Alexandria News

As the region makes a list of projects it hopes will become reality in the next decades, a conversation is beginning about adding toll lanes into Washington and elsewhere as well.

Both Republican Barbara Comstock, in the 10th district, and Democrat Don Beyer, in the 8th District, were far ahead of their opponents in raising funds for their respective contests to win party nominations.

Advocates for Fairfax County special education graduates gather at the public hearing on the budget on April 10. Photo by Janelle Germanos .

These were among incidents reported by the Alexandria Police Department. For information, call 703-838-4636 or visit www.alexandriava.gov/police .

Local Old Town Alexandria businesses - Zoe Boutique, Bishop Boutique, The Dog Park and Sugar House Day Spa and Salon - have combined forces to launch the inaugural Cobblestone Runway lookbook.

Celebrate National Park Week with a cleanup and celebration of Fort Hunt Park on the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Alexandria.

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria and Animal Control Officers responded to the following calls: Bat in the House: In the 1000 block of Bashford Lane, on April 1, officers responded to a report of a bat that had entered a residence and had physical contact with the occupant.

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)