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UPDATED: Terrorist suspect to remain in custody

UPDATED: Terrorist suspect to remain in custody

Updated 2:43 p.m. Wednesday A federal judge ordered suspected terrorist Amine El Khalifi, 29, held in custody Wednesday as he awaits trail for allegedly planning to detonate a suicide bomb at the U.S. Capitol Building Friday. [...]

A “Disneyland” for historians: Quirky and storied Revolution-era home goes on sale in Old Town

A “Disneyland” for historians: Quirky and storied Revolution-era home goes on sale in Old Town

Joe Reeder has the kind of roof local archaeologists dream about. Actually, he has two, but it’s the one hidden from sight — covered by a slightly younger roof — and accessibly only by a second [...]

Police: burglar assaulted 16-year-old girl

Police: burglar assaulted 16-year-old girl

Authorities are on the lookout for a man they say forced his way into a 1100 block Archer Court residence and assaulted a 16-year-old girl Monday night. The teenager was investigating a loud noise at the [...]

Virginia Theological Seminary, City Hall negotiate future of fire-ravaged chapel

Virginia Theological Seminary, City Hall negotiate future of fire-ravaged chapel

Virginia Theological Seminary staff hopes plans to erect a new house of worship while rehabilitating their historic, fire-ravaged chapel as a prayer garden, will meet city approval. A fire destroyed the Immanuel Chapel, nestled between other [...]

City marks Washington’s birthday

City marks Washington’s birthday

British redcoats and German mercenaries squared off against a mix of colonial militia and Virginia infantry on the grassy slopes of Fort Ward Park Sunday, part of the weekend long birthday celebrations for the city’s most [...]

Police hunt for armed robber

Police hunt for armed robber

The man wanted for holding up a 2900 block Duke St. Jiffy Lube at gunpoint earlier this month remains at large, city police say. Authorities describe the suspect as a black man about 5-foot-10 with a [...]

Alleged embezzler indicted by grand jury

Alleged embezzler indicted by grand jury

On Monday, a grand jury indicted Jeffrey Power for allegedly embezzling taxpayer dollars while working in City Hall’s human resources department. Authorities allege Power padded his paycheck with fraudulent overtime claims for possibly as long as [...]

Vandals break shop window

Vandals break shop window

Alexandria police say vandals used a parking sign pole to smash the window of an 800 block King St. business overnight February 6. One or more individuals forced the sign pole through the window, damaging it, [...]

Accused murderer heads to trial

Accused murderer heads to trial

A grand jury indicted Fabian Johnson, 19, of Washington earlier this week in connection with the murder of a city resident in October. Johnson is accused of shooting Bob Cory McNeely, 40, to death on the [...]

United Way donates $115K to city nonprofits and charities

United Way donates $115K to city nonprofits and charities

Bill Hanbury, president of the Washington region’s United Way chapter, awarded a check for more than $115,000 in grants for local charities and nonprofit organizations at City Hall Tuesday night. “The contributions from the Alexandria community [...]