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Week of Nov. 9, 2023

 A commercial robbery took place on November 2 in the early morning at 30 South Reynolds St., according to a press release from the...

Week of Nov. 2, 2023

 A 15-year-old boy was shot Saturday at 11:47 p.m. at the 300 block of South Whiting Street and later died, according to the Alexandria...

Week of Oct. 19, 2023

Teenager killed in Oxon Hill identified  Alexandria resident Kenyon Valentine, 18, was identified as the teenager shot and killed inside a car on the 6800...

School Board discusses restructuring options

By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] Alexandria School Board Chair Michelle Rief, Ph.D., prodded other members at the October 5 Board meeting to soon enact some...

Just own it

The worst thing about a mistake is not usually the error itself, as everyone and every organization occasionally gets things wrong. What’s unacceptable is...

15-year-old injured, hospitalized in hit-and-run

By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] A 15-year-old male was injured Wednesday afternoon in a hit-and-run involving a Penske truck at the corner of Montgomery and...

APD arrests abduction suspect

By Wafir Salih | [email protected]   On September 29, the Alexandria Police Department arrested Xavier Cooper in connection with an abduction and robbery that occurred on...

Cooking her way through ‘Hell’

By Dylan Jaffe | [email protected]  No one would voluntarily choose to walk through the gates of Hell, but for this chef, it was a no...

Business, city leaders downplay U.S. Patent, Trademark Office downsizing

By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is downsizing its office space in Carlyle, which has contributed to the building’s owner,...

Week of Oct. 5, 2023

Man charged, released for brandishing firearm  Greco Gomez of Alexandria was charged with two counts of brandishing a firearm before being released on September 5....