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Last WWI Vet Buckles Will Lie in Basement at Arlington, Not Capitol Rotunda

By Andrea StoneMar 11th 2011 – 3:14PM
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WASHINGTON -- The last American doughboy from World War I will lie in honor in a basement chapel of the amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery -- not the U.S. Capitol rotunda -- and then be interred on Tuesday. In a brief announcement, the cemetery said Army Cpl. Frank Buckles, who died at 110 on Feb. 27, will be...

Amid Buckles Ruckus, Sgt. York's Grandson Says Family Turned Down Capitol Rotunda

By Andrea StoneMar 4th 2011 – 11:29PM
AP

AP

WASHINGTON -- In stark contrast to the wishes of the last American World War I veteran, the family of one of the most highly decorated soldiers of that conflict turned down offers to have Sgt. Alvin York's body lie in the U.S. Capitol and be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Word leaked Thursday that House and Senate...

Midwest Buckles Under Monstrous Blizzard

Feb 2nd 2011 – 9:33AM
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Scott Olson, Getty Images

CHICAGO -- A massive storm billed as the worst in decades barreled toward the northeast Wednesday, leaving vast swaths from Chicago to New York paralyzed by snow and ice, leaving hundreds of motorists stranded all night and shuttering airports and schools. Chicago received up to 17 inches of snow with more still possible,...

All Clear at Super Bowl Stadium After Bomb Scare

By Hugh CollinsJan 28th 2011 – 2:31PM
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Getty Images

Authorities have declared an all clear at Cowboys Stadium, site of next week's Super Bowl, after a suspicious object sparked a massive security lockdown. Cops received a 911 call at 8 this morning saying they had seen somebody place an object in a drain near the stadium in Arlington, Texas, local TV station WFAA reported....

3 Killed, 3 Injured in Fire at Iowa Trailer Home

Jan 1st 2011 – 3:13PM

ARLINGTON, Iowa -- Three people, including two small children, died in a Saturday morning fire that consumed their northeast Iowa trailer home, authorities said. Three other people - two adults and one child - were injured in the blaze three miles southwest of Arlington and taken to a hospital in Oelwein for treatment,...

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Arlington Sexual Assault: Woman Wakes To Find Boyfriend's Neighbor Having Sex With Her

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 14th 2012 - 06:21PM

An out-of-town woman visiting her boyfriend in Arlington told police early Sunday that she woke in the middle of the night to find another man having sex with her.

arlington News From the Web

  • 05/31/12 County Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.1 Percent in April Source: Arlington Sun Gazette - Arlington VA Arlington's jobless rate declined to near 3 percent in April, lowest among Virginia's 134 cities and counties and among the lowest in the nation.
  • 05/31/12 Arlington may get community radio station Source: Washington Business Journal - Washington DC Arlington Independent Media is in the planning stages of what may become Arlington's own independent community radio station, ARLnow.com reported.
  • 05/31/12 Arlington principal tapped for Port job Source: The Daily News - Newburyport MA For Superintendent Marc Kerble, the ideal candidate to lead Molin Upper Elementary School would be a great principal willing to commit to the 5-year-old school for more than one or two years.
  • 05/30/12 Red Oak officers carry the torch Source: Waxahachie Daily Light - Waxahachie TX Red Oak Police officers and police department personnel from all over the state of Texas ran the final leg and handed off the torch to Special Olympics athletes at University of Texas at Arlington on May 25 .
  • 05/30/12 Idle Free Arlington campaign starts Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL Arlington Heights launched its campaign aimed at convincing drivers to avoid idling their cars launched Wednesday when public works employees installed signs Wednesday encouraging motorists to Breathe Easy at Westgate Elementary School, 500 S. Dwyer Ave.

Background on arlington

Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district.

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