Naomi Jagoda

Yesterday

Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille urged residents to be patient while authorities investigate the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man by an off-duty Arlington County deputy sheriff. "I am confident that appropriate justice will prevail once all facts are known," Euille said in a statement Thursday....

Kytja Weir

Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

Capital Bikeshare is saving cash and time for its riders, making them healthier while also taking cars off the roads and spurring economic development, according to two new surveys of riders. But the service appears to be having an unintended result of shifting some riders away from walking or...

Naomi Jagoda

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

A 22-year-old man is dead after being shot by an off-duty Arlington County deputy sheriff in Alexandria, police officials said. Family and friends identified the victim as Julian Dawkins, who worked for the "PBS NewsHour" program. The deputy sheriff, 44-year-old Craig Patterson, was questioned...

Liz Essley

Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

Northern Virginia transportation officials have a long wish list for the first $180 million expected to flow into their coffers in the next year from tax increases in Gov. Bob McDonnell's new roads package -- including widening traffic-clogged Route 28 and Route 1. The Northern Virginia...

Kytja Weir

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

Capital Bikeshare has shiny red bikes on street corners all over the region, with plans to expand. But surprisingly, those cherry red numbers haven't been stolen very often. Only 15 bikes have gone missing out of the 1,900 bikes ordered for the bikesharing service since it began in fall 2010,...

Liz Essley

Published: Sun, May 19, 2013

The Pentagon City Metro station is slated to get two new entrances in the next two years. Arlington County is working to build a new $5 million elevator to take riders from the street to the underground station, as well as refurbish a pedestrian tunnel built decades ago but never used. The...

Steve Contorno

Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on Thursday backed higher pay for teachers and more resources for pre-K programs in an education plan that was part of a weeklong rollout of the agenda he'd pursue if elected. Speaking to a friendly crowd in Arlington, McAuliffe also...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Thu, May 9, 2013

The trial for the head of the U.S. Air Force's sexual assault prevention office accused of groping a woman in Crystal City has been scheduled for July 18. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, 41, of Arlington, is charged with misdemeanor sexual battery. If convicted, he could face up to a year behinds...

Scott McCabe

Updated: Mon, May 6, 2013

The head of the U.S. Air Force sexual assault prevention office was arrested in Crystal City over the weekend on charges of sexual battery. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski was accused of groping a woman in a Crystal City parking lot in the 500 block of S. 23rd Street early Sunday, according to an...

Naomi Jagoda

Published: Mon, May 6, 2013

Arlington County police and the FBI are trying to identify the man who robbed a BB&T bank Monday morning. The incident occurred at about 9:20 a.m. at the BB&T branch on the 900 block of North Taylor Street, near the Ballston Metro station. The robber entered the bank and passed a...