Alexandria News

Fed Chair Janet Yellen suggested Tuesday that current regulatory rules might not be enough to prevent the kind of risk-taking that triggered the 2008 financial crisis and nearly toppled the entire banking system.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A brush fire in Alexandria spread and destroyed sheds on Monday evening, say Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials.

Recognize the famous topper? Pharrell's hat is on exhibit this month in The Art League Gallery - well, an Andy Warhol-like interpretation of the now iconic hat is on exhibit.

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

Due to rainfall Tuesday afternoon, Fairfax County is predicting possible street flooding in some low-lying areas of the county.

Real estate geeks in the DMV got some small but noteworthy news last week. As reported by Daniel J. Sernovitz with The Washington Business Journal , Arlington-based Paradigm Development Co.

In a 714-lot, nine-hour marathon session, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates sold the entire Americana collection of the late John and Lil Palmer of Purcellville Virginia to a standing-room only crowd on April 5. The Palmers were tragically killed in a single-car accident last July.

Police officers in Alexandria, Virginia, frequently take pictures of the license plates of random vehicles all over the city - meaning that people's addresses, work locations and daily routines are well known to the authorities who collect such information and store it for stretches of time.

A man is accused of sexual battery after an incident last week when a juvenile girl says she was followed and assaulted after leaving a restaurant, according to Fairfax City Police.

The new Arlington Mill Community Center will remain without a full-time food vendor for the foreseeable future.

An Arlington firm that helped negotiate the deal to bring the National Science Foundation to Alexandria is apparently missing out on a $6.6 million brokerage commission, according to a recent report by the Washington Business Journal.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department 4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687 Duty PIO : 703-877-3702 fire-rescue.PA-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov News Release 14-36 Date: April 14, 2014 Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a townhouse fire Friday, April 11, 2014, at ... (more)

"Particularly if you're a consumer products company, social media allow you to get to a lot of people very quickly," said Larry Walsh, vice chairman at Alexandria, Va.-based strategic communications consultant Hawthorn Group L.C. For example, a compelling video of a company executive or spokesperson speaking genuinely that is shared via social ... (more)

Former Virginia lieutenant governor Don Beyer called Saturday for a ban on super PACs to reduce the influence of money in politics, speaking in a congressional candidate forum which was heavy on liberal rhetoric.

Christ House in Alexandria VA is a men's transitional facility offering single men temporary housing in a clean, safe, and structured environment.

Guest Author - Janet Collins It's true. George Washington really did sleep here.

USA commends Sen. Tim Kaine , Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Jim Moran for their work in helping to keep the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Northern Virginia's technology corridor in Arlington.

If the weather hasn't clued you in, finally, it's just about Easter - finally. Here are some activities around Northern Virginia.

Gen. Carl E. Mundy Jr., who as commandant of the Marine Corps was an outspoken opponent of allowing people who are openly gay to serve in the armed forces and joined other military leaders in shaping the "don't ask, don't tell" policy as a compromise, died April 2 at his home in Alexandria, Va.

The Franklin Center's citizen watchdog initiative, Watchdog Wire, recently observed Sunshine Week, a nationwide event all about two of the most important building blocks of good government: transparency and accountability.