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Arlnow API, RSS and sitemap

Every article Arlnow publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 545 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

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Four ways to pull arlnow.com

All four are ours, all four are live, and none of them needs a key.

JSON Search this publisher

Every article we hold from arlnow.com, newest first. Add q= to search inside.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.arlnow.com&size=20"open it →

RSS Subscribe in any reader

The same articles as an RSS 2.0 feed. Works in Feedly, Inoreader, Thunderbird — anywhere.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/rss?host=www.arlnow.com&size=50"open it →

JSON Feed For apps

JSON Feed 1.1, the same content in a format apps parse natively.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/feed.json?host=www.arlnow.com&size=50"open it →

Trimmed For agents

Only the fields an agent needs — title, url, date, language — so the response stays small.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.arlnow.com&size=20&fields=title,url,published_at,lang"open it →

Call the API

A live request. Paste it into a terminal and Arlnow headlines come back as JSON.

bash
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.arlnow.com&size=5"
545
articles indexed
192
in the last 30 days
11
median per day
0
languages
11 min
median crawl lag
25.08 → 19.09
archive depth

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 18 days. The busiest hour is 14:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

2026-08-25: 2 articles2026-08-26: 11 articles2026-08-27: 16 articles2026-08-28: 18 articles2026-08-29: 4 articles2026-08-31: 11 articles2026-09-01: 10 articles2026-09-02: 13 articles2026-09-03: 13 articles2026-09-04: 28 articles2026-09-05: 2 articles2026-09-12: 1 articles2026-09-14: 11 articles2026-09-15: 14 articles2026-09-16: 13 articles2026-09-17: 11 articles2026-09-18: 13 articles2026-09-19: 1 articles08-2508-2809-0109-0409-1409-1709-19
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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/stats?host=www.arlnow.com&top=10"

Publishing rhythm

When Arlnow actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 545 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

00: 200001: 00102: 20203: 00304: 20405: 00506: 00607: 00708: 00809: 00910: 01011: 141112: 151213: 161314: 281415: 181516: 71617: 171718: 161819: 251920: 52021: 52122: 12223: 123
Mon: 22MonTue: 26TueWed: 37WedThu: 40ThuFri: 59FriSat: 8SatSun: 0Sun

Latest articles

The 18 most recent Arlnow articles in the index — the same rows the API returns, rendered for humans.

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 18, 2026
2026-09-19 00:30 UTC
Good Friday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar. 🕗 News recap The following articles were publis
Dominion investigating tripped transmission line after flashes, booms and flickering lights Thursday night
2026-09-18 21:15 UTC
Two flashes of light and loud booms were seen and heard across Northern Virginia last night (Thursday), including in parts of Arlington. Home surveillance video shared wi
Woman arrested after nearly nude home break-in
2026-09-18 19:55 UTC
A 31-year-old Arlington woman is behind bars after an unusual home break-in in the Cherrydale neighborhood last night. Police received a 911 call just before 11 p.m. for
NEW: Search underway for missing person last seen at Pentagon Metro station
2026-09-18 19:20 UTC
A young woman from Prince George’s County has been missing since Tuesday after last being seen at the Pentagon Metro station. Family members of Esube “Izzy” Wondwossen, 2
O’Connell grad builds experience at U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur golf championships
2026-09-18 18:30 UTC
The third time was the charm for golfer Logan Reilly over the summer when it came to two of the biggest golf tournaments the world has to offer. First, the […]
Corso Italian closes permanently due to flooding in Shirlington
2026-09-18 17:45 UTC
Corso Italian has abandoned plans to reopen after closing its doors last month due to flooding. The Italian restaurant, which closed indefinitely on Aug. 2 following wate
USS Arlington honors local police corporal who died of 9/11-related cancer
2026-09-18 15:45 UTC
The U.S. Navy recently honored the memory of Cpl. Barry Foust, an Arlington police officer who died from cancer related to his response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The
Poll: The best ramen spot in Arlington
2026-09-18 15:45 UTC
Share your favorite spot for a warm bowl of noodles in this week's Readers' Choice poll.
Morning Notes for September 18, 2026
2026-09-18 15:15 UTC
Arch Harms ‘Cannot Be Avoided’ — “Federal officials acknowledge that President Donald Trump’s planned triumphal arch will unavoidably harm historic sites if built as plan
Plans for bus rapid transit buildout include three lines through Falls Church
2026-09-18 14:00 UTC
A blueprint for an expanded network of bus rapid transit (BRT) in Northern Virginia includes three lines passing through Falls Church. The city was the last stop on a thr
Anti-ICE protest and vigil to target Trump official in South Arlington
2026-09-18 13:15 UTC
Anti-ICE protesters are planning a demonstration near the South Arlington home of a top federal official tomorrow (Saturday). A vigil and procession taking aim at ICE tac
New studies on Carlin Springs Road safety launching soon
2026-09-18 12:30 UTC
Two studies on traffic safety on Carlin Springs Road are expected to kick off next month. County officials are planning two separate evaluations: The first will focus on
Va. attorney general says DHS may have violated state election law after whistleblower report
2026-09-18 02:40 UTC
Virginia’s attorney general said Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state laws after a whistleblower accused its employees of mis
ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 17, 2026
2026-09-18 00:30 UTC
Good Thursday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar. 🕗 News recap The following articles were publ
Where to celebrate Oktoberfest in Arlington and Falls Church, starting this weekend
2026-09-17 19:45 UTC
Oktoberfest season opens in Arlington and Falls Church this weekend, with a three-day festival in Courthouse, a five-brewery run in Shirlington and — a bit incongruously
Grants for Arlington theater, music and art groups set for County Board approval
2026-09-17 18:45 UTC
The County Board is preparing to vote on $365,810 in grant funding for individual artists and arts organizations around Arlington. The grants, authorized annually and inc
County staff seek to crack down on karaoke at Big Tony’s
2026-09-17 17:45 UTC
Karaoke nights at Big Tony’s Pizzeria & Dive Bar are going up for debate at an upcoming County Board meeting. The retro-style Clarendon bar is seeking county authorizatio
Sprouts supermarket opening next week on Langston Blvd
2026-09-17 15:45 UTC
A new grocery store is opening on Langston Blvd next week, replacing a Giant supermarket that closed more than two years ago. Sprouts Farmers Market will host a grand ope

Harvest it all

Page through the archive by date. from and to accept YYYY-MM-DD or relative values such as now-7d.

bash
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.arlnow.com&from=now-7d&size=100"

To poll for new material, keep the timestamp of the newest article you saw and ask only for what came after it:

bash
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.arlnow.com&from=now-1h&sort=date_asc"

Article bodies come with full_text=true. No key, no quota tier, no header — see the search endpoint for every parameter.

Metadata quality

How well Arlnow marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

0%
dates from JSON-LD
0%
articles with a byline
0%
articles with sections
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average page weight

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 11 min at the median, 2944 minutes at the 90th percentile.

FAQ

Does Arlnow have an official API?

Not a public one. This endpoint is the practical alternative: their articles as structured JSON, with title, lead, publication time, section, byline and a link back to the original.

How do I get their RSS feed?

Most publishers expose one at /rss or /feed, but feeds carry only the last few dozen items and drop them within hours. This index keeps 545 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does Arlnow publish per day?

11 on a median day, measured across 18 days.

Can I use this commercially?

The API is free and unauthenticated. What you may do with the content is between you and the publisher: we return metadata, a lead paragraph and a link, not a licence.