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An Arlington County teacher is coming up with creative ways to keep her students engaged during distance learning. News4’s Leon Harris introduces Nicole Croce.

Arlington County has a new tool to address the COVID-19 pandemic. News4’s Derrick Ward explains how fire officials say it will change the way some emergency calls are handled during the health crisis and beyond.

A former member of Arlington County’s governing board who resigned to quarantine with his family after being diagnosed with brain cancer has died. Erik Gutshall, who was elected to the five-member Arlington County Board in 2017, resigned April 6. Gutshall, 49, had been undergoing treatment for brain cancer for several weeks. “This tragic news, coming so quickly after Erik’s initial…

A member of Arlington County’s governing board has resigned after being diagnosed with brain cancer

An employee at an Arlington, Virginia, business has been arrested and charged after shooting a juvenile who allegedly broke into the store, police say. Three suspects broke into the unnamed business on the 2400 block of Shirlington Road early Sunday and began stealing cash and merchandise, Arlington County Police say. An employee, Hamzeh Abushariah, 33, of Washington, D.C., heard the…

An Arlington County firefighter tested positive for coronavirus this week and the union is concerned that colleagues were not told to quarantine.  The firefighter tested positive for COVID-19 and was managing the illness at home with “the full support of family and the department,” the department announced Tuesday night.  “The Arlington County Public Health Division has been involved with...

After a firefighter tested positive for coronavirus, why weren’t their colleagues told to quarantine? News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

People who have symptoms of the novel coronavirus and have a doctor’s order can now get tested in Arlington, Virginia.

A drive-thru testing site opened for people who have symptoms of the novel coronavirus in Arlington, Virginia. VHC medical staff will collect samples from Arlington residents, Arlington County Government employees, Arlington Public Schools employees and patients of VHC Medical Staff. The Virginia Hospital Center partnered with the Arlington County Public Health Department to open the temporary testing site at 1429…

Health officials are contacting first responders and residents in DC after a firefighter tested positive for coronavirus.

City leaders trying to get a handle on e-scooter safety have little hard data to consider.

A carjacking in Pentagon City late Friday night led to a brief high-speed chase on I-395 before the suspect drove into Washington, D.C., authorities say. Arlington County police said Saturday a man parked his car at a garage in the 900 block of Army Navy Drive about 10:30 p.m. and saw someone acting suspiciously. The man left the area, but…

Arlington County police say there have been four carjackings and two armed assaults at parking garages in Pentagon City in recent weeks. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

A former member of the elite U.S. Army unit The Old Guard was found outside Joint Base Fort Myer earlier this month with a jaw-dropping cache of military weapons and tactical gear that officials believe he stole from the Army. Curtis Levar Wells, 21, faces a felony charge of receiving or buying stolen goods. Court documents say the FBI is…

Residents of an Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood say couples are driving to a dead-end street and having sex in their cars. The residents on 4th Street South, which some call Lovers Lane, in the Glencarlyn neighborhood are begging people to stop. Margaret Staeben is disgusted. “It’s really gross to think that this is going on outside my house,” she said....

Arlington residents say couples are parking on a their dead-end street to have sex. Shomari Stone reports.

Arlington police are searching for three people charged with stealing from unlocked cars. The charges come at a time when thefts from vehicles are on the rise. Northern Virginia Reporter Drew Wilder reports on the new tactic police are using to try to reverse the trend.

Drivers with a lead foot may soon have to watch their speed more closely in Arlington County, Virginia.

The Arlington County Board approved on Saturday an agreement paving the way for Arlington National Cemetery to expand, ensuring servicemembers can be laid to rest there for decades to come. Arlington National Cemetery was slated to run out of new burial spaces in two to three decades without changes. The cemetery aims to add 70 acres to its southern border,…