Alexandria News

Animal Control officers in Alexandria deal with a variety of calls every week. Here's a glance at some recent incidents in the city courtesy of Patrick Cole, the director of communications and outreach at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria .

Council is expected to consider a legislative proposal in June that would bring food trucks to the City of Alexandria.

V olunteer Alexandria has compiled the following hotlist of local volunteer opportunities.

Virginia's Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine Wednesday offered an amendment to an environmental bill that will promote efforts to restore Four Mile Run as a recreational resource.

Volunteer Fairfax was recently awarded a federal grant to sponsor RSVP , a program which invites individuals age 55 and older to participate in volunteer opportunities.

Newswise - ALEXANDRIA, VA -The American Medical Group Association announces the launch of its interactive job board, the AMGA Career Center .

For a brief time , Luna Park opened its doors to thousands in search of recreation and entertainment.

A cicada rests on the grass in Alexandria, Va., in this May 14, 2004, file photo.

Mark Wahlberg has played a few slow-witted characters in his career, but in real life, he's no dummy.

Fairfax County police are asking for the public's assistance in locating the vehicle and driver involved in a hit-and-run crash with a police officer.

The Rossi revolution of firearm design and manufacture started with the founding of the company in 1889 by Amadeo Rossi.

America's cyber security forces are having trouble keeping pace with the increasing frequency and sophistication of high-tech computer attacks, according to experts testifying at hearings this week in the nation's capitol.

Inspectors from the Virginia Department of Health Visited several restaurants in or near Mount Vernon/Greater Alexandria this week.

Voyage to Amasia' to screen in New Jersey 09:59 15.05.2013 Voyage to Amasia, a new documentary film by Randy Bell and Eric V. Hachikian, will screen in New Jersey on Sunday, May 19th at the Sts.

Liz Willis pedals across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge as she heads home from work in Alexandria on May 3. The Woodrow Willson Bridge trail has become an important commuting pathway between Prince George's County and Alexandria.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded to call for a house fire Wednesday night.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will call the Crystal City-Potomac Yard Transitway "Metro Way" and the vehicles utilizing the region's first network of bus-only lanes will get a blue color scheme , according to Greater Greater Washington .

Sequestration went from wait-and-see to here-it-is Tuesday when the number of furloughed federal workers hit an eye-popping 820,000. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told 680,000 civilian workers they'd have to stay home 11 days without pay.

Salt shakers and other condiments sit on a beverage dispenser table at a Boston Market restaurant in Alexandria, Va.

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