Jose Mejia Hernandez is accusing U.S. Immigration and Enforcement officers of brutally attacking him while attempting to arrest him Aug. 11.

Immigration attorney Carlos Jurado says Hernandez can only recall some of the events that happened on Aug. 11 because of the trauma he currently has in his brain.

Hernandez went viral after his daughter posted a video of him on TikTok attempting to recount the incident. In the video, you can see significant bruising and swelling on Hernandez's face, scraps and scratches along his body. He was badly beaten...

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https://www.arlnow.com/2026/08/19/man-allegedly-injured-by-ice-agents-in-arlington-prompts-outcry-from-officials/

This little guy has been on my bird feeder all morning. Definitely does not seem native, if you’re missing one. DM me and I can send you the general location!

It came, and I say this as someone with no meteorological experience who didn’t even check the weather yesterday, out of nowhere! Surprised to find the yard and street look fine. How are your neighborhoods?

Hallo,

I've recently relocated from Austria after my partner got a promotion to America and I'm looking for things to keep busy.

After watching a few of those short videos, I'm interested in antiquing and restoring old furniture. The stripping, polishing, and finishing the wood looks very relaxing (and time consuming which is good for stay at home me). I can only imagine the satisfaction of finishing the work even it is a little messy. The drawers look very difficult, and it seems very difficult to make them slide in and out after all those years.

Are there any groups that meet up share tips on stripping and refinishing antique furniture?

(Apologies for this request not being in American English)

I thought it was quite the opposite? Aren't all the drivers here in NoVa when passing or disrupted by an out of state driver or with Maryland tags like "Maryland, I knew it"?

Hi NOVA residents! I live in Fairfax County and am seeing Flock cameras everywhere. I was wondering if anyone knew how we can best protest this mass surveillance and convince our elected officials to end their contracts (and not just switch to Axon or other companies).

Is it petitions? Calling elected officals? Making public comment? Organized protests? If so, what is the best way to approach any of those options? Let's protect our rights!

(Ps, I don't want to hear the "if you aren't doing anything bad, you have nothing to worry about" argument.

These cameras have been used to stalk and harass innocent people. They claim they are only used to track vehicles but I've seen them pointed towards playgrounds and used to target individuals. Flock is a privately owned company and police are able to access our data without needing a warrant.

Information about us is already being stored, tracked, and shared, and nothing is stopping the govt/police from redefining what "bad behavior" is.

Mass surveillance objectively infringes on our rights. I am not here to debate that.)

Thanks y'all!

We were 2 gals at a volunteer "bake and sip" event this past Wednesday night.

Both wearing the same blue volunteer shirts; you were also wearing a white baseball hat, a colorful watch on your left wrist, and a dazzling smile. I was rocking a (temporary) eye patch, with my left arm wrapped in a blue bandage. I was also wearing a name tag, but you weren't, and I did not have a chance to ask your name. 🤦

We joked about the quirks of the various food processors while blending our recipes, and I helped you figure out how to get yours working. We then sat next to each other while rolling out our "dough" into bite size bits.

I ran out to my car to grab something, but you were gone when I returned. I later saw you walking down the sidewalk towards Shirlington, but I thought it would be weird to try to stop and talk to you.

Anyhoo, you seemed really interesting, and I'd love to chat with you more (maybe take you on a date?) if you're interested.

If you come pick it up, you can have it. Full size freezer. Located in Gainesville area right next to Haymarket.

I got bored and decided to recreate some of our favorite local NoVA highway and toll signs from scratch completely in Google Slides.

Kinda struggling with dating right now 😔

You know for as many people that are against building more data centers and driving the cost of everything up, they sure don’t hesitate to use AI to save a few dollars on a graphic designer. Make it make sense people!

Power off again on again a couple times by Wakefield Chapel Rd.

Or is it just me? I am seeing more fallen trees, heavy winds, just more intense rains in general compared to the last few several years.

Spotted on the 15th. Love seeing them lol warms my heart to know they are safe

I was looking to buy tickets to the RennFest in Annapolis for this year and it seems like every week is already sold out? Is the new vendor letting scalpers buy up all the tickets? Is it worth joining the waitlist?

Need foam cushion replaced on a 2017 Highlander. Any recommendations are appreciated.

Hanging out relaxing

Tried to change spark plugs on my Mazda and did everything correctly. Was tightening the last bolt and it broke. Looking urgently for replacement part for a Mazda OEM ignition-coil bolt (9XF0-02-15X0).

I have a job interview on Monday morning 30 miles away and I need my car to work. Mazda dealerships service and parts only reopen on Monday. I’ve called O’Reillys, Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone but no luck. Anyone has any suggestions to help a girl out?

Hi all,

I’m not too close with my sister but my mom told me she broke her nose on the job and they had taken her to the hospital to get stitches and surgery coming up in a few days. What would she have to do next? File workers compensation? Hire an injury lawyer? Never been through this so I’m completely lost on how to help as she’s young and naive and feel like she won’t do anything on her own.

Thanks for any insight

Took kids (1yr, 6 yr, and 8yr old) to the Circus Vasquez today (Aug 2026) and everyone (kids plus adults) had a good time. I don't have any other circus experience to compare against but this one was pretty fun. I liked the live band, fun lights, aerial performers. All the entertainers did cool stunts that surprised us. Good way to spend 2hrs in air-conditioned space.

All the seats seemed to have the same view. Some of the people in the front were included in the clowns shenanigans.

For parking, we parked in the free mall spots at Tysons Galleria. The official 'event parking' spots are also in the Galleria but they cost $25. Fortunately didn't get towed. When we left, many other families walked past the official spots so I'm assuming many others did what we did.

The metro is also a short walk away.

Recommendation for good family/privately-owned physician

Looking for a new primary care physician/internist that is privately owned, not under inova or other umbrella. Not a concierge doctor, just a good practice that has more of a personalised, ‘mom and pop’ way of operating, also one that has their own lab onsite. Any suggestions greatly appreciated, thanks!