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Officials break ground on new Jefferson-Houston

Officials break ground on new Jefferson-Houston

By Melissa Quinn Alexandria officials broke ground on the new Jefferson-Houston School on Tuesday, confident the state-of-the-art building will ease capacity woes plaguing the district. Jefferson-Houston, with a student body of 361, has faced low enrollment [...]

Shooting death ruled a homicide

Shooting death ruled a homicide

The death of a man shot after a confrontation with an off-duty Arlington County sheriff’s deputy early Wednesday morning has been declared a homicide by police. Police responded to 100 block of Lynhaven Drive after hearing [...]

Bolling tackles hyper-partisanship during talk with Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

Bolling tackles hyper-partisanship during talk with Alexandria Chamber of Commerce

By Carten Cordell and Kathryn Watson │ Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau ALEXANDRIA—In what could either be seen as one in a series of victory laps, or curtain calls, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling touted the business successes of Gov. Bob McDonnell’sadministration [...]

Boots on the ground

Boots on the ground

By Melissa Quinn Alexandria native Brendan O’Toole was fed up. He served his country for four years in the Marines — and served it well — completing two deployments in Haiti and Afghanistan.  And now he [...]

Fiscal feuding over budget set-asides

Fiscal feuding over budget set-asides

By Melissa Quinn A public disagreement between city councilors over eliminating the set-aside for affordable housing has drawn headlines in recent days, but budget officials say the change does not actually cut dollars for the well-known [...]

Suzi Laboy speaks out after grand jury indicts man accused of shooting her husband

Suzi Laboy speaks out after grand jury indicts man accused of shooting her husband

By Melissa Quinn As police officer Peter Laboy continues along the long road to recovery, the man accused of leaving him gravely injured was indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury Monday. Kashif Bashir, 27, [...]

Indictments handed down against Bashir, Johnson

Indictments handed down against Bashir, Johnson

By Melissa Quinn A circuit court grand jury handed down indictments today against Kashif Bashir, the man who allegedly shot police officer Peter Laboy in February, and Marie M. Johnson, who investigators accuse of murdering Elmer [...]

VDOT continues construction of HOT ramp in face of protests

VDOT continues construction of HOT ramp in face of protests

By Melissa Quinn Despite protests from West End residents, the state Department of Transportation will proceed with construction of a high-occupancy toll lane ramp at Turkeycock Run. The ramp, which will sit just south of the [...]

Wheels come off Market Square food cart program

Wheels come off Market Square food cart program

By Derrick Perkins City Hall’s plan for transforming Market Square into a bustling food court hit a snag this year — lack of interest. Officials rolled out the food cart program in spring 2011, hoping to [...]

Alexandria officials have harsh words for Norfolk Southern

Alexandria officials have harsh words for Norfolk Southern

By Derrick Perkins Norfolk Southern’s request for state permission to expand its West End ethanol facility drew the ire of city councilors earlier this week, but officials admitted blocking the transportation giant would prove difficult. City [...]