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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. 128 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.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.arlnow.com&size=5"
128
articles indexed
128
in the last 30 days
11
median per day
0
languages
12 min
median crawl lag
25.08 → 05.09
archive depth

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 11 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 articles08-2508-2608-2708-2808-2908-3109-0109-0209-0309-0409-05
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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 128 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

00: 150001: 00102: 00203: 00304: 20405: 00506: 00607: 00708: 00809: 00910: 01011: 101112: 101213: 101314: 201415: 111516: 41617: 121718: 101819: 171920: 22021: 42122: 02223: 123
Mon: 11MonTue: 12TueWed: 24WedThu: 29ThuFri: 46FriSat: 6SatSun: 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 4, 2026
2026-09-05 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
Almost 4,000 still without power in Arlington after severe ’25-year’ storm
2026-09-04 19:45 UTC
Thousands of Arlington residents remain without power this afternoon (Friday) after a storm swept through the county last night, pummeling trees and power lines. Almost 4
ACPD opens investigation into ICE allegedly injuring man on Columbia Pike
2026-09-04 19:00 UTC
Arlington police have opened an investigation into an immigration arrest on Columbia Pike that reportedly left a man with serious injuries. Detectives met with the man, J
WEATHER ALERT: Another Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Arlington and the D.C. area
2026-09-04 18:10 UTC
Get ready for more storms. While thousands of people are still without power in Arlington and Falls Church, another round of stormy and potentially damaging weather is on
Environmental group honors Del. Lopez for work on ‘forever chemicals’
2026-09-04 17:45 UTC
The Virginia League of Conservation Voters saluted Del. Alfonso Lopez this week for his legislative work on water quality this year. Lopez (D-3) was honored alongside Sen
Bargain hunters expected to fill I-66 garage tomorrow for monthly flea market
2026-09-04 17:00 UTC
Roughly 1,500 shoppers are expected at the I-66 parking garage tomorrow (Saturday) for Arlington’s monthly flea market. More than 150 vendors will set up across multiple
Poll: The best new restaurant in Arlington
2026-09-04 15:45 UTC
Help identify the top culinary newcomer in Arlington by sharing your thoughts on the county's best new restaurant.
What Could a Different Form of Government Mean for Arlington?
2026-09-04 14:45 UTC
What could a different form of local government mean for Arlington and the people who live here? Arlington is growing and evolving, and soon, the County will begin an int
Giant sculptures made from canned goods coming to Pentagon City mall
2026-09-04 14:00 UTC
Six sculptures made from thousands of canned goods are about to go up at the Pentagon City mall. Next Friday, Sept. 11, a half dozen architecture firms with a can-do […]
Labor Day brings facility closures to Arlington and Falls Church
2026-09-04 13:15 UTC
Many local government facilities in Arlington and Falls Church will be closed on Monday in honor of Labor Day. In Arlington, closures include all Arlington Public Library
Arlington NAACP prepares for leadership elections, banquet
2026-09-04 12:30 UTC
The Arlington NAACP has begun laying the groundwork for leadership elections for 2027-28. “We welcome anyone and everyone who would like to serve,” incumbent president Re
Morning Notes for September 4, 2026
2026-09-04 11:30 UTC
Darknet Pill Sellers Charged — Two Florida brothers face federal charges of conspiracy to distribute nitazenes, synthetic opioids that can be more potent than fentanyl. C
UPDATED: Widespread power outages still reported, hours after severe storm
2026-09-04 04:10 UTC
Update at 6 p.m. — The outages are now down to 2,407 Dominion customers, with estimated restoration times potentially stretching to or through midnight. An Arlington Coun
BREAKING: Flash Flood Warning issued, widespread power outages reported after severe storm
2026-09-04 04:10 UTC
Nearly 20,000 homes and businesses are without power in Arlington and a Flash Flood Warning has been issued for parts of the area in the wake of a late night […]
UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Arlington and parts of D.C. area
2026-09-04 00:45 UTC
Update at 12:20 a.m. — Follow our after-storm coverage here. Update at 11:25 p.m. — Arlington is now under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. From NWS: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WA
ARLnow Daily Debrief for Sep 3, 2026
2026-09-04 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
NEW: Excavation for Trump’s arch at Memorial Circle to begin within two weeks
2026-09-03 23:30 UTC
Excavation work is set to start over the next two weeks at Memorial Circle, where the Trump administration plans to build a towering, gilded arch between the Lincoln Memo
Listing of the Day: 2604 N Nelson Street Arlington
2026-09-03 21:45 UTC
Address: 2604 N Nelson St, Arlington, VA, 22207 Neighborhood: Riverwood Type: 5 BR, 5 BA, single family Open House: Saturday, September 12, 11:00AM-1:00PM; Sunday, Septem

Harvest it all

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

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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:

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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
average page weight

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 12 min at the median, 3103 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 128 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 11 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.