Teo Armus

Washington, D.C.

Local reporter covering Northern Virginia

Education: Columbia University, BA in urban studies

Teo Armus covers people, issues and local government in Northern Virginia for The Washington Post's Metro desk, focusing on Arlington and Alexandria. He has also reported for The Post from breaking-news events in Texas, Colorado and Argentina and wrote for The Post’s Morning Mix team. Before joining The Post in 2019, Armus was a reporter at the Charlotte Observer, where he wrote about race and immigration. He has also worked at NBC News and at the Texas Tribune, including a stint on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Latest from Teo Armus

On ‘Love Is Blind,’ Arlington’s Ballston gets its 15 minutes of fame

Of course, the contestants landed in Northern Virginia and not D.C.

October 12, 2024
Six couples on this season of Netflix's “Love Is Blind” moved into short-term rental apartments at Placemakr Marymount Ballston in Arlington's Ballston neighborhood.

‘Love Is Blind’ D.C. Season 7: The messiest moments of Episodes 7-9

The wildest moments from the second episode drop, including Nick’s adulting habits, Tyler’s revelation and a dramatic break up.

October 9, 2024
Monica Davis, left, and Taylor Krause in Episode 708 of "Love Is Blind."  (Netflix © 2024)

Anderson, Vindman trade vitriol at debate for Spanberger’s Virginia seat

The hour-long debate in Virginia’s battleground 7th Congressional District was short on policy details and heavy on partisan attacks.

October 3, 2024
Virginia 7th Congressional District candidates Eugene Vindman, left, and Derrick Anderson.

Circuit judge strikes down Arlington’s ‘missing middle’ housing plan

Circuit court judge rules on a lawsuit over Arlington County’s missing middle housing ordinance.

September 27, 2024
A sign at a public meeting opposes a zoning deregulation proposal known as “missing middle” in Arlington, Va., in 2023.

Virginia race for Spanberger’s open seat in Congress is heating up

The battle between Eugene Vindman (D) and Derrick Anderson (R), both Army veterans and lawyers, is one of the country’s most closely watched House races.

September 20, 2024
Virginia 7th Congressional District candidates Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman (D), left, and Derrick Anderson (R).

After Key Bridge tragedy, a widow’s pain and unexpected blessings

María del Carmen Castellón, whose husband Miguel Luna died in the Key Bridge collapse, speaks for the first time about how the tragedy affected her life.

September 17, 2024
María del Carmen Castellón, the widow of Miguel Luna, a worker who died when the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed, visits Luna’s grave in Glen Burnie, Md., on Sunday.

They hoped to find calm in Winder. Instead they found violence.

The small Georgia community has been welcoming growing numbers of immigrants, who now are living in the wake of America’s latest deadly school shooting.

September 9, 2024

Mother of Georgia suspect is said to have called school before shooting, warning of ‘emergency’

The mother of the suspected Apalachee High School gunman said that she called the school on the morning of the shooting and warned a counselor about an “extreme emergency.”

September 7, 2024
A memorial at Apalachee High School on Saturday in Winder, Ga. (Audra Melton for The Washington Post)

Georgia high school shooting victims include math teachers and 14-year-old students

Among those killed Wednesday at Apalachee High School were two teachers and two 14-year-old students.

September 5, 2024
Apalachee High School shooting victim Mason Schermerhorn in April.

Alexandria park near JD Vance’s house back open on ‘modified’ schedule

Judy Lowe Neighborhood Park in Northern Virginia had become part of a Secret Service setup to guard the nearby home of the GOP vice-presidential candidate.

September 4, 2024
Judy Lowe Neighborhood Park in Alexandria was closed on a request from the Secret Service, but it's now open on a limited basis.