A woman and toddler are in the hospital after being stabbed at an Arlington mall. The stabbing happened Saturday night at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City in Arlington. Authorities say 23-year-old Leonardo Reyes, stabbed the woman who was holding a toddler on the sidewalk outside the mall. The woman is currently in critical condition and the toddler is in stable condition at a hospital. Reyes is currently being held at the Arlington County Detention Facility.
Portsmouth public schools will start the next school year earlier than normal. The board approved the new calendar for the 2025-26 school year last week. The district plans to start the new school year on August 18th, more than a week earlier than they did this past year.Schools in the district will also have an extended Labor Day weekend this upcoming summer, with no school August 29th and September 1st.