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

Ahmed Abu Khattala, who has pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge, appeared in federal court Tuesday in Washington for a brief status hearing in the high-profile, politically charged terrorism case.

Alice stood before the King and Queen of Hearts who served as the judges. Knaves were chained on the ground before them.

Wanda Hall, executive director of The Gate, has accepted another engagement - marriage - and will be moving to Alexandria, Va.

General Motors will not be looking for liability insurance funds to help pay for claims stemming from its ignition-switch safety crisis.

John Strongbow's Tavern , at 710 King St. in Old Town Alexandria, has opened for business, according to an announcement from the restaurant.

Police have charged a Va. man with manslaughter and DUI in a hit and run accident that killed a 13-year-old girl Sunday morning in Woodbridge, Va.

The Alexandria Civil War Sesquicentennial lecture series continues this summer with a presentation entitled, Legal and Political Aspects of the Civil War by historian Ron Beavers.

An Alexandria woman who was found dead in her home Friday morning was strangled to death, according to the Virginia Medical Examiner's Office in Manassas.

My name is Frances Colbert-Terrell and I have read with great interest the stories you have written and the letters you have published on the City of Alexandria's proposal to allow sporting events at night at T.C. Williams High School.

Environment Virginia's Chris Brown is joined by guest speakers Alexandria Mayor William Euille, state Sen. Adam Ebbin , Clean Water Action representative Andrew Fellows along with members of Environment Virginia's staff in front of the Potomac River at Founders Park in Old Town.

Asabech Worku, 43, is the city's third homicide victim of the year. There were no obvious signs of trauma and no evidence of a break-in.

Foster dog parent Erika Weaver helps Monetta, a Catahoula Leopard hound, give a kiss to a young customer at Operation Paws for Homes' Kissing Booth at the Codorus Blast in June.

Serious allegations are cropping up against the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

As the company began developing new small cars in the late 1990s, it listened to customers who complained about "cheap-feeling" switches that required too much effort to turn.

Starting July 28, DASH bus riders in Alexandria will be able to travel across town on the new AT9 route, according to a news release from the City of Alexandria.

The swelling ranks of Americans adopting gluten-free diets have given rise to another hot trend: people calling the whole thing a bunch of baloney.

July 7, 2014 - NCUA's second summer listening session is Thursday in Chicago, where credit union representatives can go and air their concerns about any NCUA-related topics including the agency's risk-based capital proposal.

Vermilion will close after dinner service tonight to receive a makeover and an updated look.