Arlington News

Americans have honored our soldiers and those killed in U.S. wars in late May for nearly 150 years.

Memorial Day 2013-the unofficial kick-off for summer-is Monday, May 27, but concerts, fireworks and other events last all of Memorial Day weekend throughout DC and Northern Virginia.

We know traffic is bad throughout the D.C. metro area, but Arlington County has the most workers coming into it from other jurisdictions, according to Governing Magazine .

When Bonchon opens in a posh new building in Arlington this summer, the notoriously no-frills Korean chicken chain will be doing its best to fit in.

This is our dog Zoe, a 1.5 year-old mix who lives in Arlington. We adopted her when she was 3 months old from Lost Dog & Cat Rescue Foundation right here in Arlington - she was found on the side of the road with her brothers and sisters, all very malnourished.

WTOP Commuter Idle finalist Nathan Stanford Sr., finally at the end of his commute, texts his wife to let her know he's made it to work.

Alexandria police are interviewing an Arlington County sheriff's deputy in regards to a suspicious death that occurred early Wednesday morning in the 100 block of Lynhaven Drive, just west of Potomac Yard.

Ground Floor Retail Exemption Granted - At its meeting yesterday , the County Board granted an exemption to the policy of requiring ground floor retail space, for the office building at 3701 N. Fairfax Drive.

Some Lyon Park residents have expressed concern about Arlington's 911 system after waiting on hold while calling in last Wednesday's house fire on N. Highland Street .

One of two caskets is seen after services to honor two sailors from the Civil War ship, the USS Monitor, at Arlington National Cemetery, Friday, March 8, 2013 in Arlington, Va.

The Internal Revenue Service demanded information about conservative groups' college-aged interns, prompting outrage from one of the country's top conservative activist organizations and leading one former intern to wonder whether his family's pizza parlor would be endangered.

Question: My soon-to-be-ex-husband makes less than I do. Does that mean I have to pay spousal support after we divorce? The short answer here is probably ; however, it can sometimes be impossible to predict what a court is going to do when it comes to spousal support.

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The "charity" run by President Barack Obama's half-brother that was fast-tracked for IRS tax-exempt status is based at a Virginia UPS store, according to its website.

It's been a week since a man was stabbed near the W & OD Trail in Falls Church, and police are still looking the alleged suspect.

Dow Chemical has launched a laboratory safety website that includes a comprehensive set of training videos and additional resources, the company announced on May 19.

Construction companies in Texas have hired 40,000 more workers between April 2012 and April 2013, according to the latest Associated General Contractors of America report.

Keith Wilkie is a successful artist who paints at his studio in McLean as well as in South Carolina.

A man accused of stealing an iPhone in the Buckingham neighborhood on Sunday is probably regretting his decision to flee toward Ballston.

A member of the Marine Corps honor guard waits May 15 for the start of a funeral service for 13 service members killed in a helicopter crash on May 12, 1975, in the Gulf of Thailand.