Posts Tagged Arlington
A Northern Virginia Hospital is Leading the Way in Cutting Down on C-Sections
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 5, 2018
The Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. (Credit: NCinDC / Flickr)
In the last few decades, the number of cesarean section births has skyrocketed, and many leaders in the medical community feel it’s at a crisis level. But one hospital in Northern Virginia may have come upon a way of solving the problem. Michael Pope has the story.
Arlington Remembers 9/11 Attacks
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 11, 2017
A U.S. flag unfurled at the Pentagon earlier today on the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (Credit: AP Photo / Jacquelyn Martin)
This year marks the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, which is still quite raw in Arlington. Michael Pope is on the scene with the story.
Va News Topics: Petersburg Christmas Parade, Arlington to D.C. Gondola
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 7, 2016
Credit: Virginia Public Access Project
The cash-strapped City of Petersburg will have a Christmas parade this year, but it was a very close call, and within a few years commuters and tourists may be riding a gondola from Arlington County to hard-to-reach Georgetown in D.C. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week on the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va News link at vpap.org. Fred Echols reports.
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