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Arlington police resolve stand-off with armed man; Nationals’ Bryce Harper holds Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky’s medals during first pitch

Northern Virginia’s daily dose of local and national news for Thursday, Aug. 25.

By Editorial August 25, 2016 at 8:56 am

Arlington County Police peacefully resolved a stand-off with an armed man near the Virginia Square-GMU Metro station.
(ARLnow)

The Nationals’ Bryce Harper held Olympian Katie Ledecky’s medals while the U.S. swimmer threw out the first pitch at the Nats’ game against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.
(WTOP)

Studies conducted on rivers and streams in Maryland and Virginia found high levels of animal and human fecal matter.
(WTOP)

Metro leadership held a special meeting on Thursday to discuss trains that recently ran red signals and a derailment at East Falls Church station.
(WTOP)

Ed Gillespie, who plans to run in the 2017 Virginia gubernatorial race, appeared with former GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina at a forum in Ashburn.
(Loudoun Times-Mirror)

Lanier Avant—the chief of staff for Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, staff director for the House Homeland Security Committee and a resident of Arlington—has been charged for failing to file tax returns for five years.
(ARLnow)

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