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ARLnow Daily Update: September 18, 2026 · ARLnow Daily Update

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  It's Friday, September 18th. This is the ARL Now Daily Update. A search is underway for a 22-year-old Howard University student last seen leaving the Pentagon Metro Station.
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  Isibe Wandwasan, who goes by Izzy, has been missing since Tuesday. Her family handed out flyers around the station today and asked businesses to check security cameras.
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  The Black and Missing Foundation says she may be in danger. Corso Italian will not reopen in Shirlington. The restaurant closed in early August after flooding damaged its dining room and basement.
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  Owner Jill Erber told customers Thursday that repairs could not be finished on any workable timeline, so she and the landlord ended the lease. It served Shirlington 15 years, first as Cheezetik.
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  Erber is now helping her staff find jobs. Protesters plan a vigil and procession tomorrow near the South Arlington home of Russell Vought, President Trump's budget director.
• 0:58
  Faith leaders say they will place stones bearing the names of people who died in immigration detention. It begins at 2:00 p.m. at Alcova Heights Park.
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  A 31-year-old Arlington woman is jailed after an unusual break-in in Cherrydale.
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  Police say she threw a rock through a glass door late Thursday night, then exposed herself to a man sheltering inside with his wife and child. She faces burglary and indecent exposure charges.
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  The Navy has honored an Arlington police officer who died of 9/11 related cancer. A flag flown over the ship USS Arlington was presented to the widow of Corporal Barry Faust.
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  He responded to the Pentagon and served the county more than three decades. Two county traffic safety studies on Carlin Springs Road begin next month, north and south of Arlington Boulevard.
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  Three schools sit along the southern stretch, which has seen several serious crashes. An open house is set for Tuesday, October 6th, at Kenmore Middle School.
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  Northern Virginia's Transportation Authority is pitching a 28 route bus rapid transit network by 2045. Three lines would pass through Falls Church, including one along Arlington Boulevard to Crystal City.
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  Officials warn no one has identified money to operate the buses. Virginia's Attorney General says the federal Department of Homeland Security may have violated state election law.
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  Jay Jones wrote that agency staff allegedly misrepresented themselves on voter lookup tools while searching for non-citizen voters. The claims come from an anonymous whistleblower report.
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  A Bishop O'Connell graduate had a big summer on the golf course. Logan Riley played the US Open at Shinnecock Hills in June, then reached the semifinals of the US Amateur. He's now a sophomore at Auburn.
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  And voting is open in our reader's choice poll for the best ramen spot in Arlington. Voting closes Wednesday, September 30th. That's all for today. Thank you for listening.