Tag: Alexandria

Man sentenced for defrauding elderly city resident

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] An Arizona man who defrauded elderly victims, including a 94-year-old Alexandria resident, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on...

Obituary: Samira Hadeed

Born in Ramallah, Palestine on Jan. 24, 1939. She died peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 17, 2018, at her home of 50 years...

Seven opioid overdoses, one fatality in Alexandria

By Duncan Agnew | [email protected] Seven opioid overdoses — including one that resulted in a fatality — occurred within a week, the city announced in a...

Metro construction to disrupt Blue Line service

Alexandria residents who regularly take the Blue Line will see impacts in the next two weeks.  Metro construction on the blue, silver and orange lines...

Our View: One BAR for all

It’s much easier to grow government than to shrink it. Functions, staff positions, committees and departments are all added over time and are seldom eliminated....

Man convicted in Extended Stay America shooting

A jury found Demarcus Robertson, 20, guilty of voluntary manslaughter on July 26 for fatally shooting Desmond Roseboro, 28, and wounding two others in...

Racist flyers distributed in Old Town

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Several residents of Old Town Village found flyers with anti-Semitic messages on their properties on Saturday morning, according to a...

Del Ray business owner Willie Mae Mitchell dies at 83

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Willie Mae Mitchell spent five decades as a Del Ray resident and almost three as a business owner on the neighborhood’s...

Alexandria man sentenced in Howard University murder threats

An Alexandria man was sentenced Friday to 33 months in prison after being convicted of threatening to murder African Americans at Howard University in...

Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: Circumstantial evidence is crucial for prosecutors

By Bryan Porter Imagine reading an advertisement for a job that described the requirements of employment thusly: “The successful candidate will be given no formal training...