Alexandria News

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Optical Lab Division of The Vision Council has revealed the names of 10 industry veterans who will be recognized during the Directors' Choice Award and 15th Annual Optical Pioneers Hall of Fame banquet on Sept.

Nearly 300 passengers perish when their plane is shot out of the sky. Airlines suspend flights to Israel's largest airport after rocket attacks.

Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top posts from the past 24 hours.

A four-bedroom, 4.5-bath house at 209 N. Fairfax St. in Old Town Alexandria, designed by Benjamin Latrobe, architect of the U.S. Capitol, just went on the market this week; it is for rent for $6,500 per month.

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a sexual battery incident that took place Wednesday afternoon at a CVS store in the city.

It's been years in the making but the Old Dominion Boat Club notified the City this week that its members have now ratified property exchange and settlement agreements with the City that will allow the club to construct a new clubhouse and parking lot one block south of their current locations, according to a news release from the city.

A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court in Washington ruled July 22 that subsidies to help people pay insurance premiums are illegal in 36 states that use the federal healthcare.gov system.

Detectives say Florida State University law school professor Daniel Markel was shot in the head - but won't say whether he was shot from the front or back.

Alexandria, Virginia, is one of the oldest towns in America: founded in 1749, tradition has it that a 17-year-old George Washington helped the county surveyor lay out its original 60 acres.

By Deb Belt If you revel in mild weather - defined as less-than-tropical humidity, not too much snowfall, lots of sunshine - then Virginia is not the place for you.

Ainslie is a traditional acoustic blues singer, guitarist, historian and songwriter with personal roots in the Civil Rights era and a great affection for cross-cultural exchange.

Got friends and family visiting this summer or just want to add a little oomph to your own staycation? Be sure to check out Alexandria's Summer Restaurant Week , set for Aug. 15-24 throughout the city, offering $35 three-course meals or $35 dinners for two, according to VisitAlexandriaVA.com.

American Association for the Advancement of Science needs scientists, engineers, mathematicians and physicians to assist K-12 STEM teachers.

These were among incidents reported by the Alexandria Police Department. For information, call 703-838-4636 or visit www.alexandriava.gov/police .

For information or to report emergencies involving animals 24 hours a day, call 703-746-4774.

Ms. R... )--Oraya Therapeutics Inc. heeft dinsdag bekendgemaakt dat het zijn aanwezigheid in Europa uitbreidt.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. Fairfax County Police are seeing an increase in the sex trafficking of young girls, and investigators say the Internet is helping criminals expand their business.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 22, 2014; NACS online reported that to the 48% of consumers who think that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are at least a decade away, the auto industry is saying, "Welcome to the year 2024!" In May, Hyundai Motor Co.

New photographic evidence of the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 suggests that a Soviet-era supersonic missile most likely took down the Boeing 777 jetliner over Ukraine last week.

The owner of the Rise Biscuits & Donuts shop in south Durham wants to franchise the breakfast and bakery concept for expansion nationwide.