still seek safety at this time if you are in the path of this cell.
3:13pm: Here's a picture from Lauren Bevington of the approaching line in Tysons Corner about 20 minutes ago.
- Here's a picture from Lauren Bevington in Tysons Corner, VA
3:10pm: Severe thunderstorm warning now extended until 4:15pm for D.C., Arlington, Fairfax, Montgomery, Prince George's, and Anne Arundel counties. Storms are moving quickly to the NE at 15mph.
3:03pm: The line of storms is currently moving through the D.C. Metro and 495 Beltway. It stretches from Rockville and Bethesda south to Lorton and will move over the Potomac into D.C. and Prince Georges County in the next 15 mintues.
2:55pm: Here's a view of the line from Virginia from Whitney Wild.
- Photo from Newschannel8's Whitney Wild
2:36pm: Strong line now moving into western Fairfax County, Montgomery County and Prince William with damaging wind gusts and heavy rain possible. Watch out Reston, Herndon, Fairfax City and east towards Arlington, Alexandria and D.C. In addition, people around Rockville, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg and Bethesda should stay indoors over the next hour.
2:25pm: Here's a look at the severe line heading towards Fairfax and D.C.
2:16pm: I'm really not liking the look of the line moving into Prince William County in Virginia as it appears to be possibly bowing just a bit. It also looks like it will be heading towards Fairfax, the 66 and 95 corridors, and the D.C. Metro.
The National Weather Service actually just issued a Severe T-Storm Warning for this line that extends through D.C., Fairfax, Prince William and Montgomery Counties until 3:15pm. The line is moving around 50mph and winds may exceed 60mph in this line.
1:53pm: A severe line of storms has developed and is heading east towards the D.C. Metro. The main line is already heading into Loudoun, Montgomery, Fauquier, Prince William and Fairfax Counties. In addition, a Flash Flood Watch is now in effect until 8pm for the majority of the D.C. area.
1:00pm: There have already been a few storm reports today in Loudoun and Clarke Counties in VA. Trees were reported down in Purcellville in Loudoun and Wickliffe and Briggs in Clarke County.
12:51pm: A heavy line of storms will continue to move through Frederick and Loudoun Counties. Here's a view.
12:42pm: There is a line developing from Pennsylvania south into Maryland and Virginia that you can see here on this Mid Atlantic Radar loop. It appears like this line may get to the D.C. Metro as early as 3pm this afternoon. It will definitely accompany damaging wind gusts and very heavy rain so be sure to stay tuned here for further updates.
12:29pm: Speaking of that heavy shower, a Severe T-Storm Warning is in effect until 1:30pm now for the line moving into Northern Loudoun County in VA and Frederick County in MD. Damaging winds in excess of 60mph will be possible in this line as it heads towards the City of Frederick.
12:18pm: Another heavy rain shower with gusty winds will be entering western Loudoun County in VA and southwestern Frederick County in MD. Wind gusts to 40 mph or higher will be possible along with the heavy rainfall.
11:51am: Here's a quick severe weather video update.
11:27am: An upgrade to a Moderate Risk for storms will be coming soon from the Storm Prediction Center. This continues to show just how volatile the atmosphere is today. Be safe!
11:19am: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are now in effect for Loudoun and Frederick Counties as this strong line of storms moves east. The most dangerous part of the storm right now is along the Jefferson, Clarke and Loudoun County borders moving northeast around 40 mph.
10:56am: A Tornado Watch is in effect for the entire D.C. Metro area until 7pm tonight. Be prepared today to take shelter immediately preferably in a basement or a small interior room away from doors and windows.
10:41am: With severe weather imminent for the D.C. area. Know what to do in case of a power outage and what to do with your food in case you lose power for a prolonged period of time.
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10:35am: The first Severe Thunderstorm Warning of the day is in effect until 11:15am for much of the Shenandoah Valley. Winds in excess of 60mph will be possible along this line.
10:28am: Here are some of the greatest rainfall totals so far today from our WeatherBug Network:
Wintergreen Mountain: 2.97" Frostburg, MD: 1.87" Hagerstown, MD: 1.39" Martinsburg, WV: 1.29" Harrisonburg, VA: 1.11"
10:21am: Rainfall potential across the area looks good with up to an inch or two of rain across the area. Flash flooding doesn't seem like a huge threat with the recent stretch of dry weather but could be possible if areas get more rain than anticipated. Below is from one of our in house weather models. Here is what HPC is thinking for today.
- Rainfall Potential Today
10:05am: This is what we are thinking as far as threats to the D.C. area today. The highest threat will be damaging winds, with the secondary threat being isolated tornadoes. We will let you know as soon as any watches or warnings are posted.
- Main threats for the D.C. area today
10:01am: Check out this WeatherBug camera is storms enter the Raleigh, NC area over the next hour.
9:56am: A Tornado Watch has been issued for Central North Carolina including the Raleigh area until 5pm this afternoon.
9:49am: A Mesoscale Discussion has been posted for our region and south into North Carolina, stating that a Tornado Watch may be needed to be placed in the circled area in the next few hours. The Storm Prediction Center is monitoring our area and will place the region under a watch if necessary.
- Mesoscale Discussion Area as of 7:49am
Here's the story. A strong area of low pressure and associated cold front will move through the region today. Ahead of this front, there is a tremendous amount of shear in the atmosphere, which is basically winds changing in speed and direction with height. It is so today that not only will damaging winds be possible, but also the potential for tornadoes. Be sure to stay with this live blog through the rest of the day to know exactly what is going on across the D.C. area.
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Headlines from wdbj7.com - - Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:36:00 EDT
An Arlington school district is forced to move a bus stop, after parents complained that a sex offender lived just a few houses away from where kids are picked up and dropped off every day.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:59:04 -0400
MANASSAS A judge has rejected a conservative group's attempt to obtain a former University of Virginia climate researcher's emails. Retired Arlington Circuit Judge Paul Sheridan ruled Monday that Michael Mann's emails are exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:59:04 -0400
MANASSAS A judge has rejected a conservative group's attempt to obtain a former University of Virginia climate researcher's emails. Retired Arlington Circuit Court Judge Paul Sheridan ruled Monday that Michael Mann's emails are exempt from the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:40:00 EST
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4:38pm: Check out our Stevensville WeatherBug camera as the line heads over the Chesapeake Bay!
4:24pm: Anne Arundel county under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 4:45pm.
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4:15pm: Tornado watch has been canceled for D.C. and counties West. The Tornado Watch remains in effect through 7pm for Prince George's, Anne Arundel, King George, and couties East. Here's the latest watch map. I wouldn't be suprised if the current counties are dropped early.
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- Tornado Watch until 7PM for counties highlighted in yellow
4:08pm: Here is typically what the D.C. area saw with heavy rain and gusty winds with the line that moved through. This was taken by our own Sam Ford in the Bloomingdale part of D.C.
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- Heavy rain in the Bloomingdale part of D.C.
4:01pm: Severe thunderstorm warning for Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties until 5pm. The line currently extends from Clinton, to Waldorf, and towards La Plata and is moving East at 45mph. There is still minimal lightning, but expect torrential rain and gusty winds.
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- Live Super Doppler
3:58pm: Here was a picture taken by Dave Johnson at Dulles Airport of an Air France A380 awaiting the line of storms.
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- Air France A380 from Dave Johnson
3:50pm: The severe line of storms continues to push east of D.C., though heavy rain is still common through much of the area even west through Loudoun and Clarke Counties. The worst part of the line will affect Charles, Anne Arundel, Calvert and St. Mary's Counties over the next hour to hour and a half. Wind gusts to 60 mph will be possible as well as very heavy rainfall with 2 inch amounts common.
Frederick, MD has received 3.74 inches of rain at Hillcrest ES, Martinsburg picked up 2.03 inches at Rosemont ES and Dale City has seen 1.53 inches so far at Godwin MS. Be careful on your commute home as it is sure to be a wet one!
3:44pm: Severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 4:30pm for Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, St. Mary's & King George's counties. These areas can expect downpours and gusty winds.
3:35pm: Tornado warning is canceled for Prince George's and Montgomery counties. Still expect some heavy rain and gusty winds along the main line of storms that's moving through Prince George's and Anne Arundel county. More storms building just South of D.C. and South along I95.
3:26pm: Latest live doppler in the area where the Tornado Warning has been issued. No strong indication of rotation; however, there could be a little spin up and with the heavy rain it could be difficult to see. This line of storms moving very quickly to the NE at 45 mph.
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- Live Super Doppler
3:16pm: A Tornado Warning is in effect until 3:45pm for Prince Georges and Montgomery Counties. Locations that may be impacted are Chillum, Beltsville and Fairland. It's moving along Rt. 1 and I-95. There is no ground sightings of this tornado, it is radar indicated. Still seek safety at this time if you are in the path of this cell.
3:13pm: Here's a picture from Lauren Bevington of the approaching line in Tysons Corner about 20 minutes ago.
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- Here's a picture from Lauren Bevington in Tysons Corner, VA
3:10pm: Severe thunderstorm warning now extended until 4:15pm for D.C., Arlington, Fairfax, Montgomery, Prince George's, and Anne Arundel counties. Storms are moving quickly to the NE at 15mph.
3:03pm: The line of storms is currently moving through the D.C. Metro and 495 Beltway. It stretches from Rockville and Bethesda south to Lorton and will move over the Potomac into D.C. and Prince Georges County in the next 15 mintues.
2:55pm: Here's a view of the line from Virginia from Whitney Wild.
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- Photo from Newschannel8's Whitney Wild
2:36pm: Strong line now moving into western Fairfax County, Montgomery County and Prince William with damaging wind gusts and heavy rain possible. Watch out Reston, Herndon, Fairfax City and east towards Arlington, Alexandria and D.C. In addition, people around Rockville, Silver Spring, Gaithersburg and Bethesda should stay indoors over the next hour.
2:25pm: Here's a look at the severe line heading towards Fairfax and D.C.
2:16pm: I'm really not liking the look of the line moving into Prince William County in Virginia as it appears to be possibly bowing just a bit. It also looks like it will be heading towards Fairfax, the 66 and 95 corridors, and the D.C. Metro.
The National Weather Service actually just issued a Severe T-Storm Warning for this line that extends through D.C., Fairfax, Prince William and Montgomery Counties until 3:15pm. The line is moving around 50mph and winds may exceed 60mph in this line.
1:53pm: A severe line of storms has developed and is heading east towards the D.C. Metro. The main line is already heading into Loudoun, Montgomery, Fauquier, Prince William and Fairfax Counties. In addition, a Flash Flood Watch is now in effect until 8pm for the majority of the D.C. area.
1:00pm: There have already been a few storm reports today in Loudoun and Clarke Counties in VA. Trees were reported down in Purcellville in Loudoun and Wickliffe and Briggs in Clarke County.
12:51pm: A heavy line of storms will continue to move through Frederick and Loudoun Counties. Here's a view.
12:42pm: There is a line developing from Pennsylvania south into Maryland and Virginia that you can see here on this Mid Atlantic Radar loop. It appears like this line may get to the D.C. Metro as early as 3pm this afternoon. It will definitely accompany damaging wind gusts and very heavy rain so be sure to stay tuned here for further updates.
12:29pm: Speaking of that heavy shower, a Severe T-Storm Warning is in effect until 1:30pm now for the line moving into Northern Loudoun County in VA and Frederick County in MD. Damaging winds in excess of 60mph will be possible in this line as it heads towards the City of Frederick.
12:18pm: Another heavy rain shower with gusty winds will be entering western Loudoun County in VA and southwestern Frederick County in MD. Wind gusts to 40 mph or higher will be possible along with the heavy rainfall.
11:51am: Here's a quick severe weather video update.
11:27am: An upgrade to a Moderate Risk for storms will be coming soon from the Storm Prediction Center. This continues to show just how volatile the atmosphere is today. Be safe!
11:19am: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are now in effect for Loudoun and Frederick Counties as this strong line of storms moves east. The most dangerous part of the storm right now is along the Jefferson, Clarke and Loudoun County borders moving northeast around 40 mph.
10:56am: A Tornado Watch is in effect for the entire D.C. Metro area until 7pm tonight. Be prepared today to take shelter immediately preferably in a basement or a small interior room away from doors and windows.
10:41am: With severe weather imminent for the D.C. area. Know what to do in case of a power outage and what to do with your food in case you lose power for a prolonged period of time.
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How long will your food last? Food Safety List Here
10:35am: The first Severe Thunderstorm Warning of the day is in effect until 11:15am for much of the Shenandoah Valley. Winds in excess of 60mph will be possible along this line.
10:28am: Here are some of the greatest rainfall totals so far today from our WeatherBug Network:
Wintergreen Mountain: 2.97" Frostburg, MD: 1.87" Hagerstown, MD: 1.39" Martinsburg, WV: 1.29" Harrisonburg, VA: 1.11"
10:21am: Rainfall potential across the area looks good with up to an inch or two of rain across the area. Flash flooding doesn't seem like a huge threat with the recent stretch of dry weather but could be possible if areas get more rain than anticipated. Below is from one of our in house weather models. Here is what HPC is thinking for today.
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- Rainfall Potential Today
10:05am: This is what we are thinking as far as threats to the D.C. area today. The highest threat will be damaging winds, with the secondary threat being isolated tornadoes. We will let you know as soon as any watches or warnings are posted.
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- Main threats for the D.C. area today
10:01am: Check out this WeatherBug camera is storms enter the Raleigh, NC area over the next hour.
9:56am: A Tornado Watch has been issued for Central North Carolina including the Raleigh area until 5pm this afternoon.
9:49am: A Mesoscale Discussion has been posted for our region and south into North Carolina, stating that a Tornado Watch may be needed to be placed in the circled area in the next few hours. The Storm Prediction Center is monitoring our area and will place the region under a watch if necessary.
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- Mesoscale Discussion Area as of 7:49am
Here's the story. A strong area of low pressure and associated cold front will move through the region today. Ahead of this front, there is a tremendous amount of shear in the atmosphere, which is basically winds changing in speed and direction with height. It is so today that not only will damaging winds be possible, but also the potential for tornadoes. Be sure to stay with this live blog through the rest of the day to know exactly what is going on across the D.C. area.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:31:00 EST
Everything about Bob Peck Chevrolet in Arlington was memorable. There was Bob Peck himself, both a car dealer and an Arlington politician, who juggled lacrosse balls in his TV ads. There was that ubiquitous slogan, “Check with Peck,” which seems like it was on the radio just last week.
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Richmond Local Times Dispatch - - Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:09:05 -0400
Andrew McMillion was a 20-year-old member of the Virginia National Guard when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Arlington County 11 years ago.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:00:18 EST
Since 1949, 11 brick apartment buildings sat on a hill just above Columbia Pike in Arlington County, sheltering about 100 families. Over time, the plumbing aged, the stormwater sewer began failing, plaster and concrete cracked, and the small apartments started to feel colder in winter and hotter in summer.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 11 Sep 2012 24:13:34 EST
It started out with the Allstate Insurance Company releasing its annual list of America’s best drivers by city recently, based on collision claims made to Allstate and number of crashes per capita. The winner was Sioux Falls, S.D. Bully for them.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Mon, 10 Sep 2012 06:50:00 EDT
Motorists can expect delays on the Arlington Memorial Bridge as a two-month construction projects gets under way.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:52:44 EST
Were you in a vehicle accident in Arlington and need the police report to give to your insurance company? You’re in luck.
Beginning Sept. 7, citizens and insurance companies can purchase accidents online for incidents that took place on or after Sept. 1, 2012.
You can still go to the police station and pick up reports in person.
Arlington police say police departments spend about $35,000 a year reproducing accident reports and this new system will cut down on overhead.
To purchase a report, click here.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:05:08 EST
A worker was electrocuted Wednesday at a construction site in Arlington.
The victim, who was in his 20s, was working on an electrical panel inside a closet at a site in the 2200 block of North Pershing Drive.
OSHA will investigate the fatality.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:46:24 EST
Alexandria Police need your help to locate a 71-year-old man who suffers from dementia.
Police say David Short was on his way to Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington when he was last seen around 9 p.m. Tuesday. He requires daily medications.
Short is described as a white male, 5’10” tall, weighing about 143 pounds. He is slightly balding with gray hair. Short also has a thick gray mustache and blue eyes.
It’s unclear what he was wearing at the time of his disappearance, but police say he is believed to be driving a 2006 silver and green Honda CRV with Virginia license plate KBK-6001.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Wed, 5 Sep 2012 03:19:00 EDT
Flags in Maryland are being flown at half-staff in honor of a Navy SEAL from Edgewater who died in Afghanistan and who will be buried at Arlington.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 4 Sep 2012 16:35:00 EDT
An Arlington woman will serve life in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of capital murder, including her husband's 8-year-old child.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:22:56 EST
Bright and early Tuesday morning, Arlington school buses will hit the streets carrying fewer students than last year.
Some parents ABC7 spoke with are now scrambling to figure out how to get their second, third and fourth grade students to school in what they fear may be a traffic congestion nightmare.
Wes Coulam, who is one of those concern parent, said, "We either have to drive our kids to school or have them walk in an area we think is unsafe."
"You're going to put more cars and drivers in the streets, not walkers," added, parent Mike Yuhas.
This summer, Arlington Public Schools notified parents that to ease bus overcrowding, a walk policy would be enforced in the district. Students who live less than 1 mile from an elementary school or less than 1 ½ mile from a secondary school must walk. Only students with a voucher will be allowed on buses.
Hundreds of parents signed an online petition in protest, but the school district is sticking to its guns.
Parents at Taylor Elementary say the school is trying to help by expanding its "Kiss and Learn" drop-off area. The expansion will help ease any congestion caused by the dozens more parents in their cars dropping off and picking up their children.
Parents have been told to expect more police presence around school zones the first few days.
Many are still trying to figure out an alternative way to appeal the school district's decision.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:22:56 EST
Bright and early Tuesday morning, Arlington school buses will hit the streets carrying fewer students than last year.
Some parents ABC7 spoke with are now scrambling to figure out how to get their second, third and fourth grade students to school in what they fear may be a traffic congestion nightmare.
Wes Coulam, who is one of those concern parent, said, "We either have to drive our kids to school or have them walk in an area we think is unsafe."
"You're going to put more cars and drivers in the streets, not walkers," added, parent Mike Yuhas.
This summer, Arlington Public Schools notified parents that to ease bus overcrowding, a walk policy would be enforced in the district. Students who live less than 1 mile from an elementary school or less than 1 ½ mile from a secondary school must walk. Only students with a voucher will be allowed on buses.
Hundreds of parents signed an online petition in protest, but the school district is sticking to its guns.
Parents at Taylor Elementary say the school is trying to help by expanding its "Kiss and Learn" drop-off area. The expansion will help ease any congestion caused by the dozens more parents in their cars dropping off and picking up their children.
Parents have been told to expect more police presence around school zones the first few days.
Many are still trying to figure out an alternative way to appeal the school district's decision.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Mon, 3 Sep 2012 12:08:00 EDT
A Navy SEAL from Maryland who was killed when a U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sat, 1 Sep 2012 17:56:00 EDT
Hundreds of Arlington County parents are appealing a new policy that will likely force more than 1,000 children who used to take the bus to school to walk instead this year.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sat, 1 Sep 2012 14:32:00 EDT
Some bicycle lanes in Arlington County are going to have a new look to help alert car drivers.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Sat, 01 Sep 2012 08:27:47 EST
A major cleanup is now complete following a water main break that crippled an Arlington intersection.
Several roads were shut down for most of the day in the area of 12th and S. Clark streets. in Crystal City.
County engineers say an aging water main crack Friday morning, sending water shooting into the air for hours.
Crews building the Boeing Company's new regional headquarters halted their work soon after the road began filling like a pool.
Residents living and working in the area were also affected.
"The water was like six or seven feet high, just shooting into the air with the pavement kind of jutting out. It looked surreal," Jim Barker, the owner of Crystal City Wine Shop, said.
Barker got to work just as all the streets around him were being blocked off.
Initial attempts to shut off the water failed.
Barker added, "It has been a little slower today I think with even just parking. People just don't want to stop and park and whatnot with all the police and everything and all their orange cones everywhere."
George Stejic lives and works around the soaked streets and spent most of his day in uncertainty.
"The water is out in both my office building and at home, and we don't know when we're going to get water back," Stejic said.
After several hours of work, crews controlled the flooding. Water was then restored to the five office buildings and one apartment building that lost service.
But new problems arose.
Harry Wang with the Arlington County Department of Environmental Services said, "We just found out after excavating the pipe, it's old infrastructure. A crack in this pipe, and it's pretty long."
Crews replaced the pipe, but as they finished their work, another water main break occurred. This one at the corner of 20th and South Joyce Street.
Repairs to that water main will be made Saturday, September 1.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:11:00 EST
Disclaimer: Attempted armed robbery is not funny. But these two morons who walked into an Arlington 7-Eleven last week, with Moron #2 throwing a firecracker that frightened Moron #1 [aka “The Gunman”] into sprinting out the door, are pretty hilarious. Watch:
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:03:18 EST
Just days after winning a significant legal battle, and with two federal agencies delving into the background of its financial collapse, Fischer Hardware is being ordered to shut its doors Friday.
Though the 60-year-old Springfield institution is in bankruptcy, its lender, NCB of Arlington, has decided it is better to keep the store shuttered until its finances can be sorted out, owner Roy Ewers said Wednesday afternoon.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:27:00 EST
Alexandrians, Arlingtonians and Fairfaxians, you still have a few hours until 5 p.m., if you need to register to vote in time for the special election scheduled for next week.
The election is to fill the vacancy in the 45th District seat of the Virginia House of Delegates, the one that David Englin is vacating. Three candidates are vying for the seat: Democrat Rob Krupicka, Republican Tim McGhee and Libertarian Justin Malkin.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:05:00 -0400
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Adrian Beltre has hit three home runs in his first three at-bats against the Baltimore Orioles, including two in the Texas Rangers' nine-run fourth inning....
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Virginia WJLA - - Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:26:45 EST
Police in the City of Fairfax have identified the man struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident around 1:15 a.m. Saturday.
According to police, James Ralph Davidson, 62, was in the 9800 block of Fairfax Boulevard when he attempted to cross the roadway. Police say he was struck in the eastbound lanes by a 2010 Jeep Compass.
Davidson, who has no known address, died at the scene.
Police say the driver of the Jeep Compass left the scene. Arlington County Police later located the driver.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sat, 18 Aug 2012 10:26:45 EST
Police in the City of Fairfax are investigating a fatal hit and run accident that occurred around 1:15 a.m. Saturday.
According to police, a 62-year-old man, was in the 9800 block of Fairfax Boulevard when he attempted to cross. Police say he was struck in the eastbound lanes by a 2010 Jeep Compass.
The victim, who has no known address, died at the scene.
Police say the driver of the Jeep Compass left the scene. Arlington County Police later located the driver.
Police are also working to locate and notify the victim's family.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:37:39 EST
The Northern Virginia Park Authority is brainstorming on ways to make better use of its 25 parks and more than 11,000 acres of land.
So far, the Park Authority has been building waterparks, like Ocean Dunes, and developing land for more than 50 year across Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties.
Brian Knapp, chairman of the park authority board, spent the past year polling the public on what they want more of.
“If you're in the business of parks and recreation, you need to constantly challenge yourself on what are the stakeholders wanting,” he said.
Topping the list are requests for new hiking and walking trails, extra places to swim and bike, playing fields and more green space.
“There's this constant tension between development and preserving land,” said Arlington resident Barry Hearn. “The fact that we are in a very populated area, I appreciate the parts that are as pristine as we can make them.”
Chrissy Hall, of Arlington, shares that love of nature and sees opportunities for more quality time outdoors with her twin 4-year-olds.
“We actually live right by W&OD trail so we're very fortunate that we've got that in our backyard. What I would love to see is even more play spaces, playgrounds right there. We have to cross two major roads to actually get to the playground,” she said.
Rob German has lived in Arlington for 35 years and has his own suggestion for park potential.
“First thing that probably comes to mind is more parking just here at least and maybe some of the other parks and then possibly a little more fishing. I mean even stocking the water sometimes,” he said.
Knapp says he appreciates all of the ideas and has a few of his own to help combat a troubling trend.
“We know that obesity is a growing problem in the United States so we've challenged ourselves in this plan to say within a 5 year time, we'd really like to touch 500,000 new children in all of our parks...trying to get them out of the house, get them out away from their Gameboy and iPhones,” Knapp said.
The Northern Virginia Regional Planning Authority will be holding a public hearing on the plan at 6:30 p.m. at 5400 Ox Road in Fairfax Station, VA 6:30 p.m. on September 20. Residents can also submit suggestions via email at executiveoffice@nvrpa.org.
For more information, visit www.nvrpa.org.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:09:53 EST
I remain a sucker for fun and unusual flash mob videos, and here’s one: A group of senior citizens busting some well-choreographed moves to the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling,” unleashed on the perhaps suspecting crowd at the Arlington County Fair on Friday afternoon.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:28:00 EST
Virginia New Majority, a civil rights group, announced a campaign on Monday to expand voting rights and health-care access in the state.
At a Capitol Square news conference with community groups and Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington), Virginia New Majority laid out its legislative priorities for the 2013 General Assembly session.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:08:00 EST
Early this month, Arlington County took the lead in devising a plan to revamp and reduce discharges into the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. The county, through the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, submitted its proposal to the federal Environmental Protection Agency and it could be the template for other jurisdictions in Northern Virginia.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:38:06 EST
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A 67-year-old Virginia man out-spelled four of his cousins to capture first place at this year's AARP National Spelling Bee.
Michael Petrina Jr., of Arlington, Va., spelled better than 48 others Saturday to become the bee's first repeat winner. He won the bee in 2009, and placed second last year and in 2008.
Wyoming AARP spokeswoman Joanne Mai says the retired attorney won by correctly spelling the word "rhizoctonia", a type of imperfect fungi.
Petrina's prizes include $1,000 and a five-year AARP membership.
The bee was a family reunion for Petrina's cousins. All four are siblings who have not seen each other since 2003.
More than 50 competitors from 24 states signed up for the 16th annual senior bee. It's open to anyone age 50 and older.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:12:49 EST
Part of Henderson Road in Ballston has been shut down due to a gas main rupture, Arlington Now is reporting.
Henderson Road, between Glebe Road and N. Thomas Street, is being closed down. Washington Gas is responding to the incident.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:35:27 EST
The deaths two men found in an Arlington apartment Tuesday morning are being treated as suspicious, police officials say.
Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck told ABC 7 that two adult men were found dead in an apartment in the 1900 block of North Culpeper Street at about 10 a.m. Police are not indicating what kind of injuries the men had or how they died.
The victims have been identified by Sternbeck as 59-year-old Keefe Spriggs of Arlington and 31-year-old Carl Moten.
Police say a maintenance man who was checking the apartment discovered the bodies of Spriggs and Moten after someone called in search of one of the victims.
Anyone with information is asked to call (703) 228-4197.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 7 Aug 2012 12:56:00 EDT
Arlington County Police say they are investigating two suspicious deaths at an apartment building after the bodies were found by a maintenance worker.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:35:27 EST
Two adult males were found dead in Arlington, police said.
Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck told ABC7 that two adult males were found dead in an apartment at the corner of 19th and Culpepper St. Police are treating the incident as suspicious deaths.
Family is on the scene.
The bodies were found by a maintenance man who was checking the apartment after someone called maintenance looking for one of the people who were found dead.
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Virginia WJLA - Jummy Olabanji - Tue, 07 Aug 2012 07:37:47 EST
It’s not often you hear someone say “I love my job.” But at one office in Arlington, their employees say they actually look forward to coming to work.
Accenture is a consulting company with a brand new office in Arlington. There, employees are walking and working to a new beat.
“It's just a very different mindset, that's how they grew up, they grew up texting, they grew up with their cell phones, they grew up always in constant communication, so to take them out of that and put them into an individual setting feels foreign to them,” said Managing Director Stu Solomon.
The office features more natural light, no assigned seating and plenty of space to work within groups – perfect for the changing face of their work force.
“This is our community area, this is our café area, this is our work place, as you can see folks working,” said Workplace Lead Terry O’Connor.
There’s also room for women to nurse and for anyone to take a time out.
Employees say they’re a lot happier in this new space, furnished with tablets, used for scheduling meetings, and even a walking station, where employees can send emails or take conference calls while working off calories and stress.
Accenture has 100 offices with teleconference units around the world and up to 18 cities can be on the same video call at one time.
“What you're seeing here - in terms of high definition video - is one element in terms of the types of tools that we are important for our people,” said employee Vid Byanna.
While it may take some of the more seasoned employees to get used to this high-tech way of working, everyone says this new work space works better.
“Every time I come here I feel like I’m very motivated to work because it seems like a very high energy environment,” said employee Howard O.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400
A Democratic delegate from Arlington County and a Christian law group from Lynchburg want the state to take full responsibility for the forced sterilization of about 8,000 people in Virginia between 1924 and 1979 — a step that could include financial compensation.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Mon, 6 Aug 2012 13:34:00 EST
Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) called on the state Monday to compensate people it forcibly sterilized under a eugenics law enforced as recently as 1979.
Between 1927 to 1979, Virginia sterilized about 8,000 people deemed unfit to reproduce for reasons such as mental illness, physical deformity or homelessness.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 3 Aug 2012 17:02:00 EDT
Arlington County police say a DC man has been charged in the killing of an Arlington jewelry store owner.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Fri, 3 Aug 2012 04:30:00 EST
Now begins the time of year when local counties have counted up all the money they collected from real estate and property taxes, all the other fees, and all the money they didn’t spend in the fiscal year that ended on June 30. And inevitably, the counties wind up with more money than they budgeted for, even in these ”tough economic times.” So these “carryover funds” (or “closeout funds” in Arlington) are allocated to one-time projects, and they also are dumped in large amounts to reserve, or “rainy day,” funds.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 3 Aug 2012 03:13:00 EDT
The Roman Catholic bishop of the Arlington Diocese is dedicating a new church in northern Virginia that has seen its congregation grow over the years.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 2 Aug 2012 21:09:00 EDT
Arlington police say a suspect has been arrested in the killing of a jewelry store owner.
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Virginia WJLA - Whitney Wild - Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:29:48 EST
Arlington police are investigating nearly a dozen vehicle break-ins and damage reports at Pentagon City Mall. Two of the vehicles broken into were unmarked police cars.
"I think it’s terrible. You gotta pay for parking and then your car's not safe," said Alexandria resident Sameul Mayle.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, four floors at the mall parking garage became crime scenes.
Suitland resident Clifton Noel added, "People work hard for what they have. It's wrong. If you want something, I think you should work hard and buy it yourself."
In Broad daylight, the suspects broke into five cars and damage five others. They took with them valuables and other personal items.
Two unmarked law enforcement vehicle were robbed of handcuffs and ammunition.
Police say the thieves got into the cars by punching out the doorside locks.
"They had a tool. Obviously, they had knowledge of how to get into these vehicles. Many of the cars were older models, which are more susceptible to break ins," explained Dustin Sternbeck with the Arlington County Police Department.
Lately, Arlington parking lots have been a haven for crime.
Last month, a woman was sexually assaulted in a Ballston parking lot, but police insist there's no trend.
No extra patrols are being added to the area at this time.
Police urge shoppers to be savvy, making sure their cars are locked and valuables are hidden.
In a written statement, the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City said they are working closely with the Arlington County Police and referred any questions to the department.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Wed, 1 Aug 2012 13:39:00 EST
You’re forgiven if you don’t realize there’s an election in Alexandria , Arlington and parts of Fairfax on Thursday.
Thanks to last week’s decision by Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) to set a special election Sept. 4 to fill two General Assembly seats, Democrats have organized a caucus and Republicans will have a canvas Thursday to choose a candidate for the 45th District seat, soon to be vacated by Del. David Englin (D).
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Wed, 1 Aug 2012 03:30:00 EST
With virtually no opposition and little discussion, Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the building of a short segment of the much longer, much more controversial streetcar line that will run from Baileys Crossroads into Arlington and down to the Pentagon.
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Virginia WJLA - Tom Roussey - Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:43:49 EST
Arlington County police are on the lookout or a man who's peeping at women in public restrooms
The latest incident happened at Ballston Mall and has striking similarities to two other cases this year.
Waitress Meryl Mullins said she noticed "a creepy man" sitting on the sidewalk between two cars on North Fillmore in the Clarendon area back on May 19.
"We didn't know why he was just sitting on a curb hiding," Mullins said. "He had a newspaper that he was covering himself with."
But when the paper moved, she realized he was exposing himself.
"All the sudden, we were like, 'Oh my god, this guy's creepy'," Mullins added.
She called police, but after 10 minutes, children had arrived at the restaurant instead of law enforcement.
"So that was when we had to make him leave," Mullins explained.
She confronted the man, adding, "He had actually started to walk away, and I just told him to keep walking."
On May 30, a man matching the same description allegedly exposed
himself to a woman sitting at a restaurant patio on nearby Wilson
Boulevard.
Most recently, police report a man matching the description struck at Ballston Common Mall Monday night.
A girl visiting from Ireland was in a bathroom stall, looked up and saw a man peeping down at her, police say
The girl told officers the man ducked in a stall, and she saw his feet at the
bottom as she fled.
Vince Moore works in Arlington and has seen a man he thinks may be the suspect.
"It makes me feel like I want to whoop his behind," Moore said. "You do not mess with kids, you do not mess with kids."
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Virginia WJLA - Whitney Wild - Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:20:07 EST
Customers are complaining about the 60 minute time limit food trucks have for parking in Arlington County.
Food trucks in Southeast D.C., such as the Big Cheese, can stay in the same parking spot for hours.
However, when those trucks cross into Arlington, they can only park in designated areas for 60 minutes before risking a ticket.
Patrick Rathbone, owner of The Big Cheese said, "It's not ideal. Honestly, the time limit should be a minimum of two hours. Potentially up to three or fours."
Customers in Arlington add the time crunch is too much.
"Everyone takes different lunch breaks and 60 minutes does not cover everyone's lunch hour,” said a Falls Church, Va. resident.
Even with hungry customers waiting in line, the food truck would still have to relocate to a different parking spot.
Jill Griffin of Arlington Economic Development thinks it may be time for a change.
"In 2008, we actually expanded from five minutes to 60 minutes, and we thought that was a pretty big expansion, but we recognize there may be challenges with that," Griffin said.
She is speaking with resident and truck owners in hopes of bringing forth new vending rules within this coming year.
Until then, food trucks stopping in Arlington will have to race against time.
"You know you have to get in and do your business and get out. It's sort of a quick strike type of thing," Rathbone said.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:55:00 EST
Former GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich will campaign for his one-time rival Mitt Romney Monday in Arlington.
The former House speaker will attend an event at Belmont TV in Arlington.
It’s one of 18 so-called “We Did Build This’’ events taking place in 12 states Monday.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:03:00 EDT
The son of a man killed during an armed robbery at an Arlington jewelry store says the man was hard-working and dedicated to his family.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:01:28 -0400
ARLINGTON Police are investigating a fatal armed robbery at a jewelry store in Arlington.
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Virginia WJLA - - Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:06:48 EST
A 35-year-old man suffered significant injures when he fell several stories to the ground off of a Rosslyn building, police say.
Arlington County Police officials say a worker fell about three stories to the ground from the roof of a walkway that connects two buildings on Wilson Boulevard in Arlington. Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said the worker was not clipped into a harness when he fell.
The ABC 7 newsroom is housed in the building from which the worker fell.
The victim's attempt to grab a rope to keep from falling failed, Sternbeck said.
Police say the man was taken to George Washington Hospital with significant internal injuries.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Wed, 25 Jul 2012 18:45:36 -0400
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Derek Holland struck out seven and pitched into the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers took advantage of a couple of wild throws by Josh Beckett to score the go-ahead run in a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night....
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:49:36 EST
A soldier wounded five years ago is now able to get around his home more easily thanks to two groups dedicated to making sure wounded warriors get the best life possible.
After months of specially-designed renovations, injured veteran Patrick Horan and his wife, Patty, can move into their new home in McLean.
The former Army captain suffered a life-threatening injury in Iraq in 2007 when a bullet hit him above his left ear. Horan lost half his vision and suffers from epilepsy, but he's made an impressive recovery over the years.
Horan can speak, though some words are hard to find. He can also walk, though he wears a brace and the right side of his body remains weak.
Since April, a non-profit called "Rebuilding Together" has worked with Sears' "Heroes at Home" program to build a home that is safe and meets all of Horan's needs.
Susan Hawfield, Montgomery County's executive director of Rebuilding Together, said, "We want to help out any way possible to acknowledge their sacrifice."
They installed an elevator. The master bedroom is now larger and 100 percent accessible.
Arlington's Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Patti Klein added, "There is a bench that folds down, grab bars, roll in shower, sink where wheelchair could role under it."
The rotting deck was also fixed, and all the stairways have railings on the left side - Horan's strong side.
"Instead of thinking more universally both hands- it was one-handed kind of design think through," Project Manager John Lowe explained.
The Horans say they're excited to move in, a move Patty wasn't sure she'd ever be making with her husband. But, one she calls a dream come true.
"It's a symbol that we can move forward and start over and have a new chance at a normal life," Patty said.
It's estimated the Horan's renovated home cost tens of thousands of dollar, which the Sears' Heroes at Homes program covered completely.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:27:54 EST
Arlington County police are investigating two suspicious deaths at a Fairlington apartment complex.
Officers were called to the Park Shirlington Apartments just before 3 p.m. Tuesday.
A woman's body was found in the 4500 block of 31 Street S, police say. A male was found dead inside the apartment by medics.
Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck says the case is being investigated as a murder-suicide. Both the man and woman were in their 30s and were romantically involved, police add.
Both families are being notified.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Mon, 23 Jul 2012 17:05:04 EST
The television show “On the Case with Paula Zahn,” on the Investigation Discovery channel, focused Sunday night on the 1988 murders of Rachael Raver and Warren Fulton outside Reston, and the highly similar slaying of Tina Jefferson in Arlington. Of the many shows and films that have been done on cases I’ve covered in my 27 years of reporting on crime, this one was the worst.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:58:31 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The Arlington County Board is planning to spend $2.4 billion on capital improvements over the next 10 years.
The money would be used to build schools, improve water and sewer infrastructure, support Metro improvements and invest in two streetcar lines, on Route 1 and along Columbia Pike.
On Nov. 6, Arlington voters will be asked to approve $153.4 million in general obligation bonds to finance some of the projects.
Residents will be able to approve or deny ballot proposals in each of four categories: parks and recreation, school construction, transportation projects and community infrastructure.
The board unanimously approved the capital improvement plan on Saturday.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Mon, 23 Jul 2012 06:34:00 EDT
The Arlington County Board is planning to spend $2.4 billion on capital improvements over the next 10 years.
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Virginia WJLA - Leon Harris, Alison Starling - Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:26:09 EST
With mixed feeling, we are saying goodbye and good luck to ABC7 reporter Gail Pennybacker.
After 26 years of covering our community, Gail is moving to Texas to be close to family. We take a look back now on her award-winning career.
Viewers first met Gail in 1986. Since then, she has become one of the most respected journalists in the Washington area.
Gail broke national news in 1997, reporting the sex scandal of famed sportscaster Marv Albert.
"I had a contact within the Arlington County Police Department who called me and said, 'You are never going to believe what happened last night,'" Gail says. "This was an investigation, so charges had not been filed, so I had to hang on to this story .... until I got the phone call that they had just come out of the grand jury and indicted Marv Albert."
One of the most frightening stories Gail ever covered was the Beltway sniper attacks in 2002, when John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo terrorized this entire region for weeks, randomly killing people.
"I had small children at home and I needed to take care of them, knowing this threat was roaming around my community and then having to go out in the middle of it and I will tell you, there were many times we were out on those sniper scenes and the hair on the back of our necks would stand-up because you had this sense they were watching us."
Gail also turned war correspondent, venturing to the Middle East.
And of course, September 11, 2001.
"The police officers, firefighters and people in the military, to be privileged enough to tell their stories have been some of the most important to me."
For Gail's grace, integrity and compassion and for her 26 years of service to our station and to our viewers, we will always be grateful.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:08:26 EST
Arlington residents who care about Columbia Pike housing and transit, a Long Bridge Park aquatics and fitness center, storm water and sewer issues, the future of signs countywide and the cost of all this would do well to watch the Arlington County Board over the next four days.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Alex Liggitt - Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:45:00 EST
Yesterday brought with it more storms with flooding through the D.C. and Baltimore Metro areas. Unfortunately, there is another potential for flooding today as an area of low pressure advances from the west. Not only is there the chance for flooding, but also some isolated severe weather, as some of the storms may also have damaging wind gusts. With the already saturated grounds from recent storms and weakened trees from the derecho a few weeks ago, it may not take as much now for trees to fall.
Check out the thunderstorms that came through the region last night. I remember looking at them on Doppler Radar before heading to bed early and thinking they were definitely going to reach D.C. Sure enough, 10pm rolls around and it was rocking and rolling outside my bedroom! Here's a picture I snapped of the line last night. (On a side note, I went to bed at 8pm as I had to wake up around 3am, just sayin..)
- Line of thunderstorms last night
You can see the line extended from Carroll and Howard Counties south into Fairfax County in Virginia. Here are some of the heaviest rainfall totals from yesterday
Ocean City, MD 4.28" (No Joke!)
Inner Harbor, MD 3"
The Banner School, Frederick, MD 2.73"
Lowell School, D.C. 1.27"
Children's Hospital, D.C. 1.24"
WTOP Radio, NW D.C. 0.79"
Washington-Lee HS, Arlington, VA 0.73"
Here is a look at the HPC forecast for rainfall today across the country. This could easily change and be a lot higher if one storm moves over your region, so take it with a grain of salt. I just wanted to show it to display there is a chance for some heavy rainfall not only here but south as well in case you're traveling today. I-95 south in Virginia through eastern North Carolina does not look friendly for travelers today through tomorrow.
- Precipitation forecast from the HPC through Saturday
As far as severe weather, there is a slight risk for severe storms as well from the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK. The highest threat in any storms today will be in the form of damaging wind gusts. I think this would be an isolated threat and the main focus should be on flooding.
- Severe Weather Outlook for today from the SPC
Send any pictures or video of the flooding to us at iwitness@wjla.com or to our Weather App which sends it directly to our email addresses.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:00:00 EDT
Arlington County police say 76-year-old woman has died after being struck by a taxi near Ballston Common Mall earlier this week.
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Virginia WJLA - Jennifer Donelan - Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:29:27 EST
The 76-year-old Arlington woman who was struck by a cab while she walked in Ballston on Wednesday morning has died, Arlington Police officials say.
Arlington County Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck says that Madela Anez de Walsh passed away at about noon Thursday from head injuries she sustained in the crash.
The accident happened near Ballston Common Mall around 9:30 a.m. in an area that local residents say is notorious for crashes and near misses. Officials say de Walsh was trying to cross North Carlin Springs Road at Glebe Road when she was hit.
She was transported to a Fairfax County hospital with head injuries after the incident, where she later died. The cab driver stayed at the scene after the crash, and police officials say charges are pending.
Those who live in the neighborhood say the signs to yield to pedestrians are pretty much ignored. The victim's home, a senior community at the Carlin Apartments, is just a block away from where she was hit.
"I seen her coming and going on the elevator," community resident Helga Henson said.
Workers at a nearby Exxon gas station say they often witness accidents at the intersection, located just outside the Ballston parking garage, every month.
According to Arlington County police, it's too early to know who was at fault, but the taxi driver was making a right onto Glebe when he struck the woman.
Arlington resident Edward Hammer has lived on the block for more than 20 years and was upset about the driver's behavior. He says that his sister-in-law was once hit by a car in the neighborhood.
"Very nasty, some of these people," Hammer said. "She was crossing the street, and a man just run over her foot."
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:09:30 EST
An emergency forum will be held in Arlington to address recent sexual assaults in the area.
Growing concerned from residents, especially among young women, has prompted the Arlington Commission on the Status of Woman to host an emergency forum Thursday night.
The forum will be held at 7 p.m. at the Fairlington Community Center, located at 3308 S. Stafford Street.
The meeting will not only provide safety information, but will also feature several speakers, including representatives from the commonwealth attorney and a detective with the special victims unit in Arlington, who will share more about the investigation.
Two weeks ago, a woman told police she was sexually assaulted on the third floor of the parking garage attached to Ballston Mall.
Police say the woman was just steps from her car when a man ran up behind her and grabbed her. She screamed, and he ran off.
Two days before that attack, police say a young woman was sexually assaulted on the Four Mile Run Bike Trail.
The woman told police a man asked for directions. When she came closer, he took out a knife, dragged her into the woods, and raped her.
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Virginia WJLA - Jennifer Donelan - Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:29:27 EST
An Arlington woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a taxi Wednesday morning.
The accident happened near Ballston Common Mall around 9:30 a.m. Those who live in the neighborhood say the signs to yield to pedestrians are pretty much ignored.
The 76-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital, where her family is now with her.
The victim's home, a senior community at the Carlin Apartments, is just a block away from where she was hit.
"I seen her coming and going on the elevator. We say, 'Hello'," Helga Henson said.
Workers at the Exxon gas station say they often witness accidents at the intersection of North Glebe Road and North Carlin Springs Road, just outside the Ballston parking garage every month.
Linda Herbert refuses to walk in the area.
"Nope, nope catch the bus," she said.
According to Arlington County police, it's too early to know who was at fault, but the taxi driver was making a right onto Glebe when he struck the woman.
Henson added, "Sometimes the light changes so quick."
Edward Hammer has lived on the block for more than 20 years and was upset about the driver's behavior.
"Very nasty some of these people," Hammer said.
He says his sister-in-law was hit by a car in the area.
"She was crossing the street, and a man just run over her foot," he explained.
Detectives say the cab driver stopped and is being very cooperative.
Henson said, "I just hope she comes through it."
Charges are pending in the crash.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:31:00 EDT
Arlington County police have released video showing people walking past a man who had been struck and killed by a car earlier this month.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Eileen Whelan - Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:00:00 EST
I don't know about you, but one of my favorite things to do is look up into the sky to see the different types of clouds. Sometimes the clouds produce snow, rain, or storms. Other times they are few and far between. My personal favorite are the ones that look like fun shapes! So of all the clouds, which ones are your favorite?
Here's a quick overview of the different types of clouds. Keep in mind, these are just the basics. There are even more than just the ones described below, but this will get you started.
Clouds are classified based on their height and appearance from the ground. There are low, middle, and high level clouds.
Low Clouds: Stratus
- Stratus Clouds
Stratus clouds are usually found below 6,500 ft. Stratus clouds are generally uniform and flat and cover the entire sky. They are the type of clouds you see on a gray day.
Mid Level Clouds: "Alto" Clouds - Altostratus and Altocumulus
- Altostratus Clouds
- Altocumulus Clouds
"Alto" is used as the prefix to clouds that are found in the mid level of the atmosphere - generally 6,500 to 20,000 ft. They can be associated with stratus or cumulus clouds (definition farther down).
High Clouds: Cirrus
- Cirrus Clouds
Cirrus clouds are the highest clouds in the sky. They are near 20,000 ft in the atmosphere and look thin and whispy. These clouds are made up mainly of ice crystals because they are so high up in the sky. The prefix "Cirro" can be added before stratus or cumulus if they fit multiple characteristics.
Vertically Developed Clouds: Cumulus
- Cumulus Clouds
Cumulus clouds are thick, puffy clouds that sometimes resemble cotton balls. With the right imagination, they can take on many different shapes and figures. Cumulus clouds can range from near the ground to above 50,000 ft. You may hear forecasters refer to fair-weather cumulus clouds that are associated with dry weather, but these clouds can also lead to thunderstorms.
So where do the rain clouds come into play? Well, if you add the prefix "nimbo" or suffix "nimbus" to one of these cloud types it then is referred to as a rain cloud. For example, if a cumulus cloud produces a thunderstorm, the cloud would then be a cumulonimbus. Remember those low lying stratus clouds? If it starts to rain from them, it is now a nimbostratus cloud.
- Cumulonimbus Cloud
Wondering where the names of clouds came from? We have Englishman Luke Howard (1773-1864) to thank for our cloud classification. Before 1800, clouds were referred to as "essences" floating in the air. Howard went on to published a book titled "On The Modification Of Clouds" around 1802 or 1803. The names of the clouds are based off Latin terms. Cumulus comes from the word "heap", stratus - from the Latin word "layers", and cirrus - meaning "curl" in Latin.
Here's a great link from The National Weather service on cloud classification and characteristics.
Take a look at this timelapse from a summer thunderstorm in Arlington, VA courtesy of our WeatherBug camera at Washington Lee High School. Can you name some of the clouds seen in here? Have fun with it!
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Virginia WJLA - Gail Pennybacker - Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:42:27 EST
A Metro bus dashboard camera was rolling as bystanders simply pass a man seriously injured after he was struck by a car in Arlington.
Police say no one stopped to help the man, as he bled on a sidewalk at Columbia Pike and Four Mile Run.
Arlington resident Kim Watson said, "No one tried to offer any help or assistance."
Traffic and street lights in the area were out following the June 29 derecho, making the darkened street more dangerous. Police say the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that didn’t stop at the traffic signal that was out.
The July 1 bus recording shows passengers waiting for the bus look back toward the victim. One person appears to say a quick prayer, but goes to his seat. No one stayed to tell Arlington County police what happened.
The video left Arlington residents Tiara Williams and Glenn Davis shocked.
"Heartless," Davis said.
Williams added, "If it was an animal or a person, I would have called the ambulance. I wouldn't have just stopped and looked and kept walking."
Police released the video in an effort to find those seen in the footage, because they witnessed what became a fatal accident and do face criminal charges.
The driver of the Honda that struck the man stopped immediately after the crash. For now, her account is the only one police have.
Williams is only left with questions for those who ignored the man in need.
"Why would they not stop, or call the police or do anything? How could you just walk past somebody like that?," she asked.
See the surveillance footage police released below.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:28:10 EST
An Arlington man remains hospitalized at a D.C. hospital after being attacked by two pit bulls Sunday in a Northern Virginia neighborhood, police officials tell ARLnow.com.
As first reported by ARLnow, the man was attacked near the intersection of Walter Reed Drive and South Oakland Street at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Arlington's Nauck neighborhood. One of the victim's sons witnessed the entire attack.
Arlington County Police officials tell ARLnow that once located, one of the pit bulls involved in the attack was shot and killed when it charged an officer. The dogs had been previously reported to authorities for their behavior in the neighborhood, neighbors said.
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Virginia WJLA - Whitney Wild - Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:24:00 EST
She's spent a life time getting noticed for her unique physical appearance.
Now an Arlington woman is using her unusual features to land on a TLC cable show on Sunday.
For Annie Hawkins-Turner, every day is a blessing.
"I've been through some really really dark days, and god really came through for me," she says. "I really, truly believe my husband was my angel."
Two decades ago, Hawkins-Turner met her late husband in Arlington.
"He embraced me, taught me how to love myself," she says.
Finding self-esteem has been tough. Hawkins-Turner developed large breasts early, younger than 12 years old.
"It wasn't easy and it wasn't fun because I was just a little kid."
Her early development continued into adulthood. She holds a Guinness World record for the world's largest natural breasts. It's turned trying times into international fame.
"I've held the title now for 13 years. I've been all over representing Guinness World Book of Records on television shows, morning shows."
She makes a living as an Internet adult film performer, and created her own company to produce her videos. Sunday she will appear on TLC to share her story.
"I was born like this, and just because I don't meet the standards of society, who are they to make me want to change myself?"
Her size has created problems. Finding an adequate bra isn't easy. Her calloused shoulders show it.
"I got a permanent dent right there. Life has been different. But I've just learned to embrace it. I like living."
Despite setbacks, she says a love for god, her late husband and her own positive self esteem keep her going.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:50:32 EST
The chances of winning the top $100,000 prize in Virginia's Cash 5 lottery game are 1 in 278,256. Winning it twice is astronomical.
Joseph Sylvester of Arlington is simply too lucky, apparently. He won the $100,000 prize not once but twice in three months.
Sylvester first won $100,000 in the Lottery Cash 5 game on April 3 and did what many of us would do. He paid off some bills and bought a new truck. But he also continued to buy lottery tickets.
Three months later, Sylvester bought a ticket at a 7-Eleven at 1500 South Fern Street in Arlington. He used Easy Pick and let the computer choose his numbers: 11-15-19-26-27.
He won again. Sylvester took another $100,000 in the July 3 drawing.
“The second time is a little more routine,” he said to Virginia lottery officials.
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Prince William News - - Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:11:44 -0400
Kendall Marshall will wear No. 12 for the Phoenix Suns, the same number he wore when he played at Bishop O'Connell in Arlington.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:53:02 EST
Arlington alert is reporting a fatal hit-and-run on northbound Route 110 right before I-395 Tuesday morning.
The two right lanes, as well as the ramp from southbound Route 100 to Washington Boulevard/Columbia Pike were closed due to the fatality.
A car reportedly drove by and saw an adult male on the side of the road that had been hit by a car, Arlington Police said. There is no information at this time on the car that reportedly hit the victim.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:17:56 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The rain that fell on Arlington National Cemetery on Monday did not wash away the excitement and gratitude of hundreds of volunteers who worked to beautify the solemn resting place of fallen soldiers.
Nearly 400 adults, accompanied by 48 of their children, took the day off from landscaping companies in 29 states to help beautify the grounds at the famous cemetery. Adults pruned and braced trees, aerated soil and put down lime, while the children planted perennials. A local horticulturalist also was on hand to teach the children about the caterpillars and other insects they found.
Heather Huddleston, a volunteer from Windermere, Fla., explained the significance of the cemetery to her son Carter, 8.
"Look at all the gravestones. You can see all the different people who are here because they were in the military," Huddleston said while pointing at one of the markers. "You can see where they were from."
"From the Marine Corps," Carter said, spotting a gravestone from the distance.
In at least her fifth year volunteering, Heather said coming to Arlington every year makes her feel that "we grow together."
"We get to enjoy this event together, and we get to see the plants that we planted," she said.
Shelby Wanzor, 10, of Atlanta, and Abby Bradley, 11, of Falmouth, Mass., wrote winning essays that earned them a chance to lay wreaths during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Abby said she was inspired to volunteer by her grandfather, a late World War II Marine veteran. He would "be excited that I'm doing this for my country, and he'll be happy for me," she said.
Michelle Mercurio flew in from Jacksonville, Fla., to help fix up the cemetery for a third time. She said her husband, Timothy B. Mercurio, served as a Marine in the Gulf War. Her second cousin, Benjamin Castiglione, served with the Navy and died in Afghanistan in Sept. 3, 2009.
"I think that we need to do more for the military. More for the families and the fallen soldiers and the wounded warriors," Mercurio said. "Those are the people that really need it the most and have given the most for us."
Mercurio's employer, the mineral production company, Imerys, in Roswell, Ga., donated the lime that volunteers spread on the cemetery grounds.
"It's a small token of appreciation," Mercurio said. "It's something small that we can do to give back to all of those people and their families who have given the greatest sacrifice, the greatest loss."
The rain and tornado warnings that had gone out for the greater Washington area did not stop the volunteers, some of whom arrived at the cemetery as early as 6 a.m.
Phil Fogarty, from Euclid, Ohio, has organized the event since its inception 16 years ago for the Professional Landcare Network.
"There's a little bit of us thinking about the military in all weather conditions having to go out and do their job," Fogarty said. "We will do our job in whatever weather conditions we have to deal with today."
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Virginia WJLA - Whitney Wild - Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:12:45 EST
A corner lot in Arlington will look a lot different after storm damage left officials with no choice but to cut a favorite neighborhood tree down.
Monte Elswick, the owner of Greentree Tree Service, the company contracted to cut the tree down, said,"This is a champion post oak, and it's the largest post oak in the state of Virginia."
All it took was one storm to blow the tree, which took three centuries to grow, to pieces.
"We're really saddened to have to remove it, but we have to put the public safety first," said Jamie Bartalon, the landscape and forestry supervisor for Arlington County.
The June 29 derecho knocked down part of the rare tree, leaving it too unstable to stay.
Post Oak trees are rarely planted, as the wood is dense, and they take centuries to grow.
Property owner Josh Young said, "It's a beautiful old tree, it's too bad it has to come down."
Young's tree isn't just any old tree. It was designated for special protection in 2008.
Arlington resident Tracey Jolly says the tree was a haven for family photos and an oasis for shade.
"It’s definitely going to be a different corner. It was a part of the neighborhood. It was a pretty tree," Jolly added.
Crew came out at 9 a.m. to cut down the tree, which was over 100 feet tall.
Portions of the will be put to new use. A local artists have inquired about using the wood for artwork.
County arborists will also soon figure out the exact age of the tree by counting its rings.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:25:03 -0400
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Nearly 47 years after their plane went down during a combat mission over Laos, six airmen have received a burial with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery....
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:00:29 EST
In light of the hundreds of thousands of people who lost power, phone service and access to 911 last week, the death of an old tree ranks low on the list of problems from the June 29 derecho storm.
And yet, residents of this historically and environmentally minded area grieved when Arlington County’s oldest tree, a 250-year-old post oak, split and fell during the storm. It was fully taken down this morning under the watchful eye of Arlington County Parks and Recreation.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Mon, 9 Jul 2012 12:14:00 EDT
Hundreds of volunteers ignored cloudy skies and morning rain to get their hands dirty making Arlington National Cemetery more beautiful.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Fri, 06 Jul 2012 09:24:38 EST
With thousands still in the dark after severe storms clobbered the D.C. region, mobile call stations are helping storm victims reboot - literally.
Thursday afternoon, Verizon deployed one of its relief trucks in Alexandria to help combat its spotty service.
Patrick McLaughlin arrived at the calling center, which is located across from T.C. Williams High School on King Street, armed with electronics, ready to recharge.
“Since I've changed everything from U.S. Mail to Internet-type access, of course you've got to pay your bills this way,” he said.
Besides doing that, he also came with questions: When will service be restored?
“I thought with some Verizon representatives here, they might be able to give me more complete information, but that wasn't case,” McLaughlin said.
Last week’s storm created both technical and mechanical problems at Verizon’s Arlington facility.
“We’re returning to normalcy pretty quick,” said Stuart Burson with Verizon Wireless Satellite Solutions Group. “The purpose of this unit here is to give those victims the opportunity if they can't come in and place a phone-call from their home, they can do so here or they can get on the Internet here.”
“That has a significant impact on your life because that's part of your food, safety and shelter,” he added.
Burson said Verizon is updating its facilities to better stand up to Mother Nature, but when a disaster does strike, the jumbo calling stations help to ease the blow.
The station in Alexandria just came from a wildfire in Colorado Springs. It has 24 compartments inside, each with a laptop and phone you can use to call anywhere in the world without spending a dime. They also provide plugs to connect to any other devices people may have.
In Laurel, Md, a Duracell charging center outside the Lowe’s on Baltimore Avenue is giving the powerless there a similar boost. The center offers patrons free wireless Internet and batteries.
The Verizon mobile calling center will be stationed near T.C. Williams High School again on Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. It will them move to the Alexandria Waterfront to act as a cooling center during the Founder’s Day celebration on Saturday.
As for questions about the outage, Verizon issued the following statement Thursday: “We will continue to devote the necessary resources until service is restored to all our customers.”
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Horace Holmes - Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:53:07 EST
In this heat, just walking outside can make you break a sweat.
But imagine wearing long sleeves and a hard hat in 100-degree weather.
The relentless sun and blistering heat did not scare away the crowds
visiting the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall.
Cooling stations, water stops and lots of refreshing treats are in large supply.
And organizers urged people to take it slowly and take frequent breaks .
Marilyn Gugliotta and her family are doing just that.
"We're just spraying water and trying to keep up on fluids," she says.
The heat wave in the D.C. area has now hit record levels. This is day eight of temperatures of 95 or higher.
For people who have to work outside, this has turned into a brutal stretch.
"If you deal with it everyday you get used to it," says Reginald Winston, a letter carrier in Bethesda. "The first hot day it's tough and then you get used to it. Every year it's gonna get like this."
By mid-afternoon Thursday, temperatures reached 100 degrees in Arlington.
Construction crews wearing long sleeves and several layers of protective clothing had to suffer through.
Matt Sherwood is working both on the top floor of a building project and on an elevator shaft underground.
"We have fans running," he says. "We have water for all the guys. We take breaks. We're conditioned to doing it."
But not everyone--people or pets--are conditioned to stay out long periods in this heat.
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Virginia WJLA - Ben Eisler - Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:56:34 EST
For the residents of a stretch of Kenmore Street in Arlington, a rogue utility pole had been causing headaches beyond compare.
As power outages from last Friday's storm stretch into their second week across much of the D.C. area, neighbors say that the pole sways in the wind so regularly that it knows out power repeatedly.
Eventually, though, the pole snapped, making residents like Betty may hope it'll finally get fixed for good.
"It has been bent for a while," May said. "This time they're finally fixing the pole."
As they work through their ordeal, neighbors have had to throw out food, wash their clothes at friends' houses and, in some cases, live elsewhere.
"It's really too hot in the house," May said. "It's just really bad."
But even for those who have power, like Sal Tajuddin, struggles continue. Several windows on his home are broken and he can't get them replaced, meaning that his air conditioning can only do so much.
"Every glass shop, every window installer in town is just backed up," Tajuddin said.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 5 Jul 2012 06:51:00 EDT
Arlington County police say a 23-year-old woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint on a bike trail near Glencarlyn Park.
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Virginia WJLA - Jay Korff - Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:09 EST
A lot of people have been helping each other get through the aftermath of last week's storms.
But, there have been a few situations where there has been a battle on what to about trees falling on power lines, like in Arlington, where Dominion Virginia Power and the county were reportedly at odds.
For those who live around the tree-choked street in the Claremont area, emotions are far exceeding the 100 degree conditions.
Friday's derecho toppled a tree that entwined in Dominion's power lines then crushed a car.
For five, miserable days, David Carr and hundreds of his neighbors have been without electricity.
Carr said, "We wake up at 2:30 in the morning just bathed in sweat unable to sleep anymore."
David Hemenway blames dysfunction, adding that the utility company and the county can't agree on how to proceed.
"At the very least that tree should have been removed by now, but the county says they can't remove it until Dominion gives them permission. Dominion says they can't do the wires until the tree is removed. Are you kidding me?," Hemenway said.
His biggest fear is for his adopted daughter, Bekah, whose disability leaves her sensitive to stress. Her service dog, Griswald, can only do so much.
Hemenway added, "When we have a disruption like this for a long period of time, it does become a bit of a problem."
Only a few hours after 7 On Your Side called Dominion, the utility giant sent out a supervisor who assured a tree removal crew would be dispatched.
And that's exactly what happened.
In fact, Dominion officials say they'll return Thursday morning to repair the mess and restore power.
The Dominion spokesperson stressed that there was never an issue between the county and the utility company. .He says the blame rests on Dominion not moving quickly enough to respond to the area due to the overwhelming amount of work they have.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Jenny Doren - Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:38:13 EST
An Arlington County family is living out of their suitcase for five days--and counting--as they wait for power.
They're among the dozens of homeowners in the Claremont area stir crazy in hotels.
The soaring temperatures are making it impossible for them to survive without electricity.
Dominion Power says they can't get their power back until the county clears away a massive fallen tree.
The county is telling residents they can't clear the debris until Dominion assures them the lines aren't live.
And according to them neither of those two things seem to be happening.
They blame a bad case of miscommunication.
The county today placed a note on people's cars and posted on polls.
It reads, in part, "There is no doubt that this has been a difficult and trying time for you. Since Friday night we have been checking on these sites routinely to see if there has been any progress by the utility companies that may allow us to being to restore your area."
And we received this response from Charles Penn of Dominion:
I've looked in detail at the scenario you brought to my attention relative to our customers on South Dinwiddie Street in Arlington, and determined that there is no dispute between county officials and Dominion. Nor has there been.
The county was correct in stating that they could not have the tree removed until Dominion removed our power lines from being intertwined in the tree. That's considered an unsafe condition.
We have deployed personnel to the site to cut away our lines and cut and move the tree debris to the side until the county comes to remove the debris, which is standard operating procedure.
Dominion has an excellent working relationship with Arlington County. In fact, just this morning at our EOC meeting with the county, county officials called for applause for Dominion crews as a token of appreciation for the work we've done.
And even better news for our customers in the area, Dominion crews will begin restoration of that location beginning this evening, with an eye toward restoring power to those customers tomorrow.
Please convey to our customers, should you speak with them, that we sincerely appreciate their patience. What they're experienced with the tree and downed power lines is typical of what our crews have been facing in multiple locations throughout the entire region.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Wed, 4 Jul 2012 20:32:43 EST
The residents of the 5900 block of Fourth Street South in South Arlington could finally get into and out of their houses Wednesday night without dodging downed power poles or crawling under drooping electric lines.
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Virginia WJLA - Kimberly Suiters - Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:38:22 EST
In one Arlington neighborhood, the Fourth of July celebration came with a bit of storm recovery mixed in.
In Barcroft they're actually celebrating their response to the crisis.
The color guard and Uncle Sam made it look official, but Barcroft's 25th annual parade had a decidedly different theme this year.
Neighbors say they're so grateful to have their power back that they built floats honoring Dominion Virginia Power.
"They've worked hard in miserable conditions," says Lisa Fesser. "It's been very hot."
They even cheered a power company truck as it rolled by.
"That's what surprised me," says Dan Donovan of Dominion. "Parts of the neighborhood without electricity and we're still getting cheered."
The crisis is not over, but the neighbors of Barcroft say they came together, they showed compassion, and they rediscovered where power comes from. It comes from the people.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:33:50 EST
After Friday night's storm, many 911 centers had trouble accepting emergency calls, especially from cell phone users.
Now, some local officials want an investigation into what happened and how it can be prevented for future weather events.
Friday's derecho knocked out power to a Verizon facility in Arlington, Va., that resulted in 911 calls not working in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William counties and the city of Manassas - an area with a population of more than 1.7 million.
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors wants Verizon to find out what specifically caused the system failure.
"While we appreciate the efforts Verizon made to get the system back up and running, all efforts should be made to ensure that the critical 911 system does not fail in the future," said Corey A. Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
This is not the first time the 911 system has failed during a storm.
Last year, Maryland residents loss cellular service during a snow storm that hit during rush hour.
No jurisdictions reported any deaths that resulted from the 911 outage or serious medical problems that were exacerbated.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 3 Jul 2012 06:04:00 EDT
The Arlington County School Board has named its first Latino board leader.
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Virginia WJLA - Kendis Gibson - Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:44:41 EST
A stretch of Aberdeen Road in Arlington is a microcosm of the power problems facing dominion.
Large trees that crumbled cars brought down 12 power poles leaving residents in the dark for three days.
Residents try doing their part to speed up recovery but they want Virginia Dominion to do the heavy lifting.
Josh Little has the big task of coordinating four electrical crews trying to restore power to thousands
“I've got two circuits here, so once I get these two circuits here back hot, I'll give power to 900 to a thousand people,” explains Little, a Dominion supervisor.
Aberdeen Road is the biggest challenge for his workers.
Little's crews will have to install new power poles in some areas - by hand. Workers will spend two days in Aberdeen Road alone. And when done, only 60 residents will have the lights back on.
“In our hundred year history, this is the most massive non hurricane event we've had its a huge massive storm,” says Ken Barker, VP of Virginia Dominion.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:25:44 EST
WASHINGTON (AP) - Emergency calls were being answered at 911 call centers in northern Virginia on Monday after being disrupted for much of the weekend as a result of Friday night's severe thunderstorms, but one local leader was unhappy with the pace of the restoration and Verizon's response.
The storm known as a derecho included near-hurricane-force winds and caused millions of people to lose electricity. It also knocked out power to a Verizon facility in Arlington, Va., that resulted in 911 calls not working in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William counties and the city of Manassas - an area with a population of more than 1.7 million.
None of those jurisdictions reported any deaths that resulted from the 911 outage or serious medical problems that were exacerbated. But Sharon Bulova, chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, said the extended outage was unacceptable.
"It's just not OK for the entire 911 system in the region to go down for the period of time that we were out, especially after an enormous emergency where people needed to make those calls the most," Bulova said Monday.
Bulova, a Democrat, said she planned to work through the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments to establish a regional task force to determine what went wrong and how to avoid similar problems in the future. Verizon spokesman Harry Mitchell said the telecommunications giant, which provides 911 service to the affected jurisdictions, would conduct a thorough analysis of what caused the outage.
In Fairfax, 911 service was not fully functional until Monday afternoon. Although calls started to go through again late Saturday, operators were not being supplied with callers' physical locations, Mitchell said.
On Saturday, Fairfax officials told residents to drive themselves to police stations or fire stations rather than calling 911.
"This is the time when you want them to come to you because of your emergency," Bulova said.
Mitchell said the storm knocked out both the main power source and backup power source to the Arlington facility, and telephone lines were downed throughout the region.
"This was just a ferocious storm, and it has impacted us worse than some hurricanes have," Mitchell said. "The charge here is to move forward and make progress, and we're doing that."
In Prince William, 911 service was down from Saturday morning through Monday morning, said Jason Grant, a county spokesman. Residents were told to call non-emergency lines, and those calls were connected to a dispatch center, he said.
Grant said one person in Prince William had a heart problem and had trouble connecting with 911, but paramedics were still able to arrive in time to get the person to a hospital.
"Obviously the biggest concern was if someone has an emergency, 911 is not working and there is a real life-threatening situation," Grant said. "Fortunately, we didn't have that worst-case scenario happen."
Some 911 calls in the affected jurisdictions were routed to the city of Alexandria, where dispatchers used radios to communicate with emergency workers in the other counties. Alexandria's 911 service was not affected.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Mon, 2 Jul 2012 13:12:56 EST
With 27,000 households without power, 19 roads still blocked, land line phone service erratic and calls to 911 not always getting through, Jack Brown, director of Arlington County’s Office of Emergency Management, has an audacious idea: Consider canceling the Fourth of July.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - - Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:15:05 EST
With power expected to be out for at least a few more days, many of you will be searching for ice. Here’s a shortlist of some stores that have, and don’t have, ice.
Harris Teeter in Arlington (Hyde Park Plaza, 600 North Glebe Road, Arlington, Va. 22203) is stocked with ice
The Harris Teeter at the Lee Shopping Center (2425 N. Harrison Street, Arlington, Va. 22207) has no ice.
Harris Teeter at Pentagon Row (900 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, Va. 22202) has no ice.
Harris Teeter at Barcroft Plaza (6351 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, Va. 22204) has no ice.
Talberts at 5234 River Road in Bethesda is out of dry ice.
The Wegmans in Fairfax (11620 Monument Drive, Fairfax, Va. 22030) has ice.
Check Giant's and Safeway's web site as well.
On twitter, check the hashtag #ICE for more information.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Mon, 2 Jul 2012 11:06:04 EST
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is helping collect supplies for Virginia storm victims.
His campaign sent out an e-mail Sunday night urging people to bring supplies to his state headquarters in Arlington on Monday so they can be distributed to various relief centers in the area Tuesday.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 02 Jul 2012 10:06:09 EST
A pedestrian was killed Sunday night in Arlington when he was struck by a vehicle that didn’t stop at a traffic signal that was out.
The victim has not been identified yet.
Arlington County police say the crash occurred at about 9:30 p.m. on Columbia Pike and Four Mile Run. Police say the pedestrian was crossing the road when he was hit.
The driver remained on the scene of the crash and no charges have been filed yet.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - - Mon, 02 Jul 2012 06:59:42 EST
A storm-related gas shortage across the Washington region has left many stations without fuel or with the single option of taking cash only.
For every operating gas station, there seems to be several that are out of service. ABC7’s Brianne Carter was able to find a functioning station in Arlington Monday morning, but they are few and far between.
Millions remain without electricity after a strong line of storm quickly moved across the region, leaving heavy damage in its wake. Utility officials say it could be several days before power – and air-conditioning – can be completely restored.
That means many stations won’t be able to keep up with demand and others have already run out of gas.
In some areas, cars have lined up to wait to fill up their cars and generators.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 01 Jul 2012 08:17:34 EST
With thousands still without power in the D.C. area, food safety is a very real issue.
The Center for Disease Control says if your power is out for less than two hours, all the food in you refrigerator will be safe for you and your family to eat.
While the power is out, the refrigerator and freezer doors should be kept closed as much as possible. Food will be safe in a half full freezer for up to 24 hours, 48 hours in a full freezer.
Should your power be out for longer than two hours, the CDC says remember the ABCDs of food safety:
Always keep meat, poultry, fish and eggs refrigerated at or below 40 °F and frozen food at or below 0 °F. Get dry or block ice to help keep your food at these temperatures.
Be prepared by keeping foods that don't require refrigeration on hand i.e. canned goods and other non-perishable items.
Consider how you can prepare ahead of a storm to keep your food safe, like buying coolers and other storage solutions. If your freezer isn't full, the CDC advises placing the items close together.
Digital, dial, or instant-read food thermometers will help you determine if your food is safe.
Refrigerated items should be placed in a cooler surrounded by ice to keep them safe. However, you should check their temperature before you consume them.
To help residents stay cool and keep their food safe, several Harris Teeter locations will give out free bags of ice. The participating locations will begin distribution at 8 a.m. and are as follows:
- Fair Hill Shopping Center Harris Teeter, 18169 Towncenter Drive in Olney, Md.
- Ashbrook Commons Plaza Harris Teeter, 20070 Ashbrook Commons Plaza in Ashburn, Va.
- Purcellville Gateway Harris Teeter, 105 Purcellville Gateway Drive in Purcellville, Va.
- Hyde Park Plaza Harris Teeter, 600 North Glebe Road in Arlington, Va.
- Barcroft Plaza Harris Teeter, 6351 Columbia Pike in Falls Church, Va.
- Shops at Foxchase Harris Teeter, 4641 Duke Street in Alexandria, Va.
- Blue Ridge Shopping Center Harris Teeter, 545 Radford Lane in Charlottesville, Va.
The following locations will begin their distribution at 10 a.m.:
- North Bethesda Town Center Harris Teeter, 11845 Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, Md.
- Kings Contrivance Harris Teeter, 8620 Guilford Road in Columbia, Md.
UPDATE: All Harris Teeter locations have run out of ice. Over 25,000 bags of ice were distributed. They are working to receive more.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 01 Jul 2012 08:17:34 EST
With thousands still without power in the D.C. area, food safety is a very real issue.
The Center for Disease Control says if your power is out for less than two hours, all the food in you refrigerator will be safe for you and your family to eat.
While the power is out, the refrigerator and freezer doors should be kept closed as much as possible. Food will be safe in a half full freezer for up to 24 hours, 48 hours in a full freezer.
Should your power be out for longer than two hours, the CDC says remember the ABCDs of food safety:
Always keep meat, poultry, fish and eggs refrigerated at or below 40 °F and frozen food at or below 0 °F. Get dry or block ice to help keep your food at these temperatures.
Be prepared by keeping foods that don't require refrigeration on hand i.e. canned goods and other non-perishable items.
Consider how you can prepare ahead of a storm to keep your food safe, like buying coolers and other storage solutions. If your freezer isn't full, the CDC advises placing the items close together.
Digital, dial, or instant-read food thermometers will help you determine if your food is safe.
Refrigerated items should be placed in a cooler surrounded by ice to keep them safe. However, you should check their temperature before you consume them.
To help residents stay cool and keep their food safe, several Harris Teeter locations will give out free bags of ice. The participating locations will begin distribution at 8 a.m. and are as follows:
- Fair Hill Shopping Center Harris Teeter, #403: 18169 Towncenter Drive in Olney, Md.
- Ashbrook Commons Plaza Harris Teeter, #242: 20070 Ashbrook Commons Plaza in Ashburn, Va.
- Purcellville Gateway Harris Teeter, #388: 105 Purcellville Gateway Drive in Purcellville, Va.
- Hyde Park Plaza Harris Teeter, #86: 600 North Glebe Road in Arlington, Va.
- Barcroft Plaza Harris Teeter, #279: 6351 Columbia Pike in Falls Church, Va.
- Shops at Foxchase Harris Teeter, #133: 4641 Duke Street in Alexandria, Va.
- Blue Ridge Shopping Center Harris Teeter, #332: 545 Radford Lane in Charlottesville, Va.
The following locations will begin their distribution at 10 a.m.:
- North Bethesda Town Center Harris Teeter, #328: 11845 Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda, Md.
- Kings Contrivance Harris Teeter, #322: 8620 Guilford Road in Columbia, Md.
The distribution will last until supplies run out.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:36:50 EST
There's a new push to step up safety along the Washington and Old Dominion trail in Vienna.
Town officials are urging those traveling by foot and by bike to obey the rules of the road.
Just a couple of weeks ago, an 80-year-old woman died after a cyclist collided with her in a park near her Arlington home.
The news got a lot of people thinking about what can be done to prevent another tragedy.
Several thousand cyclists, joggers and walkers hit the pavement on the Washington & Old Dominion Trial. All that traffic is creating what many call a perennial problem.
Gale Vathing, who walks on the trial, said, " I think anybody who's been on the trail a lot, either on bicycle or walking or running, knows there are, there are close calls."
While the Bicycle Advisory Committee doesn't have an exact count on accident, they say just two years ago, a cyclist knocked a woman over, breaking one of her ribs.
Officials say one serious accident like that is one too many.
Cyclist Elizabeth Pina added, "It's kind of that split second decision. What are you going to do?"
Pina said she weaves around accidents all the time.
"I've had a few kids kind of be romping around on the trail before, and I told them, 'Passing on the left', and they didn't know what that meant and then they turned and looked...I was really close to either me going off the trail or hitting them," Pina continued.
Several others who stop by Spokes Etc. in Vienna where Pina works share the same complaints.
"Because it's a multi-use trail, we get some cyclists say walkers, skate-boarders are taking up a lot of the trail. Not paying attention...and we get other people saying the cyclists are going by very fast and not announcing their presence," said Jeff Palmer, the manager of Spokes Etc.
These types are scenarios are prompting a summer safety campaign by town officials.
They want to rein in reckless cyclists and make sure no one travels the more than 40-mile trail with blinders on.
Bicycle Advisory Committee Co-Chair Cris Janoski said, "We're seeing more and more people use the trail. Thus, there's this quote-on-quote 'overcrowding',"
Janoski told ABC7 new signs will go up on the trail, reminding riders to slow down and educating everyone who uses the space on the rules of the road.
The safety campaign will launch later this summer. Officials are still sorting out a name for it, but said there will be a big community kick-off event on the trail.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:30:28 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman who claims a priest repeatedly molested her during a more than two-year exorcism has filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, its bishop and an anti-abortion ministry that employed the exorcist.
The lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Arlington County Circuit Court, seeks more than $5.3 million in damages.
According to the complaint, the Warren County woman went to the Rev. Thomas Euteneur, then president of Front Royal-based Human Life International Inc., for spiritual help in February 2008. The lawsuit says Euteneur knew that the woman, identified in court papers by the pseudonym Jane Doe, believed she needed exorcism. He told her that her case was "severe" and had her sign an agreement promising full cooperation, the complaint says.
The plaintiff alleges that Euteneur's sessions with her frequently involved inappropriate touching, including digital penetration, and directing her to undress. The complaint says Euteneur explained passionate kisses as "blowing the Holy Spirit" into her.
The woman eventually realized the conduct was inappropriate and complained to the diocese, the complaint says. Euteneur, who performed exorcisms independently of his job at HLI, resigned as president of the organization and was recalled to the Diocese of Palm Beach.
The Arlington Diocese, which said it had not been served with the complaint, said Euteneur had never been a priest of the diocese, but it had been informed of the accusations.
"When the Diocese of Arlington learned of these allegations in 2010, they were reported promptly to the Diocese of Palm Beach, which then took action to recall him to Florida," Michael J. Donohue, a spokesman for the Arlington Diocese said in a statement.
The lawsuit says, however, that the Catholic Diocese of Arlington "was responsible for the governance of the Roman Catholic priests practicing within its assigned geographical borders" and that Bishop Paul S. Loverde had an obligation to oversee all priests practicing within those borders.
Steve Phelan, a spokesman for HLI, said the organization had not yet seen the lawsuit and could not comment.
Robert T. Hall, an attorney for the plaintiff, said Euteneur was not named in the lawsuit because he and the woman previously reached a financial settlement. However, he said that settlement did not release the diocese or HLI from claims.
In a statement released a few months after his resignation, Euteneur acknowledged "violating the boundaries of chastity with an adult female who was under my spiritual care" but said his transgressions "did not involve the sexual act."
Euteneur's attorney, Tom Condit, did not immediately return a phone message.
The plaintiff's attorneys declined to reveal any details about her but praised her for taking the matter to court.
"When someone gets to a point in life where they believe they are in need of an exorcism, that is very difficult," said attorney Demetrios C. Pikrallidas. "To come forward is even more difficult."
Hall said the case was highly unusual.
"It was clearly molestation, and yes, we've been involved in a few of those. In the field of exorcism, no, this is probably one of a kind," he said.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:30:28 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A woman who claims a priest repeatedly molested her during a more than two-year exorcism has filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, its bishop and an anti-abortion ministry that employed the exorcist.
The lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Arlington County Circuit Court, seeks more than $5.3 million in damages.
According to the complaint, the Warren County woman went to the Rev. Thomas Euteneur, then president of Front Royal-based Human Life International Inc., for spiritual help in February 2008. The lawsuit says Euteneur knew that the woman, identified in court papers by the pseudonym Jane Doe, believed she needed exorcism. He told her that her case was "severe" and had her sign an agreement promising full cooperation, the complaint says.
The plaintiff alleges that Euteneur's sessions with her frequently involved inappropriate touching, including digital penetration, and directing her to undress. The complaint says Euteneur explained passionate kisses as "blowing the Holy Spirit" into her.
The woman eventually realized the conduct was inappropriate and complained to the diocese, the complaint says. Euteneur, who performed exorcisms independently of his job at HLI, resigned as president of the organization and was recalled to the Diocese of Palm Beach.
The Arlington Diocese, which said it had not been served with the complaint, said Euteneur had never priest of the diocese, but it had been informed of the accusations.
"When the Diocese of Arlington learned of these allegations in 2010, they were reported promptly to the Diocese of Palm Beach, which then took action to recall him to Florida," Michael J. Donohue, a spokesman for the Arlington Diocese said in a statement.
The lawsuit says, however, that the Catholic Diocese of Arlington "was responsible for the governance of the Roman Catholic priests practicing within its assigned geographical borders" and that Bishop Paul S. Loverde had an obligation to oversee all priests practicing within those borders.
Steve Phelan, a spokesman for HLI, said the organization had not yet seen the lawsuit and could not comment.
Robert T. Hall, an attorney for the plaintiff, said Euteneur was not named in the lawsuit because he and the woman previously reached a financial settlement. However, he said that settlement did not release the diocese or HLI from claims.
In a statement released a few months after his resignation, Euteneur acknowledged "violating the boundaries of chastity with an adult female who was under my spiritual care" but said his transgressions "did not involve the sexual act."
Euteneur's attorney, Tom Condit, did not immediately return a phone message.
The plaintiff's attorneys declined to reveal any details about her but praised her for taking the matter to court.
"When someone gets to a point in life where they believe they are in need of an exorcism, that is very difficult," said attorney Demetrios C. Pikrallidas. "To come forward is even more difficult."
Hall said the case was highly unusual.
"It was clearly molestation, and yes, we've been involved in a few of those. In the field of exorcism, no, this is probably one of a kind," he said.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:05:00 EDT
A woman who claims a priest molested her during a more than two-year exorcism is suing the Catholic Diocese of Arlington.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:55:05 EST
Arlington County police are searching for a man they say exposed himself to a 14-year-old boy.
It happened around 10 a.m. Tuesday in the parking lot at Washington Lee High School.
Police say the suspect was wearing nothing but white, athletic socks and white, Nike shoes when he jumped in front of the teen.
Luckily, the victim got away and called police.
But, this is just the latest case in what appears to be a rash of similar crimes.
Arlington resident John Skaggs said, "Very disturbing. We're on school grounds here in Arlington and just the thought of a gentleman coming up to young adults in that manner is just completely disgusting and very upsetting."
Police say the suspect, dressed only in his socks and shoes, was crouched down in a secluded area of a second level parking deck.
When the 14-year-old student walked by, the man surprised him - naked. Police say the teen took off and call 911.
Susan Daniero, who lives across from the school, said, "It's just shocking that would be in north Arlington."
"It can be frightening anywhere, whether it's school property, whether it's on any street, whether it's day time or night time," Arlington County police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck added.
Police in the county are investigating more than a dozen indecent exposure cases since March. A quarter of those incidents happened in June alone.
Sternbeck said, " In each of those cases, it varied from whether it was hours to days of when the victims actually reported the crime."
On June 1, a woman sitting in the outdoor patio area of a restaurant on Wilson Boulevard in Clarendon discovered a man around 60-year-sold staring at her and flashing himself under a table.
A few weeks before that a different man was spotted masturbating in public as he watched children on a restaurant patio on North Fillmore Street.
Police describe the suspect in the Washington Lee high incident as a white male, 6’2″ tall with an average build and short dark hair. He was wearing wired glasses at the time of the incident. Anybody with information about the incident is asked to call Arlington police at 703-558-2222.
Police don't believe the other flashing cases are related.
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Virginia WJLA - Autria Godfrey - Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:24:51 EST
An incoming freshman at an Arlington high school made a disturbing discovery on the way to freshman orientation Tuesday.
Police say a man, wearing just socks and running schools, approached the teen in the parking garage at Washington Lee High School.
Washington Lee High School student Benjamin Bean said the 14-year-old victim was the talk of twitter as students shared their shock.
Bean added, "They're freaked out about it too. I mean I'll be parking my car in that lot next year, and the threat that there might be some guy that might expose [himself] like that, every morning kinda freaks you out."
The victim was walking though the parking garage just after 10 a.m. when a white male in his 40s jumped out at the boy.
Shaken, the teen took off and called police.
Dropping off his grandson for band camp at the school, William Bollin said hearing this news is why he keeps such a close eye on his high schooler.
"Parents have to be alert. It takes all eyes, because it's getting to be commonplace," Bollin explained.
Arlington County police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said, "It can be frightening anywhere whether it's school property, whether it's on any street, whether it's day time or night time."
This most recent occurrence is just the latest in a string of indecent exposures. Police in the county are investigating more than a dozen incidents just since March. In some cases, the suspect simply flashed themselves. In a more brazen instance, a man was seen masturbating in public.
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Virginia WJLA - Autria Godfrey - Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:24:51 EST
An incoming freshman at an Arlington high school made a disturbing discovery on the way to freshman orientation Tuesday.
Police say a man, wearing just socks and running schools, approached the teen in the parking garage at Washington Lee High School.
Washington Lee High School student Benjamin Bean said the 14-year-old victim was the talk of twitter as students shared their shock.
Bean added, "They're freaked out about it too. I mean I'll be parking my car in that lot next year, and the threat that there might be some guy that might expose [himself] like that, every morning kinda freaks you out."
The victim was walking though the parking garage just after 10 a.m. when a white male in his 40s jumped out at the boy.
Shaken, the teen took off and called police.
Dropping off his grandson for band camp at the school, William Bollin said hearing this news is why he keeps such a close eye on his high schooler.
"Parents have to be alert. It takes all eyes, because it's getting to be commonplace," Bollin explained.
Arlington County police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said, "It can be frightening anywhere whether it's school property, whether it's on any street, whether it's day time or night time."
This most recent occurrence is just the latest in a string of indecent exposures. Police in the county are investigating more than a dozen incidents just since March. In some cases, the suspect simply flashed themselves. In a more brazen instance, a man was seen masturbating in public.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:02:00 EST
How popular is the idea of a Columbia Pike streetcar?
Arlington County paid for an updated version of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments survey, and a local blog did one of those self-selected online polls. We decided to listen to what Arlington and Fairfax county residents actually told the Pike Transit Initiative over the past month.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:29:44 EST
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says a Marine from northern Virginia has been killed in combat in Afghanistan.
Twenty-three-year-old Lance Cpl. Niall W. Coti-Sears, 23, of Arlington, Va., died Saturday while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:06:35 -0400
A Marine from Arlington has died in combat in Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:29:44 EST
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon says a Marine from northern Virginia has been killed in combat in Afghanistan.
Twenty-three-year-old Lance Cpl. Niall W. Cotisears, 23, of Arlington, Va., died Saturday while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:44:00 EDT
The Pentagon says a Marine from northern Virginia has been killed in combat in Afghanistan.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:02:39 EST
Major change is slated for part of Arlington to make Columbia Pike a more attractive destination.
Right now, county leaders are fine-tuning their 30-year "neighborhoods" plan, which lays out a vibrant mix of retail, residential and commercial development.
Columbia Pike has been transforming since the late 90s when Arlington County embarked on a planning process called the "Columbia Pike Initiative". The plan was to create a cleaner more competitive community.
Now, county leaders are eyeing a new plan that preserves affordable housing, but give the area a more urban flair.
In the past four years, four apartment buildings have been constructed and six more housing projects are in the works.
That's in addition to a new community center and high school.
Takis Karantonis, executive director of the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization, said, "It's bringing life again in a place that's been lacking this life until recently or at least has been lagging behind other places in Arlington."
In addition to heading the revitalization organization, Karantonis also joins the more than 36,000 people who call the corridor home.
"We are looking into creating or re-creating actually a Main Street on Columbia Pike," Karantonis explained.
To reach their goal, county planners are proposing ambitious changes over the next three decades designed to draw in a diverse group of people with mixed incomes.
There's a push for more open, green space. New businesses that could soar 10 stories high, adding up to 10,000 new market rate and committed affordable housing units.
Developers and property owners would be offered tax incentives and zoning tools to renovate existing units.
Resident Burt Laposka said, "In Arlington, the only way that you build new properties is that you take old properties down, and I know that there are a number of older apartment buildings out here. My concern is that they get torn down and people get displaced."
Resident Kyle McCormick countered, " I think some of the old buildings actually need to be replaced and sort of give a new vibe, sort of a fresh scent if you will to the Pike.
Mapping out the next 30 years also entails new transportation .
Streetcar service is a good possibility, as Arlington is close to maxing out bus ridership in the corridor. And some people who say they won't ride a bus admit they would ride a streetcar.
None of the proposed changes are a done deal. The County Board is holding a public hearing later next month for residents to weigh in and give their suggestions.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:36:51 EST
A accident involving nine vehicle shut down an Arlington intersection for about two hours.
Police were called to Washington Boulevard at Glebe Road around 6 p.m. According to police, a man driving an SUV approached the intersection in an aggressive manner, running into the back of a convertible stopped at a red light.
The woman inside the convertible became trapped and had to be extricated by emergency crews. She was taken to Fairfax Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
No one else was taken to the hospital.
Arlington police say the driver of the SUV will be charged with reckless driving.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:27:00 EST
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) endorsed George Allen’s Senate bid Thursday, adding to Allen’s stable of support now that he’s clinched the GOP nod to face fellow former governor Timothy M. Kaine (D).At a flower shop in Arlington on Thursday morning, Rubio said he wanted Allen “to be the 51st vote in the Senate to help repeal and replace Obamacare, fight the regulatory assault on job creators and hold the line on fiscal discipline in a spendthrift Washington.”
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Richmond Times Dispatch Politics - - Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:00:00 -0400
This morning, Allen campaigns in Arlington County with Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a tea-party favorite mentioned as a potential running mate for Mitt Romney.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:16:28 EST
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Army Secretary John McHugh is participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the U.S. Army's 237th birthday.
Thursday morning's ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.
The Army traces its roots to June 14, 1775, before the Declaration of Independence, when the Continental Congress authorized creation of a Continental Army just days before the battle of Bunker Hill.
The Army is now in the midst of plans to reduce its active duty forces from a peak of about 570,000 at the height of the Iraq war to 490,000 by 2017.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:00:00 EST
The idea of a light rail streetcar running from Baileys Crossroads through Arlington along Columbia Pike started to come into serious focus last year, with dollar figures and artist’s renditions being tossed around.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:22:00 EDT
Army Secretary John McHugh is participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the U.S. Army's 237th birthday.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:09:31 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Jim Moran has easily vanquished a little-known challenger in the 8th District Democratic primary as he seeks his 12th term in Congress.
Moran represents heavily Democratic Alexandria and Arlington just across the Potomac River from Washington. He won 68 percent of the vote Tuesday over challenger Bruce Shuttleworth.
Shuttleworth, a former Navy fighter pilot, challenged Moran on ethics issues, raising questions about persistent conflicts of interest for the 67-year-old congressman.
Shuttleworth barely made the primary ballot. Democratic Party officials initially ruled he had too few registered voter signatures on his qualifying petitions. He sued and party officials relented.
Moran's brother, Brian, is the Democratic Party of Virginia chairman.
Moran faces a November rematch with Republican Patrick Murray, whom he beat by nearly a 2-to-1 ratio in 2010.
For full primary results, click here.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Fri, 8 Jun 2012 14:53:39 EST
The White House and Sen. Mark Warner’s (D-Va.) office will team up Saturday to host a Hispanic Community Action Summit at the Arlington campus of George Mason University.
“The summit will connect Senior Administration Officials business owners and local officials to discuss issues critical to Virginia’s Hispanic communities,” according to a White House release.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Wed, 6 Jun 2012 14:43:40 EST
Kal Penn, the actor/bureaucrat torn between Hollywood and Washington, will give into his wonky-political side Monday, when he campaigns for President Obama in Arlington.
Penn, who gave up a gig on television’s “House” to take one in Obama’s White House, then returned to TV for a role in “How I Met Your Mother,” will meet with young professionals at Cafe Asia in Rosslyn, campaign officials say.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:11:51 EST
Several drivers in Arlington are dealing with a major headache. Their cars were broken into and their airbags cut out.
But, that's not the only thing these victims have in common.
Everyone who was targeted drives a Honda, and their cars were parked within 50 feet of each other.
When they walked outside Tuesday morning, they couldn't believe their eyes.
"Not the way I wanted to start my Tuesday. That's for sure," Amy Houck says.
Houck is one of four victims in the overnight crime spree. All of them found their Hondas, parked in the 5000 block of 10 Street North, in devastating condition.
Houck continues, "They took my driver's side airbag and shattered my passenger-side window."
"I have an entire driver's side seat full of glass. I'm missing a window and no air-bag," victim Lucas Ager adds.
Arlington County police say whoever is behind the crime chose the block specifically.
Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck says, "This location is pretty much ideal for a car break-in."
Sternbeck believes the cars were targeted because there are no homes in the area, and it's poorly lit.
While air bags may be a strange conquest for thieves locally, nationally they're becoming a hot commodity.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau estimates 60,000 of them are ripped out of cars annually, costing insurance companies about $50 million.
"It makes me angry, and I feel violated too cause it's my personal space," fumes Margo Eggling, yet another victim of the break-ins.
AAA says the Honda Civic and Acura Integra have long been popular targets for airbag thefts.
They're also among the most popular vehicles on the road.
According to AAA, the stolen airbags are being sold to dishonest collision repair shops, committing insurance fraud. That means you could be tricked into thinking you're getting a new airbag installed when, in fact, it's stolen.
Victim Danial Bulka adds, " I guess from what police were saying, whoever did this saw four Hondas. Apparently, on the secondary market or whatever, these airbags can fetch up to $500, so just kind of bang for your buck I guess."
Insurance companies are now working with automakers and airbag suppliers to hopefully find a solution to the growing problem.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Tue, 5 Jun 2012 15:56:39 EST
Nearly record low interest rates just saved Arlington County taxpayers a lot of money in borrowing costs.
Arlington County sold $108 million worth of general obligation bonds on Tuesday to J.P. Morgan Securities at an average interest rate of 2.77 percent.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Tue, 5 Jun 2012 09:22:00 EST
President Obama and Vice President Biden have spent plenty of time in Virginia this year, both for official White House events and campaign rallies. On Tuesday night, Biden will cross the Potomac for another reason — to raise cash.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:16:10 -0400
ALEXANDRIA An Arlington group says it is filing suit challenging regulations in Virginia and elsewhere that it claims unconstitutionally regulates the supply of health-care services.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - - Tue, 05 Jun 2012 05:06:27 EST
It’s a rare sight in the sky. Planet Venus will inches across the face of the sun, all day Tuesday and Wednesday.
The transit of Venus - a planetary spectacle that won't occur again until 2117 - won't be enough to significantly block the sun's light but it will give Earth's closest star a moving beauty mark.
The transit is happening during a 6-hour, 40-minute span starting just after 6 p.m. EDT in the United States.
Several watch parties will be hosted in the D.C. region Tuesday.Attendees should try to arrive by 5:30 p.m. at the following locations:
National Air and Space Museum
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Admission: Free
University of Maryland Observatory
Roof of Stadium Drive Garage
5 p.m. to 10:30pm
Riverbend Park
8700 Potomac Hills Street, Great Falls
Cub Run RECenter
4630 Stonecroft Blvd., Chantilly
Nottoway Park
9601 Courthouse Road, Vienna
Kettler Iceplex
627 N. Glebe Road, #800, Arlington, Va.
The National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, Va.?
Montgomery College
Rockville Campus
Parking Lot 13 at the corner of Mannakee Street and Rte. 355.
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
Top of the parking garage at Fenton and King Streets.
Contacts: Dr. Carrie Fitzgerald (Rockville Campus), 240-567-5415
Dr. Harold Williams (Takoma Park/Silver Spring), 240-567-1463
NASA Goddard Visitor Center, Greenbelt, Md.
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.Contacts: Susan Hendrix (susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov), 301-286-8955
Venus is currently Earth's closest neighboring planet, although Mars occasionally has that distinction.
"In terms of rarity, to be here at a time when it's happening, you almost have to look at it," said Geoff Chester of the U.S. Naval Observatory, who saw the last transit in 2004. "It ain't going to happen again in my lifetime."
What you can see and for how long depends on what the sun's doing in your region during that exact window, and the weather.
Those in most areas of North and Central America will see the start of the transit until the sun sets, while those in Western Asia, the eastern half of Africa and most of Europe will catch the transit's end once the sun comes up.
Hawaii, Alaska, eastern Australian and eastern Asia including Japan, North and South Korea and eastern China will get the whole show since the entire transit will happen during daylight in those regions.
Don't stare directly at the sun without eclipse glasses, a properly filtered telescope or a strong welding visor. Permanent eye damage could result.
Astronomers across the globe are using the rarity of the moment to spark scientific curiosity among the public, and to document the transit with the latest technology available.
In Hawaii, university astronomers planned viewings at Waikiki Beach, Pearl Harbor and Ko Olina.
At Waikiki, officials planned to show webcasts of the transit as seen from telescopes from volcanoes Mauna Kea on the Big Island and Haleakala on Maui.
NASA planned a watch party at its Goddard Visitor Center in Maryland with solar telescopes, images from its Solar Dynamics Observatory Mission and expert commentary and presentations.
The observatory will produce "Hubble-quality" images, according to NASA's website. Groups of scientists from the University of North Texas planned to watch from points in Alaska and Hawaii to recreate the 1769 expedition of British Capt.
James Cook, who used the transit to calculate Earth's distance from the sun.
The scientists will use atomic clocks, GPS and high-end telescopes to take measurements, and will use high-end video gear to capture time-lapse video.
This will be the seventh transit visible since German astronomer Johannes Kepler first predicted the phenomenon in the 17th century.
Because of the shape and speed of Venus' orbit around the sun and its relationship to Earth's annual trip, transits occur in pairs separated by more than a century.
It's nowhere near as dramatic and awe-inspiring as a total solar eclipse, which sweeps a shadow across the Earth, but there will be six more of those this decade.
___ AP Science Writer Alicia Chang in Los Angeles and Associated Press writer Rachel D'Oro in Anchorage contributed to this report.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 5 Jun 2012 01:34:00 EDT
An Arlington group says it is filing suit challenging regulations in Virginia and elsewhere that it claims unconstitutionally regulates the supply of health-care services.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Kathy Park - Wed, 30 May 2012 21:28:45 EST
The Atlantic hurricane season doesn't officially get underway until Friday, but we've already seen two tropical systems.
While we see powerful storms typically churn off the coast of Florida, last year the D.C. region felt the impact of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.
"While this is only the third time in history we've seen two main storms develop before the official start of the season, it doesn't necessarily mean we have a busy hurricane season ahead of us," says Chris Vaccaro a NOAA spokesperson. "In fact we're forecasting a near normal hurricane season."
According to NOAA , that means a 70 percent chance of nine to 15 named storms.
"And of those nine to 15, four to eight could become hurricanes, including one to three major hurricanes," Vacarro says.
Last year Hurricane Irene left more than $15 billion in damage, and killed dozens of people.
"And that was the first hurricane to affect the U.S. in three years," Vaccaro says.
While we may see less hurricane activity in 2012 compared to the last two years, NOAA says it's wise to prepare for Mother Nature's unpredictability.
"It just takes one storm to hit land to make it a bad season," Vaccaro says.
So, residents are advised to prepare in advance. Since last Friday, Virginia has been offering a tax break for weather emergency essentials including radios, flashlights, first-aid kits and duct tape.
"Last year during the hurricane, we went through a lot of flashlights and batteries and a fair number of tarps, probably as much of it after the storm as before it," says Mike Egbert, general manager of Cherrydale Hardware in Arlington.
Egbert says the tax holiday usually goes unnoticed by customers.
"Most of the time when a customer comes in they pick up something they're going to buy anyway, and are pleasantly surprised by it being on sale," he says.
The tax holiday ends Thursday, and the items that you decide to pick up all need to be under $60. For more information check out tax.virginia.gov.
Details and a a complete list of qualifying productsare here: May Sales Tax Holiday: Hurricane and Emergency Preparedness Equipment
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 30 May 2012 15:53:12 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in April while Arlington County holds the lowest rate.
The Virginia Employment Commission says Martinville's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 15.7 percent, down from 15.9 percent in March and down from 18.2 percent a year ago. The statewide rate for April was 5.4 percent.
Nationally, the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate for April was 7.7 percent. Rates dropped from last year in 342 metropolitan areas, increased in 25 and were flat in five.
Arlington County had Virginia's lowest jobless rate with 3.1 percent in April, followed by 3.7 percent in Fairfax County.
The Danville region had the highest unemployment rate among Virginia's metropolitan regions at 8.3 percent. The Washington metropolitan region that includes Arlington and Alexandria had the lowest jobless rate of 4 percent.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Mon, 28 May 2012 11:22:21 -0400
President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, the hallowed grounds of the nation's war dead.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Mon, 28 May 2012 06:54:47 -0400
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is paying tribute to the men and women who have died defending America, saying that for the first time in nine years Americans "are not fighting and dying in Iraq" and the war in Afghanistan is "winding down."...
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Mon, 28 May 2012 11:22:21 -0400
President Barack Obama has laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, the hallowed grounds of the nation's war dead.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Mon, 28 May 2012 04:55:00 EDT
Arlington National Cemetery is marking Memorial Day with a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Mon, 28 May 2012 03:23:00 EDT
President Barack Obama is paying tribute to fallen warriors on Memorial Day, attending a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and honoring those who died in the Vietnam War.
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Virginia WJLA - - Sun, 27 May 2012 10:13:42 EST
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - If Virginia is a battleground in the presidential race, there are a handful of strategic battlefields that will decide whether the Old Dominion favors Republican Mitt Romney or Democratic President Barack Obama this fall.
Suburbia - the enclaves of uncommitted independents, of affluent and educated professionals who deliberate until the election's closing days - is where the outcome hangs in the balance in a state both candidates feel they must win.
Interviews with political professionals and an Associated Press analysis of election results for the past seven years indicates that the partisan battles will generally be fiercest in three Washington, D.C., suburbs, two Richmond suburbs and Hampton Roads.
All are tucked conveniently into media markets that are already brimming with televised political ads and sure to get more profuse. The Virginia "air war," as politicos call the broadcast ad blitz, will obliterate records for campaign spending, said Steve Jarding of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Counting the presidential, U.S. Senate and several House races, spending could easily top $60 million in Virginia, and possibly $100 million if the races are close to the very end, said Jarding, who guided the successful gubernatorial bid of Mark R. Warner in 2001 and Sen. Jim Webb's victory in 2006.
"Hampton Roads and the 2nd (Congressional) District - Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Norfolk - they're going to be the tip of the spear," said Christopher J. LaCivita, a national Republican strategist who lives in Powhatan and started his career in Virginia races.
In 2008, Obama pulled off a convincing and improbable coup in Hampton Roads on his way to becoming the first Democrat to carry Virginia since 1964. In the area that's home to the world's largest U.S. Navy base and huge populations of active-duty and retired military, Obama narrowly outpolled Republican John McCain, a Navy pilot who was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam.
Democrats had flexed their muscle in the region before. Tim Kaine stunned Republican Jerry W. Kilgore and the GOP in the 2005 governor's race when he won Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, both long considered Republican strongholds. A year later, decorated Vietnam veteran Jim Webb lost Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, but he prevented GOP incumbent Sen. George Allen from running up the customary large margins Republicans had come to expect. That helped Webb edge Allen by about 9,000 votes out of 2.3 million cast statewide.
While the presidential race gets top billing, Hampton Roads is also critical to the Virginia U.S. Senate race between Allen and Kaine to fill the seat Webb is leaving after one term. In addition, the campaign of Democrat Paul Hirschbiel is prepared to compete financially with first-term Republican Scott Rigell in the 2nd District.
Richmond and its sleepy suburbs, just a few years ago among the nation's most forgotten outposts in presidential races, is already on the front lines. In formally kicking off his campaign earlier this month, Obama chose universities in the capitals of two must-win states - perennial swing state Ohio and Virginia.
It was Kaine who first pried Henrico County from the Republicans in his 2005 race, winning it by half a percentage point. While the Henrico victory was shocking, it was perhaps more significant that Kilgore was unable to amass a large margin over Kaine in Republican Chesterfield.
"I think Tim Kaine would tell you that he knew about 7:30 on election night that he was going to be elected governor when he saw that Jerry Kilgore carried Chesterfield by less than 11,000 votes," Holsworth said.
It was equally indicative three years later when Obama came within about 12,000 votes of McCain in Chesterfield, the same county where George W. Bush had trounced Democrats in 2000 and 2004 by more than 30,000 votes. Across the James River in Henrico, Obama defeated McCain by nearly 19,000 votes, a staggering loss for Republicans in the home county of Rep. Eric Cantor, now the Republican majority leader in the U.S. House.
Republicans never counted Fairfax County - perched in Washington's back yard and, with more than 1 million people, Virginia's largest locality - as reliably friendly. With a large number of employees of the federal government or federal contractors, it has a tendency to lean Democratic. But when it does swing Republican, it's generally a good day for the GOP because a good showing in Fairfax is necessary to offset the large margins Democrats pile up in Alexandria and Arlington.
So it was no great surprise to the GOP that it lost Fairfax County to Obama. It was much tougher for the party to swallow resounding losses in the exurbs of Prince William and Loudoun counties, which had once been wall-to-wall Republican. McCain finished 11,000 votes behind Obama in Loudoun, and 25,000 votes short in Prince William.
Kaine had won both counties in his 2005 gubernatorial bid, the first Democratic victory there in years, and Webb replicated the same feat one year later. But it stung to lose a presidential race in the localities where Bush had twice run up gaudy margins, and which Republicans had owned for decades.
But loyalties are fleeting in northern Virginia. In 2009, Louisa and Prince William returned to the GOP and brought Fairfax with it in Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell's rout over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds in the gubernatorial race.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Fri, 25 May 2012 06:42:00 EDT
Arlington County police say an officer helped deliver a baby in the backseat of an SUV during rush-hour traffic.
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Virginia WJLA - - Thu, 24 May 2012 11:33:47 EST
Talk about being in good hands: a local baby came into this world Wednesday night with the assistance of a police officer.
Arlington County Police Cpl. Steve Troyano was alerted to a woman in labor at a traffic stop in Arlington just after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Once Cpl. Troyano got to the woman, he helped deliver a healthy baby girl.
While Troyano was at a traffic stop, the mother’s sister sought his assistance in the delivery of the baby in their nearby vehicle.
“When I realized I would be delivering the baby in the backseat, my instincts took over,” Troyano said.
A healthy 6 pound, 3 ounce baby girl was born in the vehicle and then transported to a local hospital with her mother. The baby will be using the middle name “Stephanie” in honor of Troyano, the family told Arlington County Police.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 24 May 2012 06:21:00 EDT
Soldiers are placing more than 220,000 small U.S. flags at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the start of Memorial Day weekend activities.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Thu, 24 May 2012 06:19:21 -0400
Soldiers are placing more than 220,000 small U.S. flags at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the start of Memorial Day weekend activities.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Eileen Whelan - Wed, 23 May 2012 19:40:00 EST
Heavy rain, thunder, and LIGHTNING... oh my!
Check out this timelapse from atop our ABC7 Studio in Arlington (courtesy of our WeatherBug camera). As a strong storm cell moved over the area, you can see the dark skies, raindrops on the camera lens, and an awesome end frame... take a look!
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 22 May 2012 19:14:13 EST
Residents of the greater Washington D.C. area have a lot of complain about when they look at their local governments: corruption in the District, budget cuts in Fairfax County, anger over redevelopment in Alexandria... we could go on.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 22 May 2012 19:48:16 EST
The Arlington County Board has unanimously approved a $765,000 contract to renovate the Clarendon Metro Plaza.
The plaza is located between Wilson and Clarendon Boulevards from N. Highland Street to the Metro elevator. The improvements will include:
- A curb extension on Clarendon Boulevard
-New street and plaza lighting
-Covered bike parking
-Modular newspaper racks
-Landscaping and irrigation and
-Seating walls with movable tables and chairs.
"These improvements will make it easier for all who use the Clarendon Metro Station. It's our hope that this new plaza will also foster a sense of community in one of Arlington's most vibrant districts," said Arlington County Board Chair Mary Hynes.
Construction will begin at the end of next month and is expected to be complete in September.
The board says the project will be funded by a combination of local and WMATA funds.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Tue, 22 May 2012 18:07:18 -0400
ARLINGTON New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin will be among those honored at an Army service Wednesday in northern Virginia.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Tue, 22 May 2012 15:58:00 EDT
A federal appeals court says Arlington County did not violate a business owner's free-speech rights by requiring her to cover up a 960-square-foot mural.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:00 EST
The tattoo removal parlor Zapatat, which just launched on Wilson Boulevard in Arlington last fall, is now boldly pushing the envelope for removal of your deepest ink-on-skin regrets: Removal in as little as one-quarter of the time it once took, which was a year to a year-and-a-half for a well-done or decent-sized tattoo.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Sun, 20 May 2012 12:23:00 EDT
More than 200 buglers and trumpeters gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the composing of taps.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Sat, 19 May 2012 14:48:01 EST
The Arlington County Board approved two major infrastructure projects Saturday, authorizing $13.7 million worth of work to replace aging utilities across the county.
The upgrades include an $8 million contract to replace 10 miles of copper cable with fiber optic cables to connect 101 traffic signals along the Rossyln, Crystal City and Columbia Pike corridors, and allow future expansion of the county’s traffic communications systems.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Thu, 17 May 2012 05:08:24 -0400
By Tonia Moxley ARLINGTON Virginia Tech tuition, take two. The university Board of Visitors is set to meet in Arlington today at noon to consider three options for 2012-13 tuition and fee increases. Without debate or a vote on the issue, the board abruptly ended a special meeting called April 20 in Roanoke to consider a 4.9 percent increase for in-state students.
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:24 EST
Woman in Arlington are being urged to be vigilant following an attack on two women in the Clarendon area.
Police are still searching for the man they believe is responsible for the attacks.
"It makes me feel tingly inside. It makes me a little scared," says Toshia Brandon, who works in the area.
Visitor Tina Smith adds, "Always watch your back. Kinda keep your head on a swivel so to speak."
Smith is keeping her guard up after the series of sexual assaults.
"It kinda terrifies me, because you feel like you can walk freely, jog and not have to worry about that, especially in a neighborhood like this," Smith explains.
Police say around midnight May 11 a woman walking in the 2100 block of Lee Highway was grabbed, thrown to the ground and sexually assaulted.
She punched her attacker in the stomach and was thrown into the bushes, as the suspect ran off.
Police say a 26-year-old woman was the victim in the other attack. As she walked inside her garage in the 3300 block of Washington Boulevard, she noticed a man lurking behind.
When she tried to close the door, he blocked the sensor, sending the garage back up. Fortunately, she managed to run inside and call 911.
Arlington resident Christina Hortman lives just a block away from the Washington Boulevard attack. Hortman says the crime makes her "feel nervous."
"...a lot of times when we're working in the yard or doing stuff downstairs in our own house, we leave our garage door open, so it makes me feel not as safe," Hortman adds.
Police say staying safe boils down to common sense.
Arlington Police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck explains, "Trust your instincts. Don't travel alone at night. It goes back to I guess what parents remind their daughters at all times."
According to police, the woman in the Lee Highway attack is also in her mid-20s. Police add both women were in positions where they appeared vulnerable to their attacker.
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Weather DC WJLA 7 - Adam Caskey - Tue, 15 May 2012 09:18:00 EST
Washington D.C. remains in a precipitation deficit of more than four inches since January 1st, but we put a nice dent in that deficit with the recent rain. I'm a happy gardener today! Here's a breakdown of the highest rainfall totals per county from Monday morning through 9 a.m. Tuesday:
Washington, D.C.:
• Children’s Hospital: 1.24”
• Lafayette ES: 1.07”
Arlington, VA:
• Washington-Lee HS: 0.90”
• Campbell ES: 0.88”
Fairfax County, VA:
• Centreville: 1.48”
• Oakton: 1.27”
• Fairfax: 1.18”
• Burke: 1.16”
Loudoun County, VA:
• Aldie: 1.30”
• Chantilly: 1.18”
• Leesburg: 0.98”
• Ashburn: 0.97”
Prince William County, VA:
• Dale City: 1.52”
• Manassas: 1.40”
• Woodbridge: 0.95”
• Quantico: 0.87”
Montgomery County, MD:
• Olney: 1.82”
• Gaithersburg: 1.54”
• Germantown: 1.43”
• Rockville: 1.39”
Prince Georges County, MD:
• Adelphi: 1.41”
• District Heights: 1.27”
• Suitland: 1.15”
• Oxon Hill: 1.05”
Charles County, MD:
• Indian Head: 1.16”
• Waldorf (Westlake HS): 0.83”
• Waldorf (Wade ES): 0.56”
Frederick County, MD:
• Myersville: 1.34”
• Monrovia: 1.20”
• Frederick: 1.11”
• New Market: 1.09”
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Virginia WJLA - Jenny Doren - Tue, 15 May 2012 00:14:32 EST
An Arlington pastor is urging married couples to step up their sex lives.
Pastor John Slye, of Grace Community Church, is delivering an eight week sermon dubbed "Smokin' Hot," and it's definitely perking some ears.
For Lucy-Ann and Tom Vacher, saying "I love you" comes naturally. The two have been married for 11 years. But, bring 2-year-old twins into the picture and finding time to bond in the bedroom is a challenge.
"The reality is that you have to make an effort. The reality is also that you want to make an effort. At least the man certainly wants to make an effort. He just has to work out how to get all the distractions out of his head, and then the more tricky subject which is how to get the distractions out his wife's head, and then we're in business," Tom said.
Slye is making such matters his "business" to help couple ignite the spark.
He says we live in a society of "DINS" - "Dual Income, No Sex" couples.
"Sex is just plummeting. They're stressed. They're overworked, and the passion is gone," Slye said. "Nobody wants a mediocre marriage. Everybody wants a 'Smokin' Hot' marriage."
To get that, Slye is pulling out God's marriage manual, otherwise known as "The Song of Solomon". The chapter preaches three things for a fulfilling relationship - "kissing, character and compliments."
Lucy-Ann said, "It may not come as naturally as when you were like it like rabbits when you just met, but if you pay a little bit of attention…It’s not a chore. It’s something that’s beautiful and be worked on and more deliberate."
While there's no scientific study to prove the sermons are turning up the heat, couples in the church say when you talk about sex in church, you take that home to the bedroom.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Mon, 14 May 2012 12:25:20 -0400
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The numbers for Josh Hamilton are just mind-boggling....
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NBC12 News Richmond - - Mon, 14 May 2012 10:44:00 EDT
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Headlines from wdbj7.com - Associated Press - Sat, 12 May 2012 23:36:00 EDT
Jimmie Johnson broke free on a restart three laps from the end in the Southern 500 and held on Saturday night to give Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Sprint Cup victory.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Fri, 11 May 2012 21:54:35 -0400
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) -- Joey Logano wrecked leader Elliott Sadler five laps from the end, then broke free during a green-white-checkered finish at Darlington Raceway for his second straight Nationwide Series victory....
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Wed, 9 May 2012 16:29:00 EST
The man was tired, had consumed a few adult beverages, and just needed a place to crash. So he wandered into the Pentagon City Ritz-Carlton at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday and inquired about the availability of a room. On his belt were two .45-caliber handguns, which added a little spice to the situation, Arlington County police said.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Wed, 9 May 2012 12:58:00 EST
Another weekend, more office openings for Obama’s campaign.
Obama will open the doors of campaign offices in Alexandria and Henrico County on Saturday.
For those keeping count, the president will soon have 15 offices in the swing state of Virginia.
Others include: Arlington, Falls Church, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Fredericksburg, Petersburg, Charlottesville, Danville, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Suffolk and Richmond.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 09 May 2012 12:34:04 EST
A Centreville man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly causing a scene at a local Ritz-Carlton hotel.
Andrew Dziuk, 29, was charged with brandishing a firearm, reckless handling of a firearm, and being drunk in public, Arlington County Police Spokesperson Dustin Sternbeck said.
Dziuk entered the Ritz Carlton on South Hayes Street with two firearms visible on his waist early Wednesday morning, police say. He asked the front desk about a room. After he became upset about the room rate, he asked if they were still serving alcohol, police say. Hotel staff asked him to leave.
Dziuk then left the hotel lobby and was outside the hotel when a hotel security guard approached him. At that point, the man waved the guns toward the security guard, police say. Police were called and they placed the man under arrest.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 09 May 2012 12:34:04 EST
A Centreville man was arrested Wednesday after causing a scene at a local Ritz Carlton hotel.
Andrew Dziuk, 29, was charged with brandishing a firearm, reckless handling of a firearm, and being drunk in public, Arlington County Police Spokesperson Dustin Sternbeck said.
Dziuk entered the Ritz Carlton on South Hayes Street with two firearms visible on his waist early Wednesday morning. He asked the front desk about a room. After he became upset about the room rate, he asked if they were still serving alcohol. Hotel staff asked him to leave.
Dziuk then left the hotel lobby and was outside the hotel when a hotel security guard approached him. At that point, the man waved the guns toward the security guard. Police were called and they placed the man under arrest.
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Virginia WJLA - Jennifer Doren - Mon, 07 May 2012 20:00:38 EST
A debate is brewing in Arlington County over urban farming. While we’ve seen plenty of people growing their own fruits and vegetables, something new is people raising their own chickens just steps from their back door.
Some people raise children, but, if you’re the Blevins family, you raise chickens.
“We don’t have grandchildren. We have two grand-chickens and their names are Chicken & Rice and Chicken Noodle,” said Linda-Carol Blevins.
Linda-carol lives in Vienna, Va. where making hens “family” is no problem.
“They don’t make any noise. These chickens don’t smell. You get fresh, organic eggs,” Blevins said.
She can house up to 20 in her backyard. But over in Arlington, it’s a different story. Zoning rules prohibit live poultry from being within 100 feet of any street or lot line.
“There are very few homes eligible to have backyard chickens under today’s rules,” said Jay Fisette, an Arlington County Board Member.
Fisette says the county may eventually loosen the restrictions. It signed on an urban agriculture task force to weigh the pros and cons of backyard hens.
“Personal thoughts? It seems like it might smell a little bit. I probably guess it’d be a lot more work than people probably expect,” said Arlington resident Doug Younger.
“I think there should probably be a limit on how many chickens people have…You don’t want to bother people. We live so closely here,” said Arlington resident Joanne Holland.
Blevins says there is no need to worry. In her community, chickens are becoming a beloved addition.
Over a thousand people signed a petition calling for Arlington to allow backyard hens. The county board is expected to vote on the issue next year ater extensive public review and comment.
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Virginia WJLA - Brianne Carter - Wed, 02 May 2012 05:18:49 EST
(AP/ABC7) - Kicking off his Virginia campaign, Republican Mitt Romney said Wednesday he'll do "the opposite" of what President Barack Obama has done to help the economy.
His wife, Ann, chipped in by appealing to women voters in a key region of a state both candidates will fight over until November's election.
"What I would do? People ask me, 'What would you to get the economy going'? and I say, 'well look at what the president's done, and do the opposite,'" Romney told a group gathered at a warehouse in Northern Virginia.
Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich, the colorful former House speaker and fiery partisan, formally exited the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and vowed to help Mitt Romney's bid to defeat President Barack Obama.
Ending a campaign that seesawed between implosion and frontrunner and back again, Gingrich threw his support to his one-time rival as expected and promised his supporters he would continue to push conservative ideas. Gingrich bowed out of the race more than $4 million in debt and his reputation perhaps damaged.
"Today, I am suspending the campaign. But suspending the campaign does not mean suspending citizenship," Gingrich told a hotel ballroom in suburban Washington.
"We are now going to put down the role of candidate and candidate's spouse and take back the role of active citizens," he said, adding he would continue to promote conservative ideas on college campuses, as well as through newsletters and films.
He also urged conservatives to rally behind Romney as a better alternative than Obama.
"This is not a choice between Mitt Romney and Ronald Reagan. This is a choice between Mitt Romney and the most radical, leftist president in American history," Gingrich said.
Romney the frontrunner
Romney was in the Washington area to raise money and hold a series of meetings at the Republican National Committee, where he's working to integrate his campaign with the national party apparatus.
He planned a meeting Wednesday with RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. The Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington are a region of a key swing state that will be critical for Romney.
Obama won Virginia in 2008 after back-to-back Republican victories by George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. Romney aides say driving up Republican turnout in this area of the state could make a difference for the former Massachusetts governor.
After several days of campaigning marked by the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, Romney's campaign returned Wednesday to familiar themes of the economy and jobs.
He painted small businesses as heroes of the economy and said legislation Obama signed to regulate the banking industry has ended up hurting smaller institutions.
"They've gotten bigger; and the small community banks are the ones that have been most hurt," Romney said.
Ann Romney introduced her husband with an appeal to the women in the audience.
"We appreciate all these women being here," she said, noting that Exhibit Edge, the company where the event was held, is run by a woman. "We know what women can do ... how women actually do make the world go round."
Polls have shown Romney trailing Obama by a significant margin among women voters.
As his wife appealed to women, the candidate made a plea for voters to put aside identity politics, saying he has visions of "people coming together in America, of people putting aside differences, putting aside ethnicity, race, gender, just coming together and saying we stand as Americans."
Romney also planned to attend an evening fundraiser in Arlington.
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Wed, 2 May 2012 12:48:02 EST
It turns out President Obama is coming to Virginia once before his campaign kick off Saturday.
Obama, on official presidential business, will speak to students and parents at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington about the need to “prevent interest rates on federal subsidized student loans from doubling on July 1,” according to the White House.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 07 May 2012 07:56:26 EST
Theres a new cup-stacking champion in town and hes from Arlington.
William Polly, 11, has earned the title of the first-ever U.S. Sport Stacking Champion. He stopped by Good Morning Washington to show ABC7s Steve Chenevey how to stack cups like a pro.
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Virginia WJLA - - Fri, 04 May 2012 04:37:31 EST
President Barack Obama will make a stop by an Arlington high school before formally kicking off his re-election campaign in Richmond.
The president is expected to visit Washington-Lee High School to talk about ways to prevent interest rates on federal student loans from doubling in July.
Congress wants to extend the low rates, but both parties differ on how to pay for it.
On Saturday, Obama will host a rally at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
The rally comes as a new Washington Post poll gives the president a seven-point lead over presumptive Republican nominee in the commonwealth.
The poll shows him with a wide lead among women, black and young voters.
In 2008, Obama became the first democrat to carry Virginia in 44 years.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Thu, 03 May 2012 12:10:43 -0400
FAIRFAX A Fairfax County judge has dismissed a nearly $1 billion lawsuit the state filed against a banking corporation accused of defrauding Virginia's worker-retirement fund as well as that of Fairfax and Arlington counties.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Thu, 03 May 2012 11:31:52 -0400
A Fairfax County judge has dismissed a nearly $1 billion lawsuit the state filed against a banking corporation accused of defrauding Virginia's worker-retirement fund as well as that of Fairfax and Arlington counties.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 3 May 2012 11:05:00 EDT
A Fairfax County judge has dismissed a nearly $1 billion lawsuit the state filed against a banking corporation accused of defrauding Virginia's worker-retirement fund as well as that of Fairfax and Arlington counties.
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Virginia WJLA - John Gonzalez - Thu, 03 May 2012 07:48:51 EST
The beauty industry is not just for women anymore as more and more men are jumping to the business.
According to the American Association of Cosmetology Schools, the personal care industry is expected grow by 20 percent in the next eight years, which means you may see more men tending to your beauty needs.
At the Graham Webb Academy in Arlington, cosmetology students are well into their year-long training.
"I was a marketing major and … I had a 3.8 GPA, which the highest it’s ever been for me, and everyday coming home, I had the worst migraines and I just didn’t love it. I didn't love what I was doing,' said Nam Nguyen, student.
Despite the recent recession and loss of more than one and a half million jobs, the number of hair salons went up by nearly 8 percent between 2008 and 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And, the Professional Beauty Association says the field has actually added 75,000 jobs.
"When I was going to school, I think, I was one of two [men] so the industry has really grown for men.” said Christopher, an instructor at the school.
“Men are now getting more creative and they want to see their women look good,” Christopher said.
The Graham Webb Academy has seen a 15 percent increase since it opened 10 years ago.
For John Riley, a former accountant and twice as old as any other student, going to cosmetology school was a massive career change.
“I quit my job and we budgeted, with my wife's blessings, and with her help we kind of struggled through. I went [to cosmetology school] full-time,” said John Riley, student. “I wanted something more creative … I had been cutting my own hair for about 13 years,” Riley said.
For others, they were born to do it.
“My dad’s been a barber for over 30 years … my sister’s a cosmetologist, she owns her own nail salon,” Nguyen said.
But even if back facials don't come naturally to some.
"Parting long hair and putting roller sets in and doing perms is stuff I’ve never done in my life so the first couple of weeks were frustrating, Riley said.
There are always advantages to trying something new.
"Yeah we get to meet a lot of women," Christopher said.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Wed, 02 May 2012 18:24:55 -0400
ARLINGTON Newt Gingrich, the colorful former House speaker and fiery partisan, formally exited the Republican presidential contest today and vowed to help Mitt Romney’s bid to defeat President Barack Obama.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Wed, 02 May 2012 12:35:17 -0400
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Newt Gingrich, the colorful former House speaker and fiery partisan, formally exited the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and vowed to help Mitt Romney's bid to defeat President Barack Obama....
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Wed, 2 May 2012 16:21:34 EST
It was a busy political day in Northern Virginia Wednesday.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich brought his 2012 presidential campaign to an end at an event in Arlington, while the presumed Republican nominee continued hunting for votes nearby.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Wed, 02 May 2012 11:25:40 -0400
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Newt Gingrich can now call himself a former presidential candidate....
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Wed, 02 May 2012 10:55:59 -0400
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Newt Gingrich can now call himself a former presidential candidate....
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Headlines from wdbj7.com - - Wed, 2 May 2012 15:39:00 EDT
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Newt Gingrich ended his tumultuous run for U.S. president on Wednesday after dazzling in televised debates but winning only two of the dozens of nominating contests in the Republican primary race.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Wed, 02 May 2012 15:03:04 -0400
The day before President Barack Obama holds a campaign rally at Virginia Commonwealth University, he'll visit a high school in Arlington Friday to talk with students and parents about student loan interest rates.
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Richmond Times Dispatch Blogs - - Wed, 02 May 2012 14:46:00 -0400
BY OLYMPIA MEOLA The day befor...
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VA Politics Washington Post - - Wed, 2 May 2012 12:48:02 EST
It turns out President Obama is coming to Virginia once before his campaign kick off Saturday.
Obama, on official presidential business, will speak to students and parents at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington about the need to “prevent interest rates on federal subsidized student loans from doubling on July 1,” according to the White House.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Wed, 02 May 2012 08:26:36 -0400
Newt Gingrich is planning to officially end his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination with an announcement today in Arlington, Va.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Wed, 2 May 2012 08:11:00 EDT
Newt Gingrich is planning to officially end his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination with an announcement Wednesday in Arlington, Va.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Wed, 02 May 2012 06:12:03 -0400
WASHINGTON Newt Gingrich is planning to officially end his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination with an announcement today in Arlington, Va. The former House speaker had indicated he would leave the race after he finished poorly in five Northeastern primaries last week.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 1 May 2012 05:10:00 EST
It’s occasionally good to be reminded that for much of this country, the word “Arlington” refers only to Arlington National Cemetery, and military loss. Here is a new song and video called “Arlington” by singer-songwriter Lisa Nemzo and lyricist Artie Colatrella, about the cemetery’s lasting presence in the lives of the families of fallen American soldiers. If you watch it, you won’t soon forget it.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:07:18 -0400
RICHMOND A New Jersey-based company with a facility in Elizabeth City, N.C. is moving its headquarters to Arlington.
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Headlines from wdbj7.com - Seth Kovar - Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:10:00 EDT
A home in Danville is badly damaged by a fire. It started at 2:19 a.m. Monday at the home at 224 Arlington Place. Fire fighters say the fire started in the back of the home. No one was in the home when it went up in flames, and no one was hurt fighting it. It took fire fighters almost two hours to completely put the fire out. The Danville Fire Department and Fire Marshalls Office is investigating.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:00:58 EST
Attention soccer moms, dads and refs: Parking at Arlington’s Long Bridge Park is now free on weekends and after 5 p.m. on weekdays.
In response to a soccer dad who passionately argued before the Arlington County Board last week that meter-minders were being way too scrupulous at the new Long Bridge Park, especially on Saturdays when referees have back-to-back games to work, the county has altered its rules.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:35:19 -0400
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Washington Capitals forward Joel Ward says he's not bothered by the racist tweets that greeted his series-winning goal in the opening round of the playoffs....
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:00:00 EST
Finally, proof that disco can be harmful to your health. An Arlington woman claims she was dancing at the Franconia Moose Lodge when a mirrored disco ball plunged from the ceiling and smashed her in the head, “causing her to fall to the floor,” according to a new lawsuit in Fairfax County Circuit Court.
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Virginia Hamptonroads.com - - Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:22:30 -0400
ARLINGTON Arlington County police say Washington Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after refusing a breath test.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:27:00 EDT
Arlington County police say Washington Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after refusing a breath test.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:35:52 EST
The fascinating ritual (we’re serious!) known as local government budgeting became even more intriguing Saturday when the normally unanimous Arlington County Board developed a rift over something they all agree upon — funding for affordable housing initiatives.
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Richmond Times Dispatch Politics - - Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:02:21 -0400
With no fanfare or promotion, Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen seemed to quietly endorse former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Monday night at a meeting of the Northern Virginia Young Republicans in Arlington.
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Breaking News Va Times Dispatch - - Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:44:15 -0400
Virginia State Police say a pedestrian on Interstate 66 hit an Arlington County police officer, stole the officer's cruiser and led police on a chase.
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Virginia NBC29 News - - Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:53:00 EDT
Virginia State Police say a pedestrian on Interstate 66 hit an Arlington County police officer, stole the officer's cruiser and led police on a chase.
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Prince William Breaking News - - Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:39:52 -0400
The man apparently jumped into an Arlington County law enforcement SUV and sped off after a traffic stop.
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Virginia WJLA - - Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:03:22 EST
A priest of the Diocese of Arlington has been placed on leave while allegations of a sexual relationship between him and a boy are investigated, the church said Wednesday.
The investigation into the relationship between Rev. Terry W. Specht and a male minor is in its initial phase, the diocese says, while Specht denies all accusations. It is the only one levied against the priest.
Church officials say that Specht undertook and passed a background check early in his tenure. The abuse is alleged to have taken place in the late 1990s.
"We are committed to full cooperation with law enforcement regarding this allegation," Bishop Paul Loverde said in a statement. "Any allegation of abuse deepens the pain felt by all Catholics."
Specht has served in various roles at numerous churches during his time with the Diocese of Arlington, including St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax and Holy Spirit Church in Annandale. He also served as an assistant principal at Paul VI Catholic High School from 2000 to 2004.
He also was he director of the Office of Child Protection and Safety from 2004-2011.
The Diocesan Review Board will review the allegations against Specht, as they do for all accusations of sexual abuse against minors.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:00:00 EST
If you’re into predicting the outcome of a legal case based on the comments made by the judge, retired Arlington Circuit Court Judge Paul Sheridan’s questions to the lawyers in the climate change/Freedom of Information case Monday were pretty interesting.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Fri, 6 Apr 2012 17:22:47 EST
The homeless are not difficult to find in Arlington County if you know where to look.
Some hang out by certain Metro exits, while others prefer to slip into the vest-pocket parks where few notice them. One man, sleeping by a dumpster behind a funeral home, died last month during the temperate spring weather that didn’t seem dangerous to those with a roof and a bed. In 2011, at least three other homeless people died.
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Fri, 6 Apr 2012 04:00:00 EST
The prestige, the pageantry and the pure athleticism of the Virginia leg of the Southern Regional Pole Dance Fitness Championship is coming to Crystal City later this month. And not to the Crystal City Restaurant, though that place will probably declare itself “Your Headquarters for the 2012 SRPDFC!”
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Northern VA - Wasington Post - - Tue, 3 Apr 2012 16:28:00 EST
Arlington County released video Tuesday that confirmed what many had suspected: They’ve got coyotes too.
Arlington has had alleged sightings of coyotes, but no real confirmation until this video shot last month at Potomac Overlook Regional Park, Arlington’s natural resources manager, Alonso Abugattas, said. Fairfax had its first sighting in 2000, and coyotes were spotted in Rock Creek Park in D.C. in 2004, according to this detailed story by Gregg MacDonald in the Fairfax County Times last year.
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Weather Storm Watch 7 - John Metcalfe - Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:00:00 DST
Could an Easter weekend be any nicer? Sure, there was a pesky tornado warning Sunday and Culpeper and Anne Arundel were pelted with hail, but D.C. proper defeated this foul onslaught like a bitey Caps' player fending off the New York Rangers. Under sun-splashed skies, anglers spider-webbed the Potomac with fishing line; the region's trails were teeming with bicyclists, their teeth gritty from newly arisen insect clouds. Just vegging out to sitcoms with the A/C cranked was scrumptious.
And this warm streak isn't over by damn sight. Temperatures are expected to surpass 80 degrees during each of the next three days. It might be a wet 80 degrees at times, either due to rainstorms or hot, soggy air that feels like dog breath. Expect meteorologists this week to be dusting off that summery term, “humidity.” Oh look – ABC7's Steve Rudin already has. “People will definitely notice a lot more humidity in the air. It will feel a lot more sticky,” he says.
A cold front is stalling over southern Pennsylvania, pushing warm air our way. Monday will likely be the crescendo in this mini heat wave, with high temperatures wavering between 82 to 87 degrees. If we hit that upper ceiling the heat will be 18 degrees above the average max. There's a chance that a thunderstorm could shadow the Shenandoah Valley but D.C. looks to avoid it at this point. (Latest forecast here.) The warmth loses some of its grip on the region Tuesday and Wednesday, but only by a few degrees. Then a cold front rushes through, probably on Thursday, a disharmonious chord that will dislodge the fevered temperatures and summon the threat of powerful thunderstorms.
So enjoy this weather while it lasts. If you're having any trouble doing that, perhaps this January post from Arlington's biking forums will make you appreciate what we got:
6.8°F at the house when I left this morning at 0545. Roughly 5.2°F out on the W&OD trail via. my Kestrel meter, and 12°F according to the bank clock in McLean at 0700. When I arrived, my helmet straps were ice, my facemask was white with ice, and for the first time ever, the INSIDE of my jacket was ice. That's right, my sweat froze to the inside of my jacket. Winter commuting is like a daily science experiment isn't it!
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Weather Storm Watch 7 - John Metcalfe - Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:00:00 DST
Today's weather will feature flaming space rubble raining mercilessly from the heavens. That's right: After more than three months of fireball-less night skies, the western hemisphere is due for a meteor shower. (Whether we'll see it is another question.)
The Lyrids reach their peak tonight into early Saturday; the best time to catch them is during the drowsy hours right before dawn. This spring shower, which has a short lifespan generally lasting from April 16 to the 26th, isn't the most eye-popping display. The meteors can be argent enough to cast shadows on the ground and often leave behind smoking trails, but their average rate crawls along at about 5 to 20 per hour. That's not exactly a strong motivation to set the Mr. Coffee auto-timer extra early on Saturday.
Yet the shower has a unique, mercurial streak that demands attention. Every so often, the Lyrids inexplicably blow up in an epic cannonade that illuminates the entire hemisphere. During these freak events 100 or more falling stars may shell the earth each hour. One of the most famous times this happened was in April 1803. In Richmond, townsfolk were called to the streets by a bell that was ringing for a conflagration in a nearby armory.
Instead of seeing smoke and flames, however, their eyeballs lit up with the alarming reflection of an incandescent sky swarming with meteors. According to a contemporary account in the Virginia Gazette:
From one until three, those starry meteors seemed to fall from every point in the heavens, in such numbers as to resemble a shower of sky rockets.... [S]everal of those shooting meteors were accompanied with a train of fire that illuminated the sky for a considerable distance.... During the continuance of this remarkable phenomenon a hissing noise in the air was plainly heard, and several reports resembling the discharge of a pistol.
So what exactly are the Lyrids?
They're grains of dust shooting from the tailpipe of Comet Thatcher. You can trace them as they emit from their radiant point near the blue-white star Vega in the Lyra constellation. (Here's a star chart showing where to look, and this is a great interactive site to find constellations based on your ZIP code.) The Lyrids are the oldest observed meteor shower – a Chinese witness described stars that "dropped down like rain” during a 687 B.C. outbreak – yet astronomers don't really know how to predict these paroxysms of Hulk-like rage, which occur whenever the earth passes through a particularly thick part of Thatcher's tail.
Could this be the year for another outburst? Unfortunately, a waning-gibbous moon will make it difficult to tell with lunar light pollution obscuring all but the brightest meteors. Clouds and showers in the forecast compound the less-than-optimal sighting conditions. Still, if this Arlington resident managed to see a fireball during Saturday's stormy weather, there's hope yet for D.C. skygazers.
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Virginia WJLA - - Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:57:12 EST
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Fire officials say they are investigating a two-alarm house fire in Alexandria in which a woman suffered smoke inhalation.
Officials say the Alexandria Fire Department responded to the fire in the 1100 block of Palmer Place about 10:15 p.m. Sunday.
Firefighters, assisted by the Arlington and Fairfax county fire departments, brought the blaze under control in about an hour.
Two occupants were alerted to the fire by smoke detectors and escaped from the home.
Officials say a 19-year-old woman was treated for smoke inhalation at a hospital. The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation.
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Virginia WJLA - Tom Roussey - Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:18:25 EST
A brief video marks the first time in Arlington’s history an image has been confirmed as a coyote even though they may have roamed in Arlington for a long time.
Alonso Abugattas a natural resources manager with Arlington County, says no one could get a picture.
"The public participated and sent us numerous videos and pictures, but they all turned out to be mangy foxes, loose dogs,” he says.
A high school exchange student from Spain captured the image at Potomac Overlook Park. It was taken right near the GW Parkway and near several neighborhoods off Military Road.
See the video of the coyote here.
Zvenka Kleinfeld, who first saw a coyote about five years ago, wasn’t surprised to hear that an image of the coyote was captured.
"I saw it in the backyard, and I was like, oh my god, what should we do?” she says. “And my husband is like, just leave him alone, they don't bother us, we won't bother them."
She says she's seen up to four at a time - sometimes they sun themselves in the yard, sometimes they lie under her now grown children's playhouse. She says they've never bother people.
Experts say the only thing anyone needs to worry about is loose pets. Pets are seen as either competition or food.
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Virginia WJLA - - Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:46:16 EST
Arlington County officials are urging people and animals to stay away from a portion of Four Mile Run after a sewage spill on Tuesday.
Officials say that the water in the creak downstream from the release, which happened near South Dinwiddie Street and Columbia Pike, was contaminated due to a sewage release after a pipe was blocked. The blockage has since been removed and the sewage spill has been stopped.
However, the county says that the water downstream from the release all the way to the Potomac should be avoided until further notice.
The watch includes bodies of water that are adjacent to several parks in the area, including Barcroft, Shirlington, Jennie Dean, Allie Freed and Bicentennial Gardens.
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