Arlington tops ‘America’s fittest cities’ list; DC ranks No. 6

Arlington has been named the fittest city in America for the fourth consecutive year, according to the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) 2021 American Fitness Index.

Amazon announces new affordable housing development in Arlington County

Amazon has announced its intention to assign its option on the undeveloped land parcels on the Crystal House Apartments site to Arlington County for the intention of developing new affordable housing with more than 550 units scheduled to be developed as affordable for moderate- to low-income households. 

Airport officials say more guns turning up at checkpoints

Even though there are still far less people flying than before the pandemic the number of guns turning up at checkpoints is sky high.

Arlington School Board votes to remove police from schools

In a unanimous 5 to 0 vote on Thursday night, the Arlington County Public School Board voted to remove school resource officers from permanent daily positions in schools.

Arlington high school swimmer headed to Tokyo Olympics after breaking record

A high school senior from Arlington will be heading to Tokyo this summer for Team USA after breaking swimming records during this week’s Olympic trials.

Arlington County plans to rename Lee Highway

Arlington County is planning to rename a major highway bearing the name of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Cicada sundae goes viral for Arlington ice cream shop

An Arlington ice cream shop has generated a lot of buzz this past week after their “Cicada Sundae” went viral on social media.

Arlington Public Schools looking into reducing presence of school resource officers

Arlington Public Schools may no longer have school resource offices, or SRO's, after the superintendent recommended removing them from school buildings at a school board meeting Thursday night.

Arlington program reusing food scraps

Arlington officials have what may seem like an unusual request – they want your leftover scraps of food.

Dozens displaced after Arlington apartment complex fire

Fire and smoke filled the sky in Arlington Monday morning. Fire officials say the blaze was reported in the 3000 block of S Randolph Street.

Arlington public schools officials say they have too few teachers to support summer school

During a school year of mostly virtual learning, a lot of students fell behind. It left many parents hoping summer school would help turn things around, but now, some are finding out that won’t be an option.