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Marymount University campus reopens after bomb threat

By Jennifer Ortiz

WASHINGTON — Arlington County police said Marymount University campus has reopened following a bomb threat on Sunday. Arlington County Police tweeted at around 1:30 p.m. that they have searched and cleared the area of any harm and a suspect has been taken into custody in connection to the threat.

The university campus was evacuated at around 11:30 a.m. as Arlington County Police investigated the threat. Police said that K9s swept the campus “out of an abundance of caution.” Arlington County Police asked the public to avoid the area during the investigation.

Arlington County Board raises vehicle tow fees by $25

By Sarah Jacobs
Drivers whose vehicles are towed in Arlington County, Virginia, for parking where they shouldn’t have will pay higher tow rates this year, but not as much as the local tow industry would have liked. In December, the county board approved a new rate structure that raises the fee from $135 to $160 for vehicles under 7,500 pounds. The lower fee had been in place since 2014.
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