Alexandria News

John Douglas Hall begins each morning as he has for nearly 30 years-by immersing himself in the life of James Madison.

For those of you who haven't seen my diary Announcing DC Kossack Welcome Meeting for Chacounne on Friday, I would like to repeat that the Kossacks from DC and VA and MD would like to welcome Chacounne to Washington DC.

You can create a menu to plan your next party or event and publish it to share with friends - for FREE! This recipe originates from "Geranio" in Alexandria, VA.

It's sure to be a packed house for Monday's Del Ray Business Association luncheon , with Alexandria Police Chief Earl L. Cook as the guest speaker.

Looking to adopt a pet? We're featuring photos of some of the adoptable pets available at the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter, 4101 Eisenhower Ave. in Alexandria.

The Alexandria City Council voted unanimously Saturday to create bike lanes on one of the city's busiest thoroughfares after an intense debate over a plan that will scrap parking spots on King Street west of Old Town to make way for the cycling route.

A convicted felon jailed on weapons charges resembles a sketch of a murderer wanted in a suburban Washington, D.C. town, police told ABC News.

A former banker at a Credit Suisse Group AG unit pleaded guilty to helping American clients evade taxes, implicating his superiors as the bank faces a probe of how it helped U.S. clients cheat the Internal Revenue Service.

CENTURY 21 New Millennium, one of the DC Metro Region's largest real estate companies, kicked up its heels in "black ties and boots" Saturday night at the Hilton Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia as approximately 700 members of the organization came together to honor individual and collective successes, resulting in the company's retention of the ... (more)

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With its stunning view of the Chesapeake and the Bay Bridge in the distance, the Bourassa family home on Gibson Island in Anne Arundel County, Md.

Composite sketch of suspect who shot two women, killing one, in the 2400 block of Ridge Road Drive in Alexandria, Va.

With more than 200 students and dozens of staff at a City of Alexandria elementary school becoming sick with a stomach bug, Fairfax County school officials are keeping an eye out for similar illnesses striking in our area.

Fairfax County police say an arrest has been made as a result of an ongoing investigation conducted by detectives from the Child Exploitation Unit along with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations Washington.

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Frances Arnold, whose process for accelerating the evolution of enzymes that has contributed to significant advancements in science, medicine, chemicals, and energy, has been inducted in the National Inventors Hall of Fame for 2014.

Bishop Ireton High School's Theater Arts Department will present its spring musical, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," beginning Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Whaley Auditorium at the school, 201 Cambridge Road in Alexandria.

Prosecutors have charged a Maryland woman with misdemeanor assault on a child for allegedly hitting toddlers under her care at a military daycare center.

State Sen. Adam Ebbin will kick off his campaign for Congress on Saturday, March 22 in Del Ray.

The Alexandria Fire Department was on the scene Thursday morning at a three-story exterior brick veneer wall collapse at 1706 Commonwealth Ave. , according to the fire department.