Crime Reports
MALICIOUS WOUNDING, 800 block of S. Ivy Street. At 7:55 p.m. on Jan. 3, a married couple got into a verbal dispute. The argument escalated and the wife stabbed her husband in his arm with a folding knife. The victim was transported to Virginia Hospital Center for medical treatment of the stab wound. A 20-year-old Arlington woman was arrested and charged with malicious wounding.
Health Advisory Committee to Consider Policy of Withholding Recess as Punishment
Should the last-resort punishment be scuttled?
Should students be punished by having their recess time revoked?
Defense Carries Yorktown Girls’ Basketball to Victory
Freshman Criswell, sophomore Nye combine for 30 points.
The Yorktown girls' basketball team held Hayfield to five field goals during the first 25 minutes of the game on Jan. 14.
Yorktown Boys’ Basketball Blows Out First-Place Hayfield
Patriots snap Hawks’ 11-game win streak with 28-point victory.
The Yorktown boys' basketball team snapped Hayfield's 11-game win streak on Monday night.
Montante Wins National Contest
Vincenza Montante, a senior at Washington-Lee High School, in Arlington, was one of two student winners in the 2012 National Punctuation Day Presidential Punctuation Contest. http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/
FBI, Police Investigate Bank Robbery
At 4:02 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2012, an unknown male entered the Bank of America at 3600 S. Glebe Road in Arlington, approached a bank teller, and demanded money. After receiving a sum of money, the subject left the bank on foot.
Arlington Home Sales: November, 2012
In November 2012, 239 Arlington homes sold between $1,710,000-$60,000.
Arlington Home Sales: November, 2012
Mental Health First Aid Seen as a Way to Identify Problems Early
Del. Rob Krupicka (D-45) leads effort to expand training for workers on the front lines.
In her role as a caseworker for Adult Protective Services, Wilma Roberts has seen it all.
Northern Virginia Democrat Takes Aim at the Gun Show Loophole
Arlington delegates wants to require background checks for all private firearms sales.
Legislators will be dueling over guns this year at the Capitol, with gun-rights advocates set to oppose efforts to close Virginia’s gun-show loophole.
Toxic Politics: Northern Virginia Delegation Split on Uranium Mining
Issue pits economic development against environmental concerns.
Northern Virginia may be hundreds of miles away from the Southside community where a family business is seeking to overturn a longstanding ban on uranium mining in Virginia.
In Session
With the fresh tragedy of Newtown, Conn., haunting the Virginia General Assembly, the issue of gun control is certain to be one of the most emotional topics on the docket.
Commandant Addresses Students
Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr., commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, visited Bishop O’Connell High School for an afternoon discussion with students enrolled in the school’s Global Studies program.
Raising Funds for High Adventure
The aroma of garlic and tomato sauce wafted up from the stove and out the doors into fellowship hall as scouts from Boy Scout Troop 167 prepared for the annual spaghetti dinner on Saturday evening, Jan. 5, at Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church.
Dear Richmond: Here’s What’s Needed
Medicaid and mental health services cited as key issues.
Arlington’s representatives in the state legislature listened to the public’s wishes for priorities to be addressed at the upcoming Virginia General Assembly session during a hearing on Friday, Jan. 4, in the Arlington County Board Room.
Arlington Crime Report Jan. 9
Crime report for Arlington.