Alexandria News

The Blaine County School District Board of Trustees have named Dr. GwenCarol Holmes as the next Superintendent of the district.

In honor of Armed Forces Day on May 17th, Fort Ward located in Alexandria, Virginia is offering a tour of the fort.

This undated handout photo provided by the Arlington County, Va. Police Department shows Jorge Torrez.

This undated handout photo provided by the Arlington County, Va. Police Department shows Jorge Torrez.

The NSF will occupy 94 percent of the property upon completion in late 2016. , a diversified national real estate company, will undertake the ground up property development and will also assume building management responsibilities, once completed.

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Local environmental professionals and people interested in public art and environmental sustainability are invited to attend a Public Art Master Plan roundtable discussion about public art and the environment on Wednesday, April 30th at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Durant Center, 1605 Cameron St. Refreshments will be served.

GM had a net profit of $125 million, the company's worst quarterly performance since it posted a net loss after leaving bankruptcy protection in 2009.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 23 -- PCIA issued the following news release: Jonathan Adelstein, President & Chief Executive Officer of PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement that Meredith Attwell Baker has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of CTIA-The Wireless ... (more)

By MAX FILBY STAFF WRITER It was a time when someone could be arrested or even killed just for getting a cup of coffee at a restaurant of their choice.

Charles Severance, 53, has been held in Wheeling since his arrest there last month.

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 .

A worker carries a plank at the construction site of a new house in Alexandria, Va.

These cases were handled by the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, which provides animal control services to the city.

Donn Grover applies touch-up paint to one of the 27 horses he painted on the Alan Hershel carousel at Lake Accotink Park.

Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc., has closed on a $10 million credit facility to help fund commercialization of the FDA cleared and CE-marked Conventus DRS to treat distal radius fractures and to further accelerate the development and commercialization of new indications for the Conventus platform technology.

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

I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

The man who investigators believe could be linked to three high-profile murders in Alexandria, Va., will go before a West Virginia judge Wednesday to determine whether he'll be extradited back to northern Virginia.