(Updated at 5:45 p.m.) When Braylon Meade died in a car crash, a juvenile court judge handed down a sentence of one year of incarceration and two years of probation to the 17-year-old who crashed into him. Prosecutors asked for a longer confinement term. Had the crash happened just two months later, however, the driver
A Cambodian-American college student partied too hard one night and lived in fear of deportation for decades. A man whose right to a fair trial was trampled on because, an Arlington County Circuit Court judge said, prosecutors withheld evidence that would have helped his case. The race to determine the next Democrat-backed Commonwealth's Attorney has
(Updated at 12:30 p.m.) A year ago, Arlington County launched a diversion program for youth and young adults who commit certain misdemeanor and felony crimes. Heart of Safety is a voluntary program facilitated by Restorative Arlington, a nonprofit that facilitates meetings between victims who choose this approach and the people who committed crimes against them.
With early and caucus voting underway, some candidates for local office are getting boosts from prominent Arlington Democrats. Arlington is a Democratic stronghold for state and national politics. On the local level, that ethos has fueled intense focus on who will get the official support of the local party even for non-partisan positions on