Alexandria News

It is Sunday and while we started the day at the Westover Farmer's Market, we decided to have our daily hike in Alexandria .

In 2012, the Minnesota-based retail giant began selling a line of cards under the headings "For two special men" and "For two special women."

District of Columbia police say detectives have arrested a man after a woman reported an Uber car service driver had sexually assaulted her.

Baltimore County police Sunday identified 30-year-old Patrick McTague of Alexandria, Va.

My world has gone full circle in the past seven days: the cobblestone streets of old town Alexandria, Virginia; fashionable Georgetown and trendy Dupont Circle in the District of Columbia; National Harbor on the banks of the Potomac in Maryland.

Truland Group, the big Reston, Va.,-based electrical contractor, ceased operations July 21 and the next day units of the company filed for protection from creditors in federal bankruptcy court in Alexandria, Va.

Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is slated to begin construction on a store in Concord Township, Pa., this September with plans to open the 115,000-square-foot location in fall 2015.

A man was caught trying to have sex with minors after he solicited sex from a detective posing as a teen online.

Rrready for my workout! The $600 per year gym for DOGS complete with treadmills, Swiss balls and a grooming station After pitter-pattering on the treadmill and digging their claws into a Swiss ball these dogs have certainly earned a treat.

A court sketch of Hinda Osman Dhirane, who was arrested Wednesday on 20 counts of providing material support to foreign terrorist group al-Shabab, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

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.

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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.