Arlington County softball dad takes on schools system over sport mask mandates

An Arlington County softball dad created a petition to take on the county’s school system on sports and mask mandates. The school system’s spokesperson sent FOX 5 an emailed response on Tuesday, affirming student athletes will be required to wear masks during competition until the end of the school year. 

Arlington County police arrest Colonial Village strangulation suspect

Arlington County police have arrested a man who they say tried to strangle a woman in the Colonial Village neighborhood earlier this month.

Pets being returned to local shelters after adoption boom

The Animal Welfare League of Arlington says the coronavirus pandemic is a contributing factor to the facility’s overflow and the need to get pets adopted.

Arlington police searching for attacker they say strangled woman

Arlington Police are investigating an assault with strangulation in the Colonial Village neighborhood and searching for the man responsible for the crime.

Arlington animal shelter rescues baby fox, reunites him with mother

When a homeowner in Arlington heard a tiny cry coming from their garden earlier this week, the Animal Welfare League of Arlington was called right away which led to a baby fox being rescued!

Arlington residents weigh in on next phase of Amazon's HQ2

Amazon has big plans for the next phase of HQ2, including an eye-catching building they’re calling "The Helix." But before plans are finalized, Arlington officials want the public to weigh-in.

Cherry blossom celebrations open to public in Arlington

As we near peak bloom of cherry blossoms, it's not just D.C. that celebrates; Festival fun also takes place in Arlington. 

'Happy to be relinquishing my barber duties!' Arlington barber shares sweet note from client’s wife

Jim Moore is the owner of Moore’s Barbershop in Arlington, Virginia. The business closed for two months – in April and May – of 2020. They were able to reopen in June with safety protocols in place.

Arlington man threatened woman before police allegedly found shotgun, pipe bombs in his home

An Arlington man allegedly sent threatening text messages to a woman and made "threatening statements" about others before police found a shotgun and pipe bombs in his home on Tuesday.

Some Capitol riot protesters faked illness to stay behind police lines, medical personnel say

Some protesters pretended to be injured so they could be treated by emergency medical staff and remain behind police lines, according to an Arlington firefighter who responded to the Capitol riot in January.

Arlington Public Schools dealing with failing grades and dropping GPAs

About three-quarters of the school year is over. Even though kids around the D.C. region are starting to go back into classrooms a bit, it likely won’t be enough to make up for the negative impact distance learning has had on some students.